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 鈥� and have a fraction of the audience they had a few decades ago.
But for actors and others taking part in the ceremony, norms just aren鈥檛 a thing anymore in this business.
鈥淪ince the pandemic it鈥檚 been really strange, you shoot something, then sometimes it鈥檚 another couple years until you see it, and a while longer until something like this,鈥� actor Nick Offerman told The Associated Press last week after winning an early Emmy for 鈥� ,鈥� a show that is among Monday night鈥檚 top nominees along with 鈥淪uccession,鈥� 鈥淭ed Lasso鈥� and 鈥淭he Bear.鈥�
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 鈥淐heers,鈥� 鈥淕ame of Thrones,鈥� 鈥淕rey鈥檚 Anatomy鈥� and 鈥淢artin.鈥�
The nominations themselves provide one big link to Emmys past 鈥� the continuation of the decades-long dominance of HBO, which this year has the three most nominated shows with 鈥淪uccession,鈥� 鈥淭he White Lotus鈥� and 鈥淭he Last of Us.鈥�
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.
But Anderson said he鈥檚 actually coming in relaxed and relieved, because for the first time in nearly a decade, he鈥檚 not a nominee. He never won an Emmy despite 11 nominations as a producer and actor for his former show, 鈥渂lack-ish.鈥�
鈥淎ll the pressure is off of me now,鈥� Anderson, now the host of Fox鈥檚 鈥淲e Are Family,鈥� said during ceremony preparations. 鈥淚 don鈥檛 have to sit there and wonder, am I going to win? Am I going to get it? What time are they going to get to this category? I just get to come up here and be myself.鈥�
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
鈥淪uccession鈥� got a leading 27 nominations. It鈥檚 the probable favorite to win its third best drama series Emmy and it has three men 鈥� , and 鈥� up for best actor with four more nominated for best supporting actor.
But it won鈥檛 come away with the most wins. That鈥檚 because 鈥淭he Last of Us,鈥� second with 24 nominations, is coming in with eight via last weekend鈥檚 Creative Arts Emmys, where 鈥淪uccession鈥� won none. Those include best guest acting awards for Offerman and Storm Reid, suggesting that voters may also favor its lead actors and . Both could make history, with Pascal becoming the first Latino to win best actor in a drama and Ramsey the youngest to win best actress.
The elite ensemble from 鈥淭he White Lotus鈥� is all over the supporting categories. It has five women up for best supporting actress in a drama, including and .
On the comedy side, the night could become a victory lap for the third and final season of 鈥� ,鈥� the soccer-themed series that won best comedy for its first two seasons.
Its main challenger comes from the kitchen. ,鈥� about a chef struggling with his family鈥檚 legacy, will vie for best comedy, and its lead Jeremy Allen White could challenge Jason Sudeikis of 鈥淭ed Lasso鈥� 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/CTV鈥檚 murder-mystery comedy 鈥淥nly Murders in the Building.鈥�
The Emmys veteran 鈥� who now has a total of 15 primetime Emmy nominations and two wins 鈥� 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.
Toronto-based producer Coyne is up for an Emmy in the best limited series category for her work on Prime Video鈥檚 鈥淒aisy Jones & the Six.鈥�
Other nominees in that category include Toronto鈥檚 Deborah Chow for her work on Disney Plus鈥檚 鈥淥bi-Wan Kenobi.鈥�
鈥淚 watch the shows every year, so I鈥檓 really looking forward to seeing what it鈥檚 like live,鈥� says Coyne, who will be making her Emmys debut.
鈥淵ou work in these funny little rooms, and we were working in a little part of the Paramount lot, just going to work every day in the smallest possible world. And then the Emmys is the world鈥檚 biggest version of the world you work in.鈥�
THE LONG WAIT
Last year鈥檚 two strikes meant the Emmys, normally held in September, made an unprecedented move to January, putting it in the heart of Hollywood鈥檚 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. 鈥淭he Bear鈥� is up for Emmys for its first season, after having already won key Golden Globes for its second.
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