2025 Emmy nominations voting: Here's the number of slots in the major categories
In 2020, the TV Academy introduced the proportional rule, a sliding scale of nomination slots based on each category's submission total. The only categories excluded from this are Best Comedy Series and Best Drama Series, which are always locked at eight slots. Every other category's number of slots could fluctuate year to year depending on the number of submissions.
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Here's how it's calculated:
20 to 80 submissions: 5 nominees
81 to 160 submissions: 6 nominees
161 to 240 submissions: 7 nominees
241 or more submissions: 8 nominees
Acting categories across the same genre and designation, such as Best Drama Actor and Best Drama Actress, will have the same number of slots (rounded to the higher number) to achieve parity.
Categories with zero to seven submissions will be screened by the peer group. Any entry, up to two, that receives 70 percent approval will get a nomination.
For categories with eight to 19 submissions, the number of submissions will be divided by four and rounded to the nearest whole number to determine the number of slots.
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Don't worry, we've counted so you don't have to. Below, we've broken down the number of slots in the major categories this year. The number of slots in 2024 is in parentheses.
The biggest thing of note is that the lead categories will all have five slots for the first time since this system has been in place.
Emmy nominations will be announced July 15.
COMEDY Actor: five slots from 51 submissions (six — the submission total equated to five slots, but a tie in one of the comedy lead categories led to six slots) Actress: five slots from 47 submissions (six — the submission total equated to five slots, but a tie in one of the comedy lead categories led to six slots) Supporting Actor: seven slots from 163 submissions (six) Supporting Actress: seven slots to achieve parity from 141 submissions (six) Directing: six slots from 99 submissions (six)
Writing: six slots from 94 submissions (six)
Guest Actor: six slots from 97 submissions (six)
Guest Actress: six slots to achieve parity from 74 submissions (six)
DRAMA Actor: five slots from 77 submissions (six) Actress: five slots from 75 submissions (six) Supporting Actor: seven slots from 233 submissions (seven) Supporting Actress: seven slots from 225 submissions (seven) Directing: seven slots from 177 submissions (six)
Writing: six slots from 132 submissions (six)
Guest Actor: six slots from 87 submissions (five)
Guest Actress: six slots to achieve parity from 67 submissions (five)
LIMITED/TV MOVIE Limited Series: five slots from 33 submissions (five)
TV Movie: five slots from 39 submissions (five)
Actor: five slots from 49 submissions (five) Actress: five slots from 53 submissions (five) Supporting Actor: six slots from 125 submissions (seven) Supporting Actress: six slots from 105 submissions (seven) Directing: six slots from 91 submissions (six)
Writing: five slots from 71 submissions (six)
VARIETY Talk Series: three slots from 13 submissions (four)
Scripted Variety Series: TBD by peer group from six submissions (two)
Variety Special (Live): five slots from 26 submissions (five)
Variety Special (Pre-Recorded): six slots from 89 submissions (five)
REALITY Reality Competition Program: five slots from 50 submissions (five)
Reality Host: five slots from 51 submissions (five)
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