I Read the Emmys' 800 Pages of Ballots. Here's What I Learned

Nominating ballots for the 78th Primetime Emmy Awards were posted on the Television Academy's website on Thursday, marking the beginning of 12 days of nomination voting. Thirty-five separate PDFs detailed all the eligible entries in 110 categories, totaling an even 800 pages listing everyone who's eligible. (And one person who's not; more on that later.) Not all categories are included in the posted ballots, because some use juries or other methods of choosing nominees. But we've looked through those 800 pages and learned a few things. So here's an overview of Emmy nomination voting, . . .