The first group of talent from Television's most celebrated programs have been slated to present the iconic Emmy statuette at the 69th Emmy Awards on September 17.
The presenters include:
Riz Ahmed (The Night Of, Girls) – Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Movie and Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series
Anthony Anderson (black-ish) – Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series, Executive Producer Outstanding Comedy Series
Alec Baldwin (Saturday Night Live, Match Game) – Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series and Outstanding Host for a Reality or Reality-Competition Program
Jason Bateman (Ozark)
Jessica Biel (The Sinner)
Edie Falco (Law & Order True Crime: The Menendez Murders)
Anna Faris (Mom)
Allison Janney (Mom) – Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series
Rashida Jones (Angie Tribeca)
Nicole Kidman (Big Little Lies) – Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Movie, Executive Producer Outstanding Limited Series
Debra Messing (Will & Grace)
Lea Michele (The Mayor)
Shemar Moore (S.W.A.T.)
Kumail Nanjiani (Silicon Valley)
Jim Parsons (The Big Bang Theory)
Tracee Ellis Ross (black-ish) – Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series
Adam Scott (Ghosted, Big Little Lies)
Oprah Winfrey (The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks) – Outstanding Made for Television Movie
Reese Witherspoon (Big Little Lies) – Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Movie, Executive Producer Outstanding Limited Series
The 69th Emmy Awards will telecast live from the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles, Sunday, September 17 (8:00-11:00 PM ET/5:00-8:00 PM PT) on CBS. Stephen Colbert will serve as host. The 69th Emmy Awards is produced by White Cherry Entertainment. Glenn Weiss and Ricky Kirshner are executive producers; Weiss is director; and Chris Licht, executive producer of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, is a producer.
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Press Contacts:
Stephanie Goodell
breakwhitelight (for the Television Academy)
stephanie@breakwhitelight.com, (818) 462-1150
Lindsay Scola
Television Academy Director, Talent and Public Relations
lindsay.scola@gmail.com, (818) 754-2830
Kate Fisher
CBS Entertainment Communications
khfisher@cbs.com, (212) 975-3818
Andrea Ballas
Vice President, CBS Publicity
aballas@cbs.com, (818) 655-1581
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