{"id":624657,"date":"2026-09-14T19:36:20","date_gmt":"2026-09-14T19:36:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/624657\/"},"modified":"2026-09-14T19:36:20","modified_gmt":"2026-09-14T19:36:20","slug":"the-emmys-are-taking-place-tonight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/624657\/","title":{"rendered":"The Emmys are taking place tonight"},"content":{"rendered":"

THE STARS OF the small screen are set to descend on Los Angeles tonight for the\u00a078th Primetime Emmy Awards.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The Pitt, Hacks, Widow\u2019s Bay, Pluribus, Slow Horses and The Diplomat are among the shows vying to pick up a prize at the ceremony.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The Emmys, which are overseen by the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, is seen as the US television industry\u2019s most prestigious event.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The nominations are split into three categories: comedy, drama and limited series. A full list of nominees can be found here<\/a>.\n<\/p>\n

Frontrunners<\/p>\n

In the drama category, hit HBO medical drama\u00a0The Pitt is leading the pack with a massive 25 nominations.\u00a0<\/p>\n

It is tipped to take home the award for outstanding drama series, with star Noah Wyle also expected to beat competition such as Mark Ruffalo (Task) and Gary Oldman (Slow Horses) to the best lead actor prize for the second year running.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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\n Noah Wyle and Katherine LaNasa in The Pitt. Alamy Stock Photo<\/p>\n

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Three men from The Pitt are also up for best supporting actor, including Shawn Hatosy \u2013 who showbiz reporters feel will take the prize over Task\u2018s Tom Pelphrey and Slow Horses star Jack Lowden \u2013 who is rumoured to be the new James Bond.\u00a0<\/p>\n

There are four names from The Pitt in the best supporting actress grouping, and though this could lead to a split vote, Katherine LaNasa is anticipated to win the award for the second time.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Pluribus received 18 nominations, including in the best drama category. From the creators of Breaking Bad, the\u00a0dark sci-fi comedy follows one woman who is immune from a virus that makes everyone extremely happy.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Rhea Seehorn, who plays the main character, is the favourite to win\u00a0outstanding lead actress. Her biggest competition is thought to be Keri Russell, who is nominated for her role in Netflix\u2019s political thriller The Diplomat.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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\n Rhea Seehorn in Pluribus. Alamy Stock Photo<\/p>\n

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Meanwhile, Apple TV\u2019s Widow\u2019s Bay, which focuses on a New England island that appears to be haunted, looks to be the one to beat for the outstanding comedy series gong.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The show was nominated for 24 awards and is in a position to become the most awarded comedy series in a single year, with forecasters putting their money on Matthew Rhys to win best actor in a comedy, with Stephen Root and Kate O\u2019Flynn also strong contenders in their respective supporting categories.\u00a0<\/p>\n

A strong night for Widow\u2019s Bay does not bode well for Hacks, the comedy drama about a stand-up comedian trying to revive her career and the dysfunctional millennial assistant who helps her.<\/p>\n

Having been nominated in 24 categories, its surest bet is for Jean Smart to win outstanding actress in a comedy series.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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\n Matthew Rhys and Stephen Root in Widow’s Bay. Alamy Stock Photo<\/p>\n

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Meanwhile, in the limited series category, Beef and DTF St Louis are thought to be the top two contenders to take home the main prize.<\/p>\n

The Netflix show about two strangers involved in a road rage incident which then escalates into a feud received 16 nominations, while the HBO Max series in which a love triangle between three middle-aged adults that leads to murder got 13 nods.<\/p>\n

Oscar Isaac is also tipped to win best actor in a limited series for Beef, though his costar Carey Mulligan will likely lose out to Sally Field in the best actress category.<\/p>\n

The veteran Hollywood actress is the favourite to win for her performance as a widow who works at a local aquarium and forms an unlikely bond with a giant Pacific octopus in Netflix\u2019s Remarkably Bright Creatures.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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\n Sally Field in Remarkably Bright Creatures. Alamy Stock Photo<\/p>\n

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Irish interest<\/p>\n

It is limited, but there are some Irish connections to look out for.<\/p>\n

A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms, the\u00a0Game of Thrones spin-off which was filmed in Northern Ireland and stars Irish actor Peter Claffey as Ser Duncan the Tall, received nine nominations in total.<\/p>\n

This includes outstanding drama series, cinematography, production design and costumes. It already won for outstanding stunt performance at the Creative Arts Emmys last week.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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\n Peter Claffey in A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms. Alamy Stock Photo<\/p>\n

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Elsewhere, All Her Fault is nominated for seven awards, including outstanding limited series and outstanding lead actress in a limited series for Sara Snook.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

Adapted from Cork author Andrea Mara\u2019s book of the same name, the mystery thriller centres on a mother\u2019s search for the truth after she goes to collect her young son from a playdate, but finds the mother who answers the door has never seen or heard of her or her son.<\/p>\n

Ceremony<\/p>\n

The ceremony kicks off at 5pm (12am Irish time) and will be hosted by Law and Order star Mariska Hargitay at the Peacock Theatre in Los Angeles.<\/p>\n

It will feature a tribute to the late country music legend Dolly Parton, who was also an Emmy winner, and a performance from Noah Kahan, who will sing \u2018Bridge Over Troubled Water\u2019 during the broadcast\u2019s In Memoriam segment.<\/p>\n

The gala will also deliver some TV nostalgia, with Buffy the Vampire Slayer stars Sarah Michelle Gellar and David Boreanaz among the presenters, along with Charlie\u2019s Angels stars Kate Jackson, Cheryl Ladd and Jaclyn Smith.<\/p>\n

NBC is broadcasting the ceremony in the US, which can be streamed on Peacock.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"THE STARS OF the small screen are set to descend on Los Angeles tonight for the\u00a078th Primetime Emmy…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":624658,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[12432,9960,204898,93,3211,61,60,116],"class_list":["post-624657","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-entertainment","tag-emmy-awards","tag-emmys","tag-emmys-2026","tag-entertainment","tag-hollywood","tag-ie","tag-ireland","tag-los-angeles"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/624657","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=624657"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/624657\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/624658"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=624657"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=624657"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=624657"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}