THE Emmy’s will never be the same – the so-called “Burstyn rule” is in full effect.

The rule, in which a person must be onscreen for at least 5 percent of a TV program, was created following last year’s debacle in which Ellen Burstyn was nominated for a best supporting actress Emmy, even though she had only been on-screen for about 14 seconds.

In the 2005 HBO film, “Mrs. Harris,” Burstyn had about two lines of dialogue, which turned out to be the shortest nominated performance in the history of the Emmy Awards.