Emmy Awards presenters announced

In a statement on Monday, executive producer Don Mischer said 13 celebrities have been confirmed so far as trophy presenters for the August 25 awards.

The three Oscar-winning actors have small-screen credentials: Berry is starring in the summer series Extant, Roberts is nominated for the TV movie The Normal Heart and McConaughey is up for honours for the drama series True Detective.

Their willingness to dabble in TV is a sign of the medium’s creative strength and increasing appeal to top-tier actors and others in Hollywood.

Other presenters will include Emmy nominees Bryan Cranston of Breaking Bad, Woody Harrelson of True Detective, Julia Louis-Dreyfus of Veep, Julianna Marguilies of The Good Wife, Jim Parsons of The Big Bang Theory, Amy Poehler of Parks and Recreation and Kerry Washington of Scandal.

Also handling trophy duties are New Girl star Zooey Deschanel and music artists Adam Levine and Gwen Stefani, both part of The Voice.