Zendaya to present at Emmy Awards alongside Hollywood heavyweights

Hollywood's biggest stars will gather Monday night for the Primetime Emmy Awards, Emmy winners are chosen by the more than 27,000 writers, directors, performers, producers and craftspeople in the Television Academy.

Mariska Hargitay, star of NBC's drama "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit," will host the ceremony, breaking with a tradition of having a comedian serve as emcee.

The festivities will be broadcast live at 8 p.m. ET (0000 GMT on Tuesday) from downtown Los Angeles on NBC and stream on Peacock. Presenters will include Jon Hamm, Sally Field, Amy Poehler and Zendaya.

The Emmys offer a rare night of celebration as Hollywood grapples with production cutbacks, anxiety over artificial intelligence and the proposed Paramount Skydance , purchase of HBO owner Warner Bros Discovery, a deal that has divided the industry and faces legal challenges.

This year, the academy revamped the late-night comedy competition. 

Shows including "The ⁠Late Show with Stephen Colbert," which was canceled by CBS, and ABC's "Jimmy Kimmel Live" will compete for outstanding variety series in a category that could produce more than one winner. 

Under the academy's rules, each nominee is judged individually and any show with 90% approval receives an Emmy.