In the entertainment industry, the Emmys are a major award ceremony that honors the best achievements in television. The Emmy Awards are held every year at the annual Primetime Emmy Awards show, usually in September. The National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS) presents these awards. Awards are given out in various categories since 1947.

Read this article to know more about the Emmy awards and recent nominations in detail. 

Emmy Awards in the History

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Emmy® is the abbreviation for the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences’ “Outstanding Achievement in a Craft”, and it is a prestigious award given for excellence in television. The award is named after the academy’s founder, Robert F. Kennedy, who also served as United States Attorney General under John F. Kennedy. The Emmy® is presented for outstanding achievement in the craft of television production.

Nominations are sent to the academy’s board of governors, and the nominees are then voted on by the members of the academy. Afterwards, the winner receives the Emmy® for the category in which he or she was nominated. The top Emmy® awards are known as the “top TV awards”.

Moreover, the “Emmy® Award” is the most prestigious award in the television industry. It has been awarded annually since 1949 by the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, founded in 1947, and is widely considered one of the most prestigious awards in the world.

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Categories in Emmy Awards

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Actor

  1. Best Actor
  2. Best Leading Actor in a Miniseries or a TV Movie
  3. Best Leading Actor in a Drama Series
  4. Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy or Drama Series

Actress

  1. Best Actress
  2. Best Leading Actress in a Miniseries or a TV Movie
  3. Best Leading Actress in a Drama Series
  4. Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy or Drama Series

Series

  1. Best Comedy Series
  2. Best Drama Series
  3. Outstanding Animated Program
  4. Outstanding Children’s Series
  5. Outstanding Short Form Nonfiction or Reality Series

Writing

  1. Best Comedy Series Writing
  2. Best Drama Series Writing
  3. Outstanding Writing in a Children’s Special
  4. Outstanding Writing for a Variety, Music, or Comedy Special
  5. Outstanding Writing for a Short-Form Series
  6. Outstanding Writing in a Short-Form Series Outstanding Writing in a Half-Hour Series or Less

Directing

  1. Outstanding Directing for a Miniseries, Movie, or a Dramatic Special
  2. Outstanding Directing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Special
  3. Outstanding Individual Achievement in Creative Direction in a Variety, Music or Comedy Special
  4. Outstanding Directing in a Children’s Special
  5. Outstanding Directing in a Short Form Nonfiction or Reality Series
  6. Outstanding Casting Director for a Drama Series
  7. Outstanding Art Direction for a Miniseries or a TV Movie
  8. Outstanding Art Direction for a Variety, Music, or Comedy Special
  9. Outstanding Art Direction for a Short-Form Series

Choreography

  1. Outstanding Individual Achievement in Choreography
  2. Outstanding Choreography
  3. Outstanding Choreography in a Television Special

Makeup and Styling

  1. Outstanding Individual Achievement in Makeup for a Series, Limited Series, or a Motion Picture Made for Television
  2. Outstanding Hairstyling for a Limited Series or a Movie

Stunts

  1. Outstanding Individual Achievement in Stunt Coordination for a Series, Limited Series, or a Motion Picture Made for Television

Editing and Visual Effects

  1. Outstanding Individual Achievement in Visual Effects for a Series, Limited Series, or a Motion Picture Made for Television
  2. Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Comedy Series
  3. Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Drama Series
  4. Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Miniseries, Movie, or a Dramatic Special
  5. Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Sports Program
  6. Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Variety, Music, or Comedy Special
  7. Outstanding Sound Mixing in a Variety, Music, or Comedy Special
  8. Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Variety, Music, or Comedy Special

Casting and Guest Performer

  1. Outstanding Casting for a Drama Series
  2. Outstanding Casting for a Limited Series, Movie, or a Drama Series
  3. Outstanding Casting for a Variety, Music, or Comedy Special
  4. Outstanding Guest Performer in a Comedy Series
  5. Outstanding Guest Performer in a Drama Series
  6. Outstanding Guest Performer in a Miniseries or a TV Movie
  7. Outstanding Casting for a Limited Series, Movie, or a Drama Series

Others

  1. Outstanding Production Design for a Variety, Music, or Comedy Special
  2. Outstanding Production Design for a Short-Form Series
  3. Outstanding Cinematography for a Limited Series or a Movie
  4. Outstanding Main Title Theme Music

2019 Emmy Awards You Need to Know About

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The 2019 Emmy Awards took place on September 20. The nominations were announced on May 1.

Category Nominations

In the main categories, the shows nominated for best drama series include Game of Thrones, This is Us, House of Cards, The Crown, and The Handmaid’s Tale.

Meanwhile, for the best comedy series, nominated are Atlanta, Barry, black-ish, Fleabag, and GLOW.

In addition, the shows nominated for best-limited series are Godless, Homecoming, Black Mirror: Bandersnatch, Big Little Lies, and Six Feet Under.

Furthermore, for the best leading actress in a drama, nominated are Elisabeth Moss (The Handmaid’s Tale), Claire Foy (The Crown), Elisabeth Moss (The Handmaid’s Tale), and Regina King (Seven Seconds), and Keri Russell (The Americans).

On the other hand, for best leading actors in a drama, nominated are Jon Hamm (The Handmaid’s Tale), Sterling K. Brown (This is Us), Matthew Rhys (The Americans), and Bob Odenkirk (Better Call Saul), and Bryan Cranston (All the Way).

Subsequently, for the best leading actress in a comedy, nominated are Kate McKinnon (Saturday Night Live), Sandra Oh (Killing Eve), Issa Rae (Insecure), and Natasha Lyonne (Russian Doll).

Lastly, for the best leading actor in a comedy, nominated are Donald Glover (Atlanta), Bill Hader (Barry), Michael Douglas (The Kominsky Method), and Henry Winkler (Barry).

All Nominations

The 2019 Emmy Award nominations were:

The Mandalorian 

Nominations. Movie Awards, BlockBuster Movies

Mandalorian is an American TV show created by George Lucas in 1978. Mandalorian is set in the 30th century, on a far-off planet, known only as ‘Mandalore’.

It follows a warrior who is trained from childhood to become a skilled warrior.Unfortunately, when he reaches adulthood, his mother dies in childbirth and he has no one to look after him. He meets a princess who takes him under her wing and teaches him everything she knows about being a great fighter.

Eventually, he is chosen to take part in a tournament to become king of Mandalore. In the course of the tournament, he learns the meaning of loyalty and compassion. Moreover, he gets to know how to put the good of his people before himself.

Besides, The Mandalorian has received many nominations over the years. There is a lot of information about the nominees for the awards. The nomination process for the Emmy Awards is well-organized and provides details of the nominees.

Further, The Mandalorian has received the Primetime Emmy Awards, an annual American awards ceremony that recognizes outstanding achievements in the television industry.

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Final Thoughts

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To summarize, Emmy awards have been the prime of all movies and any movie or show receiving this award reaches the peak of its popularity. In the same manner, the Mandalorian is prime time show and is loved by many people across the globe also received many awards including the Emmy awards