Christina Applegate on the Red Carpet at the 60th Primetime Emmys. More on last season

The Emmy® Awards recognize excellence within various areas of television and emerging media. The Emmy® Awards are administered by three sister organizations who focus on various sectors of television and broadband programming:

• Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (primetime)
• National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences
  (daytime, sports, news and documentary)
• International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (international)

The awards are a symbol of peer recognition from over 15,000 Academy members.

Each member casts a ballot for the category of competition in their field of expertise.

News anchor Laura Diaz accepts LA Area Emmy. More LA Area

Primetime Emmy® Awards The Primetime Emmy® Awards celebrate excellence in national prime time programming, awarding top honors at the annual creative arts gala and prime time awards telecast. More on the Primetime Emmys	Los Angeles Area Awards Local programming in the LA area receive honors at the Los Angeles Area Emmy Awards ceremony, with the Los Angeles Area Awards Committee responsible for its structure. More on L.A. Area Emmys
Revisit the glamour of the 2008 season here.

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Find Primetime Emmy® winners and noms in the Awards Database. Whether you are looking for your favorite actor or researching past voting trends, our Emmy Awards Database has all the statistics you need—dating from 1949.

The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Foundation hosts the annual College Television Awards through its Education Programs department, honoring exceptional work from around the nation. Submission guidelines and more information here.

The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences established the prestigious Television Academy Honors to recognize "Television With a Conscience." Get submission guidelines and more details here.