Highly stressful environments predominate at this year’s Emmy Awards (“The Studio,” “The Pitt,” “Severance,” “The Bear”), along with a beautiful locale or two (“The White Lotus”). Hopefully, the annual celebration of the year’s best television, hosted this year by Nate Bargatze, will be a pleasant one. We’ll be here chatting our way through it, and you can find our updating list of the evening’s winners here. Joins us for red-carpet coverage beginning around 6 p.m. The ceremony starts at 8 p.m. on CBS and Paramount+.
5:20 PM: Haven’t some awards already been given out?
A few years back, the Emmys separated the major awards into two separate ceremonies, leaving the larger categories for the Primetime Emmys. The Creative Arts Emmys, which honor documentaries, TV movies, guest performances and other technical categories, were given out Sept. 6 and 7.
Unsurprisingly, some top contenders for the Primetime Emmys cleaned up at the Creative Arts ceremony. “The Studio” and superhero spin-off “The Penguin” racked up nine and eight Emmys, respectively, for primarily technical categories. The 50th-anniversary special of “Saturday Night Live” got a handful of awards, while beloved staples such as “Queer Eye” and “Jeopardy” picked up wins in the game show and reality TV categories.
Some of the buzziest TV shows of the year were honored in the guest performance categories. Shawn Hatosy won for his sturdy work as a doctor in “The Pitt,” while Merritt Wever saw her third win for an episode of “Severance.” The comedy categories honored Bryan Cranston as a movie executive in “The Studio” and Julianne Nicholson for her spot on HBO’s “Hacks.”
Bargatze was also nominated for two awards at the Creative Arts ceremony but lost.
By: Ethan Beck
5:10 PM: What shows have the most Emmy nominations?
The eerie, thrilling “Severance” seems poised to win big, with 10 nominations in major categories such as the lead drama acting groupings categories, a handful of nods for the supporting performances and three noms for directing and writing. The third season of HBO’s satire “The White Lotus” is another top contender, dominating the nominations for the supporting-performance categories, and also earning some nods for Mike White’s direction and writing.
In the comedy categories, it’s hard to imagine a world where Apple TV+’s Hollywood satire “The Studio” — with seven major nominations — doesn’t snag a few wins. But even with a less-acclaimed season, FX’s “The Bear” (six major nominations this year, down from nine last year) has had plenty of success here in the past, while “Hacks” received lots of love from critics for the year’s breakthrough fourth season.
By: Ethan Beck
5:02 PM: Who is hosting the Emmys?
Nate Bargatze, who was nominated twice this year for his comedy special “Your Friend, Nate Bargatze,” is covering the hosting job. “It’s a huge honor to be asked to host such an iconic awards show and I’m beyond excited to work with CBS to create a night that can be enjoyed by families around the world,” Bargatze said in a statement when the host was announced in April.
In an interview with The Washington Post last year, Bargatze has said that he wants to be the “Walmart” of comedy, building on his shaggy style and jokes that poke fun at domestic life and shopping quandaries.
By: Ethan Beck
5:01 PM: When and where are the Emmys this year?
The Emmy Awards will take place in Los Angeles at the Peacock Theater for the third year in a row, and start at 8 p.m. Eastern on Sunday. The show typically lasts around three hours and will be airing live on CBS. Viewers can also stream it on Paramount+, or if they miss the ceremonies, catch up on Hulu the next day.
Per usual, the red carpet coverage — complete with A-list interviews and commentary — was scheduled to start live on E! at 5 p.m. Eastern, with hosting duties shared by Nischelle Turner and Kevin Frazier. People and Entertainment Weekly magazines will also be streaming the red carpet on their social media platforms.
By: Ethan Beck