Jeannae Rouzan-Clay, from left, Nate Bargatze, Jesse Collins and Cris Abrego roll out the red carpet for the 77th Primetime Emmy Awards on Sept. 11, in Los Angeles.Richard Shotwell/The Associated Press
Television’s biggest night is this weekend as Hollywood celebrates the 2025 Emmy Awards. Here’s everything you need to know about the 77th Primetime Emmy Awards taking place at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles.
What time will the Emmy Awards start?
The show kicks off at 8 p.m. ET on Sunday, Sept. 14 and will be broadcast by CBS and streamed on Paramount+.
How can I watch the Emmys in Canada?
In Canada, viewers can watch the Emmys on CTV2, ctv.ca or on the CTV app at 8 p.m. ET.
When does the red carpet start?
Red carpet festivities will begin at 5 p.m. ET. with actresses Bresha Webb and Melissa Peterman, alongside designer Christian Siriano and stylist Zanna Roberts Rassi discussing the night’s nominees and outfits.
At 6 p.m. ET, Live From E! will begin with TV host Zuri Hall and comedian Heather McMahan, who will hit the red carpet and chat with the stars.
At 7 p.m. ET, Entertainment Tonight’s Kevin Frazier and Nischelle Turner will host a Live from the Emmys Red Carpet special.
Seating placards during the red carpet rollout on Sept. 11.Richard Shotwell/The Associated Press
Who is hosting the Emmys this year?
Comedian Nate Bargatze will be hosting the Emmys this year for the first time.
Earlier this week, he went on the Jimmy Kimmel Live show, where he shared his clever plan to prevent stars from going over time during their thank-you speeches.
At the beginning of the ceremony, he will announce he’s going to donate $100,000 to the Boys and Girls Club.
“If someone goes over, we take away $1,000 a second every time they go over,” he told Kimmel.
Bargatze, who’s earned a Grammy nomination, is also nominated for two Emmys this year for his Netflix comedy special Your Friend, Nate Bargatze.
Who will be presenting awards?
There will be a host of presenters giving awards to winners. Some include: Elizabeth Banks, Jason Bateman, Kathy Bates, Kristen Bell, Jude Law, Jenna Ortega, Sarah Paulson, Sydney Sweeney and Sofia Vergara.
What were the surprise nominees and the snubs?
When the nominees were announced in July, The Globe’s television critic J. Kelly Nestruck wrote about the biggest snubs and surprises, Canadian edition.
Among them were Seth Rogen, Nathan Fielder, Catherine O’Hara and Sarah Polley.
Emmy nominations 2025: Surprises and snubs in a big year for Canadian talent
See the list of key Emmy nominations
Which shows are favoured to win?
The show Severance earned 27 nominations and Seth Rogen’s The Studio has tied with The White Lotus for 23 noms.
In Severance, Adam Scott’s character Mark works for a corporation that implants a chip in its employees’ brains, so they forget about their outside lives while at work and have no memory of their work when they’re off. Mark begins to question his work life when he encounters a colleague outside who knows who he is. Beyond the dinner party conversation of “would you want that microchip,” the show has become an obsession for fans who analyze scenes, look for clues and try to make sense of its many mysteries.
The Studio is about cinephile Matt Remick (Seth Rogen), who has been promoted to his dream job as the head of a fictional Hollywood studio. Juggling the desire to create art with marketing and focus groups makes the work harder and more stressful than he imagined. The Studio has similarities to Curb Your Enthusiasm and Entourage, with awkward scenarios and actors and industry types including Martin Scorsese and Ron Howard playing heightened versions of themselves.
The White Lotus is a dark comedy anthology — nominated as a drama — about privileged guests and the staff at a luxury resort, this year’s season took viewers to Thailand. The series often has themes of wealth, power, greed, lust and self-worth. Each of the show’s three seasons has also had a murder mystery, with a pair of characters from Season 1 making a tense return.
Adam Scott in a scene from Apple TV+ show Severance.Jon Pack/The Associated Press
Didn’t the Emmys just happen?
You might be thinking of the Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards, often shortened to Creative Emmys. Those took place on Sept. 6 and Sept. 7. The Creative Emmys are an annual ceremony held before the main event that recognizes the technical and behind-the-scenes achievements of TV shows.
Barack Obama won his third career Emmy for documentary narration and Kendrick Lamar won his second for his Super Bowl halftime show, while the 50th season of Saturday Night Live was the biggest winner with 11 on the second night of the awards.
The team from SNL50: The Anniversary Special pose after winning the award for outstanding writing for a variety special during the Creative Arts Emmy Awards.Richard Shotwell/The Associated Press
With reports from The Associated Press