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Sister Organizations

The Los Angeles-based Television Academy administers the Emmy Awards, which recognize excellence in national primetime programming and are a symbol of peer recognition from over 26,000 Television Academy members. Two New York City-based sister organizations bestow Emmy Awards to other sectors of television programming.

International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences

The International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences recognizes excellence in television produced outside of the United States with the prestigious Emmy Award at the International Emmy Awards Gala held in New York City, every November. Currently celebrating programming across varied areas including Comedy, Documentary, Drama, Kids, News, Non-Scripted Entertainment, Performances and Short-Form, it also presents two Special Awards, the International Emmy Directorate, and Founders Awards.

Beyond its awards activity, the International Academy is a membership-based organization comprised of leading media and entertainment figures from 60+ countries from all sectors of television for whom it organizes a series of high-level business, networking, and social events throughout the world and online.

For more information, visit The International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences.

National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences

Founded in 1957, the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS) recognizes excellence in television with the coveted Emmy Award for News & Documentary, Sports, Daytime, Public Service and Technology. NATAS, which operates independently of the Television Academy in Los Angeles, is dedicated to the advancement of the arts and sciences of television and promotion of creative leadership for artistic, educational and technical achievements within these sectors of television industry.

The National Academy membership is made up of television professionals from twenty regional chapters. Each chapter hosts regional awards for non-national programming.

Regional Chapters

Nineteen chapters of the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, located across the United States, conduct regional awards to recognize excellence in all the regional television markets. The sole exception is the Los Angeles Area; it is the original body that started the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, and is still part of that organization. Members of the Los Angeles Area peer group administer regional membership for the greater Los Angeles area, and awards for that region.

For further information about the National Academy and each of the regional chapters, please visit the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences.

updated 8.15.24

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