Issa Rae, America Ferrera, Lena Waithe Among First Emmy Awards Talent
2:45 PM PDT 9/10/2020 by Lexy Perez
Oprah Winfrey, Anthony Anderson, Gabrielle Union and J.J. Watt are also set to make special appearances during the Sept. 20 show.
This year's 2020 Primetime Emmy Awards is welcoming a myriad of stars.
Anthony Anderson, America Ferrera, Issa Rae, Gabrielle Union, J.J. Watt, Lena Waithe and Oprah Winfrey were announced Thursday as stars set to make appearances during the awards show.
Additionally, Grammy-winning singer H.E.R. will make her debut to the Emmys for a special "In Memoriam" performance.
More talent joining the show will be announced at a later date.
For this year's ceremony, the most-nominated series was HBO's Watchmen, with 26 in all, followed by Amazon's The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel with 20. Netflix's Ozark and HBO's Succession each scored 18, while Disney+'s The Mandalorian, NBC's Saturday Night Live and Pop TV's Schitt's Creek each earned 15 noms.
Stars such as Zendaya, Paul Mescal and Cate Blanchett are among this year's first-time Emmy nominees.
The 72nd Emmy Awards will be hosted by Jimmy Kimmel, who will also serve as executive producer. The show will be broadcast at 5 p.m. PT/8 p.m. ET on Sept. 20 on ABC.
