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    Five takeaways from the 2022 Emmy nominations

    There's been record TV production this year - so why were so many categories dominated by performers from a handful of shows?
    by Eric Deggans Jul 12, 2022 5 minutes
    Quinta Brunson stars in ABC's Abbott Elementary.

    When introducing the nominations for this year's Emmy awards, Television Academy Chairman and CEO Frank Scherma crowed about the number of entries, citing a record amount of TV production and lots of high-quality programs.

    So why were so many categories dominated by performers from a handful of shows?

    This dynamic showed up often in the supporting acting categories, as if academy voters couldn't be bothered to pay attention to the full casts of all eligible shows. Consider the supporting actress category for limited series, where there were seven nomination slots, all filled by actresses from just two shows: HBO's and Hulu's . (The supporting actor category found room for a performer from one more show: Seth Rogen of Hulu's ).Awards show experts have fretted about this tendency for years, because it

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