Julia Roberts, Matthew McConaughey, Bryan Cranston, Plus 10 More Confirmed for 2014 Emmy Awards

Julia Roberts, Matthew McConaughey, Bryan Cranston, Plus 10 More Confirmed for 2014 Emmy Awards
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Kristina Skorbach
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Matthew McConaughey, Julia Roberts, and Halle Berry are among the announcers at the upcoming Emmy Awards slated to premiere on August 25, 2014. 

In a statement released on Monday, August 11, executive producer of the awards ceremony, Don Mischer said 13 celebrities have been confirmed as trophy presenters.

The 66th Emmy Awards with host Seth Meyers will broadcast on NBC at 8pm EST on Monday, August 25, 2014.

The switch was made from Sunday to Monday for the premiere to avoid overlapping with Sunday night football game that’s also broadcast on NBC. The network also didn’t want the ceremony to clash with the MTV Music Video Awards that will be broadcast on Sunday night. 

The following is a list of confirmed presenters, according to the Emmy Awards official website:

Halle Berry – Oscar, Golden Globe, and Emmy-winning actress currently starring in the CBS series Extant

Bryan Cranston – Two-time Emmy, Tony (2014’s All The Way), and Golden Globe-winning actor, and Emmy-nominated star of AMC’s Breaking Bad

Zooey Deschanel – Three-time Golden Globe nominee and star of the FOX series New Girl

Woody Harrelson – Oscar winner, Emmy winner and nominee this year for his role in HBO’s True Detective

Adam Levine – Grammy-winning recording artist from Maroon 5, and the star of the NBC series The Voice

Julia Louis-Dreyfus – Golden Globe and four-time Emmy winner, as well as the Emmy-nominated star of HBO’s Veep

Julianna Margulies – Emmy and Golden Globe winner as well as the Emmy-nominated star of CBS' The Good Wife

Matthew McConaughey – Oscar and Golden Globe winner, and Emmy-nominated star of the HBO series True Detective

Jim Parsons – Golden Globe and three-time Emmy winner, as well as the Emmy-nominated star of CBS' The Big Bang Theory

Amy Poehler – Golden Globe winner and Emmy-nominated star of NBC’s Parks and Recreation

Julia Roberts –Oscar and Golden Globe winner, Emmy-nominated actress and star of HBO’s movie The Normal Heart

Gwen Stefani – Grammy winning recording artist as well as newest coach for the NBC series The Voice

Kerry Washington – Two-time Emmy nominee and star of ABC’s Scandal

Kristina Skorbach
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