Emmys 2022: Voting Ballots Reveal Sharp Increase in Submissions in Drama and Supporting Categories

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Clayton Davis 2022 Emmys voting has officially begun! With the nominations round for the 74th annual Primetime Emmy Awards underway, the total number of submissions this year is TKTK across most categories.In the drama series categories, there are 171 contenders, while on the comedy side of the house, there are 118 titles on the ballot.In limited or anthology series, a category that continues to have evolution with rules changing from year to year, there are 61 programs in the mix.With a global pandemic hitting the Hollywood industry hard over the past two years, there were declines in productions due to pauses and varying factors related to COVID-19.

In 2021 and 2020, drama series had 133 and 197 submissions during those periods. Comedy had 68 and 11, while limited racked up 37 and 41 respectively.

In the TV movie race, this year has 48 films vying for consideration, compared to 41 and 28 in the past two years.Read more: Variety’s Awards Circuit Emmys Predictions Hub.The incumbent winner, “The Crown” from Netflix, which became the second show to sweep all the major categories in Emmys history (the first was Pop TV’s “Schitt’s Creek” the year prior in comedy), is not eligible this year.

The only returning nominees on the ballot are Netflix’s “Bridgerton” and NBC’s final season of “This Is Us.” A nominee last year, Amazon Prime Video’s “The Boys,” which debuted on June 17, will be eligible for Emmys 2023.