‘Who Has Time to Watch All This Crap?’: Inside 10 Anonymous Emmy Ballots as Voting Officially Closes https://t.co/KR6HE6PbWq
— Variety (@Variety) August 27, 2026
Voter 1: Television Exec – “Who has time to watch all this crap?”
Voter 2: Performer – “I don’t know a single person who watches all the nominees. Who has time? … I’ve loved ‘Hacks’ since the beginning and have voted for it every year it’s on the air.”
[if you have friends in this industry, you get your name on the list – even if you made a piece of shit]Voter 3: Casting Director – “The same stuff is nominated every year and it’s hard for new things to break in. I’m all in on ‘Widow’s Bay’ … I did not see ‘Beef’ or ‘DTF St. Louis’ — I’m rooting for Claire Danes!”
Voter 4: Cinematographer – “This year shows how this whole industry is now completely fucked!”
Voter 5: Daytime Programming – “I loved so much of this year’s television. … Everyone I spoke to about their ballots, many of them look just like mine. I’m not a predicting guru like you, but I think mine is the right ballot to predict.”
Voter 6: Music – “I wish there was a better way to do all these award nominations. If you have friends in this industry, you get your name on the list — even if you’ve made a piece of shit.”
Voter 7: Director – “I love Jason Bateman in ‘Black Rabbit’ and Nick Offerman in both of his TV shows.”
Voter 8: Writer – “It’s a weird year. I liked a lot of the shows and performances nominated, but I feel like we know what’s going to win, and it can make you feel like, ‘What’s the point?’”
Voter 9: Picture Editor – “How can we vote when Dolly Parton is gone?”
Voter 10: Reality Programming – “’Real Housewives’ and ‘The Valley’ are way overdue for love. They’re the most-watched shows anywhere, and the Academy turns up its nose at them.”
Vote tallies for some of the categories per the above voters:
Drama Series
The Pitt – 4
Pluribus – 3
Paradise – 2
The Diplomat – 1
Comedy Series
Hacks – 2
Widow’s Bay – 7
Shrinking – 1
Limited or Anthology Series
DTF St. Louis – 3
Beef – 3
All Her Fault – 1
Love Story – 1
The Beast in Me – 2
Movie
Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan: Ghost War – 1
Remarkably Bright Creatures – 6
Miss You, Love You – 2
Heads of State – 1
