The Emmys Are Basically Fantasy Football for Network Executives

The point isn't to get the right award, it's to get as many awards as possible

The Emmy Awards are a game.

That doesn't mean they're worthless, or meaningless, or cynical; it just means that there is high-level strategy around who gets what award and why, beyond simply who turned in the best performance. And this year in particular, we were able to see that game being played a lot more baldly than it has been in years past.

And this morning, we're able to see it played again—notice how everyone is talking about HBO's 19 Emmy awards? HBO didn't win 19 times last night, guys.

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