Mariska Hargitay to Host 78th Emmy Awards as NBC Cuts Main-Ceremony Trophies to 19
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Updated · BBC.com · Sep 13
Mariska Hargitay to Host 78th Emmy Awards as NBC Cuts Main-Ceremony Trophies to 19
3 articles · Updated · BBC.com · Sep 13
Summary
Mariska Hargitay will host Monday’s 78th Primetime Emmy Awards in Los Angeles, bringing an eight-time acting nominee and 2006 Emmy winner to the Peacock Theater stage.
19 awards will be handed out during the main telecast, down from 26 after the Television Academy merged some categories and shifted others to the Creative Arts Emmys to free up time for performances and sketches.
The Pitt returns to defend best drama, Hacks is widely seen as the comedy frontrunner, and Netflix’s Beef faces competition from DTF St Louis and others in limited or anthology series.
Heated Rivalry, one of the year’s buzziest shows, is absent because its fully financed Canadian production left it ineligible for the US Emmys; it can instead compete at November’s International Emmys.
The ceremony starts at 17:00 PT on Monday on NBC and Peacock, with British nominees including Carey Mulligan, Gary Oldman, Jack Lowden and Matthew Rhys.