The Awards

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:

• Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (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 15,000 Television Academy members.

Each member casts a ballot for the category of competition in their field of expertise.
The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences' most prominent areas of Emmy® competition and other honors are below:

	Primetime Emmy® Awards The Primetime Emmy® Awards celebrate excellence in national primetime programming, awarding top honors at the annual creative arts and primetime awards ceremonies. Special honors, like the Governors Award and the Bob Hope Humanitarian Award, are bestowed during the Primetime Emmys. Read More>>
	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. Read More>>
	Television Academy Honors The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences established the prestigious Television Academy Honors to recognize "Television With a Conscience." Read More>>
	Hall of Fame The Hall of Fame honors actors, comics, 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.Read More>>
	College Television Awards The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Foundation hosts the annual College Television Awards through its Education Programs department, honoring exceptional work from around the nation. Read More>>