The red carpet for the 74th Emmy Awards is underway as everyone gets ready for showtime at 8 p.m. Eastern. “Saturday Night Live” veteran and first-time Emmy host Kenan Thompson told The Associated Press that he was planning to open the show “with a bang” ... but don’t expect Oscars slap-level drama in the Microsoft Theater. It should be, producers promised, a conflict-free night.

AP Television Writer Lynn Elber has a helpful overview of the show, which could see some historic wins if “Squid Game” and “Abbott Elementary” beat out “Succession” and “Ted Lasso” for best drama and comedy.

Follow along here for more on the night’s buzziest moments, coming to you live from the AP.

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7:26 p.m.

Henry Winkler, nominated for his portrayal of Gene Cousineau in HBO’s “Barry,” is wearing his “lucky tie” tonight. He sported the light lime green neckwear in 2018, when he won his very first Emmy -- best supporting actor in a comedy series -- for the same role.

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7:19 p.m.

“Hire women!” – “Only Murders in the Building” director Cherien Dabis, to the AP, on how to get more women behind the camera in television.

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7:10 p.m. ' Full Story

Elle Fanning Old Hollywood for Emmys, others in red zone

By LEANNE ITALIE

The Emmys red carpet kicked off in sticky Los Angeles with a strong show of red on the fashion carpet. Natasha Rothwell of “The White Lotus” chose red for a gown with balloon short sleeves and a hot commodity on fashion carpets — pockets! Megan Stalter also went for red in a sheer dress that celebrated her curves. Jen Tullock of “Severance” was in the red zone, a thigh high slit and structured sleeve number by Thierry Mugler, worn with drop pearl earrings. Mark Indelicato was in the red club, sort of. Indelicato’s hair was bright red and his black tux sported long split tails like a train.

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Ben Stiller isn’t worried about being banned from Russia, he told the AP on the Emmy carpet before the show. “I’ll take it,” he said. “It’s all right.”

“I’m a Goodwill Ambassador for the UNHCR,” Stiller said referencing the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees. “There’s over 100 million displaced people all over the world. So all of those people deserve a right to a home and be able to go back home and to be welcomed. That’s the message I like to put out there.”

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7:00 p.m.

“Euphoria” star Colman Domingo said he’s been celebrating his first Emmy nomination “all week long” and even had to take a few ibuprofen this morning because of all the dancing he’s been doing.

Colman wore a shimmering suit by Dolce & Gabbana, who he’s been collaborating with all season. “I wanted to feel like a king,” he said. “They brought that out with this number.” One of their earlier looks was a cream tuxedo that he said was a cross between Cary Grant and Teddy Pendergrass.

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Comfort was key for “Dopesick” star and nominee Kaitlyn Dever at her first Emmy Awards, she told the AP. She came sporting a red off-the-shoulder Naeem Khan dress chosen for her by her stylist Ryan Hastings.

“It feels almost like a heavy nightgown,” she said.

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6:40 p.m.

Jamie Tartt and Roy Kent might be on tenuous terms on “Ted Lasso” but off-camera Phil Dunster and Brett Goldstein were happy to mug for the cameras. Goldstein played the curmudgeon at first, giving Dunster a suspicious side-eye as he neared and photographers shouted, “Pretend like you like each other.” But he soon broke character and both ended up laughing with arms linked.

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6:39 p.m.

It’s hot and humid in Los Angeles this afternoon, but Laverne Cox gets to chill. The E! host has an air conditioner unit pointing at her, nominee Seth Meyers revealed while being interviewed on the gold carpet. Meanwhile, AP reporters witnessed suit-clad men are pushing a wheeled cooler full of bottled water along the carpet, moving deftly between the logjam of sweating stars and stopping frequently to grab and pass out the cool beverages.

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6:32 p.m.

“While she doesn’t leave him, I think she will eventually.” – Alexandra Daddario weighs in on the ultimate fate of her “White Lotus” character’s troubled marriage while talking to E! on the gold carpet.

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“Ozark” nominee Laura Linney wore a white and black-trimmed Christian Siriano gown to the Emmy Awards Monday night. She told the AP that, “The whole entertainment industry is at a crossroads of trying to figure out how to proceed in a whole new world... Television has had to sort of absorb much of the film industry and consequently, they’ve had to change their culture to satisfy the artistic needs of a different type of community. But consequently, television is better because of that.”

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“Hacks” breakout Megan Stalter arrived to the show in a nearly naked red slip dress to support her nominated co-stars, Jean Smart, Hannah Einbinder, Jane Adams, Harriet Samson Harris, Kaitlin Olson and Christopher McDonald.

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“Abbott Elementary” star and first time Emmy nominee Sheryl Lee Ralph said five days ago she didn’t have an outfit to the show, but designer Brandon Blackwood heard about it and came to her rescue.

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6:05 p.m. ET

Get your fashion fix on E! starting at 6 p.m. Eastern/3 p.m. Pacific for red carpet arrivals. Peacock’s stream from the carpet starts an hour later and NBC will air the show live while Peacock streams it in real time at 8 p.m. Eastern/5 p.m. Pacific. If you don’t have cable: Yes, Peacock has a seven-day free trial.

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Comedian Emily Heller was one of the early arrivals to the Emmy Awards with a statement outfit, literally: She had a sign with the words “Kick Me!” pinned to the back of her frock. It’s not a first for Heller who in 2018 carried a purse that said “gettyimages.”

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5:55 p.m. ET

There’s still more than two hours to get your own Emmys picks in, but if you’re stuck, take a leaf out of our experts’ book. AP’s Mark Kennedy and Lynn Elber discuss who will win and who should win from the highly competitive 25 awards presented during tonight’s telecast.

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5:52 p.m. ET

The gold carpet is ready for TV’s top stars at the #Emmys in downtown Los Angeles.

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