The 79th Primetime Emmy Awards, scheduled for 2027, will stream on Prime Video.

Amazon and the Television Academy have signed a six-year agreement moving the Emmy Awards ceremony to the streaming platform beginning with the 2027 telecast and running through 2032. The deal ends the ceremony's decades-long rotation among U.S. broadcast networks and establishes Prime Video as the new primary home for television's highest annual honor.

What does the deal cover?

The agreement runs six Emmy cycles, from 2027 through 2032. The announcement did not disclose financial terms.

Prime Video, Amazon's global subscription streaming service, will distribute the live ceremony to its subscriber base across more than 200 countries and territories. The platform's footprint reshapes the ceremony's reach relative to its historic broadcast-only distribution in the United States.

The arrangement also positions Amazon as a major awards-season player, joining the ranks of networks and streamers that have rotated ceremony-host duties for decades.

How does the move change the ceremony?

The Primetime Emmys have aired on rotating broadcast networks since the award's inception in 1949. Recent ceremonies have cycled among CBS, NBC, ABC, and Fox, with each network paying license fees and supplying production resources in exchange for hosting rights.

The Prime Video shift relocates the telecast entirely within the streaming ecosystem. Prime subscribers access the live ceremony through the Prime Video app at no additional cost beyond their existing membership. Non-subscribers must purchase a standalone streaming pass or sign up for an Amazon Prime membership to watch.

What does this mean for voters?

The Emmy voting process remains unchanged under the new arrangement. Television Academy members continue to determine nominees and winners through two rounds of balloting — an initial nomination round followed by a final round that selects category winners.

The Academy's voting-eligible membership includes performers, writers, directors, producers, casting directors, and other television professionals organized across peer group branches. Final-round ballots are tabulated by an independent accounting firm, with results announced live on the ceremony.

What changes for the awards race?

The platform switch introduces a structural conflict of interest. Amazon fields its own Prime Video originals in nearly every major Emmy category. With the ceremony now hosted on its own platform, Amazon gains a home-field distribution advantage in promoting its contenders to both voters and viewers.

Rival streaming services — Netflix, Apple TV+, HBO Max, Hulu, and Disney+ — must now recalibrate their For Your Consideration campaigns. Each platform must break through voter attention ahead of a ceremony anchored on a direct competitor with overlapping originals in the same categories.

What's next for the 2027 telecast?

The Television Academy has not announced hosts, production partners, or format decisions for the 2027 ceremony. Eligibility rules, submission windows, and category structures are expected to remain in place.

The first Prime Video Emmys will recognize the 2026-2027 television season, with nominations likely announced in mid-2027.