‘Shogun,’ ‘The Bear’ and ‘Baby Reindeer’ Top the Queue as Emmys Roll In

LOS ANGELES (AP) — “Shogun” could be an epic night, “The Bear” for the second time in less than a year, and “Baby reindeer” has gone from outsider to contender as 76th Primetime Emmy Awards arrive on sunday.

Back in their traditional home in mid-September after a single strike-delayed January edition, the Emmys will air live on ABC from the Peacock Theater in downtown Los Angeles. The father-son duo of Eugene and Dan Levythe winning stars of the Emmys 2020 will host their show “Schitt’s Creek.”

Below you can see how the evening might unfold in the most important categories.

How to Watch and Stream the Emmys

The show begins at 8:00 p.m. Eastern Time and will air live on ABC. You can watch the show with an antenna or via cable and satellite providers.

The Emmys can also be streamed live on live TV streaming services that carry ABC, including Hulu+ Live TV, YouTube TV and FuboTV. For those without a live TV streaming service, the show will stream on Hulu on Monday.

Who is nominated for drama series at the Emmys?

It may be impossible to explain the role of “Shogun.”

With his 14 victories at the forerunner Emmy Awards for Creative Arts This past weekend, the FX series about aristocratic politics in feudal Japan set a record for most Emmys for a single season for a series.

It could improve its record by six points on Sunday night, and industry analysts predict it will take them all.

The show grabbed all the Emmy clout in the top categories by moving from the limited series to the drama category in May as it began developing more seasons. And it was, in a sense, Emmy royalty from the start. During the golden age of the miniseries, the original 1980 “Shogun,” based on the historical novel by James Clavell, won three, including best limited series.

If there is any competition at all for Best Drama, it could be the sixth and final season. “The Crown,” the only show among the nominees to have previously won in a category recently dominated by the retired “Succession.”

Veteran film star Hiroyuki Sanada, nominated for Best Actor, and Anna Sawai, nominated for Best Actress, are in the running to become the first Japanese actors to win an Emmy.

Sanada could face a challenge Gary Oldmanwho quietly created one of his career-defining roles on Apple TV+ as the sleazy spy chief Jackson Lamb in “Slow Horses.”

Sawai’s competition comes from Emmy star Jennifer Aniston of “The Morning Show,” who has won only once before in 10 nominations. Imelda Staunton could win her first for her role as Queen Elizabeth II in “The Crown.”

The Comedy Landscape at the Emmys

This looks to be FX’s year, which is also on track for a win for “The Bear.”

“The Bear” won the most major comedy Emmys for its first season in January and is expected to do the same on Sunday for its second season, which is nominated for best comedy series, best actor for Jeremy Allen White and best supporting actor for Ebon Moss-Bachrach, among others.

Hello Edebiri, reigning Best Supporting Actress, goes to the Lead Actress category for a character who is essentially a co-lead in the culinary dramedy. That puts her up against Jean Smart, a two-time winner in the category for “Hacks” who is back in the competition after a year’s absence.

Meryl Streepone of the many Academy Award winners among the evening’s nominees, could win her fourth Emmy to go along with her three Oscars. She’s nominated for best supporting actress in a comedy for “Only Murders in the Building.”

Limited Series Categories at the Emmys

Another multiple Oscar winner, Jodie Fostercould win her first Emmy for Outstanding Actress in a Limited Series for “True Detective: Night Country.”

The HBO show, which stars Foster as a police chief investigating mysterious deaths in the darkness of a Northern Alaskan winter, was the top nominee among limited series or anthology series. Kali Reis could become the first Native woman to win an Emmy in the supporting actress category.

A few months ago, it looked like the series would compete with “Fargo” for the top awards, but Netflix’s dark, quirky “Baby Reindeer” soared on the eve of the nominations and is now the popular pick for best miniseries, best actor for creator and star Richard Gadd and best supporting actress for the woman who plays his tormentor Jessica Gunning.

Gadd’s category also includes Andrew Scott for Netflix’s “Ripley” and Jon Hamm, who has two chances to win his second Emmy between his nomination here for “Fargo” and for best supporting actor in a drama for “The Morning Show.”

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