Australian hopefuls Naomi Watts and Elizabeth Debicki will be joined by some nostalgic TV reunions on Monday morning as we’re treated to the second Emmy Awards this year.

Watts leads Australia’s nominations at the 76th annual Emmy Awards for performance as American socialite Babe Paley in the acclaimed Feud: Capote vs The Swans.

Australia’s Emile Sherman is also among the nominees as one of the team of producers behind British spy drama Slow Horses, which is up for several awards, including outstanding drama series.

Monday’s ceremony will be the second Emmys Awards held in 2024 after the 75th annual awards in January. They were delayed by the writers’ and actors’ strikes that brought television production in Hollywood to a halt for most of 2023.

Australian actor Sarah Snook was one of the big winners in January for her performance as Shiv Roy in Succession.

This time, historical drama Shogun and perennial favourite The Bear are lining up to dominate.

• See the full list of nominations here

Shogun, set in feudal Japan, has already won a record 14 awards last week at the Creative Arts Emmys, a precursor event that recognises guest actors and backstage crafts.

Among the favourites to add to that total for Shogun is New Zealand’s Anna Sawai, who is nominated for best actress.

The Bear, meanwhile, is tipped to win its second best comedy Emmy of the year, with Jeremy Allen White and co-star Ebon Moss-Bachrach expected to repeat their feats on January by claiming best comedy actor and supporting actor.

Ayo Edebiri, who won best supporting comedy actress for The Bear in January is vying for lead actress against Jean Smart, who has won the category twice already for her role as Deborah Vance in Hacks.

Also expected to feature among the winners is streaming sensation Baby Reindeer, in the limited series category.

Happy Days is marking its 50th anniversary. Photo: Paramount

Nostalgia time

The awards – to be hosted by father and son duo Eugene and Dan Levy of Schitt’s Creek fame – will honour programming that aired in the US between June 2023, and May 2024. But some recognisable casts of previous decades will feature prominently.

The 75th awards in January featured reunions of iconic TV shows  Ally McBeal, Grey’s Anatomy, Cheers, and The Sopranos.

On Monday we can expect to see reunions of the casts of Happy Days, which celebrates its 50th anniversary, and Saturday Live, which is casting for its 50th season.

Also expected to appear will be famous TV mums like Meredith Baxter (Family Ties), cops like Jimmy Smits (NYPD Blue), doctors like Zach Braff (Scrubs) and iconic villains like Giancarlo Esposito of Breaking Bad.

Dionne Harmon, a member of the Emmys producing team at Jesse Collins Entertainment, said the response to the retro appearances in January was “incredible and we felt like people really connected to the nostalgia”.

“We really focused on television shows that everyone loved in January and Sunday, we’re going to focus on the characters, individual characters from all kinds of shows,” she told Variety.

The cast of The West Wing is also tipped to appear. Photo: NBC

Although not confirmed, it’s widely tipped that the awards will honour political drama The West Wing, which marks its 25th anniversary.

The West Wing stars Martin Sheen, Allison Janney, Dulé Hill, Janel Moloney and Richard Schiff have been announced as presenters.

The Emmys will screen in Australia from 10am Monday (AEST) on Foxtel and Binge.