'Shogun,' 'The Bear' and 'Baby Reindeer' Top Row As Emmys Come In

LOS ANGELES (AP) – “Shogun” could be in for an epic night, “Bear” could clean up for the second time in less than a year and “Baby Reindeer” has gone from dark horse to contender as the 76th primetime Emmy Awards come Sunday.

Returning to their traditional venue in mid-September after a single strike-delayed edition in January, the Emmys will be broadcast live on ABC from the Peacock Theater in downtown Los Angeles. The father and son duo of Eugene and Dan Levy, with their show “Shit's Creek,” will host the winning stars of the 2020 Emmys.

Here's a look at how the evening could play out across the major categories.

How to watch and stream the Emmys

The show begins at 8 p.m. Eastern and is being shown live on ABC, available with an antenna or through cable and satellite providers.

The Emmys can also be streamed live through live TV streaming services that include ABC in their lineup, such as Hulu+ Live TV, YouTube TV and FuboTV. For those without a live TV streaming service, the show will be streaming on Hulu on Monday

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The roll of “Shogun” may be impossible to slow.

With 14 wins at the previous Creative Arts Emmy Awards last weekend, the FX series about lordly politicking in feudal Japan has already set the record for most Emmys in a single season of a series.

It could extend its record to six on Sunday night, and industry forecasters are predicting it will get them all.

The show moved from the limited series to the drama category in May, grabbing all the Emmy power in the top category as it began developing more seasons. And it was Emmy royalty in some ways from the start. In the golden age of miniseries, the 1980 original “Shogun,” based on James Clavel's historical novel, won three, including best limited series.

If it faces any competition for the best drama award, it could come for the sixth and final season of “The Crown,” the only show among the nominees to win in a category dominated by the recently retired “Legacy.”

Veteran screen stars Hiroyuki Sanada, for Best Actor, and Anna Sawai, for Best Actress, are in position to become the first Japanese actors to win Emmys.

Sanda may face a challenge from Gary Oldman, who is quietly building on a career-defining role in “Slow Horses” as sloppy spy chief Jackson Lamb on Apple TV+.

Sawai's competition comes from Emmy nominee Jennifer Aniston of “The Morning Show,” who has only won once out of 10 nominations. Imelda Staunton could win her first for playing Queen Elizabeth II in “The Crown.”

The comedy landscape at the Emmys

This looks to be FX's year, as is a potential win for “The Bear.”

“The Bear” took home most of the major comedy Emmys in January for its first season, and is expected to do the same Sunday for its second season, including nominations for best comedy series, best actor for Jeremy Allen White and best supporting actor. Ibn Moss-Bachrach.

Ayo Edebiri, reigning Best Supporting Actress, moved into the lead actress category for a role that is essentially the co-lead in a culinary drama. That means he'll be up against Gene Smart, a two-time winner in the “hacks” category, who returns to the competition after a year off.

Meryl Streep, a multiple Academy Award winner among the night's nominees, could win her fourth Emmy to go along with her three Oscars. She is up for best supporting actress in a comedy for “Only Murders in the Building.”

Limited Series category at the Emmys

Another multiple Oscar winner, Jodie Foster, may receive her first Emmy for best actress in a limited series for “True Detective: Night Country.”

The HBO show featured Foster as a police chief investigating a mysterious death in the dark of a northern Alaskan winter as the top nominee in a limited or anthology series. Kali Reyes becomes the first Native American woman to win an Emmy in the supporting actress category.

A few months ago it looked like the show would battle “Fargo” for the top prize, but Netflix's bleak “Baby Reindeer” rose on the eve of nominations and is now the popular pick for best limited series, best actor for creator and star Richard Gad and his tormented, Best Supporting Actress for a Female Playing Jessica Gunning

Gadd's category also includes Andrew Scott for Netflix's “Ripley” and Jon Hamm, who won his second Emmy among nominations for supporting actor in a drama for “Fargo” and “The Morning Show.”

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