Selena Gomez, Saoirse Ronan and Anna Sawai
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Selena Gomez, Saoirse Ronan, Reese Witherspoon, and different stars stepped onto a purple carpet in downtown Los Angeles on Sunday as Hollywood luminaries ready to rejoice the very best of tv on the annual Emmy Awards.

Shogun, a sequence a couple of energy wrestle within the seventeenth century with many of the dialogue in Japanese, was no positive factor. It had been in improvement for years earlier than it got here along with elaborate units, make-up, and costumes and storytelling that impressed critics with its consideration to element.

“It was an ideal shock” when Shogun was showered with Emmy nominations, star and producer Hiroyuki Sanada stated on the purple carpet. “We believed within the viewers, their intelligence, their curiosity for our tradition,” he added. “We’re so joyful they’re having fun with it.”

Hiroyuki Sanada arrives on the 76th Primetime Emmy Awards
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Sunday’s ceremony takes place simply eight months after the final Emmys, which aired in an uncommon January slot due to disruptions attributable to Hollywood labor strikes. Schitt’s Creek father/son duo Eugene and Dan Levy will host the festivities. Producers have promised solid reunions from exhibits previous, akin to Comfortable Days, and different moments to rejoice the historical past of tv.

Eugene Levy and Dan Levy communicate on stage on the 76th Primetime Emmy Awards
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Nominated for her function in Solely Murders within the Constructing, Selena Gomez graced the purple carpet in a customized black silk-and-velvet Ralph Lauren robe. The gown was embellished with over 600 diamond-cut crystals, paying homage to Artwork Deco class. Not solely was Gomez beautiful, however she additionally made historical past because the most-nominated Latina producer along with her third consecutive nod for Excellent Comedy Sequence.

Nation singer Jelly Roll was scheduled to carry out through the evening’s In Memoriam phase. “I’m the one musician right here,” he stated on the purple carpet. “I’m like a child in a sweet retailer. I simply met the solid of Shogun. I’m shedding my thoughts.”

Forward of the ceremony, Shogun had already set information. It gained 14 trophies—probably the most ever for one season of a drama sequence—finally weekend’s Inventive Arts Emmys, the place awards got for visitor actors and crafts akin to cinematography .Rivals for greatest drama embrace British royal household saga The Crown and spy thriller Mr. & Mrs. Smith from Amazon’s Prime Video.

Reese Witherspoon attends the 76th Primetime Emmy Awards
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The Bear is competing with its second season, the one which featured a broadly praised episode a couple of disastrous household vacation gathering. Ayo Edebiri, nominated for her function in The Bear, dazzled in a customized Bottega Veneta outfit. Her purple, black, and yellow ensemble featured a excessive leg slit, paired with black strappy heels. “We simply tried our greatest to do what we did the primary season and simply stick collectively, be a unit, pay attention to one another, and simply play with one another,” The Bear star Ayo Edebiri stated on the purple carpet.

Ayo Edebiri arrives on the 76th Primetime Emmy Awards
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In the meantime, Irish actor Saoirse Ronan supported her husband Jack Lowden, who was nominated for Sluggish Horses, in a classy navy blue ensemble with a dramatic draped sleeve.

Saoirse Ronan arrives on the 76th Primetime Emmy Awards on
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HBO’s Hacks, a couple of 70-something comedienne and a millennial author, might play the function of spoiler within the comedy class. As a result of timing of their seasons, the exhibits have by no means competed head-to-head on the Emmys.

Hannah Einbinder arrives on the 76th Primetime Emmy Awards
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The evening was additionally marked by highly effective statements, akin to Reservation Canine star and Emmy nominee D’Pharaoh Woon-A-Tai, who arrived with a purple handprint over his mouth in solidarity with lacking and murdered Indigenous girls.

D’Pharaoh Woon-A-Tai attends the 76th Primetime Emmy Awards
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