Emmy nominees given option of being listed by gender-neutral title of performer

Nominees and winners at the Emmys will now have the option to use the gender-neutral term ‘performer,’ the TV Academy has announced (Stock image/Francis Specker/PA)

Nominees and winners at the Emmys will now have the option to use the gender-neutral term “performer”, the TV Academy has announced.

The Emmys, the most prestigious awards in US TV, said nominees in any category titled “actor” or “actress” could request their nomination certificate to carry the term “performer”.