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Emmy Rule Change Will Allow Actors and Actresses to Be Recognized as 'Performer'

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Emmy Awards are making some changes ahead of the 2021 ceremony. On Monday, The Television Academy's Board of Governors announced the option for a gender neutral classification on nomination certificates and Emmy statuettes.«Now, nominees and (or) winners in any performer category titled 'Actor' or 'Actress' may request that their nomination certificate and Emmy statuette carry the term 'Performer' in place of Actor or Actress,» the Academy said, adding that such categories have never had «a gender requirement for submissions.»star Asia Kate Dillon, who identifies as nonbinary, has previously spoken out about gender rules at award shows.The TCA Awards already have gender neutral categories, while the MTV Movie & TV Awards opted to nix.

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