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Here's Why Obi-Wan Kenobi Is Not On The List Of 2022 Emmy Awards Nominations


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The first of the many Star Wars projects coming in this year is Obi-Wan Kenobi and it is a shocker for many why the title did not appear in any of the categories for the 2022 Emmy Awards Nominations. Worry not because the series wasn't snubbed or anything like that, it is because the show is ineligible.

Here's Why Obi-Wan Kenobi Is Not On The List Of 2022 Emmy Awards Nominations
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Here's Why Obi-Wan Kenobi Is Not On The List Of 2022 Emmy Awards Nominations

To the shock of many Star Wars fans, there is no single Emmy Awards nomination this year for Obi-Wan Kenobi as the Television Academy releases the full list of the nominees.

Under the rules of the Emmy Awards, for a show to be eligible as a nominee, it must be aired anytime between June 1, 2021 to May 31, 2022 where all the episodes of the series should be available to the members of the Television Academy to vote for by June 15, 2022.

As decided by Disney and Lucasfilm, the studio declined to release the last two episodes of Obi-Wan Kenobi earlier just to reach the deadline of the Emmy Awards. This means that Obi-Wan Kenobi is not eligible for this year's nominations but the good news is that it can wait until the next awards happen in 2023.

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The situation of Obi-Wan Kenobi is not the same as that of Stranger Things, though, to clarify. The latter released in two volumes, both in bulk, which means that its first half made it to the deadline. For Obi-Wan Kenobi, it lacks two episodes to be complete, thus, making it ineligible for the 2022 Emmy Awards.

Obi-Wan Kenobi marked the return of Ewan McGregor as the titular Jedi along with Hayden Christensen reprising his role as the Darth Vader/ Anakin Skywalker.

Obi-Wan Kenobi is currently streaming on Disney Plus.

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