Emmy nomination ballots were due Monday, so there will be lots of number-crunching the next two weeks before nominations are announced on Thursday, July 14 at 11:30 a.m. ET / 8:30 a.m. PT. [...] the excitement over surprises nominees and rage over indefensible snubs subside, final-round voting begins Aug. 15 to determine the winners. All eligible members of the TV Academy, which numbers well over 18,000, can vote for the nominees of the various program races (comedy series, drama series, variety talk series, etc), where they can list up to 10 titles in each category. (At the Oscars, these are called branches.) Nominations for individuals are determined by peer groups, so actors nominate actors, writers nominate writers, and so on. For shows nominated for comedy and drama series, producers/networks/TPTB have to choose their six best episodes from the past season to submit to voters.