Anthony Anderson, Lauren Graham to present 68th Emmy Awards nominations

Actors Anthony Anderson and Lauren Graham have been roped in to present the nominations for the 68th Emmy Awards on July 14.

The nominations will be presented from the Wolf Theatre at the Television Academy's Saban Media Center here.

Television Academy Chairman and CEO Bruce Rosenblum will join Anderson and Graham at the nominations ceremony, which will stream live on the Emmy website.

"Television is enjoying the most spectacular run in its history with breakthrough creativity, emerging platforms and dynamic new opportunities for our industry's storytellers. We are thrilled to have Anthony and Lauren on board to help kick-off what promises to be an extraordinary Emmy season," Rosenblum said in a statement.

Anderson currently stars as Andre Johnson in TV series "Black-ish", in which he is also an executive producer. The actor and comedian also starred in his own sitcom "All About the Andersons" and has projects like "K-Ville", "The Shield" and "Law & Order" to his credit.

Graham featured in hit TV show "Gilmore Girls" and is currently in production on revival for "Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life" on Netflix.

The 68th Emmy Awards, including the star-studded Red Carpet pre-show, will be telecast live on September 18. The show will be hosted by Jimmy Kimmel.

It will be simulcast in India on Star World, Star World HD, FX and Star World Premiere HD.

--IANS

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