The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences ( ATAS ), also colloquially known as the Television Academy , is a professional honorary organization dedicated to the advancement of the television industry in the United States . It is a 501(c)(6) non-profit organization founded in 1946, the organization presents the Primetime Emmy Awards , an annual ceremony honoring achievement in U.S. primetime television.
18-557: American humanitarian award [REDACTED] This article needs additional citations for verification . Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. Find sources: "Bob Hope Humanitarian Award" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR ( September 2023 ) ( Learn how and when to remove this message ) The Bob Hope Humanitarian Award
36-423: A platform for political and social commentary . Recipients [ edit ] 2002 – Oprah Winfrey 2003 – Bill Cosby 2004 – Danny Thomas ( posthumous ) 2010 – George Clooney 2022 - Sean Penn References [ edit ] ^ "Oprah.com" . Oprah.com . Retrieved September 4, 2023 . ^ 2003 Humanitarian emmys.org Archived December 5, 2004, at
54-546: A screen, and also portrayed as a "portal". In 2016, producer Hayma Washington was elected chairman and CEO of the Academy of Arts and Sciences, becoming the first African-American to hold the position. In 1949, the Television Academy held the first Emmy Awards ceremony, an annual event created to recognize excellence in U.S. television programming, although the initial event was restricted to programming from
72-453: A tool for education and envisioned an organization that would act outside the "flash and glamor" of the industry and become an outlet for "serious discussion" and award the industry's "finest achievements". Envisioning a television counterpart of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences , Cassyd founded the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences in 1946 in conjunction with leaders of
90-700: Is an American nonprofit membership organization, based in New York City, composed of leading media and entertainment executives across all sectors of the television industry, from over fifty countries. Founded in 1969, the International Academy recognize excellence in television production produced outside the United States and it presents the International Emmy Awards in seventeen categories. In addition to
108-598: Is an organization of leading media and entertainment figures from over 500 companies from 60 countries across all television sectors, including internet, mobile and technology. Its mission is to recognize the excellence of content produced exclusively for TV outside the United States, as well as non-English language primetime programming made for American TV. The awards are presented at the International Emmy Awards Gala, held each year in November at
126-867: The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Foundation , is responsible for the Archive of American Television , annual College Television Awards, Fred Rogers Memorial Scholarship, acclaimed student internships and other educational outreach programs. The Television Academy Hall of Fame was founded by a former president of the ATAS, John H. Mitchell (1921–1988), to honor individuals who have made extraordinary contributions to U.S. television . Inductions are not held every year. 34°09′59″N 118°22′28″W / 34.16639°N 118.37444°W / 34.16639; -118.37444 International Academy of Television Arts and Sciences The International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences ( IATAS )
144-757: The Hilton Hotel and Resort in Midtown Manhattan , attracting over 1,200 television professionals annually. The first International Emmy Awards, as we know them today, were carried out in 1973. As well as the Gala, the International Academy also produces the International Emmy World Television Festival . The Television Festival screens the current year's International Emmy -nominated programs and features producers and directors who speak about their work. In 1999,
162-504: The Los Angeles area. The name "Emmy" was derived from "Immy", a nickname for the image orthicon camera tube, which aided the progress of modern television. The word was feminized as "Emmy" to match the statuette, which depicted a winged woman holding an atom. The Emmy Awards are administered by three sister organizations that focus on various sectors of television programming: the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (primetime),
180-647: The National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (daytime, sports, news and documentary), and the International Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (international). The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences also presents the Los Angeles Emmy Awards . In addition to recognizing outstanding programming through its Primetime Emmy Awards, the Television Academy publishes the award-winning emmy magazine and through
198-4264: The Wayback Machine ^ Danny Thomas emmys.org Archived December 11, 2004, at the Wayback Machine v t e Emmy Awards ATAS NATAS International TV Academy Primetime Emmy Award ( categories winners most awards per ceremony ) Main ceremonies 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 Creative Arts 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 Daytime Emmy Award ( categories winners ) Main ceremonies 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 Creative Arts 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 International ( categories winners ) 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 Sports ( categories ) 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2021 2022 2023 2024 Technology and Engineering 2006 2007 2008 2009 News and Documentary 2010 2011 2012 2013 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 Children's and Family ( categories ) 2022 2023 2024 Regional Chicago / Midwest Heartlands Lone Star Los Angeles Lower Great Lakes Michigan Mid-America Mid-Atlantic Midsouth National Capital / Chesapeake Bay New England New York Northwest Ohio Valley Pacific Southwest Rocky Mountain / Southwest San Francisco / Northern California Atlanta / Southeast Suncoast Upper Midwest Related Lifetime Achievement Emmys Television Hall of Fame Bob Hope Humanitarian Award EGOT Triple Crown of Acting By country Philippines [REDACTED] Category Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bob_Hope_Humanitarian_Award&oldid=1230394571 " Categories : Emmy Awards Lists of award winners Awards established in 2002 Humanitarian and service awards 2002 establishments in
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#1732786558682216-591: The Academy went on to recognize excellence in international news coverage with the Emmy Awards for Current Affairs & News. The International Emmy Kids Awards were launched in 2013 and is held annually in February in New York City. The Academy's Foundation also presents the annual Sir Peter Ustinov Television Scriptwriting Award for young television writers. In 2013, J. J. Abrams was presented with an International Emmy Founders Award , and Anke Schäferkordt
234-708: The International Emmys, the Academy's annual schedule includes the prestigious International Emmy Awards Current Affairs & News and the International Emmy Kids Awards , and a series of events such as International Academy Day, the International World Emmy Festival and Panels on substantive industry topics. IATAS was co-founded by Ralph Baruch (1923–2016, President and Chief Executive of Viacom) and Ted Cott (1917–1973, NBC's General Manager), and
252-602: The United States Hidden categories: All articles with failed verification Articles with failed verification from September 2023 Webarchive template wayback links Articles with short description Short description is different from Wikidata Articles needing additional references from September 2023 All articles needing additional references Use mdy dates from September 2022 Academy of Television Arts %26 Sciences#Board of Governors Syd Cassyd considered television
270-559: The early television industry who had gathered at a meeting he organized. Cassyd's academy in Los Angeles merged with a New York academy founded by Ed Sullivan in 1955 to form the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences . The Los Angeles chapter broke away from NATAS in 1977, keeping the Primetime and Los Angeles Emmys. In 2014, alongside its Hall of Fame induction ceremony and announced plans to expand its headquarters,
288-483: The organization announced that it had changed its public brand to the Television Academy, with a new logo designed by Siegel + Gale . The new branding was intended to downplay the organization's antiquated formal name in favor of a more straightforward identity, and features a separating line (typically used to separate the organization's wordmark from a simplified image of the Emmy Award statuette) used to symbolize
306-502: Was established in 2002 by the Board of Governors of the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences in recognition of Bob Hope 's trailblazing career. The award, one of the highest honors presented by the Board, recognizes the contributions accomplished by Hope, for more than half a century, to the growth and development of broadcasting in radio and television as a family medium, and as
324-488: Was originally known as the International Council of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS). Bruce Paisner is the current president and CEO of the Academy. Early in its history, the International Academy of Television Arts and Sciences was part of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences ; however, operating with its own board with a global focus. Founded in 1969, IATAS
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