In Praise of the Emmys’ Poor TV Movie Category

Limited series got a total of 100 Emmy nominations this year; television movies got 5

2024 TV Movie Emmy nominees
"Mr. Monk's Last Case" (Peacock), "Red, White & Royal Blue" (Prime Video), "Quiz Lady" (Hulu), "Unfrosted" (Netflix), "Scoop" (Netflix

Emmy voters are now halfway through final balloting for this year’s awards, making decisions about which drama and comedy series, limited series, talk series, variety series and specials, structured and unstructured reality programs, reality competition shows, animated programs, documentary and nonfiction programs and game shows they like best.

And, oh yeah, they’re also picking their favorite TV movies, although they probably won’t have to think too long or too hard about what seems to  have become the Emmys’ least consequential category.

It wasn’t always like that. The Outstanding TV Movie category has produced some notable television, including “Death of a Salesman” with Lee J.

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