The second Primetime Emmy Awards of 2024 are here.
The 76th Emmy Awards, which celebrate the best of the 2023-24 television season, come just eight months after the 75th Emmy Awards ceremony in January. Nominees from hit shows including “Shōgun,” “The Bear,” “Hacks,” “The Crown” and “Baby Reindeer” will gather at LA Live’s Peacock Theater in Los Angeles on Sunday for the 2024 Emmy Awards.
“Shōgun” and “The Bear” are among the shows that have already picked up wins at the Creative Arts Emmy Awards held earlier this month. Jamie Lee Curtis and Jon Bernthal won comedy guest acting awards for their roles in “The Bear,” while “Shōgun’s” Néstor Carbonell and “Mr. & Mrs. Smith’s” Michaela Coel received guest acting awards in the drama category.
Here's everything you need to know about the 2024 Emmy Awards.
When are the Emmys? Didn't we just celebrate them?
The 76th Emmy Awards will take place on Sunday at LA Live’s Peacock Theater. The three-hour livestream will begin at 5 p.m. PT on ABC (and will be available the following day on Hulu).
It's a return to normalcy for the Emmys, which are traditionally held in September. The 75th Emmys were postponed from their original date in 2023 to January due to the twin strikes in Hollywood by the Writers Guild of America and SAG-AFTRA.
The Creative Arts Emmy Awards, which took place earlier this month, will air on FXX on Saturday at 8 p.m. (and will be available on Hulu the following day).
How can I see them?
The live stream will air on ABC, so you'll need cable access, a TV equipped with a digital antenna, or an internet streaming service that isn't currently in competition with Disney (sorry, DirecTV subscribers). Those who have canceled their cable subscriptions will need to subscribe to streaming services with live TV tiers, such as Hulu+ Live TV or Fubo.
Those not interested in watching the event live will be able to stream it on Hulu starting Monday.
Who is the host?
Eugene and Dan Levy will host the 76th Annual Emmy Awards.
(Kirk McKoy/Los Angeles Times)
Father-son duo Eugene Levy and Dan Levy, who co-created and starred in the beloved sitcom “Schitt’s Creek,” have been tapped to host this year’s ceremony. As Times TV critic Robert Lloyd noted in his interview with the Canadian duo, it’s almost like a belated victory lap for them: “Schitt’s Creek” swept all seven major comedy categories at the 72nd Emmys, which were held in 2020, at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Levys said their goal for the show is for it to “have a celebratory feel” with “a little bit of edginess.”
“People… are excited that we’re not going to be hard-boiled comedians, that there’s going to be a kind of warmth to the atmosphere,” Dan Levy said. Eugene Levy added: “We want it to be funny, but maybe it’s a kinder, gentler approach.”
Read Lloyd's conversation with the Levys here.
When does the red carpet start and how can I watch it?
Pre-show coverage will begin at 2 p.m. PT on E! with a programming block kicking off with “Live From E! Countdown to the Emmys.” Red carpet coverage of the evening will begin at 3 p.m. with “Live From E!: Emmys,” hosted by Laverne Cox, who will be joined this year by Heather McMahan and Keltie Knight.
On ABC, Robin Roberts and Will Reeve will host “On the Red Carpet: Live at the Emmys” beginning at 4:00 p.m. PT. For Los Angeles residents, KTLA's live red carpet coverage will begin at 3:00 p.m. PT.
Which shows and actors are nominated?
FX’s Japan-set historical drama “Shōgun” was a leading contender when Emmy nominations were announced in July and is up for best drama series alongside “The Crown,” “Fallout,” “The Gilded Age,” “The Morning Show,” “Mr. & Mrs. Smith,” “Slow Horses” and “3 Body Problem.” (The series has already earned 14 wins at the Creative Arts Emmys.)
Jennifer Aniston (“The Morning Show”), Carrie Coon (“The Gilded Age”), Maya Erskine (“Mr. & Mrs. Smith”), Anna Sawai (“Shōgun”), Imelda Staunton (“The Crown”) and Reese Witherspoon (“The Morning Show”) are nominated for best lead actress in a drama series. The nominees for best lead actor in a drama series are Donald Glover (“Mr. & Mrs. Smith”), Walton Goggins (“Fallout”), Gary Oldman (“Slow Horses”), Hiroyuki Sanada (“Shōgun”), Dominic West (“The Crown”) and Idris Elba (“Hijack”).
On the comedy side, last year’s winner “The Bear” is again nominated for a series award, along with “Abbott Elementary,” “Curb Your Enthusiasm,” “Hacks,” “Only Murders in the Building,” “Palm Royale,” “Reservation Dogs” and “What We Do in the Shadows.”
In the best comedy actress category are Quinta Brunson (“Abbott Elementary”), Ayo Edebiri (“The Bear”) and Jean Smart (“Hacks”), all of whom have won Emmys for their roles, as well as Selena Gomez (“Only Murders in the Building”), Kristen Wiig (“Palm Royale”) and Maya Rudolph (“Loot”). In the best comedy actor category, first-time nominees Matt Berry (“What We Do in the Shadows”) and D'Pharaoh Woon-A-Tai (“Reservation Dogs”), as well as Television Academy favorites Larry David (“Curb Your Enthusiasm”), Steve Martin (“Only Murders in the Building”), Martin Short (“Only Murders in the Building”) and the category’s most recent winner, Jeremy Allen White (“The Bear”).
See the full list of nominees here.
Who will win an Emmy?
Anna Sawai and Hiroyuki Sanada in “Shōgun.”
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According to awards forecasters, including Times columnist Glenn Whipp, “Shōgun,” “The Bear” and “Baby Reindeer” are all expected to have big nights.
“The Bear,” which dominated the comedy field at the 75th Emmy Awards earlier this year, is expected to once again win in the comedy series, comedy lead actor (Jeremy White) and comedy supporting actor (Ebon Moss-Bachrach) categories. Other questions are also likely to arise about whether “The Bear” is actually a comedy.
FX’s “Shōgun” has long been considered the front-runner in the drama categories. The historical drama has garnered 14 Creative Arts Emmys and will likely add the awards for drama series, lead drama actress (Anna Sawai) and lead drama actor (Hiroyuki Sanada) to its haul on Sunday.
Whipp's full list of predictions is available here.
Who are the presenters?
As usual, several nominees have been tapped to take the stage as presenters at this year’s ceremony, including Christine Baranski (“The Gilded Age”), Matt Bomer (“Fellow Travelers”), Lily Gladstone (“Under the Bridge”), Selena Gomez (“Only Murders in the Building”), Greta Lee (“The Morning Show”), Steve Martin (“Only Murders in the Building”), Nava Mau (“Baby Reindeer”), Ebon Moss-Bachrach (“The Bear”), Martin Short (“Only Murders in the Building”), Jean Smart (“Hacks”) and Kristen Wiig (“Palm Royale”).
Catherine O'Hara, Kathy Bates, Candice Bergen, Billy Crystal, Viola Davis, Allison Janney, Jane Lynch, Niecy Nash-Betts, Sam Richardson, Maya Rudolph, Dick Van Dyke and Steven Yeun are among the past Emmy winners who have been announced as presenters on this year's telecast.
The Television Academy also teased an Olympic crossover with appearances by swimmer Caeleb Dressel and rugby player Ilona Maher, who both won medals at the Paris Games.
