74th Emmy Awards Adds Talent to Broadcast and Streaming Event – Deadline

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Television Academy and NBC have added new talent to the lineup for the 74th Emmy Awards hosted by Kenan Thompson.

The show will air Monday, September 12 on NBC while also streaming live on Peacock.

Aptitude includes:

  • Anthony Anderson (black)
  • Gael García Bernal (Station Eleven)
  • RuPaul Charles (RuPaul’s Drag Race) – WINNER, Outstanding Host for a Reality or Competition Program; Outstanding competition program; (Drag Race: Untucked!) – Outstanding unstructured reality program
  • Ismael Cruz Córdova (The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power)
  • Rosario Dawson (The Book by Boba Fett; Dopesick)
  • Ayo Edebiri (The Bear)
  • Taron Egerton (Black Bird)
  • Regina Hall (Horn for Jesus: Save Your Soul)
  • Paul Walter Hauser (Black Bird; Cobra Kai)
  • Freddie Highmore (The Good Doctor)
  • Mindy Kaling (Never Have I; The Sex Life of College Girls)
  • Markella Kavenagh (The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power)
  • Jake Lacy (The White Lotus) – Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie
  • Juliette Lewis (Yellowjackets)
  • Lizzo (Lizzo’s Watch Out for the Big Grrrls) – Outstanding competition program
  • Kumail Nanjiani (Welcome to Chippendales)
  • Steve Martin (Only Murders in the Building) – Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series; Outstanding Comedy Series; Outstanding Screenplay for a Comedy Series
  • Shemar Moore (SWAT)
  • BJ Novak (The Premise)
  • Chris O’Donnell (Navy CIS: Los Angeles)
  • Sarah Paulson (American Crime Story) – Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie
  • Shonda Rhimes (Inventing Anna) – Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series
  • Martin Short (Only Murders in the Building) – Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series; Outstanding comedy series
  • Sofia Vergara (America’s Got Talent)
  • Jeremy Allen White (The Bear)
  • Chandra Wilson (Grey’s Anatomy)
  • Bowen Yang (Saturday Night Live) – Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series

As previously announced, EGOT winner John Legend will perform “Pieces” from his new album Legend for the “in memoriam” segment of the show.

Additionally, Grammy Award-winning artist Zedd will be DJing for the evening and comedian Sam Jay will be the announcer.

The 74thth Emmy Awards, produced by Done+Dusted in association with Hudlin Entertainment and directed by Hamish Hamilton, will be held on Monday, September 12 (8pm-11pm ET/5pm-8pm PT) on NBC while also streaming live on Peacock.

To create a more inclusive experience for blind and visually impaired viewers, NBCUniversal will present the full NBC show with live audio description on the Secondary Audio Program Channel (SAP), provided by Descriptive Video Works. The show will be available with additional audio commentary describing the rich visuals of the Emmys.

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