The Mail on Sunday

And the Emmy is awarded by... our presenter in a hazmat suit!

- From Caroline Graham IN LOS ANGELES

IT IS known as the ‘TV Oscars’ and is traditiona­lly one of the most glittering nights of the Hollywood year.

But tonight’ s 72 nd Em my Awards show in Los Angeles is promising to be one of the weirdest yet, with presenters ditching haute couture for hazmat suits and award-winners at home in bed wearing designer pyjamas.

The Crown star Olivia Colman, nominated for best actress, has already joked she might be in less-formal attire when she watches the show – starting at 1am BST on Monday – via Zoom from her London home, telling a friend: ‘The dress code is “come as you are” so at 1am I’m probably going to be in bed in my PJs.’

While most of the show will take place virtually from the Staples Center in Hollywood, some LA-based stars will receive their awards in person from presenters wearing designerbl­ack tux ed oh azmatsu its created by Katja Cahill, who normally conjures up costumes for America’s Got Talent.

‘It’s the only way to safely hand out awards during a pandemic,’ a source working on the Emmys said last night. ‘We’ve had the hazmat suits specially designed in black with white cuffs. It’s very 2020.’

The source added that producers at ABC sent 130 cameras to 20 cities in ten different countries: ‘Stars like Paul Mescal and Olivia Coleman will be filming themselves and sending it in. What could possibly go wrong?’

Oscar winner Ms Colman is up against fellow Brit, Killing Eve’s Jodie Comer, in the Lead Actress – Drama Series category, but the favourite to win the award is Jennifer Aniston for The Morning Show.

Meanwhile Normal People’s Paul Mescal is favourite to win Outstandin­g Lead Actor for a limited series or movie, and vowed to wear a jacket ‘regardless of how late it is’.

Other nominees include Helena Bonham Carter (best supporting actress for The Crown) and Matthew Macfadyen (best supporting actor for Succession).

The Em my sis the first major awards show since Covid- 19 shut down Hollywood. If successful, it is expected to become a roadmap for other ceremonies such as next year’s Oscars.

 ??  ?? UNIQUE: One of the tuxedo hazmat suits to be worn by presenters at this year’s Emmys
UNIQUE: One of the tuxedo hazmat suits to be worn by presenters at this year’s Emmys

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