The much-anticipated 75th Emmy Awards, set for Sept. 18, will not air. Considering Hollywood's writers' and actors' strikes The National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences' Fox-hosted presentation will be postponed until January 2024, according to the news agency.
The simultaneous effects of the writers' and actors' strikes have silenced Hollywood's once glamorous streets. Major events like the Emmy Awards would inevitably be impacted if film and television productions came to a complete standstill. The problem intensified when the performers chose to support the writers, who went on strike earlier this month.
Given the significant inconveniences brought on by the strikes, the news of the postponement of the Emmy Awards was not unexpected. The Daytime Emmy Awards, which had been planned to take place on June 16 in Los Angeles, had already been postponed because of the ongoing strike in May. The primetime Emmys have now followed suit, with their September date acting as nothing more than a stand-in up to this point.
On July 12, just 48 hours before the SAG-AFTRA strike started, the Television Academy made the Emmy nomination announcement amidst the confusion. With a stunning 27 nominations, including the highly sought-after Best Drama category, HBO's outstanding drama "Succession" grabbed the limelight. The Emmy Awards presentation hangs in the balance as Hollywood tries to find its groove while waiting for the chaos to go down.
It is momentous for the TV awards programme that the Emmys have been postponed. After the devastating 9/11 attacks, a similar action was last taken in 2001. Seven weeks later, in November, while the country grieved and recovered, the awards were finally given out.
All eyes are on January 2024, when the 75th Annual Emmy Awards are anticipated to finally take centre stage, as Hollywood struggles to navigate the choppy waters of the strikes. Fans and members of the entertainment business alike can only hold their breath and pray for a speedy end to the continuing labour conflicts until the new date and host of the ceremony are made public.
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