Actors from Succession, Ted Lasso and other television shows have walked a shiny silver carpet as Hollywood stars convened four months later than usual for the annual primetime Emmy awards.
The top TV honours were postponed from September because of labour disputes last year.
That meant some shows in the running aired as far back as June 2022.
Heading into the ceremony on Monday (US time), HBO’s media dynasty drama Succession led all nominees with 27 nods for its fourth and final season, the one that resolved the long-running question of who would win the battle to control a global business empire.
Outside the Peacock Theatre in downtown Los Angeles, stars including Brian Cox and Matthew Macfadyen from Succession and Hannah Waddingham from Ted Lasso arrived in tuxedos and floor-length gowns, with classic black and white dominating many outfits. The carpet was silver instead of the traditional red.
Succession was considered the favourite to win the top award of best drama series, an honour it has won twice.
“There’s been a lot of light on our show,” said Alan Ruck, who played Connor Roy.
“It’s thrilling. I’m enjoying it.”
Comedy series was more of a toss-up, said pundits, who were divided between Ted Lasso, the Apple TV+ show about a spirited British football club, and restaurant dramedy The Bear from Walt Disney’s FX.
Nearly two-thirds of the Emmy-nominated shows came from streaming platforms, their highest share ever, according to data from Nielsen’s Gracenote.
Succession stars Kieran Culkin and Sarah Snook were among the actors vying for trophies, as well as The Bear duo of Jeremy Allen White and Ayo Edebiri, and Pedro Pascal and Bella Ramsey from The Last Of Us.
Organisers planned to use this year’s milestone – the 75th Emmys – to honour classic television shows with cast reunions and other moments.
Cheers, Game of Thrones, The Sopranos, and All in the Family are among the shows that will be celebrated. Two actresses who have not been revealed will play Lucy and Ethel to commemorate I Love Lucy.
The awards ceremony was moved to Monday, which coincides with the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday in the US as well as the Iowa caucuses, the kickoff to the presidential election.
-AAP
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