List of American television awards

This list of American television awards is an index to articles about notable awards that are or were given by several organizations for contributions in various fields of television in the United States.

This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources.

1994 Emmys

General

Award	Sponsor	Notes
AMG Heritage Awards	Artists Music Guild	Excellence in entertainment.[1]
American Reality Television Awards	Academy of Reality Television	First awards show to recognize talent on screen and behind the scenes of reality television.[2]
Annie Awards	ASIFA-Hollywood	Best animated programming in television, film, and multimedia.
Critics' Choice Television Award	Broadcast Television Journalists Association	Best in television[3]
Dorian Awards	GALECA: The Society of LGBTQ Entertainment Critics	LGBTQIA+ critics and entertainment journalists honor TV, as well as film and Broadway, mainstream to queer.[4]
Game Show Awards	Wilshire Theatre in Beverly Hills, California	Presented once, on Saturday, June 6, 2009[5]
Genesis Awards	Humane Society of the United States	To individuals in the major news and entertainment media for producing outstanding works which raise public awareness of animal issues.[6]
Global TV Demand Awards	Parrot Analytics	Most popular TV shows in the world.[7][8][9][10]
GLAAD Media Awards	GLAAD Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation	Outstanding representations of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community and the issues that affect their lives.[11]
Golden Collar Awards	Dog News Daily	Best canine actors[12]
Golden Globe Awards	Hollywood Foreign Press Association	Excellence in film, both American and International, and in American television[13]
Humanitas Prize	Humanitas Prize	Film and television writing promoting human dignity, meaning and freedom.[14]
Iris Award	National Association of Television Program Executives	American awards for local television programming excellence[15]
MTV Movie & TV Awards	MTV	Popularity in film and television[16][17][18]
National Reality Television Awards	IEG Global and National Media Group	The best in Reality TV[19]
Peabody Award	University of Georgia	Distinguished achievement and meritorious public service by television and radio stations, networks, producing organizations, individuals, and the World Wide Web[20]
Soap Opera Digest Awards	Soap Opera Digest magazine	Excellence in the soap opera genre[21]
Soapy Awards	Soap Opera Digest magazine	(Defunct)[21]
Television Academy Honors	Academy of Television Arts & Sciences	Television programming that inspires, informs, motivates and even has the power to change lives[22]
Young Artist Awards	Young Artist Association	Excellence of youth performers[23][24][25][26]
2013 Young Hollywood Awards	Penske Media Corp. (Variety magazine)	Various categories[27][28]
Women in Film & Video-DC Women of Vision Awards	Women in Film and Television International DC chapter	Women's creative and technical achievements in media[29]
Women in Film Crystal + Lucy Awards	Women in Film and Television International LA chapter	Excellence in entertainment[30]

Emmy awards

Main article: Emmy Awards

An Emmy Award is an American award that recognizes excellence in the television industry. Three related, but separate, organizations present the Emmy Award: the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (ATAS), the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS), and the International Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (IATAS).^[31] Awards include:

• Creative Arts Emmy Awards
• Daytime Emmy Awards
• International Emmy Awards
• Primetime Emmy Awards
• Primetime Engineering Emmy Awards
• Sports Emmy Awards

News and information

Award	Sponsor	Notes
Edward R. Murrow Award (Washington State University)	Edward R. Murrow College of Communication of Washington State University	Commitment to excellence that exemplifies the career of Edward R. Murrow[32]
Edward Murrow Award (Overseas Press Club of America)	Overseas Press Club	Best television interpretation or documentary on international affairs[33]
Edward R. Murrow Award (Radio Television Digital News Association)	Radio Television Digital News Association	Outstanding achievements in electronic journalism[34]
News & Documentary Emmy Awards	National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences	Excellence in American national news and documentary programming[35]
NAACP Image Award for Outstanding News, Talk or Information – Special	NAACP	Outstanding News, Talk or Information (special)[36][37][38][39]
NAACP Image Award for Outstanding News, Talk or Information – Series	NAACP	Outstanding News, Talk or Information (series)[36][37][38][39]

Technical

Award	Sponsor	Notes
Cinema Audio Society Award for Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing for Television Movie or Limited Series	Cinema Audio Society	Sound mixing[40]
Cinema Audio Society Award for Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing for Television Series – Half Hour	Cinema Audio Society	Sound mixing[40]
Cinema Audio Society Award for Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing for Television Series – One Hour	Cinema Audio Society	Sound mixing[40]
Golden Reel Award for Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing – Dialogue and ADR for Episodic Long Form Broadcast Media	Motion Picture Sound Editors	Dubbing, mixing, or re-recording[41]
Hollywood Post Alliance Award for Outstanding Color Grading - Television	Hollywood Professional Association	Color grading[42]
Hollywood Post Alliance Award for Outstanding Editing - Television (30 Minutes and Under)	Hollywood Professional Association	Editing[42]
Hollywood Post Alliance Award for Outstanding Editing - Television (Over 30 Minutes)	Hollywood Professional Association	Editing[42]
Hollywood Post Alliance Award for Outstanding Sound - Television	Hollywood Professional Association	Sound[42]
Technology & Engineering Emmy Awards	National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences	Outstanding achievement in technical or engineering development[43]

See also

• List of television awards

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