Emmys 2020 LIVE: A virtual awards show. What could possibly go wrong?

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The Emmys as you've never seen them before

By Karl Quinn

Welcome to the 72nd Primetime Emmy Awards, coming to you live from ... well, lots of different places actually.

This is a televised awards show the likes of which we haven't seen before, though we may be seeing a lot more like this if the dreaded rona stays in our lives for a while yet.

It's not the first virtual awards show of course, but it is the biggest. And for US broadcaster ABC, it's a trial run for the biggest televised awards show of all, the Oscars, which are scheduled for April 2021 (much later than the usual late February/early March slot).

How do you run a live virtual televised awards show? Well, you give the gig to Jimmy Kimmel, who is one of the most experienced and fleet-footed hosts around. The man eats curveballs for breakfast.

Kimmel has sought to keep expectations low, predicting things will almost certainly go wrong. "So if the worst happens and it all breaks down," he told The Hollywood Reporter last week, "there will definitely be a part of me that is amused by it."

We're a bit torn, to be honest. We wouldn't want to wish a disaster upon them or anything ... but gee, it would make for great television. And isn't that what it's all about?

If you want to watch in Australia, the ceremony is on Arena (on Foxtel's platforms), and also on the official Television Academy channel on youtube.

Emmys 2020 LIVE: A virtual awards show. What could possibly go wrong?

What we know so far

The Emmys as you've never seen them before

By Karl Quinn

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