Hold Onto Your Streaming Devices: The TV Academy Just Dropped the 2026 Emmy Nomination Dates, and the Astrologers Are Already Predicting Shocking Surprises!
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Ever wonder if Mercury retrograde is playing tricks on the Emmy calendar this year? Because just when you thought 2026’s Emmys were settling into a new groove—switching the big night from its usual Sunday slot to a Monday, September 14, no less—the TV Academy throws in a plot twist worthy of a prime-time drama. They’ve split the nomination announcements: the bulk drop on July 8, but for 13 craft categories, it’s a whole other week of nail-biting, with reveals delayed until July 15. Now, this staggered schedule isn’t just red tape—it reflects the peer-group screening panels’ deliberate, almost secretive process that votes in the shadows before shining the spotlight on finalists. If you’re picturing a behind-the-scenes montage with solemn voters debating lighting design or sound editing, you’re not far off. With voting rounds peppered throughout June and August and the Creative Arts Emmys kicking things off the weekend before the main event, it’s like the stars aligned to keep us guessing. And hey—maybe this celestial shuffle is exactly what the entertainment universe ordered to keep things sizzling. Ready for the full story? LEARN MORE
The 2026 Emmys season already looked a little different with the show set to take place on a Monday (Sept. 14), instead of the awards‘ more frequent Sunday night timeslot, but the calendar got another tweak on Friday as the TV Academy announced the 2026 Emmy nomination dates.
While the majority of this year’s nominees will be revealed on Wednesday, July 8, nominations in 13 craft categories that rely on peer-group screening panels won’t be revealed until the next week, on Wednesday, July 15.
While the process of determining nominees in those categories is not new (the peer group votes on all submissions and then the top 10-15 vote getters are sent to the peer group screening panel to vote on the final nominees), the separate nominations announcement date is.
The below 13 categories have this type of voting:
Outstanding Cinematography For A Series (Half-Hour)
Outstanding Cinematography For A Series (One Hour)
Outstanding Cinematography For A Limited Or Anthology Series Or Movie
Outstanding Lighting Design/Lighting Direction For A Series
Outstanding Lighting Design/Lighting Direction For A Special
Outstanding Music Composition For A Series (Original Dramatic Score)
Outstanding Music Composition For A Limited Or Anthology Series, Movie Or Special (Original Dramatic Score)
Outstanding Music Composition For A Documentary Series Or Special (Original Dramatic Score)
Outstanding Sound Editing For A Comedy Or Drama Series (One Hour)
Outstanding Sound Editing For A Comedy Or Drama Series (Half-Hour) or Animation
Outstanding Sound Editing For A Limited Or Anthology Series, Movie Or Special
Outstanding Technical Direction and Camerawork For A Series
Outstanding Technical Direction and Camerawork For A Special
The Emmys also announced the voting periods for the 2026 TV awards. Nomination-round voting runs from June 11-22, with voting in the peer-group-specific panels set for June 26-July 7. Final-round voting, on the 2026 winners, runs from Aug. 17-26.
The 2026 Emmys is set to air live on NBC and Peacock on Monday, Sept. 14 at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT. The Creative Arts Emmys, in which the majority of the Emmys trophies are presented, will take place roughly a week earlier, on Saturday, Sept. 5 and Sunday, Sept. 6.
Eligibility for the 78th Emmys runs from June 1, 2025 to May 31, 2026.
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