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Emmy Award
The Emmy Awards are United States television production awards, similar to the Peabody Awards but more focused on entertainment. There are two types of Emmy Awards, the Daytime Awards and the Primetime Awards. The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences administers the Daytime Awards, the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences is responsible for the Primetime Awards. The first Emmy Awards were presented on January 25, 1949 at the Hollywood Athletic Club .
The name "Emmy" was a feminization of "immy", a nickname used for the image orthicon tubes that were common in early television cameras. The name was selected by a committee in 1948.
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Primetime Emmys
Primetime Emmys are awarded in the following categories:
- Outstanding Comedy Series
- Directing
- Directing For A Comedy Series
- Directing For A Drama Series
- Directing For A Variety, Music Or Comedy Program
- Directing For A Miniseries, Movie Or A Dramatic Special
- Outstanding Drama Series
- Individual Performance In A Variety Or Music Program
- Acting
- Lead Actor In A Comedy Series
- Lead Actor In A Drama Series
- Lead Actor In A Miniseries Or A Movie
- Lead Actress In A Comedy Series
- Lead Actress In A Drama Series
- Lead Actress In A Miniseries Or A Movie
- Outstanding Made For Television Movie
- Outstanding Miniseries
- Outstanding Reality Program
- Outstanding Reality-Competition Program
- Supporting Actor
- Supporting Actor In A Comedy Series
- Supporting Actor In A Drama Series
- Supporting Actor In A Miniseries Or A Movie
- Supporting Actress In A Comedy Series
- Supporting Actress In A Drama Series
- Supporting Actress In A Miniseries Or A Movie
- Outstanding Variety, Music Or Comedy Series
- Writing
- Writing For A Comedy Series
- Writing For A Drama Series
- Writing For A Variety, Music Or Comedy Program
- Writing For A Miniseries, Movie Or A Dramatic Special
Creative Arts Emmys
Creative Arts Emmy are awarded in the following categories:
- Animation
- Outstanding Animated Program (For Programming Less than One Hour)
- Outstanding Animated Program (For Programming One Hour Or More)
- Art direction
- Art Direction For A Multi-Camera Series
- Art Direction For a Single-Camera Series
- Art Direction For A Miniseries, Movie Or A Special
- Art Direction For A Variety Or Music Program
- Casting
- Casting For A Comedy Series
- Casting For A Drama Series
- Casting For A Miniseries, Movie Or A Special
- Outstanding Choreography
- Cinematography
- Cinematography For A Multi-Camera Series
- Cinematography For A Single-Camera Series
- Cinematography For A Miniseries Or Movie
- Cinematography For Nonfiction Programming
- Outstanding Commercial
- Costumes
- Outstanding Costumes For A Series
- Outstanding Costumes For A Miniseries, Movie Or A Special
- Directing for Nonfiction Programming
- Picture Editing
- Single-Camera Picture Editing For A Drama Series
- Single-Camera Picture Editing For A Comedy Series
- Single-Camera Picture Editing For A Miniseries, Movie Or A Special
- Multi-Camera Picture Editing For A Series
- Multi-Camera Picture Editing For A Miniseries, Movie or A Special
- Picture Editing For Nonfiction Programming
- Hairstyling
- Hairstyling For A Series
- Hairstyling For A Miniseries, Movie Or A Special
- Outstanding Lighting Direction
- Outstanding Main Title Design
- Makeup
- Makeup For A Series (Non-Prosthetic)
- Makeup For A Miniseries, Movie Or A Special (Non-Prosthetic)
- Makeup For A Series, Miniseries, Movie Or A Special (Prosthetic)
- Music
- Music Composition For A Series
- Music Composition For A Miniseries, Movie Or A Special
- Music Direction
- Outstanding Music And Lyrics
- Outstanding Main Title Theme Music
- Guest Role
- Guest Actor In A Comedy Series
- Guest Actor In A Drama Series
- Guest Actress In A Comedy Series
- Guest Actress In A Drama Series
- Outstanding Special Class Program
- Outstanding Children’s Program
- Nonfiction
- Outstanding Nonfiction Special
- Outstanding Nonfiction Series
- Reality
- Outstanding Reality Program
- Outstanding Reality-Competition Program
- Sound Editing
- Sound Editing For A Series
- Sound Editing For A Miniseries, Movie Or A Special
- Sound Editing For Nonfiction Programming
- Sound Mixing
- Single-Camera Sound Mixing For A Series
- Single-Camera Sound Mixing For A Miniseries Or A Movie
- Multi-Camera Sound Mixing For A Series Or Special
- Sound Mixing For A Variety Or Music Series Or Special
- Sound Mixing For Nonfiction Programming
- Visual Effects
- Special Visual Effects For A Series
- Special Visual Effects For A Miniseries, Movie Or A Special
- Stunt Coordination
- Technical Direction
- Technical Direction, Camerawork, Video For A Series
- Technical Direction, Camerawork, Video For A Miniseries, Movie Or A Special
- Outstanding Variety, Music Or Comedy Special
- Writing for Nonfiction Programming
Regional Emmys
All regional divisions of the National Academy hand out their own awards, for local programming (with the ATAS serving the Los Angeles area). These awards often border in the mundane; a 2003 Suncoast (Florida and parts of Georgia, Mississippi, Alabama, and Louisiana) Emmy Award for Spot Coverage was awarded to coverage of a "Dump Truck Chase".
Other Emmys
It is the National Academy's honor to hand out Emmys for:
- National TV newscasts and documentaries
- Sports programs and coverage
- Business and financial reporting
- Technology & Engineering
- Public Service (for Public service announcements and whenever TV programs "advance the common good")
The International Emmys
The International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences hands out these awards which honor the best of non-US television. Finding these programs takes months; with judging events taking place at many international TV festivals. The best two programs from a particular genre in four regions are selected to go to a semifinal round, from which the nominees are derived. Every nominee is screened at a festival in New York the day before the awards ceremony.
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