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Dr. John Leverence on the issues surrounding the Emmy category of supporting player in longform and the issues surrounding the so-called "Ellen Burstyn Rule" (Ed note: Dr. Leverence would like to note he misspoke here and meant Ellen Burstyn, not Ellen Barkin)

Dr. John Leverence on how Emmy Award eligibility decisions are appealed

Dr. John Leverence on the Television Academy Rule of 14 where if in two consecutive years a category has fewer than 14 Emmy nominations, the Television Academy Board votes on whether to discontinue the category or merge it with another

Dr. John Leverence on the issues arising from the same individual winning an Emmy in the same category every year

Dr. John Leverence on how and when the names of the winners get affixed to the actual Emmy statuette

Dr. John Leverence on the ballot and voting process and how the accounting firm Ernst & Young is able to keep the names of the winners secret until they are announced on the telecast