74th Primetime Emmy Awards
| 74th Primetime Emmy Awards | |
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| Presented by | Academy of Television Arts & Sciences |
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| Network | NBC |
The 74th Primetime Emmy Awards will honor the best in American prime time television programming from June 1, 2021, until May 31, 2022, as chosen by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (ATAS). The awards ceremony is planned to be held live on September 12, 2022, at a venue to be announced at a later date, and preceded by the 74th Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards on September 3 and 4. The ceremony will be broadcast in the United States on NBC, occurring on a Monday to accommodate NBC's Sunday Night Football coverage. Nominations are scheduled to be announced on July 12, 2022.[1][2]
This is the first year under a major realignment of the Primetime and Daytime Emmy Awards, where the two ceremonies' scopes will now revolve more around factors such as the themes, format, and style characteristics, instead of strictly dayparts.[3][4]
Ceremony information
Emmys realignment
In December 2021, the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (ATAS, also known as the Television Academy) and the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS) announced a major realignment of the Emmy Award ceremonies. This was in response to the growth of streaming television, which blurred the lines in determining which shows should fall under the Daytime or Primetime Emmys. The two ceremonies' scopes will now revolve around factors such as the themes and frequency of such programming, rather than strictly dayparts.[3][4]
Among the major changes that will take effect at the 49th Daytime Emmy Awards in June 2022 and at the 74th Primetime Emmy Awards in September 2022:[3][4]
- Daytime dramas, as defined as "any multi-camera, weekday daily serial, spin-off or reboot", remain at the Daytime Emmys but most other scripted dramas and comedies will have to enter into the Primetime Emmys. For example, the streaming limited series Days of Our Lives: Beyond Salem may still enter into the Daytime Emmys because it is a spin-off of the daytime soap opera Days of Our Lives,[5] but other programs such as The Bay would have to move to the Primetime Emmys.[6]
- Talk shows will now be divided between the Daytime and Primetime Emmys based on "format and style characteristics reflective of current programming in the daytime or late night space". Such programs may petition to switch ceremonies, such as the previous Daytime Emmy winner The Ellen DeGeneres Show, whose format is more similar to the late night talk shows awarded at the Primetime Emmys.[6]
- All children's programming categories have been moved to the new Children's & Family Emmy Awards.
- Categories for morning shows have been moved from the Daytime Emmys to the News & Documentary Emmy Awards or to the Daytime Emmys' talk show categories, depending on format.
Categories for game shows and instructional programming will remain split this year between the Daytime and Primetime Emmys, with their realignment to be determined in 2023.[3][4]
Other rule changes
Several other rule changes will be implemented for the ceremony. Most notably, programs will no longer be categorized as dramas or comedies based on runtime; instead, producers will determine where their programs are submitted, with the Television Academy reserving the right to review decisions. The distinction had previously been adjusted in 2015 to consider half-hour programs as comedies and hour-long programs as dramas. The exception to the new rule are programs under 20 minutes, which must be submitted in short-form categories. The Television Academy also revised the description for the Governors Award and clarified that limited series must fully resolve story arcs with "no on-going storyline and/or main characters in subsequent seasons".[7][8]
References
- ^ Schneider, Michael (December 17, 2021). "2022 Primetime Emmys Awards Season Calendar". Variety. Retrieved April 8, 2022.
- ^ Nordyke, Kimberly (April 6, 2022). "TV Academy Sets 2022 Emmys Date". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved April 6, 2022.
- ^ a b c d Hill, Libby (December 14, 2021). "Television Academies Announce Overhaul of Primetime and Daytime Emmy Award Categories". IndieWire. Retrieved April 8, 2022.
- ^ a b c d Andreeva, Nellie (December 14, 2021). "Emmys: Primetime & Daytime Awards Get Realigned Based On Genre Not Airtime; Dramas, Talk Shows & Game Shows Impacted". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved April 8, 2022.
- ^ Andreeva, Nellie (December 14, 2021). "Emmys: Outstanding Daytime Drama Series Category Could Have Rare 5 Nominees After Classification Change". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved April 8, 2022.
- ^ a b Schneider, Michael (December 14, 2021). "Emmys Realign Daytime and Primetime Categories by Genre, Redefining Drama, Talk Show, Game Show Distinctions". Variety. Retrieved April 8, 2022.
- ^ Schneider, Michael (December 20, 2021). "Emmy Rule Changes: Dramas and Comedies Will No Longer Be Determined By Hour or Half-Hour Length". Variety. Retrieved April 8, 2022.
- ^ Verhoeven, Beatrice (December 20, 2021). "Emmys Change Episode-Length Criteria for Comedy, Drama Series". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved April 8, 2022.
