Leslie Jones will host Emmy Awards 2020 nomination announcements

Leslie Jones is set to host this year’s 2020 Annual Primetime Emmy Awards nominations.

The SNL comedian, 52, will be taking the reins during the July 28th virtual announcement, the Television Academy announced Tuesday.

Other presenters will include Laverne Cox, Josh Gad and Tatiana Maslany.

TV fans can tune in to the nominations event at 11:30am EST/8:30am PST via on stream on Emmys.com.

Television Academy chairman and CEO Frank Scherma praised the small screen for its power to unite in a statement published via Variety.

‘Television has played an integral role in navigating these unprecedented times and has brought us together as we remain apart,’ he wrote.

‘We are honored to have these groundbreaking actors, producers and comedians announce this year’s Emmy nominees — whose extraordinary work has been vital to the evolution of the television landscape this season.’

The 72nd Annual Emmy Awards will be the first major awards show to take place since the coronavirus pandemic brought life as we know it to a halt in early spring.

The awards are currently scheduled for September 20th with Jimmy Kimmel as host, but there are few details about the event.

In mid June, Kimmel – who is also producing the 2020 Emmys – revealed in a statement that even he doesn’t know the plan ahead of the awards gala. 

He said:  ‘I don´t know where we will do this or how we will do this or even why we are doing this, but we are doing it and I am hosting it.’

The network said details on the show’s production will be announced soon. 

Choosing Kimmel to emcee the ceremony reverses course from last year’s no-host Emmys.

Kimmel is no stranger to hosting the gala event as he has served as master of ceremonies at the 64th in 2012 and 68th Emmy Awards in 2016.