The Emmy Awards have been postponed (Picture: Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images)
The Television Academy has announced a new date for the 75th Emmy Awards, amid the ongoing strikes by Hollywood actors and writers unions.
The annual event, which celebrates the finest in television productions, was originally scheduled to be broadcast on Fox on September 18.
However, following last month’s announcement of the major strike by US actors union Sag-Aftra, actors have been forbidden to campaign for or attend award shows.
On Thursday, the academy announced that the ceremony would now take place on January 15, 2024, in the midst of award season.
The news means it will be held close to both the Golden Globes and Critics Choice Awards, which are currently due to take place on January 7 and 14 respectively.
This postponement marks only the second time the awards have been delayed in their 74-year history, with the only other time being in 2001 following the 9/11 terrorist attacks.
Kenan Thompson hosted last year’s ceremony (Picture: Chris Haston/NBC via Getty Images)
Writers and actors strikes are ongoing (Picture: David Livingston/Getty Images)
In a statement last month before the rescheduled date was confirmed, the TV Academy said: ‘Like the rest of the industry, we hope there will be an equitable and timely resolution for all parties in the current guild negotiations.
‘We continue to monitor the situation closely with our partners at Fox and will advise if and when there is an update available.’
Brian Cox has been nominated for best lead actor (Picture: HBO/AP)
A host has yet to be announced for the rescheduled ceremony, while the event will be executive produced by Jesse Collins, Dionne Harmon, and Jeannae Rouzan-Clay of Jesse Collins Entertainment.
Hit HBO drama Succession has made Emmy Award history at this year’s nominations after receiving three lead actor nods for its final season, with Scottish actor Brian Cox and co-stars Jeremy Strong and Kieran Culkin will go head to head, after all receiving nods in the category.
It marked the first time ever that three actors from the same series had been nominated simultaneously for outstanding lead actor in a drama series.
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Sarah Snook was also nominated in the equivalent female category of outstanding lead actress in a drama series, and the series was also nominated for outstanding drama series.
Succession leads the nominations as a whole with 27 nods, followed by The Last of Us (24), The White Lotus (23) and Ted Lasso (21).
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The strikes are ongoing.
