“Our viewers is at residence wanting escapism,” E!’s head of stay occasions Jen Neal says of Sunday’s two-hour Emmys pre-show
How do you placed on a pink carpet show with no pink carpet? That’s the problem E! will face when it places on its “Live From the Red Carpet” Emmys pre-show on Sunday, marking the primary time the community should cowl a serious awards show within the period of COVID.
“We had to consider this weekend in a totally totally different manner this yr,” Jen Neal, common supervisor, E! News, Live Events and Digital, Lifestyle Networks, mentioned. “We actually have to take a look at each side of what we’re doing by means of a special lens.”
Gone is the acquainted parade of stars, traces of photographers and crowds of followers. Instead, viewers will tune in to a pre-show hosted by Giuliana Rancic and Vivica A. Fox that includes a brand new, socially distanced set and interviews with celebrities by way of video chat. Neal says to count on typical pre-show parts like predictions for the main classes and interviews about upcoming tasks, solely with a looser, “extra spontaneous” really feel than a conventional pink carpet.
“I don’t suppose there are any precedents,” Neal mentioned. “It requires extra creativeness and creativity and spontaneity. We’re working with [producers] Den of Thieves, who’re terrific artistic companions, serving to us craft all of these particular and distinctive moments as a way to ship on that. But it’s unprecedented.”
MTV aired a pre-show forward of the 2020 Video Music Awards that includes solo pictures of its performers and presenters blended along with memorable red-carpet appears to be like from years previous, however Neal tells TheWrap that E! goes in a special path. For starters, the show might be stay “as a lot as attainable.”
“Obviously, this yr, there’s complexity with making that occur as seamlessly as we’ve got up to now,” Neal mentioned, acknowledging the potential technical difficulties of doing a digital stay show.
But the theme of the night is “You’re solely stay as soon as,” and that’s for the great and the unhealthy.
“We’re enthusiastic about what that may imply in each methods. It has been a special logistical problem for certain,” Neal mentioned. “Having to rely much more on know-how does point out that there might be moments that don’t work completely, however we’re embracing that and we’re ready with a number of methods to deal with stay manufacturing.”
Neal additionally says the show will discover methods to deal with the present second, whether or not meaning the pandemic, the Black Lives Matter motion or the upcoming presidential election. Striking a stability between these points and the joy of a Hollywood awards show will nearly actually be a problem, however it could be one alleviated barely by the absence of the same old pink carpet pageantry.
“Our viewers is at residence wanting escapism,” she mentioned. “They need enjoyable, they need celebration, however in addition they need to perceive what the celebs need to say about these vital subjects, grounding that actuality. And simply by the notion that we’re speaking to individuals at residence permits us to have totally different conversations.”
The lingering query in the back of everybody’s thoughts is, in fact, will viewers need to tune right into a pink carpet show if there’s no pink carpet? Sunday’s Emmys mark the primary time that query might be put to the check, however barring a sudden medical breakthrough, it gained’t be the final.
Neal is betting individuals will need to watch — out of sheer curiosity if nothing else.
“I believe viewers are excited for one of these content material and programming, for certain,” Neal mentioned. “All viewers might be curious. You know, they need a spot to go. And promising change and doing issues another way, typically, actually, actually helps.”
Emmy Predictions in All 23 Major Categories, From ‘Watchmen’ to ‘Schitt’s Creek’ (Photos)
These are our greatest guesses for what exhibits will come out on high at Sunday’s 72nd Primetime Emmy Awards, however beware: It would not be the Emmys if a couple of of the winners did not come out of the blue.
For Steve Pond’s full evaluation, click on right here.
OUTSTANDING COMEDY SERIES
“Curb Your Enthusiasm” “Dead to Me” “The Good Place” “Insecure” “The Kominsky Method” “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” “Schitt’s Creek” “What We Do within the Shadows”
Predicted winner: “Schitt’s Creek”
OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES
Anthony Anderson, “black-ish” Don Cheadle, “Black Monday” Ted Danson, “The Good Place” Michael Douglas, “The Kominsky Method” Eugene Levy, “Schitt’s Creek” Ramy Youssef, “Ramy”
Predicted winner: Eugene Levy, “Schitt’s Creek”
OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES
Christina Applegate, “Dead to Me” Rachel Brosnahan, “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” Linda Cardellini, “Dead to Me” Catherine O’Hara, “Schitt’s Creek” Issa Rae, “Insecure” Tracee Ellis Ross, “black-ish”
Mahershala Ali, “Ramy” Alan Arkin, “The Kominsky Method” Andre Braugher, “Brooklyn Nine-Nine” Sterling Okay. Brown, “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” William Jackson Harper, “The Good Place” Daniel Levy, “Schitt’s Creek” Tony Shalhoub, “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” Kenan Thompson, “Saturday Night Live”
Predicted winner: Daniel Levy, “Schitt’s Creek”
OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES
Alex Borstein, “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” D’Arcy Carden, “The Good Place” Betty Gilpin, “GLOW” Marin Hinkle, “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” Kate McKinnon, “Saturday Night Live” Annie Murphy, “Schitt’s Creek” Yvonne Orji, “Insecure” Cecily Strong, “Saturday Night Live”
Predicted winner: Alex Borstein, “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel”
OUTSTANDING DIRECTING FOR A COMEDY SERIES
“The Great” (episode: “The Great”) “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” (episode: “It’s Comedy or Cabbage”) “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” (episode: “Marvelous Radio”) “Modern Family” (episode: “Finale Part 2”) “Ramy” (episode: “Miakhalifa.mov”) “Schitt’s Creek” (episode: “Happy Ending”) “Will & Grace” (episode: “We Love Lucy”)
“The Good Place” (episode: “Whenever You’re Ready”) “The Great” (episode: “The Great”) “Schitt’s Creek” (episode: “Happy Ending”) “Schitt’s Creek” (episode: “The Presidential Suite”) “What We Do In the Shadows” (episode: “Collaboration”) “What We Do In the Shadows” (episode: “Ghosts”) “What We Do In the Shadows” (episode: “On the Run”)
Predicted winner: “The Good Place” (episode: “Whenever You’re Ready”)
OUTSTANDING DRAMA SERIES
“Better Call Saul” “The Crown” “The Handmaid’s Tale” “Killing Eve” “The Mandalorian” “Ozark” “Stranger Things”
Predicted winner: “Succession” “Succession”
OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES
Jason Bateman, “Ozark” Sterling Okay. Brown, “This Is Us” Steve Carell, “The Morning Show” Brian Cox, “Succession” Billy Porter, “Pose” Jeremy Strong, “Succession”
Predicted winner: Jeremy Strong, “Succession”
OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES
Jennifer Aniston, “The Morning Show” Olivia Colman, “The Crown” Jodie Comer, “Killing Eve” Laura Linney, “Ozark” Sandra Oh, “Killing Eve” Zendaya, “Euphoria”
Predicted winner: Laura Linney, “Ozark”
OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES
Nicholas Braun, “Succession” Billy Crudup, “The Morning Show” Kieran Culkin, “Succession” Mark Duplass, “The Morning Show” Giancarlo Esposito, “Better Call Saul” Matthew Macfadyen, “Succession” Bradley Whitford, “The Handmaid’s Tale” Jeffrey Wright, “Westworld”
Predicted winner: Kieran Culkin, “Succession”
OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES
Helena Bonham Carter, “The Crown” Laura Dern, “Big Little Lies” Julia Garner, “Ozark” Thandie Newton, “Westworld” Fiona Shaw, “Killing Eve” Sarah Snook, “Succession” Meryl Streep, “Big Little Lies” Samira Wiley, “The Handmaid’s Tale”
Predicted winner: Julia Garner, “Ozark”
OUTSTANDING DIRECTING FOR A DRAMA SERIES
“The Crown” (episode: “Aberfan”) “The Crown” (episode: “Cri de Coeur”) “Homeland” (episode: “Prisoners of War”) “The Morning Show” (episode: “The Interview”) “Ozark” (episode: “Fire Pink”) “Ozark” (episode: “Su Casa es mi Casa”) “Succession” (episode: “Hunting”) “Succession” (episode: “This Is Not for Tears”)
Predicted winner: “Succession” (episode: “This Is Not for Tears”)
OUTSTANDING WRITING FOR A DRAMA SERIES
“Better Call Saul” (episode: “Bad Choice Road”) “Better Call Saul” (episode: “Bagman”) “The Crown” (episode: Aberfan”) “Ozark” (episode: “All In”) “Ozark” (episode: Boss Fight”) “Ozark” (episode: “Fire Pink”) “Succession” (episode: “This Is Not for Tears”)
Predicted winner: “Succession” (episode: “This Is Not for Tears”)
OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTOR IN A LIMITED SERIES OR MOVIE
Jeremy Irons, “Watchmen” Hugh Jackman, “Bad Education” Paul Mescal, “Normal People” Jeremy Pope, “Hollywood” Mark Ruffalo, “I Know This Much Is True”
Predicted winner: Paul Mescal, “Normal People”
OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTRESS IN A LIMITED SERIES OR MOVIE
Cate Blanchett, “Mrs. America” Shira Haas, “Unorthodox” Regina King, “Watchmen” Octavia Spencer, “Self Made: Inspired by the Life of Madam C.J. Walker” Kerry Washington, “Little Fires Everywhere”
Predicted winner: Regina King, “Watchmen”
OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A LIMITED SERIES OR MOVIE
Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, “Watchmen” Jovan Adepo, “Watchmen” Tituss Burgess, “Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt: Kimmy vs. the Reverend” Louis Gossett Jr., “Watchmen” Dylan McDermott, “Hollywood” Jim Parsons, “Hollywood”
Predicted winner: Jim Parsons, “Hollywood”
OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A LIMITED SERIES OR MOVIE
Uzo Aduba, “Mrs. America” Toni Collette, “Unbelievable” Margo Martindale, “Mrs. America” Jean Smart, “Watchmen” Holland Taylor, “Hollywood” Tracey Ullman, “Mrs. America”
Predicted winner: Jean Smart, “Watchmen”
OUTSTANDING DIRECTING FOR A LIMITED SERIES, MOVIE OR DRAMATIC SPECIAL
“Little Fires Everywhere” (episode: “Find a Way”) “Normal People” (episode: “Episode 5”) “Unorthodox” “Watchmen” (episode: “It’s Summer and We’re Running Out of Ice”) “Watchmen” (episode: “Little Fear of Lightning”) “Watchmen” (episode: “This Extraordinary Being”)
“The Daily Show With Trevor Noah” “Full Frontal With Samantha Bee” “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” “Last Week Tonight With John Oliver” “The Late Show With Stephen Colbert”
Predicted winner: “Last Week Tonight With John Oliver”
OUTSTANDING COMPETITION PROGRAM
“The Masked Singer” “Nailed It!” “RuPaul’s Drag Race” “Top Chef” “The Voice”
Predicted winner: “RuPaul’s Drag Race”
With Emmy favs “Game of Thrones” and “Fleabag” gone, who will take their place?
These are our greatest guesses for what exhibits will come out on high at Sunday’s 72nd Primetime Emmy Awards, however beware: It would not be the Emmys if a couple of of the winners did not come out of the blue.
For Steve Pond’s full evaluation, click on right here.
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