Emmy Nominations 2013: Kerry Washington, Tina Fey, Amy Poehler Among Presenters
The 65th Primetime Emmy Awards are over two weeks away, but numerous celebrity presenters are being revealed.
According to Deadline, Kerry Washington, Diahann Carroll, Zooey Deschanel, Emily Deschanel, Anna Farris, Allison Janney, Tina Fey and Amy Poehler will all be presenting awards at this year's ceremony. Matt Damon and Michael Douglas are set to present as well. Most of the presenters are either nominated this year or have Emmy nomination history.
Washington earned her first Emmy nomination this year for Oustanding Lead Actress in a Drama for her role on ABC's "Scandal." If she wins, she'll be the first African American woman to do so. Her presenting partner Carroll is a four-time Emmy nominee. Season 3 of "Scandal" premieres Oct. 3.
"Bones" actress Emily Deschanel and her sister, "New Girl" star Zooey Deschanel will be presenting together. Zooey Deschanel was nominated for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy for "New Girl" in 2012, but wasn't nominated this year. Including her nomination, the first season of the Fox comedy racked up five nominations last year, but received zero nominations for its second season. Season 3 of "New Girl" premieres Sept. 17 while Season 9 of "Bones" premieres Sept. 16.
Farris and Janney, co-stars of the upcoming CBS comedy series "Mom," will present together. Janney has been nominated five times for her portrayal of C.J. Cregg on "The West Wing." Damon and Douglas starred in this year's "Behind the Candelabra." HBO's Liberace biopic garnered 15 nominations, including miniseries/movie lead actor nominations for Damon and Douglas.
Tina Fey and Amy Poehler, who co-hosted the Golden Globes in January, will pair up again as presenters. Fey, the creator and star of "30 Rock," has been nominated Outstanding Lead Actress for her portayal of Liz Lemon seven times, winning the award in 2008. She is nominated again for a final time this year. In 2009, "30 Rock" was nominated for 22 Emmys, the most of any comedy series in a single season. "Parks and Recreation" creator and star Poehler is nominated for a fourth time this year, for her portrayal of Leslie Knope. The NBC comedy, which returns for its sixth season on Sept. 26, was nominated for Outstanding Comedy in 2011.
"American Horror Story: Asylum" has the most Emmy nominations this year with 17. The telecast of the awards will air live from the Nokia Theatre L.A. on Sept. 22 at 8 p.m. ET on CBS.