{"id":7984,"date":"2020-07-30T04:56:46","date_gmt":"2020-07-30T04:56:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.zaanews.in\/?p=7984"},"modified":"2020-07-30T04:56:47","modified_gmt":"2020-07-30T04:56:47","slug":"emmy-awards-show-to-go-virtual","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.zaanews.in\/index.php\/2020\/07\/30\/emmy-awards-show-to-go-virtual\/","title":{"rendered":"Emmy awards show to go virtual"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Host Jimmy Kimmel and\nproducers of the Emmy Awards have written to Emmy nominees confirming there\nwill not be a traditional gathering in Los Angeles to celebrate television.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The Emmy Awards show in September is the\nlatest casualty of the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/indianexpress.com\/about\/coronavirus\/\">coronavirus<\/a>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/indianexpress.com\/article\/explained\/pandemic-explained-who-novel-coronavirus-covid19-what-is-a-pandemic-6309727\/\">pandemic<\/a>, and\nthat may mean some celebrities appearing in pajamas or from their bedrooms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hollywood trade publication Variety on\nWednesday said that host Jimmy Kimmel and producers of the September 20\ntelecast have written to Emmy nominees confirming there will not be a\ntraditional gathering in Los Angeles to celebrate television.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAs you\u2019ve probably guessed,\nwe\u2019re not going to be asking you to come to the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/indianexpress.com\/about\/microsoft\/\">Microsoft<\/a>&nbsp;Theatre in\ndowntown LA on September 20th. This year, it\u2019s still going to be TV industry\u2019s\nbiggest night out\u2026 but we\u2019ll come to you!,\u201d said the letter, obtained by\nVariety.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The\n72nd Emmy Awards, hosted by Jimmy Kimmel, will go virtual. (Photo: Reuters)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Emmy Awards show in September is the latest casualty of the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/indianexpress.com\/about\/coronavirus\/\">coronavirus<\/a>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/indianexpress.com\/article\/explained\/pandemic-explained-who-novel-coronavirus-covid19-what-is-a-pandemic-6309727\/\">pandemic<\/a>,\nand that may mean some celebrities appearing in pajamas or from their bedrooms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hollywood trade publication Variety on Wednesday said that host Jimmy\nKimmel and producers of the September 20 telecast have written to Emmy nominees\nconfirming there will not be a traditional gathering in Los Angeles to\ncelebrate television.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAs you\u2019ve probably guessed, we\u2019re not going to be asking you to come to\nthe&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/indianexpress.com\/about\/microsoft\/\">Microsoft<\/a>&nbsp;Theatre\nin downtown LA on September 20th. This year, it\u2019s still going to be TV\nindustry\u2019s biggest night out\u2026 but we\u2019ll come to you!,\u201d said the letter,\nobtained by Variety.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It said producers were planning to film nominees at home or another\nlocation of their choice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cSo, what are you wearing??? Our informal theme for the night is \u2018come\nas you are, but make an effort!\u2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIf you want to be in formal wear, we\u2019d love that, but equally if you\u2019re\nin the UK and it\u2019s 3am, perhaps you want to be in designer pajamas and record\nfrom your bed!,\u201d the letter added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The letter gave no details about the format of the show which is usually\nbroadcast live in front of an audience of A-list stars.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>ABC television, which will broadcast the show, said on Wednesday that\nproducers had reached out to nominees and that plans were still being worked\nout.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The letter followed Tuesday\u2019s Emmy nominations, which were led by\n\u201cWatchmen\u201d, comedy \u201cThe Marvelous Mrs. Maisel,\u201d crime drama \u201cOzark\u201d and\n\u201cSuccession.\u201d Many of the nominees are British actors, directors or writers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Emmy Awards is one of the few entertainment industry gatherings that\nhave not been canceled because of the pandemic. Venice film festival organizers\nsaid this week that they were going ahead in early September with a slimmed\ndown version of what will be first major in-person movie festival in the COVID\nera.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Host Jimmy Kimmel and producers of the Emmy Awards have written to Emmy nominees confirming there will not be a traditional gathering in Los Angeles to celebrate television. The Emmy Awards show in September is the latest casualty of the&nbsp;coronavirus&nbsp;pandemic, and that may mean some celebrities appearing in pajamas or from their bedrooms. 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