Hosted by Stephen Colbert for the first time, the 69th PRIMETIME EMMY AWARDS are broadcast live from the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles on Sunday, September 17, 2017 from 8-11pm ET/5-8pm PT on CBS. Presenters include: Riz Ahmed, Anthony Anderson, Alec Baldwin, Jason Bateman, Jessica Biel, Edie Falco, Anna Faris, Allison Janney, Rashida Jones, Nicole Kidman, Debra Messing, Lea Michele, Shemar Moore, Kumail Nanjiani, Jim Parsons, Tracee Ellis Ross, Adam Scott, Oprah Winfrey, Reese Witherspoon, Iain Armitage, Alexis Bledel, Rachel Bloom, Matt Bomer, Carol Burnett, Dave Chappelle, Priyanka Chopra, James Corden, Viola Davis, Laura Dern, Mark Feuerstein, Jane Fonda, Jermaine Fowler, Chris Hardwick, Zoe Kravitz, Norman Lear, LL COOL J, Sonequa Martin-Green, Tatiana Maslany, Melissa McCarthy, Seth MacFarlane, Gerald McRaney, Seth Meyers, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Kaitlin Olson, Dolly Parton, Sarah Paulson, Jeremy Piven, Issa Rae, Craig Robinson, Gina Rodriguez, Anika Noni Rose, Emmy Rossum, Adam Scott, Lily Tomlin, Cicely Tyson, Gabrielle Union, BD Wong and Shailene Woodley. Also, Christopher Jackson will perform a touching "In Memoriam" tribute during the show.

On Thursday, July 13, 2017 the Nominations for the 69th Emmy® Awards were announced by the Television Academy in a ceremony hosted by Television Academy Chairman and CEO Hayma Washington along with Anna Chlumsky from the HBO series Veep and Shemar Moore from CBS’ S.W.A.T. This year’s seven Drama Series nominees include programs distributed across broadcast, cable and digital platforms: BETTER CALL SAUL, THE CROWN, THE HANDMAID'S TALE, HOUSE OF CARDS, STRANGER THINGS, THIS IS US and WESTWORLD. Nominations were also spread over distribution platforms in the Outstanding Comedy Series category, with newcomer ATLANTA joined by the acclaimed BLACK-ISH, MASTER OF NONE, MODERN FAMILY, SILICON VALLEY, UNBREAKABLE KIMMY SCHMIDT and VEEP. SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE and WESTWORLD led the tally for the most nominations (22) in all categories, followed by STRANGER THINGS and FEUD: BETTE AND JOAN (18) and VEEP (17). Leading the nominations in totals by platform were HBO (110), Netflix (91) and NBC (60).

The Creative Arts Emmy Awards aired Saturday, September 16 at 8pm ET/PT on FXX.

2017 EMMY® AWARDS GOVERNORS BALL FUN FACTS

What does it take to host a combined 8,800 guests at the Creative Arts Governors Ball events (September 9 & 10) and the Governors Ball (September 17)?

BALLROOM FACTS
• 8,500 guests
• 8,500 place settings
• 25,500 pieces of china
• 25,500 wine glasses
• 8,500 champagne flutes• 300 technicians
• 125 managers
• A venue the length of one football field and double the width at the Los Angeles Convention Center
• Over 32,000 square feet of carpet to cover the event space
• More than 5,000 man hours to prepare, install, and remove the carpet

FOOD & BEVERAGE FACTS
• 250 cooks in the kitchen each night
• 27 executive restaurant chefs on-site in the kitchen each night
• 50 bartenders each night
• 600 servers each night
• 2017 is the 22nd year Patina has prepared an exquisite meal for the Emmy Awards Governors Ball: 1995-1997 and 1999-2017
• Basic prep will begin at the Patina Central Catering kitchen over a five-day period by a crew of 50 people per day
• Most of the main courses and basic components will be cooked on-site in individual ovens at the Los Angeles Convention Center immediately before service
• 22 Convection Ovens
• 16 Stoves with 64 Burners
• 150 Service Trays
• 128 Transit Cabinets
• 4,250 lbs. heirloom tomatoes
• 4,250 Dinosaur Heart plums
• 600 lbs. red quinoa
• 450 lbs. leeks
• 45 lbs. purple basil
• 3,200 lbs. filet mignon
• 8,500 fresh black mission figs
• 1,200 lbs. red flame grapes
• 1,800 lbs. asparagus
• 900 lbs. purple marble potatoes
• 1,800 lbs. Yukon gold potatoes
• 280 lbs. sustainable sea bass
• 180 lbs. Porcini mushrooms
• 100 lbs. Bloomsdale spinach
• 180 lbs. celery root
• 200 lbs. Alunga milk chocolate
• 110 lbs. Fleur De Cao dark chocolate
• 110 lbs. Zephyr white chocolate
• 500 lbs. Griotte cherries
• 80 lbs. dulce de leche
• 8,500 fennel buds
• 3 lbs. 24 karat gold leaf
• 60 lbs. sugar

DÉCOR FACTS
• 2017 is the 20th year Sequoia Productions has produced the Emmy Awards Governors Ball: 1998-2017
• 5,000 paper tubes ranging in length from 2’ to 20’ will be used to create the ceiling installation
• 9,000 feet of ¼” black cable will be used to hang the tubes
• 350 Guest Tables
• 4,000 Chairs
• Floral centerpieces will utilize over 20,000 stems of large calla lilies and over 300 custom gold containers
• Each calla lily centerpiece will require the work of 2 floral designers
• Over 7,500 yards of custom woven, textured Metallic Gilt fabric will used to cover the 350 guest tables
• Over 3,000 yards of additional fabrics comprise the 8,500 napkins
• Over 1,000 yards of fabric will be used in the bar and dessert areas in combinations of shimmering Metallic Champagne, Gilt, Gold and Buff tones
• Over 4,000 total hours of design and preparation are required to produce these linens, including cutting and sewing each linen to fit each long dinging table perfectly
• Over one-half mile of steel tubing and 86 wheels will be used in the center stage turntable
• 1,200,000 pieces of gold glitter on the center stage
• 5,000 yards of fabric will cover the ceiling beams and truss structure
• 7,500 cable ties will secure all the black fabric in the room
• 20 miles of black thread will be used
• More than 250 curtain clips will secure the seams of the star drop drape panels
• 38,900 feet of cable are used for the lighting
• 12,800 zip ties
• 2,390 lbs. of sand for sandbags
• 364 low voltage pin spots and 300 Edison pendant lights

MENU BY PATINA CATERING

First Course
• Last of the Heirlooms: Local heirloom tomatoes, dinosaur plum, red quinoa, charred leek vinaigrette, balsamic jelly, basils, and sea salt

Main Course
• Pan Roasted Filet Mignon
• Mission figs, asparagus, purple marble potatoes, roasted red flame grapes, creamy horseradish puree, and whole grain mustard sauce

Dessert
• Alunga Brownie Bar
• Dulce de leche, roasted cherries, and cherry gel

NOMINATIONS FOR THE 2017 PRIMETIME EMMY AWARDS

OUTSTANDING COMEDY SERIES
“Atlanta”
“Black-ish”
“Master of None”
“Modern Family”
“Silicon Valley”
“Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt”
“Veep”

OUTSTANDING DRAMA SERIES
“Better Call Saul”
“The Crown”
“The Handmaid’s Tale”
“House of Cards”
“Stranger Things”
“This Is Us”
“Westworld”

OUTSTANDING TV MOVIE
“Black Mirror: San Junipero”
“Dolly Parton’s Christmas Of Many Colors: Circle Of Love”
“The Immortal Life Of Henrietta Lacks”
“Sherlock: The Lying Detective (Masterpiece)”
“The Wizard Of Lies”

OUTSTANDING LIMITED SERIES
“Big Little Lies”
“Fargo”
“Feud: Bette and Joan”
“The Night Of”
“Genius”

OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES
Sterling K. Brown (“This Is Us”)
Anthony Hopkins (“Westworld”)
Bob Odenkirk (“Better Call Saul”)
Matthew Rhys (“The Americans”)
Liev Schreiber (“Ray Donovan”)
Kevin Spacey (“House of Cards”)
Milo Ventimiglia (“This Is Us”)

OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES
Viola Davis (“How to Get Away with Murder”)
Claire Foy (“The Crown”)
Elisabeth Moss (“The Handmaid’s Tale”)
Keri Russell (“The Americans”)
Evan Rachel Wood (“Westworld”)
Robin Wright (“House of Cards”)

OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTOR IN A LIMITED SERIES OR A MOVIE
Riz Ahmed (“The Night Of”)
Benedict Cumberbatch (“Sherlock: The Lying Detective”)
Robert De Niro (“The Wizard of Lies”)
Ewan McGregor (“Fargo”)
Geoffrey Rush (“Genius”)
John Turturro (“The Night Of”)

OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTRESS IN A LIMITED SERIES OR A MOVIE
Carrie Coon (“The Leftovers”)
Felicity Huffman (“American Crime”)
Nicole Kidman (“Big Little Lies”)
Jessica Lange (“Feud”)
Susan Sarandon (“Feud”)
Reese Witherspoon (“Big Little Lies”)

OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES
Anthony Anderson (“Black-ish”)
Aziz Ansari (“Master of None”)
Zach Galifianakis (“Baskets”)
Donald Glover (“Atlanta”)
William H. Macy (“Shameless”)
Jeffrey Tambor (“Transparent”)

OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES
Pamela Adlon (“Better Things”)
Tracee Ellis-Ross (“black-ish”)
Jane Fonda (“Grace and Frankie”)
Lily Tomlin (“Grace and Frankie”)
Allison Janney (“Mom”)
Ellie Kemper (“Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt”)

OUTSTANDING REALITY-COMPETITION PROGRAM
“The Amazing Race”
“American Ninja Warrior”
“Project Runway”
“RuPaul’s Drag Race”
“Top Chef”
“The Voice”

OUTSTANDING VARIETY TALK SERIES
“Full Frontal With Samantha Bee”
“Jimmy Kimmel Live!”
“Last Week Tonight With John Oliver”
“Late Late Show With James Corden”
“Real Time With Bill Maher”

OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES
John Lithgow (“The Crown”)
Jonathan Banks (“Better Call Saul”)
Mandy Patinkin (“Homeland”)
Michael Kelly (“House of Cards”)
David Harbour (“Stranger Things”)
Ron Cephas Jones (“This Is Us”)
Jeffrey Wright (“Westworld”)

OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES
Ann Dowde (“The Handmaid’s Tale”)
Samira Wiley (“The Handmaid’s Tale”)
Uzo Aduba (“Orange Is the New Black”)
Millie Bobby Brown (“Stranger Things”)
Chrissy Metz (“This Is Us”)
Thandie Newton (“Westworld”)

OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES
Kate McKinnon (“Saturday Night Live”)
Vanessa Beyer (“Saturday Night Live”)
Leslie Jones (“Saturday Night Live”)
Anna Chlumsky (“Veep”)
Judith Light (“Transparent”)
Katheryn Hahn (“Transparent”)

OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES
Alec Baldwin (“Saturday Night Live”)
Louie Anderson (“Baskets”)
Ty Burrell (“Modern Family”)
Tituss Burgess (“Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt”)
Tony Hale (“Veep”)
Matt Walsh (“Veep”)

OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A LIMITED SERIES/TV MOVIE
Judy Davis, Feud: Bette and Joan
Laura Dern, Big Little Lies
Jackie Hoffman, Feud: Bette and Joan
Regina King, American Crime
Michelle Pfeiffer, The Wizard of Lies
Shailene Woodley, Big Little Lies

OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A LIMITED SERIES/TV MOVIE
Bill Camp, The Night Of
Alfred Molina, Feud: Bette and Joan
Alexander Skarsgard, Big Little Lies
David Thewlis, Fargo
Stanley Tucci, Feud: Bette and Joan
Michael Kenneth Williams, The Night Of

OUTSTANDING GUEST ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES
Hank Azaria, Ray Donovan
Brian Tyree Henry, This Is Us
Gerald McRaney, This Is Us
Ben Mendelsohn, Bloodline
Denis O’Hare, This Is Us
BD Wong, Mr. Robot

OUTSTANDING GUEST ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES
Alexis Bledel, The Handmaid’s Tale
Laverne Cox, Orange is the New Black
Ann Dowd, The Leftovers
Shannon Purser, Stranger Things
Cicely Tyson, How to Get Away with Murder
Alison Wright, The Americans

OUTSTANDING GUEST ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES
Becky Ann Baker, Girls
Angela Bassett, Master of None
Carrie Fisher, Catastrophe
Melissa McCarthy, Saturday Night Live
Wanda Sykes, Black-ish Kristen Wiig, Saturday Night Live

OUTSTANDING GUEST ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES
Riz Ahmed, Girls
Dave Chappelle, Saturday Night Live
Tom Hanks, Saturday Night Live
Hugh Laurie, Veep
Lin-Manuel Miranda, Saturday Night Live
Matthew Rhys, Girls

OUTSTANDING VARIETY SKETCH SERIES
“Billy On The Street”
“Documentary Now!”
“Drunk History”
“Portlandia”
“Saturday Night Live”
“Tracey Ullman’s Shows”

OUTSTANDING STRUCTURED REALITY PROGRAM
“Antiques Roadshow”
“Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives”
“Fixer Upper”
“Lip Sync Battle”
“Shark Tank”
“Who Do You Think You Are”

OUTSTANDING UNSTRUCTURED REALITY PROGRAM
“Born This Way”
“Deadliest Catch”
“Gaycation With Ellen Page”
“Intervention”
“RuPaul’s Drag Race: Untucked”
“United Shades Of America: With W. Kamau Bell”

You can find nominees in the remaining categories here.