Emmy Awards Calendar: Here Are The Key Dates for 2018
Emmy campaigning is now practically a year-round event, just as the explosion in original content for cable and streaming media has permanently altered the traditional television calendar. More series and longform events are being held until April and May, in order to make it to Emmy eligibility and be top of mind as voting begins. Networks also now find that they can combo their tune-in and Emmy campaigns into one, allowing for one marketing exercise to support the other.
Then there’s the explosion in For Your Consideration events, as Television Academy members could, if they wanted to, attend a screening and panel discussion (and yes, they’re usually catered) almost every night of the week through April, May and June. Plus, streaming services like Netflix and Amazon have taken things one step further by renting out spaces and creating their own Emmy destinations.
Here’s the calendar of events for the 2018 Emmy season, leading up to the 70th Primetime Emmy Awards on September 17. But don’t take a breather after that — traditional awards cycle, including the Golden Globes, the SAG Awards and other guild events, fire up after that.
Eligibility Period
June 1, 2017 – May 31, 2018
> Eligibility period for Emmy entries
February
February 27
> FYC: Wormwood (7 p.m.)
March
March 1
> IndieWire’s Emmy Predictions posts begin.
> Emmy online submission process begins. Rules & Procedures available on the Downloads page at TelevisionAcademy.com
> Television Academy’s Viewing Platform opens
> FYC: American Vandal (7 p.m.)
March 8
> FYC: The Terror (7:30 p.m.)
March 9
> FYC: The Chi (7 p.m.)
March 14
> FYC: One Strange Rock (New York) (7 p.m.)
March 15
> FYC: Ellen’s Game of Games (7 p.m.)
March 17
> FYC: The Orville (4:30 p.m.)
March 18
> FYC: Outlander (3 p.m.)
March 19
> FYC: The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story (7 p.m.)
March 23
> FYC: GLOW (7 p.m.)
March 24
> FYC: Stranger Things (5 p.m.)
March 25
> FYC: The Long Road Home (5 p.m.)
March 26
> FYC: The Late Late Show with James Corden (7:30 p.m.)
March 27
> FYC: Blue Bloods (New York) (7:30 p.m.)
> FYC: Warner Bros. Animation and Blue Ribbon Content (7 p.m.)
March 29
> FYC: Young Sheldon (7 p.m.)
March 31
> FYC: grown-ish (Noon)
April
April 3
> FYC: The Looming Tower (7 p.m.)
April 6
> FYC: American Horror Story: Cult (7 p.m.)
April 9
> FYC: Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen (6 p.m.)
April 10
> FYC: Life Below Zero (7:30 p.m.)
April 12
> FYC: McMafia (7:30 p.m.)
April 14
> FYC: The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (6:30 p.m.)
April 15
> FYC: Mr. Mercedes (7:30 p.m.)
April 16
> FYC: Modern Family (7:30 p.m.)
April 17
> FYC: Westworld (7 p.m.)
April 18
> Deadline to apply for membership to secure member entry fee discount. Application must be completed and paid in order to qualify.
>FYC: Ray Donovan (New York) (7:30 p.m.)
>FYC: Vice on HBO (7 p.m.)
April 19
> FYC: Better Things (7 p.m.)
April 20
> FYC: Desus and Mero (7:30 p.m.)
April 21
> FYC: Philip K. Dick’s Electric Dreams (6:30 p.m.)
April 23
> FYC: Younger (New York) (7 p.m.)
April 24
> FYC: America’s Got Talent (7 p.m.)
April 26
> FYC: Patrick Melrose (7 p.m.)
April 27
> Entry deadline for ALL entries that were originally presented 6 p.m. – 2 a.m., June 1, 2017 – May 31, 2018.
Submissions close at 6 p.m. PT / 9 p.m. ET
April 29
> FYC: The Last O.G. / Search Party (7:30 p.m.)
April 30
> FYC: The Rundown with Robin Thede (7 p.m.)
May
May 1
> FYC: World of Dance (7 p.m.)
May 2
> FYC: Sweetbitter / Vida (7 p.m.)
May 3
> FYC: Power (7 p.m.)
May 5
> FYC: Little Women (Noon)
May 7
> IndieWire’s daily Emmy feature coverage begins, including columns and Top of the Line coverage
> FYC: Cocaine Godmother (7 p.m.)
May 8
> FYC: Barry (7 p.m.)
> FYC: Netflix’s Doumentary Food Night (7 p.m.)
May 9
> FYC: Waco (7 p.m.)
> FYC: Dear White People (6:30 p.m.)
May 10
> Deadline to apply for membership to guarantee voting eligibility for both rounds of the 70th Emmy Award competition, and for members to apply for hyphenate voting status
May 11
> FYC: Trust
May 25
> Deadline for receipt of DVD screeners by 3R Printing
May 30
> IndieWire’s weekly “Screen Talk Emmy Edition” Podcast returns
> FYC: The Americans
May 31
> Deadline for former members (whose membership has lapsed within the preceding four years) to reinstate their membership and be eligible to vote in both rounds of the 70th Emmy Award competition
June
June 4
> Deadline for receipt of properly-formatted digital content for FYC on the Viewing Platform
June 8
> FYC: Atlanta
June 11
> Nomination-round voting begins
June 25
> Nomination-round voting ends at 10 p.m. PT
July
July 12
> Nominations are announced live at Emmys.com/nominations
August
Week of August 6
> Awards-round videos available on the Viewing Platform
August 13
> Awards-round voting begins
August 27
> Awards-round voting ends at 10 p.m. PT
August 31
> Expiration date for access to external FYC sites
September
Saturday, September 8 & Sunday, September 9
> Creative Arts Awards and Governors Ball Events
Monday, September 17
> NBC Telecast and Governors Ball
