Jimmy Kimmel named as host for the 2020 Emmy Awards, but few details on how the show will happen - ABC News

Jimmy Kimmel will host the 2020 Emmy Awards, one of the biggest events on the showbusiness calendar, but even he doesn't know how they'll happen.

"I don't know where we will do this or how we will do this or even why we are doing this, but we are doing it and I am hosting it," Kimmel said in a statement.

Key points:

• It will be the third time Jimmy Kimmel has hosted the Emmys
• Last year the ceremony had no host
• There are concerns coronavirus-related production delays will postpone the 2020 television season

ABC America gave no details for how the September 20 show, which hands out the highest honours in television, would be produced in an era when the coronavirus pandemic has forced the cancellation of multiple live events.

Scenarios under consideration include a completely virtual event or a combination of in-person elements, pre-recorded segments and online appearances, according to Hollywood trade publication Variety.

"We know Jimmy Kimmel will deliver a uniquely entertaining, funny and moving Primetime Emmys show," Karey Burke, president of ABC Entertainment, said in a statement.

The coronavirus epidemic shut down production of television shows and movies around the world in mid-March, and has forced the cancellation of film festivals and live concerts.

Hollywood grapples with coronavirus restrictions

Los Angeles county health officials last week gave the green light for film and TV production to resume under strict guidelines to contain the spread of coronavirus among cast and crews on crowded sets.

The Emmy Awards are usually held live in Los Angeles in front of an audience of A-list stars, and preceded by a red carpet.

It's unclear if a there will even be a red carpet at the 2020 ceremony.(Reuters)

It had been unclear whether the ceremony would go ahead this year.

Kimmel, the host of the Jimmy Kimmel Live! late-night talk show, has hosted the Emmys twice in the past.

Choosing him to emcee the ceremony reverses course from last year's no-host Emmys.

While the Emmys are plunging ahead as scheduled, other ceremonies are bowing to the pandemic's pressures.

The 93rd Academy Awards will be held on April 25, 2021, eight weeks later than planned, and the British Academy Film Awards are being shifted from February 2021 to April 11.

The Emmy Awards are considered a kick-off for the new TV season that traditionally begins in September, although coronavirus has forced production delays which have raised questions about whether shows will be ready to air as planned.

Nominations for the Emmys will be announced by the TV academy on July 28.

AP/Reuters

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