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I know that actors have to pick a reel and all that jazz, but how many people are voting in each category. What is block voting? Does favoritism and popularity play a part in someone winning a Emmy? Are people watching the whole reel? I have so many questions about how one determines the winners. What are y’alls take on the Emmy voting?
ReplyI have heard actors comment on the fact that they don’t always vote for their co-stars or (in the case of CBS) their network.
My understanding is that yes, they do watch the entire reel, which is probably why the time limit has changed.
Bloc voting doesn’t happen so much anymore – CBS is the only network with two shows. If last year is any indication it isn’t happening the way it used to years ago (GH got the most nominations last year by a wide margin).
I have at times found it dubious that someone would be judging on a panel when their co-star is a nominee – for example Kim Zimmer mentioned that years ago she was on the panel that voted for Tom Pelphrey as Younger Actor – this seems to me to be a conflict of interest. IDK if this is still happening though. Maurice Benard has mentioned panels he has been on, reels he has watched as a judge from time to time.
Others may have more to say on this subject!
ReplyCopy URLI have heard actors comment on the fact that they don’t always vote for their co-stars or (in the case of CBS) their network. My understanding is that yes, they do watch the entire reel, which is probably why the time limit has changed. Bloc voting doesn’t happen so much anymore – CBS is the only network with two shows. If last year is any indication it isn’t happening the way it used to years ago (GH got the most nominations last year by a wide margin). I have at times found it dubious that someone would be judging on a panel when their co-star is a nominee – for example Kim Zimmer mentioned that years ago she was on the panel that voted for Tom Pelphrey as Younger Actor – this seems to me to be a conflict of interest. IDK if this is still happening though. Maurice Benard has mentioned panels he has been on, reels he has watched as a judge from time to time. Others may have more to say on this subject!
Why would it be a issue if a co star is on the panel? If I were voting it be a fair judge. Laura Wright hinted around to the fact that she voted in the Younger Actress category which awarded Chloe Lainer a few years ago.
ReplyCopy URLWhy would it be a issue if a co star is on the panel? If I were voting it be a fair judge. Laura Wright hinted around to the fact that she voted in the Younger Actress category which awarded Chloe Lainer a few years ago.
You have answered your own question! Conflict of interest! There are plenty of actors who could be judges on the panel without that issue existing for them.
ReplyCopy URLIt’s my understanding that the awards committee makes an effort to even out how many actors are representing each show in judging a given category. It would be basically impossible to avoid having people judging co-stars, since the intention is to have actual performers judging the performance categories. It’s also pretty clear that the awards committee is making a big effort to root out voting irregularities like block voting and favoritism, though it seems not to be much of a problem anymore, at least not compared to what was happening in the past.
While judges are encouraged to watch all of each submission, the system will allow a judge to score a submission after a certain percentage of the submission has been watched, but I don’t know what that percentage is. I believe a ballot can only be submitted once all submissions have been (at least partially) watched and scored.
ReplyCopy URLIt’s my understanding that the awards committee makes an effort to even out how many actors are representing each show in judging a given category. It would be basically impossible to avoid having people judging co-stars, since the intention is to have actual performers judging the performance categories. It’s also pretty clear that the awards committee is making a big effort to root out voting irregularities like block voting and favoritism, though it seems not to be much of a problem anymore, at least not compared to what was happening in the past. While judges are encouraged to watch all of each submission, the system will allow a judge to score a submission after a certain percentage of the submission has been watched, but I don’t know what that percentage is. I believe a ballot can only be submitted once all submissions have been (at least partially) watched and scored.
I wonder why the rules change each year? It’s like every year NATAS changes the rules on the voting.
ReplyCopy URLIt’s unclear to me how much of this is changes versus just being more clearly communicated this year than in previous years. But I guess the awards committee is always trying to find the best way to get good results while not overburdening judges with the strictness of their rules. (Though I still find it absurd that the judges would be unwilling to watch the entire submission, especially if they’re only 15 minutes each.)
ReplyCopy URLIt’s unclear to me how much of this is changes versus just being more clearly communicated this year than in previous years. But I guess the awards committee is always trying to find the best way to get good results while not overburdening judges with the strictness of their rules. (Though I still find it absurd that the judges would be unwilling to watch the entire submission, especially if they’re only 15 minutes each.)
When they were releasing the reels publicly I used to watch every reel and I didn’t think it was absurd. I feel like if you sign up to be on the blue ribbon panel the least you can do is watch every reel.
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