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Heated Rivalry Excluded From 2026 Primetime Emmy Nominations

The Television Academy’s rule that disqualifies shows financed and produced outside the U.S. leaves the Canadian-made series ineligible unless its production secures U.S. co-financing.

Sophie Nélisse as Rose Landry and Hudson Williams as Shane Hollander. (Sabrina Lantos/HBO)
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Overview

  • Heated Rivalry received zero Primetime Emmy nominations on July 8 after the Television Academy applied its rule that bars foreign-financed productions from contention.
  • The Academy requires a co-production that includes U.S. financial and creative partners agreed before production began, and it does not count later U.S. distribution deals as qualifying involvement.
  • The series was produced and financed in Canada by Bell Media and Accent Aigu and premiered on Crave, with HBO Max acquiring U.S. distribution weeks before the Crave debut rather than serving as a producer.
  • Connor Storrie, one of the show’s stars, earned his first Primetime Emmy nomination for hosting Saturday Night Live even though his work on Heated Rivalry was ineligible for Emmy consideration and he was also barred from Canadian Screen Award acting eligibility because he is American.
  • Heated Rivalry remains eligible for the International Emmys, it swept the Canadian Screen Awards with a record 16 wins, and its second season is set to film in Canada for a planned spring 2027 release while HBO has said it will not co-produce, meaning eligibility is likely unchanged unless U.S. financing is added.