Disney+'s Hamilton film is eligible for Emmy consideration, but not as a TV movie

Variety

Lin-Manuel Miranda's acclaimed Broadway musical has won 11 Tonys, a Pulitzer and a Grammy, but the film of the musical released on Disney+ last Friday can't be entered for Oscar consideration because recorded stage performances aren't eligible. Disney originally planned to release Hamilton in theaters in August 2021, but moved it to Disney+ on July 3 because of the coronavirus pandemic and to celebrate the Fourth of July. "On the television awards front, Hamilton will indeed be eligible for Emmy consideration in 2021, but here’s the rub: It will have to enter in the outstanding variety special (pre-recorded) category, not the TV movie competition," says Marc Malikin. Per the TV Academy rules, “Programs exclusively originated for or derived/adapted from a medium other than television or broadband (e.g. taped concert tour performance, Broadway play, opera, night club act), and entertainment components of sports programs (e.g. halftime show) are eligible as appropriate in variety special (live) or variety special (pre-recorded).”