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91ƵSuccession91Ƶ and 91ƵLast of Us91Ƶ vie for top awards in unusual Emmys

Actor Martin Short, producer Susan Coyne among Canadians up for Emmy awards

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 91Ƶ 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 aren91Ƶt a thing anymore in this business.

91ƵSince the pandemic it91Ƶs been really strange, you shoot something, then sometimes it91Ƶs another couple years until you see it, and a while longer until something like this,91Ƶ actor Nick Offerman told The Associated Press last week after winning an early Emmy for 91Ƶ ,91Ƶ a show that is among Monday night91Ƶs top nominees along with 91ƵSuccession,91Ƶ 91ƵTed Lasso91Ƶ and 91ƵThe Bear.91Ƶ

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 91ƵCheers,91Ƶ 91ƵGame of Thrones,91Ƶ 91ƵGrey91Ƶs Anatomy91Ƶ and 91ƵMartin.91Ƶ

The nominations themselves provide one big link to Emmys past 91Ƶ the continuation of the decades-long dominance of HBO, which this year has the three most nominated shows with 91ƵSuccession,91Ƶ 91ƵThe White Lotus91Ƶ and 91ƵThe Last of Us.91Ƶ

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 he91Ƶs actually coming in relaxed and relieved, because for the first time in nearly a decade, he91Ƶs not a nominee. He never won an Emmy despite 11 nominations as a producer and actor for his former show, 91Ƶblack-ish.91Ƶ

91ƵAll the pressure is off of me now,91Ƶ Anderson, now the host of Fox91Ƶs 91ƵWe Are Family,91Ƶ said during ceremony preparations. 91ƵI don91Ƶt 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.91Ƶ

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

91ƵSuccession91Ƶ got a leading 27 nominations. It91Ƶs the probable favorite to win its third best drama series Emmy and it has three men 91Ƶ , and 91Ƶ up for best actor with four more nominated for best supporting actor.

But it won91Ƶt come away with the most wins. That91Ƶs because 91ƵThe Last of Us,91Ƶ second with 24 nominations, is coming in with eight via last weekend91Ƶs Creative Arts Emmys, where 91ƵSuccession91Ƶ 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 91ƵThe White Lotus91Ƶ 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 91Ƶ ,91Ƶ the soccer-themed series that won best comedy for its first two seasons.

Its main challenger comes from the kitchen. ,91Ƶ about a chef struggling with his family91Ƶs legacy, will vie for best comedy, and its lead Jeremy Allen White could challenge Jason Sudeikis of 91ƵTed Lasso91Ƶ 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/CTV91Ƶs murder-mystery comedy 91ƵOnly Murders in the Building.91Ƶ

The Emmys veteran 91Ƶ who now has a total of 15 primetime Emmy nominations and two wins 91Ƶ 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 Video91Ƶs 91ƵDaisy Jones & the Six.91Ƶ

Other nominees in that category include Toronto91Ƶs Deborah Chow for her work on Disney Plus91Ƶs 91ƵObi-Wan Kenobi.91Ƶ

91ƵI watch the shows every year, so I91Ƶm really looking forward to seeing what it91Ƶs like live,91Ƶ says Coyne, who will be making her Emmys debut.

91ƵYou 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 world91Ƶs biggest version of the world you work in.91Ƶ

THE LONG WAIT

Last year91Ƶs two strikes meant the Emmys, normally held in September, made an unprecedented move to January, putting it in the heart of Hollywood91Ƶs 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. 91ƵThe Bear91Ƶ is up for Emmys for its first season, after having already won key Golden Globes for its second.

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