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Women’s Media Center 2021 Report: Gender & Non-Acting Primetime Emmy Nominations - Full Report

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The Primetime Emmy Awards have opened more doors for people to get nominated, but it doesn’t mean that more women are being invited inside. The number of women nominated for non-acting Primetime Emmys in 2021 decreased by three percentage points compared to 2020, according to the most recent Women’s Media Center (WMC) analysis.

Of the 2,337 people nominated for non-acting Primetime Emmys in 2021, 757 (32%) are women, while 1,580 (68%) are men. That’s a decrease for women compared to 2020, when of the 2,286 people nominated for non-acting Primetime Emmys, 801 (35%) were women, while 1,485 (65%) were men. Just as in 2020, some categories have seen progress in female representation, while most categories have not.

The Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (or Television Academy) oversees and produces the Primetime Emmy Awards. The 73rd annual Primetime Emmy Awards will air September 19, 2021 on CBS, with Paramount+ offering livestream access on demand. The 2021 Creative Arts Emmy Awards will be presented over two days, during a three-part Emmys.com webcast on September 11 (at 5 p.m. Pacific time) and September 12 (at 1 p.m. Pacific time and 5 p.m. Pacific time). FXX will televise a Creative Arts Emmy Awards ceremony highlights special on September 18.

Press release: 68% of All Non-Acting Primetime Emmy Nominations Go to Men - Overall Numbers for Women Drop

Infographics: Women’s Media Center 2021 Report: Gender & Non-Acting Primetime Emmy Nominations - Infographics



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