Overview
- The Television Academy, which announced the change Tuesday, created a Property Masters subgroup inside the Directors Peer Group.
- Eligible applicants must have at least two years of recent work with on-screen credit as property master or assistant, plus either 15 scripted episode credits or five long-form credits of 90 minutes or more.
- Applications are accepted year-round, but applying by April 7 guarantees eligibility for both voting rounds in the 78th Primetime Emmy Awards.
- Property masters run all moveable on-screen items, from sourcing to prep and storage, which shapes the look of sets and how scenes play for viewers.
- The Membership Committee led by Jo DiSante worked with the Property Masters Guild on the criteria to add a new voting bloc before the Sept. 14, 2026 Emmys.