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Primetime Emmy Awards
The Primetime Emmy® Awards salute excellence in national primetime programming, presenting top honors annually at both the Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards and Engineering Emmy Awards ceremonies, as well as the Primetime Emmys telecast.
A number of special awards, like the Governors Award and Bob Hope Humanitarian Award (more on those below), may be bestowed during these ceremonies as well.
The first Emmy® Awards ceremony was held on January 25, 1949, at the Hollywood Athletic Club, and was devoted solely to programming that originated from Los Angeles, where the Television Academy was founded. Over time, the Emmys expanded to include programming aired throughout the United States.
Today, the Primetime Emmy® is a symbol of peer recognition from over 15,000 Television Academy members. Members from more than two-dozen peer groups vote for the category of competition in their field of expertise.
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The Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards, traditionally held the weekend before the live Primetime Emmys telecast, are largely dedicated to key technical disciplines and behind-the-scenes crafts essential to television production: art direction, cinematography, hairstyling, makeup, music, picture editing, sound editing and mixing, special visual effects, stunts and more.
Awards are also handed out for animation, commercials, reality series and other programming, as well as some acting categories and special honors.
The Engineering Emmy Awards are overseen by the Television Academy’s Engineering Committee, and are given to an individual, company or organization for developments in engineering that are either so extensive an improvement on existing methods, or so innovative in nature, that they materially affect the transmission, recording or reception of television.
Award winners receive either an Emmy statuette or an Engineering plaque. The Engineering Emmy Awards are presented to an individual, a company, or an organization for developments in engineering that are either so extensive an improvement on existing methods or so innovative in nature that they materially affect the transmission, recording or reception of television. The Engineering Plaque is given for those achievements that exhibit a high level of engineering and are important to the progress of the industry. The Plaque is not meant to be a consolation prize, but a positive recognition of engineering achievements that represent a different level of technology and role within the industry than the statuette.
In addition to the many categories of Primetime Emmy Awards presented to programs and individuals for production and performance excellence, some very prestigious special honors, such as the Governors Award, are bestowed during the Primetime Emmys.
The Governors Award
The Television Academy Board of Governors bestows its esteemed Governors Award upon individuals, companies or organizations who have made a substantial impact and demonstrated the extraordinary use of television.
The Board's presented recent Governors Award recipient Sheila Nevins, president of HBO Documentary Films, with her award during the 2009 Creative Arts Emmy® Awards gala.
The Bob Hope Humanitarian Award
The Television Academy Board of Governors established the Bob Hope Humanitarian Award in 2002, as a tribute to the the iconic career and life of Bob Hope. This high honor is a nod to the Hope's more than fifty years of pioneering contributions to the radio and television industries, both as family mediums and as platforms for sociopolitical commentary.
The special Hope Humanitarian honor is not bound to be given annually with the traditional categories of Emmys, only as deemed fitting and approved by the Hope Humanitarian Award selection committee (composed of Academy members) and a representative of the Bob and Dolores Hope Charitable Foundation. Since its establishment, four honorees — Oprah Winfrey, Bill Cosby, Danny Thomas (presented posthumously, accepted by his daughter, actress Marlo Thomas) and George Clooney — have received the Hope Award.
The Syd Cassyd Founders Award
The Syd Cassyd Founders Award &mdash named in honor of the Television Academy’s founder — was created to recognize members who have made a significant positive impact on the Academy through their efforts and service over many years of involvement.
Like the Hope Award, the Syd Cassyd Founders Award is not bound to be given annually with the traditional categories of Emmys. The Cassyd honor was bestowed for only the time ninth ever, in 2009 to longtime Television Academy attorney and advisor Dixon Q. Dern.
Charles F. Jenkins Lifetime Achievement Award
The Charles F. Jenkins Lifetime Achievement Award is a special engineering honor, lauding an individual whose contributions over a long period of time have significantly affected the state of television technology and engineering.
Philo T. Farnsworth Corporate Achievement Award
The Philo T. Farnsworth Corporate Achievement Award is a special engineering honor, recognizing a company whose contributions over a long period of time have significantly affected the state of television technology and engineering.
A number of special awards, like the Governors Award and Bob Hope Humanitarian Award (more on those below), may be bestowed during these ceremonies as well.
The first Emmy® Awards ceremony was held on January 25, 1949, at the Hollywood Athletic Club, and was devoted solely to programming that originated from Los Angeles, where the Television Academy was founded. Over time, the Emmys expanded to include programming aired throughout the United States.
Today, the Primetime Emmy® is a symbol of peer recognition from over 15,000 Television Academy members. Members from more than two-dozen peer groups vote for the category of competition in their field of expertise.
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Creative Arts Emmy Awards
The Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards, traditionally held the weekend before the live Primetime Emmys telecast, are largely dedicated to key technical disciplines and behind-the-scenes crafts essential to television production: art direction, cinematography, hairstyling, makeup, music, picture editing, sound editing and mixing, special visual effects, stunts and more.
Awards are also handed out for animation, commercials, reality series and other programming, as well as some acting categories and special honors.
Engineering Emmy Awards
The Engineering Emmy Awards are overseen by the Television Academy’s Engineering Committee, and are given to an individual, company or organization for developments in engineering that are either so extensive an improvement on existing methods, or so innovative in nature, that they materially affect the transmission, recording or reception of television.
Award winners receive either an Emmy statuette or an Engineering plaque. The Engineering Emmy Awards are presented to an individual, a company, or an organization for developments in engineering that are either so extensive an improvement on existing methods or so innovative in nature that they materially affect the transmission, recording or reception of television. The Engineering Plaque is given for those achievements that exhibit a high level of engineering and are important to the progress of the industry. The Plaque is not meant to be a consolation prize, but a positive recognition of engineering achievements that represent a different level of technology and role within the industry than the statuette.
Special Primetime Emmys Honors
In addition to the many categories of Primetime Emmy Awards presented to programs and individuals for production and performance excellence, some very prestigious special honors, such as the Governors Award, are bestowed during the Primetime Emmys.
The Governors Award
The Television Academy Board of Governors bestows its esteemed Governors Award upon individuals, companies or organizations who have made a substantial impact and demonstrated the extraordinary use of television.
The Board's presented recent Governors Award recipient Sheila Nevins, president of HBO Documentary Films, with her award during the 2009 Creative Arts Emmy® Awards gala.
The Bob Hope Humanitarian Award
The Television Academy Board of Governors established the Bob Hope Humanitarian Award in 2002, as a tribute to the the iconic career and life of Bob Hope. This high honor is a nod to the Hope's more than fifty years of pioneering contributions to the radio and television industries, both as family mediums and as platforms for sociopolitical commentary.
The special Hope Humanitarian honor is not bound to be given annually with the traditional categories of Emmys, only as deemed fitting and approved by the Hope Humanitarian Award selection committee (composed of Academy members) and a representative of the Bob and Dolores Hope Charitable Foundation. Since its establishment, four honorees — Oprah Winfrey, Bill Cosby, Danny Thomas (presented posthumously, accepted by his daughter, actress Marlo Thomas) and George Clooney — have received the Hope Award.
The Syd Cassyd Founders Award
The Syd Cassyd Founders Award &mdash named in honor of the Television Academy’s founder — was created to recognize members who have made a significant positive impact on the Academy through their efforts and service over many years of involvement.
Like the Hope Award, the Syd Cassyd Founders Award is not bound to be given annually with the traditional categories of Emmys. The Cassyd honor was bestowed for only the time ninth ever, in 2009 to longtime Television Academy attorney and advisor Dixon Q. Dern.
Charles F. Jenkins Lifetime Achievement Award
The Charles F. Jenkins Lifetime Achievement Award is a special engineering honor, lauding an individual whose contributions over a long period of time have significantly affected the state of television technology and engineering.
Philo T. Farnsworth Corporate Achievement Award
The Philo T. Farnsworth Corporate Achievement Award is a special engineering honor, recognizing a company whose contributions over a long period of time have significantly affected the state of television technology and engineering.
