Besides the fact that "Breaking Bad" can’t win Best Drama again, a a number of rule changes this year may mean fresh faces at the podium. For one thing, voting on the top awards for series and acting is now open to the entire Television Academy membership, not just blue-ribbon panels. For another, the Academy ruled that hour-long shows have to compete as dramas, not comedies, forcing "Orange Is the New Black" into a new category with new competition. Finally, this is the first year that Emmy voters have used online balloting to pick the winners, not just the nominees. What does all this mean for the actual awards selection? Who knows, but it’ll be interesting to find out.
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