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Frank Scherma, chairman and CEO of the Television Academy, has tapped six prominent TV industry figures — two creators and four executives — as the chair's appointees to the Television Academy Executive Committee. The list includes Insecure co-creator/star Issa Rae; One Day At a Time co-creator Gloria Calderón Kellett…

The Television Academy and the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences said Monday that they have agreed to move all children’s categories from the Primetime Emmy Awards (overseen by the TV Academy) to the Daytime Emmy Awards (overseen by NATAS). The move will mean no more kids categories in the Creative Arts…

The Television Academy on Thursday revealed winners of its 72nd Engineering Emmy Awards, with four of the nine companies honored for developing and deploying remote production technology that has become invaluable in a year in which the industry saw widespread shutdowns because of the coronavirus pandemic. Evercast…

Let's face it, the 2020 Emmys was a Schitt's show. The virtual edition of TV's Biggest Night saw an actual sweep of the comedy categories by Pop TV's now-ended Schitt's Creek, which won seven trophies including Outstanding Comedy Series. But it also was the HBO show. The premium cabler ran away with the most trophies…

All nominated broadcast and streaming partners have committed to donating $100,000 per Emmy win throughout Sunday's program to No Kid Hungry, a charity organization working to ensure no child misses a meal during and beyond the pandemic crisis. In support of the donations, the Television Academy will make its own…

Jimmy Kimmel isn’t mincing words about the pitfalls of hosting the 72nd Annual Primetime Emmy show this coming Sunday on ABC. “I know everyone will get crazy when I say this, but this will probably be the lowest-rated Emmys of all time,” he told me when I hopped on the phone with the star who is also serving as an…

UPDATED with date, time of ceremony: The 13th Television Academy Honors will be hosted by Jameela Jamil as a virtual event and will stream live Tuesday, September 8 at 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT on the Television Academy’s website. Winners of the honors, which recognize TV shows that shed light on complex issues and…

Emmy-nominated Nailed It! host Nicole Byer will host the 2020 Creative Arts Emmy Awards, which the Television Academy will present in virtual ceremonies over five nights from September 14-19, streaming on Emmys.com the first four nights and concluding with a two-hour ceremony that Saturday on FXX. Byer this year…

Tyler Perry and The Perry Foundation have been selected as recipient of the Television Academy’s 2020 Governors Award. The entertainment mogul will be presented with an Emmy statuette during the 72nd Emmy Awards telecast on ABC on Sept. 20. Perry is being recognized for his achievements in television and his…

The 72nd annual Emmy Awards nominations will be announced live Tuesday at 8:30 a.m. PT/11:30 a.m. ET in a virtual event hosted by Leslie Jones. The noms will be revealed by presenters Laverne Cox, Josh Gad and Tatiana Maslany along with Television Academy chairman and CEO Frank Scherma. The ceremony will stream live…

Saturday Night Live alum Leslie Jones will host the 72nd Emmy Awards nominations ceremony, which will be held Tuesday at 8:30 AM PT/11:30 AM ET as a livestream hosted by the Television Academy. Jones will be joined by presenters Laverne Cox, Josh Gad and Tatiana Maslany in the livestream, a virtual event this year…

The Television Academy has set additional rules changes for the 72nd Emmy Awards competition, including a restructuring of how nominees are selected in each category. The number of nominees per category will now be based on the number of submissions in each category. Emmy submissions for 2020 have increased by 15%…