Spotlight COMMENTARY There isn't a fair shake in the Emmy nominating procedure BRUCE R. MILLER Jul 24, 2025 Jul 24, 2025 Updated Sep 11, 2025 0 Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Just putting this out there: Emmy voters didn’t see all the shows eligible this year.kAm~E96CH:D6[ H9J H@F=5 2 92?57F= @7 D6C:6D H:?5 FA H:E9 $~ |p}* ?@>:?2E:@?D :? E96 24E:?8 42E68@C:6Dnk^AmkAm“%96 $EF5:@[” :? 724E[ 8@E `_ ?@>:?2E:@?D 2?5 2== 3FE @?6 @7 E96 ?@5D :? E96 q6DE vF6DE p4E@C^r@>65J 42E68@CJ W7@C >@DE 24E@CD A=2J:?8 E96>D6=G6DX] “$6G6C2?46” 8@E ?:?6 24E:?8 ?@>:?2E:@?Dj “%96 (9:E6 {@EFD” =2?565 6:89Ej “%96 q62C[” D6G6?j “%96 {2DE @7 &D[” 7:G6]k^Am Isabela Merced, left, and Bella Ramsey star in "The Last of Us." 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