The Television Academy originally scheduled the event for September.
Topline
The 75th Emmy Awards ceremony—originally scheduled for September 18—has been postponed until January 15, the Television Academy announced Thursday, as Hollywood continues to adjust amid strikes from screen actors and writers.Key Facts
The Emmys will now take place a day after the Critics Choice Awards and a week before Oscar nominations are scheduled to be announced, according to a joint announcement Thursday by the Television Academy and Fox.
The Creative Arts Emmys—originally scheduled for September 9 and 10—will now take place on January 6 and 7, before being televised on January 13.
Vendors for the event were notified the ceremony would be postponed in July, according to Variety, though no official announcement was made.
Surprising Fact
The postponement is the first for the Emmy Awards since 2001, when the September 11 terrorist attacks caused the ceremony to be moved to October 7.
