Viewers who tune in to look at the Primetime Emmy Awards in September on NBC will see considerably fewer awards handed out.
The Tv Academy has voted to maneuver 5 classes from the primetime telecast, which takes place September 14, to the Inventive Arts Emmys, which occur September 5-6
The classes making the transfer are: Writing for a Selection Sequence, Supporting Actor and Actress in a Restricted Sequence or Film, Directing for a Restricted Sequence or Film, and Writing for a Restricted Sequence or Film.
It’s a transfer that’s prone to infuriate the guilds together with the WGA, DGA and SAG-AFTRA.
The nominees for Writing for a Selection Sequence are Jimmy Kimmel Dwell!, Final Week Tonight with John Oliver and The Late Present with Stephen Colbert.
Supporting Actress in a Restricted Sequence or Film is DTF St. Louis’ Linda Cardellini, All Her Fault’s Dakota Fanning, Monster’s Laurie Metcalf, DTF St. Louis’ Pleasure Sunday, Beef’s Youn Yuh-jung and Love Story’s Constance Zimmer.
Supporting Actor in a Restricted Sequence or Film is DTF St. Louis’ Jason Bateman, Richard Jenkins and David Harbour, Half Man’s Richard Gadd, Beef’s Charles Melton and Loss of life By Lightning’s Nick Offerman.
Writing for a Restricted Sequence or Film is All Her Fault’s Megan Gallagher, The Beast In Me’s Gabe Rotter and Daniel Pearle, Beef’s Lee Sung Jin, Loss of life By Lightning’s Mike Makowsky and DTF St. Louis’ Steven Conrad.
Directing for a Restricted Sequence or Film is Beef’s Jake Schreier and Lee Sung Jin, Black Rabbit’s Jason Bateman and DTF St. Louis’ Steven Conrad.
“The Tv Academy is dedicated to delivering a recent new tackle the Emmys broadcast, with a give attention to leisure that celebrates tv exhibits, artists and moments audiences love whereas honoring glorious work from the previous 12 months. Given the extraordinary breadth of labor acknowledged annually and the restricted time accessible inside a three-hour broadcast, a choose variety of classes will probably be transferring to the Emmy ceremonies going down the week previous to the telecast. This considerate evolution ensures this 12 months’s NBC ceremony and future broadcasts stay deeply participating and tailor-made to the tv viewers,” the Academy famous Friday.
The TV Academy has set the roster of 2026 Emmy classes that will probably be awarded over all three nights.
2026 Inventive Arts Emmy Awards Classes
Saturday, September 5
*Listed in alphabetical order
1. OUTSTANDING CASTING FOR A REALITY PROGRAM
2. OUTSTANDING CHOREOGRAPHY FOR VARIETY OR REALITY PROGRAMMING
3. OUTSTANDING CINEMATOGRAPHY FOR A NONFICTION PROGRAM
4. OUTSTANDING CINEMATOGRAPHY FOR A REALITY PROGRAM
5. OUTSTANDING COMMERCIAL
6. OUTSTANDING COSTUMES FOR VARIETY, NONFICTION OR REALITY PROGRAMMING
7. OUTSTANDING DIRECTING FOR A DOCUMENTARY/NONFICTION PROGRAM
8. OUTSTANDING DIRECTING FOR A REALITY PROGRAM
9. OUTSTANDING DIRECTING FOR A VARIETY SERIES
10. OUTSTANDING DIRECTING FOR A VARIETY SPECIAL
11. OUTSTANDING DOCUMENTARY OR NONFICTION SERIES
12. OUTSTANDING DOCUMENTARY OR NONFICTION SPECIAL
13. OUTSTANDING EMERGING MEDIA PROGRAM
14. EXCEPTIONAL MERIT IN DOCUMENTARY FILMMAKING
15. OUTSTANDING GAME SHOW
16. OUTSTANDING HAIRSTYLING FOR A VARIETY, NONFICTION OR REALITY PROGRAM
17. OUTSTANDING HOST FOR A GAME SHOW
18. OUTSTANDING HOST FOR A REALITY OR REALITY COMPETITION PROGRAM
19. OUTSTANDING HOSTED NONFICTION SERIES OR SPECIAL
20. OUTSTANDING INNOVATION IN EMERGING MEDIA PROGRAMMING
21. OUTSTANDING LIGHTING DESIGN/LIGHTING DIRECTION FOR A SERIES
22. OUTSTANDING LIGHTING DESIGN/LIGHTING DIRECTION FOR A SPECIAL
23. OUTSTANDING MAKEUP FOR A VARIETY, NONFICTION OR REALITY PROGRAM
24. OUTSTANDING MUSIC COMPOSITION FOR A DOCUMENTARY/NONFICTION OR REALITY PROGRAM (ORIGINAL DRAMATIC SCORE)
25. OUTSTANDING MUSIC DIRECTION
26. OUTSTANDING NARRATOR
27. OUTSTANDING PERFORMER IN A SHORT FORM COMEDY OR DRAMA SERIES
28. OUTSTANDING PICTURE EDITING FOR A NONFICTION PROGRAM
29. OUTSTANDING PICTURE EDITING FOR A STRUCTURED REALITY OR COMPETITION PROGRAM
30. OUTSTANDING PICTURE EDITING FOR AN UNSTRUCTURED REALITY PROGRAM
31. OUTSTANDING PICTURE EDITING FOR VARIETY PROGRAMMING
32. OUTSTANDING PICTURE EDITING FOR VARIETY PROGRAMMING (SEGMENT)
33. OUTSTANDING PRODUCTION DESIGN FOR A VARIETY SPECIAL
34. OUTSTANDING PRODUCTION DESIGN FOR A VARIETY OR REALITY SERIES
35. OUTSTANDING SHORT FORM COMEDY, DRAMA OR VARIETY SERIES
36. OUTSTANDING SHORT FORM NONFICTION OR REALITY SERIES
37. OUTSTANDING SOUND EDITING FOR A NONFICTION OR REALITY PROGRAM
38. OUTSTANDING SOUND MIXING FOR A NONFICTION PROGRAM
39. OUTSTANDING SOUND MIXING FOR A REALITY PROGRAM
40. OUTSTANDING SOUND MIXING FOR A VARIETY SERIES OR SPECIAL
41. OUTSTANDING STRUCTURED REALITY PROGRAM
42. OUTSTANDING TECHNICAL DIRECTION AND CAMERAWORK FOR A SERIES
43. OUTSTANDING TECHNICAL DIRECTION AND CAMERAWORK FOR A SPECIAL
44. OUTSTANDING UNSTRUCTURED REALITY PROGRAM
45. OUTSTANDING VARIETY SPECIAL (LIVE)
46. OUTSTANDING VARIETY SPECIAL (PRE-RECORDED)
47. OUTSTANDING WRITING FOR A NONFICTION PROGRAM
48. OUTSTANDING WRITING FOR A VARIETY SERIES
49. OUTSTANDING WRITING FOR A VARIETY SPECIAL
Sunday, September 6
1. OUTSTANDING ANIMATED PROGRAM
2. OUTSTANDING CASTING FOR A COMEDY SERIES
3. OUTSTANDING CASTING FOR A DRAMA SERIES
4. OUTSTANDING CASTING FOR A LIMITED OR ANTHOLOGY SERIES OR MOVIE
5. OUTSTANDING CHARACTER VOICE-OVER PERFORMANCE
6. OUTSTANDING CHOREOGRAPHY FOR SCRIPTED PROGRAMMING
7. OUTSTANDING CINEMATOGRAPHY FOR A LIMITED OR ANTHOLOGY SERIES OR MOVIE
8. OUTSTANDING CINEMATOGRAPHY FOR A SERIES (HALF-HOUR)
9. OUTSTANDING CINEMATOGRAPHY FOR A SERIES (ONE HOUR)
10. OUTSTANDING CONTEMPORARY COSTUMES FOR A SERIES
11. OUTSTANDING CONTEMPORARY COSTUMES FOR A LIMITED OR ANTHOLOGY SERIES OR MOVIE
12. OUTSTANDING CONTEMPORARY HAIRSTYLING
13. OUTSTANDING CONTEMPORARY MAKEUP (NON-PROSTHETIC)|
14. OUTSTANDING DIRECTING FOR A LIMITED OR ANTHOLOGY SERIES OR MOVIE
15. OUTSTANDING FANTASY/SCI-FI COSTUMES
16. OUTSTANDING GUEST ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES
17. OUTSTANDING GUEST ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES
18. OUTSTANDING GUEST ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES
19. OUTSTANDING GUEST ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES
20. OUTSTANDING INDIVIDUAL ACHIEVEMENT IN ANIMATION
21. OUTSTANDING MOTION DESIGN
22. OUTSTANDING MOVIE
23. OUTSTANDING MUSIC COMPOSITION FOR A LIMITED OR ANTHOLOGY SERIES, MOVIE OR SPECIAL (ORIGINAL DRAMATIC SCORE)
24. OUTSTANDING MUSIC COMPOSITION FOR A SERIES (ORIGINAL DRAMATIC SCORE)
25. OUTSTANDING MUSIC SUPERVISION
26. OUTSTANDING ORIGINAL MAIN TITLE THEME MUSIC
27. OUTSTANDING ORIGINAL MUSIC AND LYRICS
28. OUTSTANDING PERIOD OR FANTASY/SCI-FI HAIRSTYLING
29. OUTSTANDING PERIOD OR FANTASY/SCI-FI MAKEUP (NON-PROSTHETIC)
30. OUTSTANDING PERIOD COSTUMES
31. OUTSTANDING PICTURE EDITING FOR A DRAMA SERIES
32. OUTSTANDING PICTURE EDITING FOR A MULTI-CAMERA COMEDY SERIES
33. OUTSTANDING PICTURE EDITING FOR A SINGLE-CAMERA COMEDY SERIES
34. OUTSTANDING PICTURE EDITING FOR A LIMITED OR ANTHOLOGY SERIES OR MOVIE
35. OUTSTANDING PRODUCTION DESIGN FOR A NARRATIVE CONTEMPORARY PROGRAM (ONE HOUR OR MORE)
36. OUTSTANDING PRODUCTION DESIGN FOR A NARRATIVE PERIOD OR FANTASY PROGRAM (ONE HOUR OR MORE)
37. OUTSTANDING PRODUCTION DESIGN FOR A NARRATIVE PROGRAM (HALF-HOUR)
38. OUTSTANDING PROSTHETIC MAKEUP
39. OUTSTANDING SOUND EDITING FOR A COMEDY OR DRAMA SERIES (HALF-HOUR) AND ANIMATION
40. OUTSTANDING SOUND EDITING FOR A COMEDY OR DRAMA SERIES (ONE HOUR)
41. OUTSTANDING SOUND EDITING FOR A LIMITED OR ANTHOLOGY SERIES, MOVIE OR SPECIAL
42. OUTSTANDING SOUND MIXING FOR A COMEDY OR DRAMA SERIES (HALF-HOUR) AND ANIMATION
43. OUTSTANDING SOUND MIXING FOR A COMEDY OR DRAMA SERIES (ONE HOUR)
44. OUTSTANDING SOUND MIXING FOR A LIMITED OR ANTHOLOGY SERIES OR MOVIE
45. OUTSTANDING SPECIAL VISUAL EFFECTS IN A SEASON OR A MOVIE
46. OUTSTANDING SPECIAL VISUAL EFFECTS IN A SINGLE EPISODE
47. OUTSTANDING STUNT COORDINATION FOR COMEDY PROGRAMMING
48. OUTSTANDING STUNT COORDINATION FOR DRAMA PROGRAMMING
49. OUTSTANDING STUNT PERFORMANCE
50. OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A LIMITED OR ANTHOLOGY SERIES OR MOVIE
51. OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A LIMITED OR ANTHOLOGY SERIES OR MOVIE
52. OUTSTANDING TITLE DESIGN 53. OUTSTANDING WRITING FOR A LIMITED OR ANTHOLOGY SERIES OR MOVIE
2026 Primetime Emmy Awards Classes
Monday, September 14, 2026
1. OUTSTANDING COMEDY SERIES
2. OUTSTANDING DIRECTING FOR A COMEDY SERIES
3. OUTSTANDING DIRECTING FOR A DRAMA SERIES
4. OUTSTANDING DRAMA SERIES
5. OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES
6. OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES
7. OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTOR IN A LIMITED OR ANTHOLOGY SERIES OR MOVIE
8. OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES
9. OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES
10. OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTRESS IN A LIMITED OR ANTHOLOGY SERIES OR MOVIE
11. OUTSTANDING LIMITED OR ANTHOLOGY SERIES
12. OUTSTANDING REALITY COMPETITION PROGRAM
13. OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES
14. OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES
15. OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES
16. OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES
17. OUTSTANDING VARIETY SERIES
18. OUTSTANDING WRITING FOR A COMEDY SERIES
19. OUTSTANDING WRITING FOR A DRAMA SERIES
