The Emmys: Where and how to watch the virtual 2020 show

Here is how you can tune into the Emmys that will look a little different this year.

With there being no ceremony for all the celebs to attend this year, the Emmys are going to look a little different. But there will still be amazing fashion and your favourite stars logging on via Zoom, so here is everything you need to know …

WHEN IS IT?

21 September 2020, 10:00am AEST

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HOW CAN I WATCH IT?

You can catch the show on Foxtel’s Arena channel, with the red carpet from 8am on E!

WHO IS HOSTING?

Jimmy Kimmel.

I don't know where or how or even why we are doing this, but we are and I am hosting it! The 72nd #Emmy Awards - Sunday, September 20th on @ABCNetwork @TelevisionAcad

— Jimmy Kimmel (@jimmykimmel) June 16, 2020

WHAT THIS YEAR’S CEREMONY WILL LOOK LIKE?

The event will be held virtually. It won’t be held at the usual Microsoft Theatre venue in LA as it usually is.

In a letter obtained by Variety, executive producers Ian Stewart, Reggie Hudlin, Guy Carrington, David Jammy and host Jimmy Kimmel informed nominees that this year’s ceremony would not take place in person.

“As you’ve probably guessed, we’re not going to be asking you to come to the Microsoft Theatre in downtown LA on September 20th,” the letter reads.

“This year, it’s still going to be TV industry’s biggest night out … but we’ll come to you!”

Nicole Kidman in Big Little Lies. Credit HBO

However, they did say “that is more relaxed, more entertaining, more enjoyable not only for you, but for the millions watching at home,” adding that “we’re going to do it in a way that is appropriate to the moment.”

They also assured nominees that “we are assembling a top-notch team of technicians, producers and writers to work closely with Jimmy Kimmel and with you” to bring the virtual ceremony to fruition.

“We cannot ignore the circumstances, and aside from NOT being able to come together in one place, we also acknowledge that our world is going through a challenging moment in many ways,” the letter continues. “We’ll be producing an event that is filled with warmth and humanity, which celebrates the power of television to bring us together and to help us shape our world. You are an essential part of that story.”

There won’t be a red carpet, but there will still be fashion.

Actor and producer Reese Witherspoon, whose shows Big Little Lies, The Morning Show and Little Fires Everywhere gained a bunch of nominations, also said she has no idea what to expect. “It’s going to be a different experience, I mean are we all going to be in our pyjamas or … I’m definitely going to be eating takeout!” she said.

FULL LIST OF NOMINEES

Outstanding drama series:

Better Call Saul

The Crown

The Handmaid’s Tale

Killing Eve

The Mandalorian

Ozark

Stranger Things

Succession

Outstanding lead actress in a drama series:

Jennifer Aniston, The Morning Show

Olivia Colman, The Crown

Jodie Comer, Killing Eve

Laura Linney, Ozark

Sandra Oh, Killing Eve

Zendaya, Euphoria

Zendaya has earnt her first Emmy nomination.

Outstanding lead actor in a drama series:

Jason Bateman, Ozark

Sterling K. Brown, This Is Us

Billy Porter, Pose

Jeremy Strong, Succession

Brian Cox, Succession

Steve Carell, The Morning Show

Outstanding comedy series:

Curb Your Enthusiasm

Dead To Me

The Good Place

Insecure

The Kominsky Method

The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel

Schitt’s Creek

What We Do In The Shadows

Outstanding lead actress in a comedy series:

Christina Applegate, Dead To Me

Rachel Brosnahan, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel

Linda Cardellini, Dead To Me

Catherine O’Hara, Schitt’s Creek

Issa Rae, Insecure

Tracee Ellis Ross, black-ish

The Good Place has been nominated for Outstanding comedy series.

Outstanding lead actor in a comedy series:

Anthony Anderson, black-ish

Don Cheadle, Black Monday

Ted Danson, The Good Place

Michael Douglas, The Kominsky Method

Eugene Levy, Schitt’s Creek

Ramy Youssef, Ramy

Outstanding variety/talk series:

Last Week Tonight With John Oliver

The Daily Show With Trevor Noah

Jimmy Kimmel Live

The Late Show With Stephen Colbert

Full Frontal With Samantha Bee

Outstanding reality/competition program:

RuPaul’s Drag Race

The Voice

Nailed It

Top Chef

The Masked Singer

Outstanding variety sketch series:

A Black Lady Sketch Show

Drunk History

Saturday Night Live

Outstanding limited series:

Watchmen

Mrs. America

Unbelievable

Little Fires Everywhere

Unorthodox

Outstanding lead actor in a limited series or movie:

Mark Ruffalo, I Know This Much Is True

Hugh Jackman, Bad Education

Jeremy Irons, Watchmen

Paul Mescal, No r mal People

Jeremy Pope, Hollywood

Outstanding lead actress in a limited series or movie:

Cate Blanchett, Mrs. America

Regina King, Watchmen

Kerry Washington, Little Fires Everywhere

Shira Haas, Unorthodox

Octavia Spencer, Self-Made

Outstanding supporting actor in a drama series:

Giancarlo Esposito, Better Call Saul

Bradley Whitford, The Handmaid’s Tale

Billy Crudup, The Morning Show

Mark Duplass, The Morning Show

Nicholas Braun, Succession

Kieran Culkin, Succession

Matthew Macfadyen, Succession

Jeffrey Wright, Westworld

Outstanding supporting actress in a drama series:

Laura Dern, Big Little Lies

Meryl Streep, Big Little Lies

Helena Bonham Carter, The Crown

Samira Wiley, The Handmaid’s Tale

Fiona Shaw, Killing Eve

Julia Garner, Ozark

Sarah Snook, Succession

Thandie Newton, Westworld

Outstanding supporting actor in a comedy series:

Andre Braugher, Brooklyn Nine-Nine

William Jackson Harper, The Good Place

Alan Arkin, The Kominsky Method

Sterling K. Brown, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel

Tony Shalhoub, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel

Mahershala Ali, Ramy

Kenan Thompson, Saturday Night Live

Dan Levy, Schitt’s Creek

Outstanding supporting actress in a comedy series:

Betty Gilpin, GLOW

D’Arcy Carden, The Good Place

Yvonne Orji, Insecure

Alex Borstein, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel

Marin Hinkle, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel

Kate McKinnon, Saturday Night Live

Cecily Strong, Saturday Night Live

Annie Murphy, Schitt’s Creek

Outstanding supporting actor in a limited series or movie:

Dylan McDermott, Hollywood

Jim Parsons, Hollywood

Tituss Burgess, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt: Kimmy Vs. The Reverend

Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Watchmen

Jovan Adepo, Watchmen

Louis Gossett Jr, Watchmen

Outstanding supporting actress in a limited series or movie:

Holland Taylor, Hollywood

Uzo Aduba, Mrs. America

Margo Martindale, Mrs. Americ a

Tracey Ullman, Mrs. America

Toni Collette, Unbelievable

Jean Smart, Watchmen

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