One of the most exciting and glamorously pumped events is the awards night. Fans of the actors and creators of the art can share their love for their favorites and watch them get appreciated in front of the whole world. Amidst the SAG-AFTRA and WGA strike, there was a huge hype around the Emmy Awards 2023. However, there is a saddening update about the glamorous event.

September 18 was the day when the grand event was supposed to be held to appreciate the art and artists. But this year’s Emmys are facing a little setback courtesy of the ongoing strike. Fox and the Television Academy finally decided to postpone the 75th Emmy Awards this year and push it to January 2024. Although there is not a fixed date announced as it will take a week or two to finalize the date yet.

Fox will broadcast this year’s big event whereas the Television Academy administers the Emmys. Both parties took a joint decision to postpone the event until the labor issues get settled, per The New York Times. Early in May, writers put their pens down. On the 14th of July, actors also joined the picket lines, which resulted in a hurdle in organizing the glam night of the year.

This is not the first time the Emmys faced delay. In the year 2001, the prestigious award night faced a huge setback as well.

Emmy Awards 2023 is not the first delay

The strike marked the biggest fall out of Hollywood as, after 60 years, actors and writers came together once again. However, it also affected the production of a lot of shows and movies. Now, while it is moving beyond that, in 2001, the same situation happened with the Emmys, but for different reasons. Traditionally, the award night takes place in the month of either August or September. But because of the terrorist attack on the 11th of September, 2001, the committees postponed the event and held it in November later that year.

This latest situation marks the historic changes in Hollywood. Although the nominations for this year’s events have already been announced. Amidst the nominees, Sydney Sweeney’s The White Lotus has found its place. Moreover, shows like Succession and The Last of Us are also on the list. Interestingly, Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney’s Welcome to Wrexham also got its first Emmy nomination this year.

While HBO has become this year’s leading network to get the most nominations, fans will have to wait a little more to find the winner of them all. Until then, share your thoughts about the delay in the comments below.