The Moment Of Truth For 555 Programs As Emmy Nomination Voting Hits Fever Pitch This Weekend – Notes On The Season

A column chronicling conversations and events on the awards circuit. It is finally time to stop watching and start voting, people. Emmy ballots are in hand (or laptop), and if you think this has been a long season, it has actually been longer than that.

The Emmy Awards, first held in 1949, were created to honor excellence in the television industry and have since evolved to include various categories reflecting the diverse nature of TV programming.