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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

SECOND GROUP OF PRESENTERS ANNOUNCED FOR 70th EMMY® AWARDS SEPTEMBER 17

Recent 70th Emmy Award Winner RuPaul Charles To Join Samantha Bee, Connie Britton, Benicio Del Toro and Television’s Top Talent To Present During Television Industry’s Most Celebrated Night

(NoHo Arts District, Calif. – Sept. 12, 2018) — The Television Academy and Executive Producer Lorne Michaels today announced the second group of talent set to present the iconic Emmy statuette at the 70th Emmy® Awards on Monday, September 17.

The presenters include:

• (Escape at Dannemora) • Angela Bassett (9-1-1) • (Dirty John) • Samantha Bee (Full Frontal with Samantha Bee) – Outstanding Variety Talk Series, Outstanding Writing For A Variety Special • Connie Britton (Dirty John) • RuPaul Charles (RuPaul’s Drag Race) – 70th Emmy Award Winner for Outstanding Host For A Reality Or Reality-Competition Program • Benicio Del Toro (Escape at Dannemora) • Claire Foy () – Outstanding Lead Actress In A Drama Series • Hannah Gadsby (Hannah Gadsby: Nanette) • Ilana Glazer () • (Broad City) • Jimmy Kimmel (Jimmy Kimmel Live!) – Outstanding Variety Talk Series • (The Handmaid’s Tale) – Outstanding Lead Actress In A Drama Series, Outstanding Drama Series • Sarah Paulson (: Cult) – Outstanding Lead Actress In A Limited Series Or Movie • The Cast of Queer Eye, 70th Emmy Award Winner for Outstanding Structured Reality Program • Issa Rae (Insecure) – Outstanding Lead Actress In A Comedy Series • Andy Samberg ( Nine-Nine, ) • (The Crown) – Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Drama Series • (Escape at Dannemora)

The 70th Emmy Awards will telecast live from the Microsoft Theater in on Monday, September 17, (8:00-11:00 PM ET/5:00-8:00 PM PT) on NBC. Saturday Night Live’s Colin Jost and Michael Che will serve as co-hosts. The 70th Emmy Awards will be executive produced by Lorne Michaels (Saturday Night Live; The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon).

For more information, please visit emmys.com.

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Press Contacts:

Stephanie Goodell breakwhitelight (for the Television Academy) [email protected], 818-462-1150

Lindsay Scola Television Academy Sr. Director, Talent and Public Relations [email protected], (818) 754-2830

Traci Saulsberry Vice President, Alternative Programming, NBC Entertainment Publicity [email protected], (818) 777-6649

Alyssa Sales Director, NBC Entertainment Publicity [email protected], (818) 777-2845