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 Forced for a second year to
abandon the traditional mass gathering of
celebrities and executives, Cedric the
Entertainer will host a scaled-back show in Los
Angeles on Sunday that has been moved to an
outdoor tent because of concerns over the Delta
variant.
Despite vaccination, testing and masking
requirements, Jennifer Aniston is among those
who won't be attending, citing her personal
safety. And many of the cast of drama series
favorite "The Crown" will likely take part from
London, organizers said.
"We do have some people wanting to dial in, and
we understand that," Maury McIntyre, president
of the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences,
told Variety this week.
"It's only about 500 in the tent, but 500 is
still a lot for some people," McIntyre said.
Last year, the Emmys was held virtually with
celebrities joining remotely from homes, gardens
and hotel rooms around the world rather than the
usual in-person event for more than 4,000
people.
Television viewing exploded during the pandemic,
sending people stuck at home to vast libraries
of content on streaming platforms.
"Ted Lasso," a heartwarming comedy about a
fish-out-of-water American coaching a struggling
British soccer team, and British royal series
"The Crown," are expected to be some of the
beneficiaries this year.
"Ted Lasso" scored 20 Emmys nods, including best
comedy series, and nominations for lead actor
Jason Sudeikis and six other actors.
"'Ted Lasso' is old-fashioned, shamelessly
lovable and full of wonderful twists and turns,"
said Tom O'Neil, founder of awards website
Goldderby.com. "It has unflagging optimism all
the time even when things seem really, really
bad."
The show could deliver the Apple TV+ streaming
platform its first major win.
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 After a compelling season that
focused on the unhappy marriage of Prince
Charles and Princess Diana, "The Crown" nabbed
24 Emmy nods. Awards experts predict it will
take home its first best drama series Emmy,
clinching a milestone win for Netflix.
"If 'The Crown' and 'Ted Lasso' both end up
winning the best TV series race, it will mark
the total conquest of television by the
streaming services," O' Neil said.
Amazon and Hulu previously won the TV series
prizes for "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel" and "The
Handmaid's Tale," respectively.
"I would be shocked if 'The Crown' did not win,"
said Gerrad Hall, senior TV editor at
Entertainment Weekly. "It was a stellar season
and every single performance on that show is
awards-worthy."
"The Crown" will compete for best drama series -
the top award - against "Star Wars" TV spinoff
"The Mandalorian" featuring the beloved Baby
Yoda, "Bridgerton," "The Boys," "The Handmaid's
Tale," "Pose," "Lovecraft Country", and the sole
mainstream network series "This is Us."
Streaming services also dominate the limited
series field, which pundits say is too close to
call.
"These limited series are prestige TV," said
Hall, referring to "I May Destroy You," "Mare of
Easttown," "The Queen's Gambit," "WandaVision"
and "The Underground Railroad."
"Every single one of the nominated shows are
female-driven stories, and showcasing such a
variety of themes," Hall added.
The Emmy Awards will be broadcast live on CBS on
Sept. 19, starting at 8p.m. ET (0000 GMT).
(Reporting by Jill Serjeant; Editing by Karishma
Singh and Gerry Doyle)
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