Primetime Emmy Award

Primetime Emmy Award
68th Primetime Emmy Awards
Awarded for Excellence in primetime television
Country United States
Presented by Academy of Television Arts & Sciences
First awarded 1949
Official website emmys.com
Television/Radio coverage
Network ABC (1967, 1970, 1973, 1976, 1979, 1982, 1985, 1993–94, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016)
CBS (1966, 1969, 1972, 1975, 1978, 1981, 1984, 1997, 2001, 2005, 2009, 2013)
FOX (1987–92, 1995, 1999, 2003, 2007, 2011, 2015)
NBC (1955–65, 1968, 1971, 1974, 1977, 1980, 1983, 1986, 1998, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014)

The Primetime Emmy Award is an American accolade bestowed by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences in recognition of excellence in American primetime television programming. First given in 1949, the award was originally referred to as simply the "Emmy Awards" until the first Daytime Emmy Award ceremonies were held in the 1970s, and the word "prime time" was added to distinguish between the two.

The Primetime Emmy Awards generally air in mid-September, on the Sunday before the official start of the fall television season. They are currently seen in rotation among the four major networks (ABC, CBS, FOX, and NBC). Because of NBC’s coverage of Sunday Night NFL Football beginning in September, when NBC has had the rotation in 2006, 2010 and 2014, the Primetime Emmy Awards moved to late August for those years only.

The Emmy Awards are considered the television equivalent to the Academy Awards (for film), Grammy Awards (for music), and Tony Awards (for stage). The awards are divided into three categories: the Primetime Emmy Awards for television performance, the Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards, and the Primetime Engineering Emmy Awards.

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. 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 web television shows, 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.

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 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

The Primetime Emmy Award is awarded in the following categories:

Creative Arts Emmy Awards

The Creative Arts Emmy Award is 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
Casting
Children’s
Choreography
Cinematography
Commercial
  • Outstanding Commercial
Costumes
  • Outstanding Costumes for a Contemporary Series, Limited Series, or Movie
  • Outstanding Costumes for a Period Series, Fantasy Series, Limited Series, or Movie
Directing
  • Outstanding Directing for a Variety Special
  • Outstanding Directing for Nonfiction Programming
Hairstyling
  • Outstanding Hairstyling for a Single Camera Series
  • Outstanding Hairstyling for a Limited Series or Movie
  • Outstanding Hairstyling for a Multi-Camera Series or Special
Hosting
Interactive Media
  • Outstanding Interactive Program
  • Outstanding Creative Achievement in Interactive Media
Lighting Design / Lighting Direction
  • Outstanding Lighting Design / Lighting Direction for a Variety Series
  • Outstanding Lighting Design / Lighting Direction for a Variety Special
  • Outstanding Lighting Design / Lighting Direction – Lighting Consultant
Main Title Design
Makeup
  • Outstanding Makeup for a Single Camera Series (Non-Prosthetic)
  • Outstanding Makeup for a Limited Series or Movie (Non-Prosthetic)
  • Outstanding Makeup for a Multi-Camera Series or Special (Non-Prosthetic)
  • Outstanding Makeup for a Series, Limited Series, Movie, or Special (Prosthetic)
Music
Picture Editing
Production Design
Sound Editing
Sound Mixing
  • Outstanding Sound Mixing for Nonfiction Programming
  • Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Limited Series or Movie
  • Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Variety Series or Special
  • Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Comedy or Drama Series (One-Hour)
  • Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Comedy or Drama Series (Half-Hour) and Animation
Special Visual Effects
Stunt Coordination
  • Outstanding Stunt Coordination for a Comedy Series or Variety Program
  • Outstanding Stunt Coordination for a Drama Series, Limited Series, or Movie
Technical Direction
  • Outstanding Technical Direction, Camerawork, Video Control for a Series
  • Outstanding Technical Direction, Camerawork, Video Control for a Limited Series, Movie, or Special
Writing
  • Outstanding Writing for Nonfiction Programming
  • Outstanding Writing for a Variety, Music, or Comedy Special

Primetime Emmy Engineering Awards

The Engineering Emmy Award is given specifically for outstanding achievement in engineering. It is 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.

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
  • 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 an actor, program, etc.

Most wins for a network in a single year
Most wins for a series in a single year
Most wins for a Television Program
Most wins for a Comedy Series
Most wins for a Drama Series
Most wins for a Miniseries
Most wins for a single episode
Most wins for a Television Movie
Most wins for an Animated Program
Most wins for a Variety, Music, or Comedy Special
Most wins for a Variety, Music, or Comedy Series
Most wins for a Reality-Competition Program
Most wins for acting in a Comedy Series
Most wins for acting in a Drama Series
Most wins for acting in a Miniseries
Most wins for acting in a Television Movie
Most wins for an online-streaming original program
Most wins for an Animated Program in a single year
Most wins for an actor for playing the same character
Most wins for Outstanding Host for a Reality-Competition Program
Most wins for Outstanding Drama Series
Most wins for Outstanding Comedy Series
Most wins for Outstanding Animated Program
  • The Simpsons – 10 (1990–1991; 1995; 1997–1998; 2000–2001; 2003; 2006; 2008) [13]
Most wins for a program winning in all major categories
(Program, Lead actor, Lead Actress, Supporting Actor, Supporting Actress, Directing, Writing)
Most wins for Outstanding Variety, Music, or Comedy Special
Most wins for Outstanding Variety, Music, or Comedy Series
Most wins for Outstanding Reality-Competition Program
Most wins for Outstanding Individual Performance
Most wins for a Comedy Series in its final season
Most wins for a Comedy Series in its first season
Most wins for a Drama Series in its final season
Most wins for a Drama Series in its first season
Most wins for an individual in a single year
Most wins for an actor for performance
Most wins for a writer/producer
Most wins for an individual
Most wins for a network

Overall nominations for an actor, program, etc.

Most nominations for a network in a single year
Most nominations for a Television Program
Most nominations for a Comedy Series
Most nominations for a Drama Series
Most nominations for a Miniseries
Most nominations for a Television Movie
Most nominations for an Animated Program
Most nominations for a Reality-Competition Program
Most nominations for a Variety, Music, or Comedy Series
Most nominations for a Variety, Music, or Comedy Special
Most nominations for Outstanding Host for a Reality-Competition Program
Most nominations for a Comedy Series in its final season
Most nominations for a Comedy Series in its first season
Most nominations for a Drama Series in its final season
Most nominations for a Drama Series in its first season
Most nominations for an individual in a single year
Most nominations for an individual
  • Hector Ramirez – 74 [47]
Most nominations for Outstanding Drama Series
Most nominations for Outstanding Comedy Series
Most nominations for Outstanding Animated Program
Most nominations for an online-streaming original program
Most nominations for Outstanding Reality-Competition Program
Most nominations for Outstanding Variety, Music, or Comedy Series
Most nominations for Outstanding Variety, Music, or Comedy Special
Most nominations for a Variety, Music, or Comedy Series in a single year
Most nominations for Outstanding Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program
Most nominations for a Reality-Competition Program in a single year
Most nominations for an Animated Program in a single year
Most nominations for acting in a series in a single year
Most nominations for a Comedy Series in a single year
Most nominations for a Drama Series in a single year
Most nominations for an Oscar by an Emmy Winner
Most nominations for acting in a Television Movie
Most nominations for acting in a Miniseries

Notes

  1. 1 2 The fifth and final season of Breaking Bad was split into two parts. They are both considered the final season.

See also

References

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