Jun 11, 2026 5:23pm PT
AWARDS HQ Bonus Edition June 11, 2026: 555 program submissions across the 14 program categories this year, down 7.5% from 600 last year.
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Greetings from Variety Awards Headquarters! Today is June 11, 2026, which means nominations-round voting begins TODAY; it’s then 11 days until nominations-round voting ends on June 22 at 10 p.m.; and 27 days until Emmy nominations are announced on July 8. And looking far ahead, it’s 95 days until the 78th Emmy Awards on Sept. 14 on NBC.It all comes down to this! You’ve seen the shows (hopefully!), you’ve been to the panels, you’ve read the stories and you’ve watched the videos. Now it’s time to start marking that ballot. Choose wisely!Meanwhile, the hottest topic of the week (besides what sleeper contender might make its way in) is the fact that the TV Academy is splitting this year’s nomination announcement into two baskets — and it’s only recently that everyone realized how much that’s going to mess with tallies on July 8. As we wrote back in December, the TV Academy’s 2026 Emmy Awards Calendar includes a new tweak to how some category nominations will be announced. The bulk of nominations for the 78th Emmys will still be revealed on Wednesday, July 8. But there are approximately 13 artisans categories that rely on peer group screening panels — and in 2026, those nominations won’t be announced until the following week, on Wednesday, July 15. But what we didn’t really think about at the time was how that means shows and platforms won’t really have their final nomination tallies until July 15. And that has everyone figuring out right now how to present the semi-tally on July 8. We have 27 days to figure it out!In the meantime, let’s get going!
