66th Emmy Awards Executive Producer Don Mischer announced the first group of presenters to be featured during the Emmy telecast on Monday, August 25, (8:00 PM EDT live / 5:00 PM PDT live) on NBC.
The first group of presenters represent some of the biggest and most popular names on television as well as several film stars who made the transition to TV this year including:
Halle Berry – Star of the CBS series Extant
Bryan Cranston – Nominated for Lead Actor in a Drama Series (AMC’s Breaking Bad)
Zooey Deschanel – Star of the FOX series New Girl
Woody Harrelson – Nominated for Lead Actor in a Drama Series (HBO’s True Detective)
Adam Levine – Star of the NBC series The Voice
Julia Louis-Dreyfus – Nominated for Lead Actress in a Comedy Series (HBO’s Veep)
Julianna Margulies – Nominated for Lead Actress in a Drama Series (CBS’ The Good Wife)
Matthew McConaughey – Nominated for Lead Actor in a Drama Series (HBO’s True Detective)
Jim Parsons – Nominated for Lead Actor in a Comedy Series (CBS’ The Big Bang Theory)
Amy Poehler – Nominated for Lead Actress in a Comedy Series (NBC’s Parks and Recreation)
Julia Roberts – Nominated for Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or Movie (HBO’s The Normal Heart)
Gwen Stefani – Newest coach for the NBC series The Voice
Kerry Washington – Nominated for Lead Actress in a Drama Series (ABC’s Scandal)
Produced by Don Mischer Productions, the 66th Emmy Awards will be hosted by Seth Meyers. If you plan to Tweet this story, please use #Emmys and mention the official Emmys Twitter handle @televisionacad.
Visit the Emmys.com Nominees/Winners section for a complete list of nominations.