Emmys 2020: Comedy & Drama Series Increase To Eight Nominees At The Last Minute

Danielle Turchiano Senior Features Editor, TVEven with 71 years of history behind them, the Primetime Emmy Awards managed to find a way to still have a first: The first time the number of nominees in key categories wouldn’t be known until the nominations-round ballots were released.This year, due to the steady rise of the number of submissions in certain categories, the Television Academy announced that the number of drama and series nominees would be expanded to allow for eight, while others

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Michael Schneider Variety Editor at LargeA few weeks ago, I wrote about how the major Emmy categories should consider expanding their nominations to 10, given the sheer number of viable contenders in this age of peak TV. Indeed, that’s true for the comedy, drama, limited series and competition races, in which there will absolutely be a ton of snubs when the noms are announced on July 28.

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As we’ve chronicled over the past few weeks, there are a lot of questions surrounding the Emmys in regards to the Outstanding Comedy Series and Outstanding Drama Series nominations. Despite the news that there will be eight nominees in each category this year, there are still many deserving programs that will be snubbed.

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statement: "The increase in submissions is a reflection of the number of new voices, new television platforms and a tremendous growth in content from existing platforms across our industry."Despite production suspension resulting from COVID-19, there is a wealth of excellent work submitted for this year’s competition."Does this mean Doctor Who is finally going to break into the Outstanding Drama category? That'd be brilliant, indeed...Another big change from the previous year's show has also

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The Television Academy on Wednesday announced new rules for the 2020 Emmy Awards in response to what it says is a 15% increase in submissions; among them, the comedy and drama series categories will now receive 8 nominations each.In addition, the Academy laid out new criteria for determining how many nominations other categories will get.

As we remarked while focusing on the Emmy race for Outstanding Comedy series last week, thousands of Television Academy members spent months at home in front of their screen due to the coronavirus pandemic. All streaming services were up in regards to viewership across the board.

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