The time has finally come for a most unusual .
The 75th Primetime Emmy Awards are arriving four months past their due date on Monday night at the Peacock Theater, coming after a year of historic Hollywood turbulence in an industry whose upheavals are evident everywhere.
, seismic shifts toward streaming, and the dismantling of the traditional TV calendar mean the envelopes opened during the Fox telecast hosted by Anthony Anderson on Martin Luther King Jr. Day will display winners that were decided months ago for shows that in some cases were completed years ago B次元官网网址� and have a fraction of the audience they had a few decades ago.
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The Emmys will provide some respite and celebration after the strike and the troubles that spurred it, and with its 75th edition, will attempt to provide links to its past and to TV history. It will include a series of from beloved shows including B次元官网网址淐heers,B次元官网网址� B次元官网网址淕ame of Thrones,B次元官网网址� B次元官网网址淕reyB次元官网网址檚 AnatomyB次元官网网址� and B次元官网网址淢artin.B次元官网网址�
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Anderson has been tasked with hosting at a time when emceeing awards shows is hardly a coveted job, especially after comic for his performance last weekend.
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HOW TO WATCH
The Emmys will air live on Fox starting at 8 p.m. Eastern, and available to stream starting Tuesday on Hulu.
The ceremony is watchable in dozens of countries. The Television Academy website has a and in some instances, air times.
There are also many ways to watch the Emmys red carpet, which begins at 5 p.m., when E! kicks off its coverage. and are also hosting a red carpet show that will stream on their websites and pages.
THE NOMINEES
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Its main challenger comes from the kitchen. ,B次元官网网址� about a chef struggling with his familyB次元官网网址檚 legacy, will vie for best comedy, and its lead Jeremy Allen White could challenge Jason Sudeikis of B次元官网网址淭ed LassoB次元官网网址� for best actor in a comedy.
THE CANADIANS
Several Canadians are vying for Emmy awards tonight, including actor Martin Short and producer Susan Coyne.
Hamilton-born Short is nominated once again for his leading role in Disney Plus/CTVB次元官网网址檚 murder-mystery comedy B次元官网网址淥nly Murders in the Building.B次元官网网址�
The Emmys veteran B次元官网网址� who now has a total of 15 primetime Emmy nominations and two wins B次元官网网址� earned a nod for his turn as disgraced Broadway director-turned podcast host Oliver Putnam.
Short is competing for the best lead actor in a comedy series award against Bill Hader, Jason Segel, Jason Sudeikis, and Jeremy Allen White.
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THE LONG WAIT
Last yearB次元官网网址檚 two strikes meant the Emmys, normally held in September, made an unprecedented move to January, putting it in the heart of HollywoodB次元官网网址檚 awards season.
Academy voting took place on the normal timetable, however, meaning the winners have been determined since late August.
The wait and other quirks of the calendar make for some strange award circumstances. B次元官网网址淭he BearB次元官网网址� is up for Emmys for its first season, after having already won key Golden Globes for its second.
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