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Adrian Horton<\/span><\/span> Photograph: AP<\/p>\n Yes, it\u2019s that time of year again, where you realize how much TV you haven\u2019t seen \u2013 the Emmys are back! And with a healthy mix of award show veterans and newbies.<\/p>\n With the absence of Sh\u014dgun, which basically swept the drama awards last year, the race this year is shaping up to be one of the more interesting competitions this year. Apple TV\u2019s Severance leads the night with 27 nominations for its second season. But the epitome of prestige TV \u2013 long-gestating, high-budget, starry cast \u2013 is up against HBO Max\u2019s answer to the network medical drama. The Pitt, with 13 nominations and plenty of audience goodwill, could come out ahead. Both face-off against Andor, Slow Horses, Paradise, The Last of Us, the Diplomat and Emmys stalwart, The White Lotus.<\/p>\n On the comedy side, another Apple TV success, Hollywood business satire The Studio, has the momentum, with 23 nominations \u2013 breaking the record for most nominations for a show\u2019s first season. It competes with two former winners \u2013 Hacks and still-not-a-comedy The Bear \u2013 as well as Abbott Elementary, Only Murders in the Building, Shrinking, What We Do in the Shadows and the first season of the Netflix hit Nobody Wants This. And like Baby Reindeer last year, another small British production released through Netflix, Adolescence, enters as the heavy favorite for limited series, along with several deserved acting nominations.<\/p>\n The night promises at least a few surprises and memorable speeches, as well as cast reunions for Gilmore Girls and Law & Order \u2013 stick with us for all the highlights!<\/p>\n Share<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Key events<\/p>\n <\/span>Show key events only<\/p>\n Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature<\/span><\/p>\n <\/span>Adrian Horton<\/span><\/p>\n An update from Bargatze on that ticker: presenters are allowed to go over 45 seconds, but not the winners. Yes, \u201cwe\u2019re punishing the people who worked the hardest to get here,\u201d Bargatze jokes.<\/p>\n Share<\/p>\n Adrian Horton<\/span><\/span> Photograph: Kevin Winter\/Getty Images<\/p>\n We\u2019re rolling fast here, as there are many awards to get through. And finally our first sort-of surprise: Katherine LaNasa win\u2019s The Pitt\u2019s first award of the night, for playing beloved nurse Dana.<\/p>\n LaNasa thanked \u201call the nurses that inspired Dana\u201d and the \u201cincomparable Noah Wyle\u201d, as well as her husband and children. It\u2019s brief and rushed, but they really seem to be serious about those 45 seconds \u2013 a ticker in the corner (rude?!) bumps the donation down to $98,000, owing to one prolonged wave toward her husband.<\/p>\n Share<\/p>\n Adrian Horton<\/span><\/span> Photograph: Kevin Winter\/Getty Images<\/p>\n Another expected win, but still a delight \u2013 Jean Smart wins her seventh all-time Emmy for playing Deborah Vance, her fourth award for a career-defining character.<\/p>\n The always classy Smart took Bargatze\u2019s brevity message to heart; she briefly thanks her \u201cunbelievable crew\u201d and \u201cbeyond brilliant\u201d showrunners, as well as \u201cincomparable\u201d costar (and supporting actress nominee) Hannah Einbinder. Then she signs off with a quick \u201ceverybody, let\u2019s be good to each other. Let\u2019s just be good to each other.\u201d<\/p>\n Share<\/p>\n Updated at\u00a020.24 EDT<\/p>\n Adrian Horton<\/span><\/span> Photograph: Kevin Winter\/Getty Images<\/p>\n Nate Bargatze is back, this time for a more traditional monologue, which he uses to throw the gauntlet down for the Adrien Brodys of the world \u2013 ie, people who talk too long. Bargatze admonishes the A-listers in attendance to keep their acceptance speeches under 45 seconds: \u201cIf you want to do more than that, do it on social media later,\u201d he says. \u201cMore people are going to see it there anyway.\u201d<\/p>\n To raise the stakes, Bargatze announces that he has donated $100k to the Boys & Girls Club of America \u2013 but it\u2019s subject to change based on the speeches. For every second someone goes over 45 seconds, Bargatze will deduct $1,000 away from the Boys & Girls club. Every second under adds $1,000.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s tough, but I can\u2019t change it \u2013 this is a game I made up and these are the rules,\u201d Bargatze jokes, but he tries to keep the mood light \u2013 \u201crelax, let\u2019s have fun, alright?\u201d Good thing Seth Rogen kept it tight! (We\u2019re at $106,000.)<\/p>\n Share<\/p>\n Updated at\u00a020.22 EDT<\/p>\n Adrian Horton<\/span><\/span> Photograph: Kevin Winter\/Getty Images<\/p>\n No surprise here \u2013 The Studio is a popular show and Seth Rogen was the expected choice. He still seems surprised, though \u2013 \u201cI literally prepared nothing, I\u2019ve never won anything in my life,\u201d he says quickly, seemingly aware that this show is supposed to move at a clip. He thanks his wife, his mother and everyone who worked on the Studio, which is starting off with plenty of momentum.<\/p>\n Share<\/p>\n Updated at\u00a020.21 EDT<\/p>\n Adrian Horton<\/span><\/span>Nate Bargatze speaks on stage at the 77th Emmy awards in LA, California.<\/span> Photograph: Mike Blake\/Reuters<\/p>\n It\u2019s showtime \u2013 comedian and first-time host Nate Bargatze has taken the stage at the 77th primetime Emmy awards, alongside three SNL cast members \u2013 Bowen Yang, James Austin Johnson and Mikey Day \u2013 in costume as the inventor of television, Philo T Farnsworth.<\/p>\n In the skit, a play on his viral Washington\u2019s Dream SNL skit, Bargatze riffs on the idiosyncrasies and contradictions of modern television by \u201cdreaming\u201d of its future \u2013 of the travel channel for travel, the food channel for food and the history channel \u201cfor aliens\u201d.<\/p>\n Bargatze ribs streaming as \u201ca new way for companies to lose money\u201d with stars who are \u201creal-life murderers, mostly\u201d, and pokes fun at the newly prestigious Emmys \u2013 though not, as he acknowledges, as prestigious as the Oscars. Such awards which celebrate The Pitt, \u201ca heartbreaking look at the emotional toll of trauma\u201d and \u201claugh-out-loud comedies like the Bear, a heartbreaking look at the emotional toll of trauma\u201d.<\/p>\n It\u2019s a humorous and little off-kilter intro to a show that draws easy, polite laughs from the audience, particularly for lines about a time when a woman will host their own talk show \u2013 \u201cnot in real life, but on a show called Hacks\u201d.<\/p>\n Share<\/p>\n Updated at\u00a020.20 EDT<\/p>\n Adrian Horton<\/span><\/p>\n It\u2019s almost guaranteed that at least one of the actors in Adolescence, the gutting four-part British limited series, will win tonight:<\/p>\n <\/span>Stephen Graham, Ashley Walters, Owen Cooper, Christine Tremarco and Erin Doherty<\/span> Photograph: CBS Photo Archive\/CBS\/Getty ImagesShareBenjamin Lee<\/span><\/p>\n Brutally honest Emmy ballots are less of a tradition than the Oscar ones (sadly) but the Hollywood Reporter did manage to snag one from a long-time producer and Emmy voter that offers up some insight\/arch criticism.<\/p>\n Here are some choice quotes:<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m not a Severance fan. I find it curiously cool, in the Marshall McLuhan sense \u2013 I don\u2019t care about the people, and I\u2019m kind of old-school in my William Goldman-like belief that I should.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cThe Bear is brilliant, but it\u2019s not a comedy. Only Murders in the Building is the same show every year.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m voting for The Late Show because of what Paramount did to Colbert, just so he can get up and give a speech, and because it would be an absolute \u2018fuck-you\u2019 to Trump. You saw that he Truth Social-ed the next day and took credit for Colbert getting fired? Fuck him.\u201d<\/p>\n ShareAdrian Horton<\/span><\/p>\n An update for Beyonc\u00e9 watchers \u2013 Entertainment Tonight is reporting that she and Jay Z have seat markers and Gayle King says she spotted her \u201cperson\u201d scoping out the theater yesterday (though she didn\u2019t pick up Gayle\u2019s call) \u2026 it\u2019s looking promising.<\/p>\n Share<\/p>\n Updated at\u00a020.09 EDT<\/p>\n Benjamin Lee<\/span><\/p>\n Without some surer things in the race like Succession or Game of Thrones and with the comedy race now less Bear heavy (Hacks was the surprise winner last year), there\u2019s potential for some real surprises tonight. Could new shows like The Studio and The Pitt triumph? Or will Severance and The White Lotus come out on top? And will Adolesence pull a Baby Reindeer? Here\u2019s what Adrian Horton is predicting:<\/p>\n ShareAdrian Horton<\/span><\/p>\n From Hacks (I will be shocked if Jean Smart doesn\u2019t win for a fourth time) to Abbott Elementary to The Bear, the red carpet is filling up with comedy nominees:<\/p>\n <\/span>Jean Smart.<\/span> Photograph: Savion Washington\/Getty Images<\/span>Abbott Elementary\u2019s Quinta Brunson.<\/span> Photograph: Jae C Hong\/Invision\/AP<\/span>Harrison Ford \u2013 nominated for his first Emmy at 83! \u2013 with wife Calista Flockhart.<\/span> Photograph: Richard Shotwell\/Invision\/AP<\/span>Hacks star Hannah Einbinder.<\/span> Photograph: Richard Shotwell\/Invision\/AP<\/span>Yelena Yemchuk and The Bear\u2019s Ebon Moss-Bachrach.<\/span> Photograph: Kevin Mazur\/Getty ImagesShare<\/p>\n Updated at\u00a020.10 EDT<\/p>\n Adrian Horton<\/span><\/p>\n I present to you: the inimitable Cate Blanchett, nominated tonight for best actress in a limited series for Apple TV\u2019s Disclaimer.<\/p>\n <\/span> Photograph: Amy Sussman\/Getty ImagesShareBenjamin Lee<\/span><\/p>\n Will The Studio sweep the comedy awards? It\u2019s a safe bet given Hollywood\u2019s history of supporting art about \u2026 Hollywood. The cast is out in force tonight prepping for their moment on the stage:<\/p>\n <\/span>Chase Sui Wonders.<\/span> Photograph: John Salangsang\/Shutterstock<\/span>Kathryn Hahn.<\/span> Photograph: Frazer Harrison\/Getty Images<\/span>Catherine O\u2019Hara.<\/span> Photograph: Frazer Harrison\/Getty Images<\/span>Seth Rogen and Lauren Miller Rogen.<\/span> Photograph: Frazer Harrison\/Getty Images<\/span>Ike Barinholtz.<\/span> Photograph: Frazer Harrison\/Getty ImagesShare<\/p>\n Updated at\u00a020.10 EDT<\/p>\n Adrian Horton<\/span><\/span> Photograph: David Swanson\/Reuters<\/p>\n Selena Gomez is here, along with fianc\u00e9 Benny Blanco. The Only Murders in the Building star isn\u2019t nominated for an acting award this year, but is representing the Hulu show, nominated for best comedy, as a cast member and executive producer; last year, she became the most-nominated Latina producer for a comedy in Emmy history.<\/p>\n ShareBenjamin Lee<\/span><\/p>\n As per usual, tonight will not just be a celebration of new shows but it will also remember the older ones. Last year saw surviving cast members from Happy Days, The West Wing and Saturday Night Live on stage.<\/p>\n This year, fans can expect cast reunions for Gilmore Girls and Grey\u2019s Anatomy and a special tribute to Golden Girls.<\/p>\n ShareBenjamin Lee<\/span><\/p>\n Jenna Ortega paying homage to Isabella Rossellini in Death Becomes Her?<\/p>\n <\/span>Jenna Ortega.<\/span> Photograph: Kevin Mazur\/Getty Images<\/span>Isabella Rossellini in Death Becomes Her.<\/span> Photograph: Universal\/AllstarShare<\/p>\n Updated at\u00a019.25 EDT<\/p>\n Adrian Horton<\/span><\/p>\n Red carpets have been relatively apolitical of late, but we\u2019re seeing more explicit support for Palestine so far tonight. Wearing a keffiyeh, Javier Bardem has been using his time on the red carpet to call attention the genocide in Gaza and encourage fellow film and television workers to boycott Israeli institutions complicit in the war that has killed more than 200,000 Palestinians so far.<\/p>\n Speaking to Variety, Bardem said he would not work with any film or TV company \u201cwho justifies or supports the genocide\u201d in Gaza.<\/p>\n Javier Bardem says “I will not work” with any film or TV company “who justifies or supports the genocide” in Gaza: “It’s as simple as that. We should not be able to that, in this industry or any industry.” #Emmys<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/q1rMBi8H3m<\/a><\/p>\nWINNER: Katherine LaNasa (The Pitt) \u2014 supporting actress in a drama series<\/h2>\n
WINNER: Jean Smart (Hacks) \u2013 best actress in a comedy series<\/h2>\n
WINNER: Seth Rogen (The Studio) \u2013 best actor in a comedy series<\/h2>\n
And we’re live!<\/h2>\n