JB Smoove and Melissa Fumero Set to Announce This Year’s Emmy Nominations

variety.com:

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at LargeThe Television Academy is hoping to make it a blockbuster morning* with this year’s Emmy nominations announcement.

JB Smoove and Melissa Fumero — who star in the upcoming Netflix comedy series “Blockbuster” (along with Randall Park) — have been tapped to reveal this year’s noms on Tuesday, July 12, at 8:30 a.m.

PT.Like last year, the announcement for the 74th Emmy Awards nominations will take place virtually. Smoove, Fumero and TV Academy chairman and CEO Frank Scherma will reveal this year’s nods live online, via a stream 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.” Nomination voting for this year’s Emmys ended on Monday at 10 p.m.

PT. In what promises to be a competitive race to land a slot, the total number of submissions this year is up across most categories.