Primetime Emmy Award

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The Primetime Emmy Awards are awards presented by the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences in recognition of excellence in American primetime television programming. First awarded in 1949, they were originally referred to as just the "Emmy Awards" until the first Daytime Emmy Award ceremonies were held in the 1970s, and the word "primetime" was added to disambiguate between the two.

The Primetime Emmys 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 (CBS, ABC, NBC, and Fox). However, the 2006 Primetime Emmys (broadcast on NBC) aired a few weeks early, on Sunday, August 27, 2006, in order to accommodate NBC's coverage of Sunday Night NFL Football beginning in September.

1 Award categories
2 Creative Arts Primetime Emmys
3 See also
4 External links

[edit] Award categories

To complete filling in past nominees, categories and winners for below go to http://www.emmys.org/awards/2006pt/history.php

Primetime Emmys are awarded in the following categories:

Outstanding Comedy Series
Outstanding Drama Series
Outstanding Variety, Music Or Comedy Series
Outstanding Miniseries
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
Writing
- Writing In A Comedy Series
- Writing In A Drama Series
- Writing In A Variety, Music Or Comedy Program
- Writing For A Miniseries, Movie Or A Dramatic Special

Outstanding Reality Program
Outstanding Reality-Competition Program
Outstanding Made For Television Movie
Outstanding Informational Series
Individual Performance In A Variety Or Music Program
Lead Role
Supporting Role

[edit] Creative Arts Primetime Emmys

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

Animation
- Outstanding Animated Program (For Programming less than One Hour)
- Outstanding Animated Program (For Programming One Hour Or More)
- Outstanding Voice-Over Performace (Awarded by commitee. No nominations)
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
Choreography
- 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, Miniseries, Movie Or A Special (Prosthetic)
- Makeup For A Series (Non-Prosthetic)
- Makeup For A Miniseries, Movie Or A Special (Non-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
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