Emmy
Awards to go ahead, host Jimmy Kimmel says still
figuring out how
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[June 17, 2020] By
Jill Serjeant
LOS ANGELES
(Reuters) - The Primetime Emmy Awards for
television, one of the biggest events on the
showbusiness calendar, are going ahead in
September as planned with Jimmy Kimmel as host,
broadcaster ABC said on Tuesday. |
ABC, part of Walt Disney Co,
gave no details for how the Sept. 20 show, which
hands out the highest honors in television,
would be produced in an era when the coronavirus
pandemic has forced the cancellation of multiple
live events.
“I don't know where we will do this or how we
will do this or even why we are doing this, but
we are doing it and I am hosting it,” Kimmel
said in a statement.
The Emmy Awards are usually held live in Los
Angeles in front of an audience of A-list stars
and preceded by a red carpet. It had been
unclear whether the ceremony would go ahead this
year because of restrictions on large gatherings
and social distancing requirements.
Tuesday's statement said details of how the show
will be produced would be announced soon.
Scenarios under consideration include a
completely virtual event or a combination of
in-person elements, pre-recorded segments and
online appearances, according to Hollywood trade
publication Variety.
The coronavirus epidemic shut down production of
television shows and movies around the world in
mid-March and led to the cancellation of film
festivals and live concerts.
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Los Angeles county health
officials last week gave the green light for
production of film and television series to
resume under strict guidelines to contain the
spread of coronavirus among cast and crews on
crowded sets.
Kimmel is the host of ABA's "Jimmy Kimmel Live!"
late night talk show and has hosted the Emmy
Awards twice in the past.
“We know Jimmy Kimmel will deliver a uniquely
entertaining, funny and moving Primetime Emmys
show,” Karey Burke, president of ABC
Entertainment said in a statement.
Nominations for the Emmy Awards will be
announced on July 28.
(Reporting by Jill Serjeant; Editing by Steve
Orlofsky and Lisa Shumaker)
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