The Oscars did it, and now the Emmys will too. There will be no host at the ceremony honouring TV's best next month.

Fox Entertainment CEO Charlie Collier said Wednesday that going hostless allows more time to salute departing shows, including

The HBO fantasy saga, which ended its run this past season, is the top nominee with a record-setting 32 nominations.

Collier said producers would have considered possible hosts and checked on their availability for the Sept. 22 ceremony. The Fox executive didn't directly address whether anyone had declined.

The Emmy show rotates among the top broadcast networks.

Game of Thrones earns a record-breaking 32 Emmy nods

Game of Thrones has slashed its way to historic 32 Emmy Award nominations, including for best drama series, for its eighth and final season, with Canadians also among those in the running in top Emmy categories.

This image released by HBO shows Emilia Clarke in a scene from "Game of Thrones," that aired Sunday, May 5, 2019. In the third to last episode of HBO‚Äôs ‚ÄúGame of Thrones,‚Äù Mother of Dragons Daenerys Targaryen is suffering from a crisis of confidence. She is short on troops and dragons, short on strategies and short on friends. And her claim to the Iron Throne has weakened upon learning that Jon Snow, in fact, shares her royal Targaryen blood. (Helen Sloan/HBO via AP)

Game of Thrones Economics Confidence Matters

Game of Thrones leads this year's nominees for the Emmy Awards.

The Oscars ran into trouble when last year's planned host, Kevin Hart, stepped down following a backlash over his past homophobic tweets. The search for a replacement proved fruitless.

Oscars to go without host for 1st time in 30 years

For the first time in three decades, this year's Oscars ceremony will go ahead without an official host, an ABC television executive said on Tuesday.

Kevin Hart, a cast member, producer and co-writer of "Night School," poses at the premiere of the film, Monday, Sept. 24, 2018, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP)

LA Premiere of "Night School"

An Oscar statue appears at the 91st Academy Awards Nominees Luncheon in Beverly Hills, Calif., on Feb. 4. Oscars organizers have decided to go without a host for the Feb. 24 ceremony.

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The 71st Emmy Awards will air on Sept. 22.

This Sept. 18, 2016 file photo shows the main stage during the 68th Emmy Awards in Los Angeles. There will be no host at the ceremony honouring TV’s best next month.

Emmy Awards show won't have a host this year

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