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The Television Academy announced on Friday (July 17) the 19 categories to be presented during the 78th annual Emmy Awards telecast on Monday Sept. 14 and the 102 categories – you read that right – to be presented the previous weekend.
The Academy is moving five awards from the main telecast to the pre-telecast awards – 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.
The seven music categories have long been awarded at the pre-telecast awards, as have two high-profile variety categories – outstanding variety special (live) and outstanding variety special (pre-recorded) – that rightfully should be presented on the telecast.
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The nominees for outstanding variety special (pre-recorded) are Dave Chappelle: The Unstoppable… (Netflix), The Muppet Show (Disney+), Nikki Glaser: Good Girl (Hulu), Taylor Swift | The Eras Tour | The Final Show (Disney+) and Wicked: One Wonderful Night (NBC).
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The 78th Emmy Awards telecast, hosted by Emmy winner Mariska Hargitay, will air live coast-to-coast on NBC on Monday, Sept. 14, at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT from the Peacock Theater at L.A. Live. It will also stream on Peacock. The pre-telecast ceremonies will take place on Saturday, Sept. 5, and Sunday, Sept. 6.
Here’s a complete list of categories that will be presented on each of the three nights. Music and key variety categories are bolded.
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Saturday Sept. 5 (49 categories)
Outstanding casting for a reality program
Outstanding choreography for variety or reality programming
Outstanding cinematography for a nonfiction program
Outstanding cinematography for a reality program
Outstanding commercial
Outstanding costumes for variety, nonfiction or reality programming
Outstanding directing for a documentary/nonfiction program
Outstanding directing for a reality program
Outstanding directing for a variety series
Outstanding directing for a variety special
Outstanding documentary or nonfiction series
Outstanding documentary or nonfiction special
Outstanding emerging media program
Exceptional merit in documentary filmmaking
Outstanding game show
Outstanding hairstyling for a variety, nonfiction or reality program
Outstanding host for a game show
Outstanding host for a reality or reality competition program
Outstanding hosted nonfiction series or special
Outstanding innovation in emerging media programming
Outstanding lighting design/lighting direction for a series
Outstanding lighting design/lighting direction for a special
Outstanding makeup for a variety, nonfiction or reality program
Outstanding music composition for a documentary/nonfiction or reality program (original dramatic score)
Outstanding music direction
Outstanding narrator
Outstanding performer in a short form comedy or drama series
Outstanding picture editing for a nonfiction program
Outstanding picture editing for a structured reality or competition program
Outstanding picture editing for an unstructured reality program
Outstanding picture editing for variety programming
Outstanding picture editing for variety programming (segment)
Outstanding production design for a variety special
Outstanding production design for a variety or reality series
Outstanding short form comedy, drama or variety series
Outstanding short form nonfiction or reality series
Outstanding sound editing for a nonfiction or reality program
Outstanding sound mixing for a nonfiction program
Outstanding sound mixing for a reality program
Outstanding sound mixing for a variety series or special
Outstanding structured reality program
Outstanding technical direction and camerawork for a series
Outstanding technical direction and camerawork for a special
Outstanding unstructured reality program
Outstanding variety special (live)
Outstanding variety special (pre-recorded)
Outstanding writing for a nonfiction program
Outstanding writing for a variety series
Outstanding writing for a variety special
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Sunday, Sept. 6 (53 categories)
Outstanding animated program
Outstanding casting for a comedy series
Outstanding casting for a drama series
Outstanding casting for a limited or anthology series or movie
Outstanding character voice-over performance
Outstanding choreography for scripted programming
Outstanding cinematography for a limited or anthology series or movie
Outstanding cinematography for a series (half-hour)
Outstanding cinematography for a series (one hour)
Outstanding contemporary costumes for a series
Outstanding contemporary costumes for a limited or anthology series or movie
Outstanding contemporary hairstyling
Outstanding contemporary makeup (non-prosthetic)
Outstanding directing for a limited or anthology series or movie
Outstanding fantasy/sci-fi costumes
Outstanding guest actor in a comedy series
Outstanding guest actor in a drama series
Outstanding guest actress in a comedy series
Outstanding guest actress in a drama series
Outstanding individual achievement in animation
Outstanding motion design
Outstanding movie
Outstanding music composition for a limited or anthology series, movie or special (original dramatic score)
Outstanding music composition for a series (original dramatic score)
Outstanding music supervision
Outstanding original main title theme music
Outstanding original music and lyrics
Outstanding period or fantasy/sci-fi hairstyling
Outstanding period or fantasy/sci-fi makeup (non-prosthetic)
Outstanding period costumes
Outstanding picture editing for a drama series
Outstanding picture editing for a multi-camera comedy series
Outstanding picture editing for a single-camera comedy series
Outstanding picture editing for a limited or anthology series or movie
Outstanding production design for a narrative contemporary program (one hour or more)
Outstanding production design for a narrative period or fantasy program (one hour or more)
Outstanding production design for a narrative program (half-hour)
Outstanding prosthetic makeup
Outstanding sound editing for a comedy or drama series (half-hour) and animation
Outstanding sound editing for a comedy or drama series (one hour)
Outstanding sound editing for a limited or anthology series, movie or special
Outstanding sound mixing for a comedy or drama series (half-hour) and animation
Outstanding sound mixing for a comedy or drama series (one hour)
Outstanding sound mixing for a limited or anthology series or movie
Outstanding special visual effects in a season or a movie
Outstanding special visual effects in a single episode
Outstanding stunt coordination for comedy programming
Outstanding stunt coordination for drama programming
Outstanding stunt performance
Outstanding supporting actor in a limited or anthology series or movie
Outstanding supporting actress in a limited or anthology series or movie
Outstanding title design
Outstanding writing for a limited or anthology series or movie
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Monday, Sept. 14 (19 categories)
Outstanding comedy series
Outstanding directing for a comedy series
Outstanding directing for a drama series
Outstanding drama series
Outstanding lead actor in a comedy series
Outstanding lead actor in a drama series
Outstanding lead actor in a limited or anthology series or movie
Outstanding lead actress in a comedy series
Outstanding lead actress in a drama series
Outstanding lead actress in a limited or anthology series or movie
Outstanding limited or anthology series
Outstanding reality competition program
Outstanding supporting actor in a comedy series
Outstanding supporting actor in a drama series
Outstanding supporting actress in a comedy series
Outstanding supporting actress in a drama series
Outstanding variety series
Outstanding writing for a comedy series
Outstanding writing for a drama series
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