Jimmy Kimmel confirms Emmy Awards will be virtual amid ongoing pandemic

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Jimmy Kimmel has confirmed the 2020 Emmy Awards will be taking place virtually, amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.The presenter, who is set to host the awards ceremony on September 20, 2020, penned a letter to nominees explaining that COVID-19 is preventing them from holding the Emmys as they had originally planned.“As you’ve probably guessed, we’re not going to be asking you to come to the Microsoft Theatre in downtown LA on September 20th,” Kimmel wrote in the letter, obtained by Variety. “This year, it’s still going to be TV industry’s biggest night out… but we’ll come to you!”Bosses are in the process of “assembling a top notch team of technicians, producers and writers to work closely with… you and your team, to make sure that we.