The Television Academy Honors Calendar
Eligibility Year
January 1, 2007 -
December 31, 2007
Entry Submission
January 7 - February 11, 2008
Announcement of Honorees
March 18, 2008
Presentation of Awards
May 1, 2008
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May 2008
Beverly Hills Hotel
Honors Shines: The Full Story
Enjoy Photo Gallery: Inaugural Television Academy Honors gala shines in Beverly Hills
The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences announces the creation of The Television Academy Honors to recognize “Television with a Conscience,” achievements in programming that present issues of concern to our society in a compelling, emotional and insightful way.
The Television Academy Honors is not a new category of Primetime Emmy® Award; it is separate and distinct from Emmy’s recognition of television excellence. Programming that enlightens and educates, creates awareness and instigates positive change with regards to social and health issues are examples of potential honorees to be recognized and celebrated.
Some historical examples: Addiction (2007), The Laramie Project (2002), Miss Evers’ Boys (1997), The Day They Came to Arrest the Book (1987) and Roots (1977). Past primetime series that thoughtfully covered topical issues in meaningful ways include Hill Street Blues, The West Wing, I’ll Fly Away, NYPD Blue, St. Elsewhere, Homicide: Life on the Streets, The Wonder Years, M*A*S*H, The Cosby Show and All In the Family.
Entry Form & Instructions: PDF or WORD
Eligibility:
Audiovisual Programs are eligible if they were originally aired/transmitted during the eligibility year (January 1, 2007 – December 31, 2007) to markets representing at least 51% of U.S. television homes.
Eligibility is for the program rather than individuals or companies associated with the making or distribution of the program; e.g., producers, directors, writers, networks, studios, production companies, etc.
Entries may be submitted for fiction/nonfiction series 1) as a whole, 2) for a single episode, or 3) for a story arc up to three episodes. There is a limit of one entry per series.
Entries also may be made for television movie, miniseries or fiction/nonfiction special.
The entry form must be signed by a party who certifies that he/she is authorized to enter the program. The party accepting any Television Academy Honor shall be as designated on the entry form or, if not, by the party signing the entry form.
DVD Requirement:
Two DVD copies of the program are required at the time of entry. Commercials are to be deleted and replaced with one-two seconds of black. Program content must be as originally aired/transmitted.
Special instructions for whole series and series storyline arc submissions: for a whole series, make a compilation of scenes – entrant’s choice - with a running time of no more than two hours; for a story arc, tie together in a single reel up to three episodes. As with single-episode entries, submit two DVD copies.
Processing fee:
For each entry there is a processing fee of $100.
Incomplete Entry Forms:
Entry forms that are submitted with missing information will be returned to the entrant.
Mail and Delivery:
Mail entry materials to:
Academy of Television Arts & Sciences
AWARDS DEPARTMENT
5220 Lankershim Blvd.
North Hollywood, CA 91601
For deliveries, send to:
Academy of Television Arts & Sciences
AWARDS DEPARTMENT
5200 Lankershim Blvd., Suite 790
North Hollywood, CA 91601
Voting:
Entries will be judged by the members of the Television Cares Committee. Up to eight honorees will be announced on March 18, 2008 with a dinner honors ceremony to be held at the Beverly Hills Hotel on May 1, 2008.
Releases & Features
Honors Shines: The Full Story
Photo Gallery: Inaugural Television Academy Honors gala shines in Beverly Hills
Planet Earth, Boston Legal among nine recipients of inaugural edition of The Television Academy Honors; Celebration recognizes “Television with a Conscience” [HTML]
Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Announces The Television Academy Honors Awards To Recognize “Television With a Conscience” [HTML]
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