The
Emmy
Awards
are
set
to
become
more
gender-inclusive
by
replacing
'Actor'
and
'Actress'
statues
with
'Performer'
at
winner
or
nominee's
request.
Earlier
this
week,
the
Television
Academy's
Board
of
Governors
announced
that
according
to
new
rules,
nominees
will
have
an
option
to
request
that
their
nomination
certificate
and
possible
Emmy
statuette
use
the
term
'Performer'
rather
than
'Actor'
or
'Actress'.
The
move
came
after
several
gender
non-conforming
stars
including
Billions
star
Asia
Kate
Dillon,
who
identifies
as
non-binary,
called
out
the
awards
system
and
asked
for
less
dependent
on
pronouns
and
gendered
casting.
The
option
will
be
in
effect
with
the
current
2021
Emmy
Awards
season,
just
ahead
of
the
Primetime
Emmy
Awards,
nominations
for
which
will
be
announced
on
July
13.
According
to
Deadline,
the
Television
Academy
said
in
a
statement,
"No
performer
category
titled
'Actor'
or
'Actress'
has
ever
had
a
gender
requirement
for
submissions.
Now,
nominees
and
(or)
winners
in
any
performer
category
titled
'Actor'
or
'Actress'
may
request
that
their
nomination
certificate
and
Emmy
statuette
carry
the
term
'Performer'
in
place
of
Actor
or
Actress."
However,
it
was
also
reported
that
the
academy
will
not
be
changing
state
that
the
Emmys
announced
the
actor
and
actress
categories
are
selected
or
voted
on(
not
understandable).
This
change
merely
allows
stars
to
have
a
preference
on
their
nominations
and
wins.
Notably,
some
other
awards
and
festivals
taking
significant
steps
to
be
more
gender-neutral
include,
The
San
Sebastian
Film
Festival.
The
organisers
recently
announced
that
they
are
completely
ditching
gendered
wording.
Meanwhile,
Deadline
reported
that
the
Berlin
Film
Festival
had
already
switched
to
non-gendered
acting
prizes,
as
did
the
Society
of
LGBTQ
Entertainment
Critics'
Dorian
TV
Awards.
On
the
other
hand,
the
academy
has
also
made
changes
to
the
rules
for
the
eligibility
of
documentary
films.
The
Emmys
have
decided
not
to
include
films
that
have
also
been
eligible
for
Oscar
consideration
in
the
coming
year.
The
2021
Primetime
Emmys
are
currently
scheduled
to
take
place
on
September
19.