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Primetime Emmy Awards

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Primetime Emmy Award
Current: 73rd Primetime Emmy Awards
Awarded forExcellence in primetime television
CountryUnited States
Presented byAcademy of Television Arts & Sciences
First awardedJanuary 25, 1949; 72 years ago (1949-01-25)
Websiteemmys.com
Television/radio coverage
NetworkABC (1967, 1970, 1973, 1976, 1979, 1982, 1985, 1993–94, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020)
CBS (1966, 1969, 1972, 1975, 1978, 1981, 1984, 1997, 2001, 2005, 2009, 2013, 2017, 2021)
NBC (1955–65, 1968, 1971, 1974, 1977, 1980, 1983, 1986, 1998, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014, 2018, 2022)
Fox (1987–92, 1995, 1999, 2003, 2007, 2011, 2015, 2019)
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The Primetime Emmy Awards are bestowed by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (ATAS) in recognition of excellence in American primetime television programming. The award categories are divided into three classes: the regular Primetime Emmy Awards, the Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards to honor technical and other similar behind-the-scenes achievements, and the Primetime Engineering Emmy Awards for recognizing significant contributions to the engineering and technological aspects of television. First given out in 1949, the award was originally referred to as simply the "Emmy Award" until the International Emmy Award and the Daytime Emmy Award were created in the early 1970s to expand the Emmy to other sectors of the television industry.

The Primetime Emmy Awards generally air every September, on the Sunday before the official start of the fall television season. Since 1995, the Emmys have been broadcast in rotation among the four major networks (ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC), each network taking turns to air the ceremony every four years. The ceremony is typically moved to late August if it is broadcast by NBC (such as in 2006, 2010, and 2014), so that it does not conflict with NBC's commitment to broadcasting Sunday-night NFL games (due to another conflict, this time with the MTV Video Music Awards, the 2014 ceremony was also shifted to a Monday).[1] The 2018 ceremony, broadcast by NBC, was moved back to September and aired on a Monday.

Rules

Among the Primetime Emmy Award rules, a show must originally air on American television during the eligibility period between June 1 and May 31 of any given year. In order to be considered a national primetime show, the program must air between 6:00 p.m. and 2:00 a.m., and to at least 50 percent of the country. A show that enters into the Primetime Emmy Awards cannot also be entered into the Daytime Emmy Awards or any other national Emmy competition. For shows in syndication, whose air times vary between media markets, they can either be entered in the Daytime or Primetime Emmy Awards (provided they still reach the 50 percent national reach), but not in both. For game shows that reach the 50 percent threshold, they can be entered into the Daytime Emmy Awards if they normally air before 8 p.m (including the former "access hour" from 7:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.); otherwise, they are only eligible for the Primetime Emmy Awards. For streaming television programs, they must be available for downloading or streaming to more than 50 percent of the country, and like shows in syndication they can only enter in one of the national Emmy competitions.

Shows that are offered for pre-sale to consumers, whether on home video devices or via the Web, are ineligible if the pre-sale period starts more than 7 days before the show's initial airing. Also, a show that receives what the academy calls a "general theatrical release" before its first airing (either via television or the Internet) is ineligible. The definition of this phrase excludes limited releases for the specific purpose of award qualification, such as screenings at film festivals or the one-week releases in Los Angeles (and, for documentaries, New York City as well) required for Oscar eligibility.[2]

Entries must be submitted by the end of April, even if a show is not scheduled to originally air until the following month when the eligibility period ends in May. Most award categories also require entries to include DVDs or tape masters of the show. For most series categories, any six episodes that originally aired during the eligibility period must be submitted (programs that were cancelled before airing their sixth episode are thus ineligible). For most individual achievement categories, only one episode is required to be submitted; if an episode is a two-parter, both parts may be included on the submitted DVD.

Ballots to select the nominations are sent to Academy members in June. For most categories, members from each of the branches vote to determine the nominees only in their respective categories. All members can however vote for nominations in the best program categories. The final voting poll to determine the winners is held in August, and is done by judging panels. In June, the academy solicits volunteers among its active members to serve on these panels. All active members may serve on the program panels; otherwise they are restricted to those categories within their own branch.

Categories

Primetime Emmy Awards

See also: List of Primetime Emmy Award winners

The Primetime Emmy Award is awarded in the following categories:

Programs

Directing

  • Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series
  • Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series
  • Outstanding Directing for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie
  • Outstanding Directing for a Variety Series

Writing

  • Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series
  • Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series
  • Outstanding Writing for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie
  • Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series

Acting

Lead actor
  • Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series
  • Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series
  • Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie
Lead actress
  • Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series
  • Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series
  • Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie
Supporting actor
  • Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
  • Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
  • Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie
Supporting actress
  • Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
  • Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
  • Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie

Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards

The Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards are awarded in the following categories (some of which separately recognize work based on whether a single-camera or multi-camera setup was used):

Programs

Acting

Animation

  • Outstanding Animated Program
  • Outstanding Short Form Animated Program
  • Outstanding Individual Achievement in Animation

Casting

Choreography

  • Outstanding Choreography for Scripted Programming
  • Outstanding Choreography for Variety and Reality Programming

Cinematography

Commercial

Costumes

Directing

Hairstyling

  • Outstanding Contemporary Hairstyling
  • Outstanding Contemporary Hairstyling for a Variety, Nonfiction or Reality Program
  • Outstanding Period and/or Character Hairstyling

Hosting

Interactive media

  • Outstanding Innovation in Interactive Programming
  • Outstanding Interactive Program

Lighting design / direction

  • Outstanding Lighting Design / Lighting Direction for a Variety Series
  • Outstanding Lighting Design / Lighting Direction for a Variety Special

Main title design

  • Outstanding Main Title Design

Makeup

Music

Picture editing

Production design

Sound editing

Sound mixing

  • Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Comedy or Drama Series (One-Hour)
  • Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Comedy or Drama Series (Half-Hour) and Animation
  • Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie
  • Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Nonfiction or Reality Program (Single or Multi-Camera)
  • Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Variety Series or Special

Special and visual effects

  • Outstanding Special Visual Effects in a Season or a Movie
  • Outstanding Special Visual Effects in a Single Episode

Stunt coordination

Technical direction

  • Outstanding Technical Direction, Camerawork, Video Control for a Series
  • Outstanding Technical Direction, Camerawork, Video Control for a Special

Writing

  • Outstanding Writing for a Nonfiction Programming
  • Outstanding Writing for a Variety Special

Primetime Emmy Engineering Awards

The Primetime Engineering Emmy Awards are given specifically for outstanding achievement in engineering. They are presented to an individual, company, or organization for engineering developments so significant an improvement on existing methods or so innovative in nature that they materially affect the transmission, recording, or reception of television. The award, which is television's highest engineering honor, is determined by a jury of highly qualified, experienced engineers in the television industry.

  • Engineering plaque
  • Engineering certificate
  • Outstanding Achievement in Engineering Development (Primetime Emmy statuette)
  • Charles H. Jenkins Lifetime Achievement Award
  • Outstanding Achievement in Engineering Development
  • Philo T. Farnsworth Corporate Achievement Engineering Award

Retired categories

A number of awards have been retired throughout the years, including some that have been replaced by similar award categories in the Daytime Emmy Awards, Sports Emmy Awards, and other areas of recognition:

  • Best Live Show
  • Best New Program
  • Super Emmy Award
  • Outstanding Children's Program
  • Outstanding Costumes for a Series
  • Best Specialty Act – Single or Group
  • Outstanding Voice-Over Performance
  • Outstanding Art Direction for a Miniseries or Movie
  • Outstanding Art Direction for a Single-Camera Series
  • Outstanding Costumes for a Miniseries, Movie, or Special
  • Outstanding Creative Achievement in Interactive Media within a Scripted Program
  • Outstanding Creative Achievement in Interactive Media within an Unscripted Program
  • Outstanding Hairstyling for a Limited Series or Movie
  • Outstanding Hairstyling for a Single-Camera Series
  • Outstanding Makeup for a Single-Camera Series (Non-Prosthetic)
  • Outstanding Original Interactive Program
  • Outstanding Short Form Comedy or Drama Series
  • Outstanding Short Form Variety Series
  • Outstanding Stunt Coordination for a Comedy Series or Variety Program
  • Outstanding Stunt Coordination for a Drama Series, Limited Series, or Movie
  • Outstanding Variety Series
  • Outstanding Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program
  • Program of the Year
  • Best Kinescope Show
  • Best Sports Coverage †
  • Best Western Series (1958–59)
  • Outstanding Sports Personality †
  • Outstanding Live Sports Special †
  • Most Outstanding Live Personality
  • Most Outstanding Kinescoped Personality
  • Outstanding Classical Music-Dance Program
  • Outstanding Program Achievement in Daytime Drama ‡
  • Outstanding Program Achievement by Individuals in Daytime Drama ‡
† Replaced by a similar category in the Sports Emmy Awards
‡ Replaced by a similar category in the Daytime Emmy Awards

Records

Overall wins for a performer, program, etc.

Overall nominations for a performer, program, etc.

See also

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