The 75th Emmy Awards, postponed due to strikes, have a new date – one that places them right in Hollywood’s awards season, for a change. Fox announced Thursday that the Emmys will air Jan. 15 at the Peacock Theater on LA Live in downtown Los Angeles. The show airs on the Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday.
The timing means the Emmys, which honor the best television shows, air weeks before the Screen Actors Guild Awards, which honor film and television actors. Numerous other shows such as the Golden Globe Awards, which have not yet been confirmed to be returning to network television, and the Critics Choice Awards are also taking place in January.
The ceremony will take place about four months later than originally planned.
Though the move is a slight step backwards — the first Emmys, which saw just six awards, were in January 1949 — the show has traditionally aired in September, a slot that once heralded the upcoming fall television season. That point in time, however, dates back to the days when broadcast television dominated both viewership and Emmys nominees in a way that was eclipsed by cable television and streaming services.
A person who knew of the plans but was not authorized to speak publicly told The Associated Press last month that the show, originally scheduled for September, would go ahead. 17, would be postponed due to the ongoing strikes by film and television actors and screenwriters.
HBO is the main nominee heading to the ceremony, with three of its series – Succession, The Last of Us and The White Lotus – garnering 74 nominations. Overall, HBO received 127 nominations.
Due to the double strikes, actors and writers are unable to promote their shows or conduct promotional interviews. The writers’ strike is now in its 101st day, longer than the 2007-2008 hiatus, and there’s no end in sight.
No host has been announced for the ceremony celebrating the Emmys Diamond Jubilee.
The ceremony has evolved into a two-week event, with many nominees in the Craft and Guest Acting categories accepting their awards during the Creative Arts Emmys, which will be held a week earlier on January 6 and 7 and will air January 13 on Fox .
The Emmys are executive produced by Jesse Collins Entertainment’s Jesse Collins, Dionne Harmon and Jeannae Rouzan-Clay. Collins has become a sought-after producer of Hollywood awards and other shows, producing the Grammys and Oscars as well as the acclaimed 2022 Super Bowl Halftime Show with Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg and Mary J. Blige in a hip-hop celebration.
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