Kit Harington, Laverne Cox, Chris Rock Topline Second Wave of Emmys Presenters

Tracee Ellis Ross, Jeffrey Tambor, Kerry Washington and others will also hand out some statues

Emmys Presenters 2

The 68th Emmys are guaranteed to be chock-full of TV talent, and another wave of presenters was unveiled Wednesday morning by host-broadcaster ABC.

Below is the new blood; click here for the first wave, which included Priyanka Chopra, James Corden, Taraji P. Henson, Michael Weatherly and others.

Laverne Cox – Previous Emmy nominee, star of “Orange is the New Black” (Netflix) and “Rocky Picture Show” (Fox)
Tracee Ellis Ross – 68th Emmy Award nominee for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series – “black-ish” (ABC)
America Ferrera – Emmy, Golden Globe, SAG winner and star of “Superstore” (NBC)
Kit Harington – 68th Emmy Award nominee for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series – “Game of Thrones” (HBO)
Matt LeBlanc – Previous seven-time Emmy nominee, Golden Globe winner, star of “Man With a Plan” (CBS) and “Episodes” (Showtime)
Joel McHale – Previous Emmy nominee and star of “The Great Indoors” (CBS)
Mandy Moore – MTV Movie Award, Teen Choice Award winner and star of “This is Us” (NBC)
Chris Rock – Two 68th Emmy Award nominations for Outstanding Directing for a Variety Special – “Amy Schumer: Live at the Apollo” (HBO) and Outstanding Special Class Program as the host of “The Oscars” (ABC)
Keri Russell – 68th Emmy Award nominee for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series – “The Americans” (FX)
Jeffrey Tambor – 68th Emmy Nominee for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series – “Transparent” (Amazon); previous Emmy and Golden Globe winner.
Kerry Washington – Two 68th Emmy Award nominations as executive producer and as Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Movie for “Confirmation” (HBO); previous two-time Emmy nominee and star of “Scandal” (ABC)
Damon Wayans – Previous three-time Emmy nominee and star of “Lethal Weapon” (FOX)
Constance Wu – Critics’ Choice Award nominee and star of “Fresh Off the Boat” (ABC)

Produced by Don Mischer Productions, the 68th Emmy Awards will be hosted by Jimmy Kimmel.

“Countdown to the Emmy Awards: Red Carpet Live” kicks the whole thing off at 7 p.m. ET/4 p.m. PT on Sunday, September 18. The awards show itself runs from 8 p.m. to 11 p.m. ET.

The telecast will air live on ABC from the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles.

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