Host Jimmy Kimmel speaks on stage in front of empty seats during the 72nd Emmy Awards broadcast. It looked like any awards show as Emmys host Jimmy Kimmel took the stage at the Staples Center in a tuxedo and started cracking jokes to laughter from famous audience members. While Kimmel was real as he opened the 72nd Emmy Awards on Sunday night, the audience was clearly phony, inserted from past footage. Nominees were represented by cardboard cutouts, and by Jason Bateman of “Ozark” pretending to be one. Kimmel then walked into a room where he was surrounded by dozens of nominees shown on video feeds from their homes, hotel rooms and other remote locations.

Source: The Standard September 21, 2020 02:59 UTC