Emmy Voting Schedule Stays On Course Even As Show Date Remains Fluid Due To Strikes
deadline.comWith nominations for the 75th Primetime Emmy Awards revealed right on schedule Wednesday morning complete with the usual nominee reactions and interviews, it might be the last time this year’s crop of nominees actually gets to talk about their nominations before the voting period closes in what is known as Phase Two of Emmy season.
That is because a Television Academy spokesperson has confirmed that even in light of today’s announcement that SAG-AFTRA will be on strike as of midnight PT, the current schedule with ballots going out on August 17 and due back in on August 28 is going to remain in place.
At today’s SAG press conference, Chief Negotiator Duncan Crabtree-Ireland said in no uncertain terms that members would not be allowed to participate in any interviews, panels, FYC events, awards shows, etc.
In other words, their opportunity to campaign has ended, at least as long as the strike is in effect. There is much speculation, and with good reason, that the TV Academy and 2023 broadcast partner Fox will be forced to move the actual ceremony from its current September 18 airdate, possibly to November or January.
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