THE AWARDS
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The Emmy Awards recognize excellence within various areas of television and emerging media.
The Emmy Awards are administered by three sister organizations, which focus on various sectors of television and broadband programming:
- Television Academy (primetime)
- National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (daytime, sports, news and documentary)
- International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (international)
The Primetime Emmy Award is a symbol of peer recognition from over 20,000 Television Academy members. Each member casts a ballot for the category of competition in their field of expertise.
Explore the Television Academy's areas of Emmy competition and other honors:
Emmy Awards
The Emmy Awards salute excellence in national primetime programming, presenting top honors annually at both the Creative Arts Emmy Awards and Engineering Emmy Awards ceremonies, as well as the Emmy Awards telecast.
Los Angeles Area Emmy Awards
Local programming in the Los Angeles market receives honors at the Los Angeles Area Emmy Awards ceremony, with the Los Angeles Area Awards Committee responsible for its structure.
Television Academy Honors
The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences established the prestigious Television Academy Honors to recognize "Television With a Conscience."
Hall of Fame
The Hall of Fame honors actors, directors, producers, costume designers, writers, animators, executives, reporters, explorers — and the list goes on and on, covering the gamut of talent that it takes to entertain, inform and enrich a mass audience.
College Television Awards
The Television Academy Foundation hosts the annual College Television Awards through its Education Programs department, honoring exceptional work from around the nation.
Colin Jost & Michael Che to Host Emmys
SNL "Weekend Update" anchors and Emmy-nominated writers will headline NBC's Sept. 17 event.
Surprise appearances by other Saturday Night Live cast.
Antonio Banderas in the New Emmy
Antonio Banderas talks National Geographic's Genius, and his connection to Pablo Picasso.
Final Week for Emmy Awards Submissions
Submit for Emmy Award consideration.
Now through April 27 at 6:00 PM PT.
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