First Presenters Announced for 69th Emmy Awards

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

For the complete press release, click here.