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Ahead of the Emmy nomination voting on Thursday, the Television Academy has revised its Emmy rules regarding submissions and nominee numbers. This update will significantly impact the scripted variety category, which includes “Last Week Tonight With John Oliver” and “Saturday Night Live.”
The new Rules and Procedures document on the Emmys website, updated on May 22, details changes under the Nominations Procedures section. Previously, categories with fewer than 20 submissions required contenders to be screened by a peer group, with nominees needing at least 90% approval. If no submissions met this threshold, the highest vote-getter would be declared the winner.
The updated rules have lowered the nomination threshold from 90% to 70%, as well as capped the number of potential nominees at two.
In 2023, the scripted variety category had 12 submissions, resulting in three nominees. This year, Variety has been tracking only four expected submissions: last year’s winner John Oliver, “SNL,” CBS’s “After Midnight...
The new Rules and Procedures document on the Emmys website, updated on May 22, details changes under the Nominations Procedures section. Previously, categories with fewer than 20 submissions required contenders to be screened by a peer group, with nominees needing at least 90% approval. If no submissions met this threshold, the highest vote-getter would be declared the winner.
The updated rules have lowered the nomination threshold from 90% to 70%, as well as capped the number of potential nominees at two.
In 2023, the scripted variety category had 12 submissions, resulting in three nominees. This year, Variety has been tracking only four expected submissions: last year’s winner John Oliver, “SNL,” CBS’s “After Midnight...
- 6/13/2024
- by Clayton Davis
- Variety Film + TV
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We will update this article throughout the season, along with all our predictions, so make sure to keep checking IndieWire for the latest news from the 2024 Emmys race. The nomination round of voting takes place from June 13 to June 24, with the official Emmy nominations announced Wednesday, July 17. Afterwards, final voting commences on August 15 and ends the night of August 26. The 76th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards are set to take place on Sunday, September 15, and air live on ABC at 8:00 p.m. Et/ 5:00 p.m. Pt.
See our previous thoughts on what to expect at the 76th Primetime Emmy Awards here.
The State of the Race
Out goes “John Mulaney Presents: Everybody’s in L.A.” in the Outstanding Scripted Variety Series race, and in comes “The Magic Prank Show with Justin Willman” (though the Netflix series not being on the streaming service’s own For Your Consideration webpage...
See our previous thoughts on what to expect at the 76th Primetime Emmy Awards here.
The State of the Race
Out goes “John Mulaney Presents: Everybody’s in L.A.” in the Outstanding Scripted Variety Series race, and in comes “The Magic Prank Show with Justin Willman” (though the Netflix series not being on the streaming service’s own For Your Consideration webpage...
- 5/25/2024
- by Marcus Jones
- Indiewire
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