JULIET BURKE AND JOAN HOLLOWAY TO PRESENT AT CREATIVE ARTS EMMYS; CREATIVE ARTS SUDDENLY RELEVANT
Showrunners will get the celeb treatment at the Aug. 21 Creative Arts Emmy Awards.
Presenters for this year's Creative Arts kudos -- the precursor to the following week's primetime Emmycast -- will feature some of TV's top showrunners, including Ryan Murphy ("Glee"), Damon Lindelof ("Lost"), Clyde Phillips ("Dexter"), Matthew Weiner ("Mad Men") and Steve Levitan ("Modern Family").
But the star wattage won't be diminished: The showrunners will be paired with talent from their series. Murphy will be joined on stage by Jane Lynch, for example, while Christina Hendricks will share the podium with Weiner; Elizabeth Mitchell will stand next to Lindelof; John Lithgow will join Phillips; and Rico Rodriguez will stand with Levitan.
Also confirmed: "Saturday Night Live" head writer and "Weekend Update" anchor Seth Meyers will be paired with Andy Samberg.
The presenters will also be assigned categories in which their shows earned a nomination.
The Creative Arts Emmy Awards are set for Saturday, Aug. 21; a two-hour special of highlights from the kudofest will air Aug. 27 on E!
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