Turbulent times indeed for the TV industry.
Amidst the ongoing writers' and actors' strikes in Hollywood, the 75th Emmys — the glitzy awards show for artistic and technical merit in the American and international television industry — have been bumped to Monday, January 15, 2024, at 8 p.m. ET/ 5 p.m. PT, according to Variety. This puts the awards show squarely on Martin Luther King Jr. Day — four months later than the planned date of September 8.
The shift of the Emmys to January raises an intriguing scenario: The Globes, Critics Choice Awards (scheduled for January 14), SAG Awards (slated for February 24), and other industry commendations during that period will recognize productions aired between January 1 and December 31, 2023. In contrast, the Emmy eligibility timeframe for the upcoming ceremony covers June 1, 2022, to May 31, 2023. Consequently, some television series and performances honored at the Emmy telecast will belong to entirely different seasons than those acknowledged at the Globes, Critics Choice Awards, or SAG ceremonies. For example, the Emmys will honor Season 1 of The Bear, while The Globes will honor Season 2.
HBO emerges as the primary contender as the ceremony approaches, boasting a total of 127 nominations. Among its acclaimed series, Succession, The Last of Us, and The White Lotus stand out, amassing an impressive 74 nominations collectively.
Ted Lasso from Apple TV+ garnered an impressive 21 nominations, securing its position as this year's leading comedy. Netflix's Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story received the highest recognition among limited/anthology series with 13 nominations. In the realm of TV movies, Roku's Weird: The Al Yankovic Story took the lead with a total of eight nominations. Meanwhile, RuPaul's Drag Race claimed the top spot among unscripted series, amassing seven nominations.
Snubbed from the awards is America's most popular show, Yellowstone. Its prequel series, 1923, notably starring Harrison Ford and Helen Mirren, also received no recognition.
"You see what they kind of put forward as award-worthy—and it is stuff that appeals to the coastal elite, for the most part," a longtime television writer-producer previously told Vanity Fair. "But a soap set in the big-money world of a media empire [Sucession] seems fancy and a ranch in Middle America doesn't."
Due to the ongoing dual strikes, both actors and writers find themselves unable to engage in promotional activities or campaign for their respective shows through interviews. The writers' strike has now extended into its 101st day, surpassing the duration of the 2007-2008 strike, and there is currently no foreseeable resolution in sight.
A host has yet to be announced for the ceremony.
