The nominations for the 74th Emmy Awards will be presented by JB Smoove and Melissa Fumero at a virtual ceremony slated for Tuesday, July 12, at 8:30 a.m. PDT.
Television Academy chairman and CEO Frank Scherma will join Smoove and Fumero at the nominations ceremony, which will stream live on Emmys.com.
“It’s been another exceptional year of television with an abundance of remarkable programs and performances,” said Scherma. “We are thrilled to have JB and Melissa on board to help us celebrate the extraordinary shows, producers, storytellers and talent that continue to shape and elevate our dynamic medium.”
Smoove is a writer, comedian and Emmy Award-winning actor best known for his standout role in HBO’s Curb Your Enthusiasm. His extensive television work includes The Last O.G. and Real Husbands of Hollywood. He can soon be seen in the Netflix comedy series Blockbuster alongside Fumero and Randall Park. Smoove has voiced characters on numerous projects, such as Amazon’s animated series Fairfax, and is featured on Hulu’s Woke as the hilarious “black marker.” On the big screen he has appeared in the Marvel blockbusters Spider-Man: Far From Home and Spider-Man: No Way Home as well as Date Night, Hall Pass, The Sitter, We Bought a Zoo and The Dictator.
Fumero, who recently completed an eight-year run on NBC’s award-winning comedy Brooklyn Nine-Nine, can soon be seen starring in Blockbuster. She is also starring in the upcoming independent film Bar Fight and can be heard voicing the character of “Melissa” in Marvel’s animated series M.O.D.O.K. for Hulu. Additionally, Fumero had a recurring role on the Netflix/POP series One Day At A Time and appeared on the HBO anthology series Room 104.
The 74th Emmy Awards will be broadcast live Monday, Sept. 12, (8-11 p.m. EDT/5-8 p.m. PDT) on NBC and will stream live for the first time on Peacock.
SMPTE elects board officers, regional governors
SMPTE®,the home of media professionals, technologists, and engineers, has revealed the board officers and regional governors who will serve terms beginning in January 2025.
Three new officers--Richard Welsh as SMPTE president, Eric Gsell as SMPTE executive VP, and Polly Hickling as SMPTE Education VP--have been elected for a two-year term from Jan. 1, 2025, to Dec. 31, 2026. One SMPTE officer, Lisa Hobbs, will be continuing her service as SMPTE secretary and treasurer for another two-year term. Additionally, Raymond Yeung will be stepping into the role of standards VP on Jan. 1, 2025.
“SMPTE’s membership has spoken,” said SMPTE interim executive director Sally-Ann D’Amato. “These officers have been tasked with an important responsibility, one each of them is prepared to tackle head-on. These next two years are looking bright for SMPTE!”
In addition to the officers, 10 regional governors were elected by the Society to serve two-year 2025-2026 terms.
These include the following regional governors, re-elected to continue their service:
Asia-Pacific Region Governor
Tony Ngai, Society of Motion Imaging Ltd.
EMEA - Central & South America Region Governor
Fernando Bittencourt, FB Consultant
United Kingdom Region Governor
Chris Johns, Sky UK.
USA - Central Region Governor
William T. Hayes, Consultant
USA - Eastern Region Governor
Dover Jeanne Mundt, Riedel Communications
USA - Western Region Governor
Jeffrey F. Way, Open Drives
Also elected were four newcomers to the SMPTE Board:
Canada Region Governor
Jonathan Jobin, Grass Valley
USA - Hollywood Region Governor
Allan Schollnick, Voxx... Read More