Television Academy Honors
The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences created the Television Academy Honors in 2008 to recognize “Television with a Conscience.” That is, achievements in programming that present issues of concern to our society in a compelling, emotional and insightful way.
The Third Television Academy Honors
May 5, 2010
Beverly Hills Hotel
Recipients of the third annual Television Academy Honors are:
• CSI, “Coup De Grace” (Produced by CBS Productions in association with Jerry Bruckheimer Television)
• Glee, “Wheels” (Produced by Ryan Murphy Productions in association with 20th Century Fox Television)
• Grandpa, Do You Know Who I Am? (Produced by HBO Documentary Films)
• Explorer: “Inside Death Row” (Produced by Mannucci Inc. in association with National Geographic Television)
• Private Practice, “Nothing To Fear” (Produced by ABC Studios)
• Taking Chance (Produced by the Motion Picture Corporation of America and Civil Dawn Pictures in association with HBO Films)
• Unlocking Autism (Produced for Discovery Health by Figure 8 Films)
• Vanguard: “The OxyContin Express” (Produced by Current TV)
Full details about these distinguished productions is available here.
More About the Television Academy Honors
The Television Academy Honors is not a new category of Primetime Emmy® Award; it continues to be separate and distinct from Emmy’s recognition of television excellence.
The purpose of Television Academy Honors is to recognize and celebrate programming that motivates, educates, inspires and changes lives.
Complete lists of honorees and other details related to the first two Television Academy Honors ceremonies are available below:
