{"id":2506715,"date":"2026-07-17T22:40:02","date_gmt":"2026-07-17T22:40:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2506715"},"modified":"2026-07-17T22:40:02","modified_gmt":"2026-07-17T22:40:02","slug":"emmy-awards-just-cut-five-major-categories-out-of-2026-broadcast-reason-revealed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/emmy-awards-just-cut-five-major-categories-out-of-2026-broadcast-reason-revealed\/","title":{"rendered":"Emmy Awards Just Cut Five Major Categories Out of 2026 Broadcast, Reason Revealed"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\" data-body-type=\"bodyblocks\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The Television Academy is making several changes to the 2026 Emmy Awards. This time, they are moving five major categories out of the main broadcast. The change is part of an effort to make the show shorter, more streamlined, and more entertaining<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"mb-4 text-xl font-bold md:text-2xl\">Emmy Awards remove five categories from the 2026 broadcast<\/h2>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">According to <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Variety;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/2026\/tv\/news\/emmys-removes-categories-telecast-supporting-limited-acting-1236814429\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Variety<\/a>, the Television Academy is moving five categories out of the 2026 Primetime Emmy Awards broadcast on September 14. Instead, they will be presented during the earlier Creative Arts Emmy ceremonies on September 5 and September 6.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The five categories being relocated are:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"mb-4\">\n<li class=\"ml-4 safari:ml-6 list-disc\">\n<div>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Writing for a Variety Series<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ml-4 safari:ml-6 list-disc\">\n<div>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Supporting Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ml-4 safari:ml-6 list-disc\">\n<div>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Supporting Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ml-4 safari:ml-6 list-disc\">\n<div>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Directing for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ml-4 safari:ml-6 list-disc\">\n<div>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Writing for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-0 size-full\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-3 right-3 rounded-full bg-primary p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-primary\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"flex-none size-4 -scale-x-100 text-primary lg:size-6 [&amp;_path]:fill-current\"><path fill=\"currentColor\" d=\"M3.1 3.1V11h1.8V6.314l5.392 5.393 1.415-1.414L6.313 4.9H11V3.1zm17.8 17.8V13h-1.8v4.686l-5.393-5.393-1.415 1.414 5.393 5.393H13v1.8z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed bottom-0 left-0 right-0 top-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-primary hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>(Photo Credit: Television Academy\/YouTube]<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The Television Academy stressed that these award categories are not being eliminated. The winners will still receive their Emmys, but the presentations will take place during the earlier Emmy ceremonies before the primetime broadcast.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">According to Television Academy Chair Cris Abrego, this new shift is focused on creating a more streamlined broadcast. Last year&#8217;s Emmy Awards handed out 26 awards during their live telecast. This year, that number will drop to 19, offering more space for musical performances, comedy segments, memorable acceptance speeches, and other entertainment moments.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Abrego said the Academy wants to give producers more creative freedom while keeping the show engaging for TV audiences. He also explained that the board spread the changes across different fields such as writing, acting, and directing instead of picking one group.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Another notable change is dropping the Creative Arts distinction for the September 5 and September 6 broadcasts. Going forward, all three ceremonies will simply be known as Emmys, reinforcing that every award carries equal importance regardless of when it is presented.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Mariska Hargitay will host the 78th Emmy Awards, which will air on NBC and stream on Peacock on September 14.<\/p>\n<hr class=\"my-4\"\/>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><em>Originally reported by Manoj Chekkilla on <\/em><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:ComingSoon.net;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.comingsoon.net\/tv\/news\/2164190-emmy-awards-2026-broadcast-category-changes\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"><em>ComingSoon.net<\/em><\/a><em>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The post <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Emmy Awards Just Cut Five Major Categories Out of 2026 Broadcast, Reason Revealed;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mandatory.com\/news\/1814343-emmy-awards-2026-broadcast-category-changes\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Emmy Awards Just Cut Five Major Categories Out of 2026 Broadcast, Reason Revealed<\/a> appeared first on <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Mandatory;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mandatory.com\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Mandatory<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Television Academy is making several changes to the 2026 Emmy Awards. This time, they are moving five major categories out of the main broadcast. The change is part of an effort to make the show shorter, more streamlined, and more entertaining Emmy Awards remove five categories from the 2026 broadcast According to Variety, the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2506716,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[25172],"tags":[323103,494120,365114,372011,338439,346671,333496,340103],"class_list":["post-2506715","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-entertainment","tag-anthology-series","tag-award-categories","tag-creative-arts-emmy","tag-cris-abrego","tag-emmy-awards","tag-primetime-emmy-awards","tag-television-academy","tag-variety-series"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Emmy-Awards-Just-Cut-Five-Major-Categories-Out-of-2026.com2Fen2Fmandatory_9952Fc07800117ee17be0a4730f3f819fa191.jpeg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2506715","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2506715"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2506715\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2506717,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2506715\/revisions\/2506717"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2506716"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2506715"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2506715"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2506715"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}