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Binge-watching, the rise of Web-based shows 鈥� it鈥檚 no secret that the way we watch TV has changed. Shows such as 鈥�Game of Thrones鈥� and 鈥�House of Cards鈥� dominate the cultural conversation, and the idea of a TV 鈥渟eason鈥� has morphed drastically, from Netflix releasing 13 episodes of 鈥淥range Is the New Black鈥� at once to HBO airing 鈥淕ame of Thrones鈥� for only two months.听

So, will the Emmy Awards, bestowed by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences as one of the highest honors a TV show can receive, reflect these cultural changes when the new winners are crowned Aug. 25?听

This year鈥檚 nominees already had viewers scratching their heads. HBO鈥檚 show 鈥淭rue Detective,鈥� which ran for eight episodes and will have a new cast and story next season, is nominated for Outstanding Drama, but 鈥�Fargo,鈥� which was only 10 episodes and will have many new actors next season, is nominated for Outstanding Miniseries. And the often-dark Netflix series 鈥淥range Is the New Black鈥� has gotten the nod for ... Outstanding Comedy Series. Did we miss something?

Thomas Schatz, author and media professor at the University of Texas at Austin, can understand why the nominees this year are perplexing. 鈥淚 can鈥檛 help but think there鈥檚 confusion when 鈥楩argo鈥� is in one category and 鈥楾rue Detective鈥� is in another,鈥� he says, adding that 鈥渢he term 鈥榮eason鈥� doesn鈥檛 refer to anything that has to do with a calendar.鈥�

Washington Post entertainment reporter Emily Yahr thinks the academy needs to decide how to deal with shows like 鈥淥range Is the New Black鈥� that straddle the drama-comedy line. 鈥淪o many of these very dark shows have comedic elements,鈥� she says.听

The Emmys made history in 2013 when the online-only show 鈥淗ouse of Cards鈥� was recognized in major categories. The question now is whether the academy will continue to update its eligibility rules to keep pace with the future of TV.听