Richard Gadd, change your flight plans. The creator and star of HBO Max’s “Half Man” wound up with the series’ only Emmy nomination this year — via his supporting actor in a limited/anthology series or movie nod. But as of last week, that category will no longer be presented during NBC’s Emmy telecast on Sept. 14.
Last Thursday, the TV Academy Board of Governors voted to move five categories to the earlier Emmy ceremonies (no longer dubbed the “Creative Arts Emmys,” now they’re just “Emmys”): writing for a variety series, supporting actor and actress in a limited series or movie, directing for a limited series or movie and writing for a limited series or movie.
That means a lot of nominees who thought they were only attending the Sept. 14 Emmys might now be going to the Sept. 5 and Sept. 6 shows — or perhaps they’ll be attending multiple ceremonies, as many of the limited supporting actor and actress nominees (Jason Bateman, Dakota Fanning, David Harbour, Linda Cardellini and Nick Offerman among them) now have categories in both shows.
Of course, that’s a high-class problem to have — to be nominated for so many Emmys that you’re spending multiple nights at the Peacock Theatre. I’m sure those nominees can find sharp looks for a few Emmy outings. (Think about how many FYC events they attended just to get here!)
