year. stories that you love that go on year after year after year, sometimes decades long, that s unique to television. that doesn t happen with oscars or grammys or tonys or anything else. when they have to say goodbye after watching a show for a long time, it s like saying goodbye to a friend. reporter: all right, guys, the category to watch tonight is lead actor drama. will john finally take home the emmy? he s been nominated 15 times, 8 for mad men alone. will he be forever known as the susan lucchi of the prime time emmy awards or go home with the award? it all starts tonight at 7:00 p.m. on fox. michael tammera covering it for us there on the red carpet.