AWARDS HQ May 4, 2026: Variety's TV Week Is Under Way! Disney's Toast to TV, Emmy Producers Announced, More! Apple TV Greetings from Variety Awards Headquarters! Today is May 4, 2026, which means it’s 3 days until the May 7 entry deadline for programs that identify as Primetime programming by virtue of genre and were originally presented June 1, 2025 – May 31, 2026. It’s also 38 days until nominations-round voting begins on June 11 ; 49 days until nominations-round voting ends on June 22 at 10 p.m.; and 67 days until Emmy nominations are announced on July 10 . And looking far ahead, it’s 133 days until the 78th Emmy Awards on Sept. 14 on NBC. Welcome to May, or as I like to point out, the busiest month of the year for us TV folk.…