Academy of Television Arts and Sciences

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.

History

Syd Cassyd considered television 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 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, 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 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.

Emmy Award

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 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 who focus on various sectors of television programming: the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (primetime), 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.

Publications and programs

In addition to recognizing outstanding programming through its Primetime Emmy Awards, the Television Academy publishes the award-winning ''emmy'' magazine and through 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.

Current governance

* Frank Scherma (Chairman & Chief Executive Officer)
* Sharon Lieblein, CSA (Vice Chair)
* Rickey Minor (Second Vice Chair)
* Ann Leslie Uzdavinis (Treasurer)
* Allison Binder (Secretary)
* George Cheeks (Chair's Appointee)
* Channing Dungey (Chair's Appointee)
* Gloria Calderón Kellett (Chair's Appointee)
* Dawn Olmstead (Chair's Appointee)
* Vernon Sanders (Chair's Appointee)
* Zack Van Amburg (Chair's Appointee)
* Daniel H. Birman (Governors' Appointee)
* Debra Curtis (Governors' Appointee)
* Jill Dickerson (Governors' Appointee)
* Kim Taylor-Coleman, CSA (Governors' Appointee)
* Cris Abrego (Chair, Television Academy Foundation)

Board of Governors

;Animation
:Kaz Aizawa
:Joel Fajnor

;Art Directors/Set Decorators
:Halina Siwolop
:James Yarnell

;Casting Directors
:Marc Hirschfeld, CSA
:Kim Taylor-Coleman, CSA

;Children's Programming
:Jill Sanford
:Troy Underwood

;Choreography
:Kathryn Burns
:Dominique Kelley

;Cinematographers
: Kira Kelly
:George Mooradian, ASC

;Commercials
:Rich Carter
:Charlie McBrearty

;Costume Design & Supervision
:Laura Guzik
:Luke Reichle

;Daytime Programming
:Brenda Brkusic Milinkovic
:Renée Villafan

;Directors
:Anya Adams
: Michael Spiller

;Documentary Programming
:Daniel H. Birman
: Senain Kheshgi

;Lighting, Camera & Technical Arts
:Jeff Calderon
:David Plakos

;Los Angeles Area
:Stephanie Hampton
:Christie Lyn Lugo Leigh

;Makeup Artists/Hairstylists
:Nikki Carbonetta
:Vito Trotta

;Motion & Title Design
:Ana Criado
:Steve Viola

;Music
:Sherri Chung
:Jeff Russo

;Performers
:Bob Bergen
:Kim Estes

;Picture Editors
:Scott Boyd, ACE
:Nena Erb, ACE

;Professional Representatives
:Bryan Leder
:Glenn Rigberg

;Producers
:Tony Carey
:Keith Raskin

;Production Executives
:Keiren Fisher
:Hollann Sobers

;Public Relations
:Shannon Buck
:Steve Spignese

;Reality Programming
:Jill Dickerson
:Scott Freeman

;Science & Technology
:Wendy Aylsworth
:Barry Zegel

;Sound
:Joe Earle, CAS
:Phillip W. Palmer, CAS

;Sound Editors
:Ed Fassl
: Chris Reeves

;Special Visual Effects
:Eddie Bonin
:Derek Spears

;Stunts
:Lesley Aletter
:Larry Rosenthal

;Television Executives
:Debra Curtis
:Jo DiSante

;Writers
:Nicole Demerse
:Judalina Neira

Television Academy Honors

:''See footnote''
The Television Academy Honors were established in 2008 to recognize "Television with a Conscience"—television programming that inspires, informs, motivates and even has the power to change lives.

;1st Annual (2008)
* '' Alive Day Memories: Home from Iraq''
* ''Boston Legal''
* '' Girl Positive''
* '' God's Warriors''
* ''Law & Order: Special Victims Unit'', "Harm"
* '' Pictures of Hollis Woods''
* ''Planet Earth''
* ''Shame''
* '' Side Order of Life''

;2nd Annual (2009)
* ''A Home for the Holidays'' (10th Annual)
* ''Breaking the Huddle: The Integration of College Football''
* ''Brothers & Sisters'', "Prior Commitments"
* ''Extreme Makeover Home Edition'', "The Martirez & Malek Families"
* ''Masterpiece Contemporary'': "God on Trial"
* ''Stand Up to Cancer''
* '' 30 Days''
* '' Whale Wars''

;3rd Annual (2010)
* ''CSI: Crime Scene Investigation'', "Coup De Grace"
* ''Glee'', "Wheels"
* ''Grandpa, Do You Know Who I Am?'' With Maria Shriver
* ''Explorer'', "Inside Death Row"
* ''Private Practice'', "Nothing To Fear"
* ''Taking Chance''
* ''Unlocking Autism''
* ''Vanguard'', "The OxyContin Express"

;4th Annual (2011)
* ''The 16th Man''
* ''The Big C'', "Taking The Plunge"
* '' Friday Night Lights'', "I Can't"
* ''Jamie Oliver's Food Revolution''
* ''The Oprah Winfrey Show'', "A Two-Day Oprah Show Event: 200 Adult Men Who Were Molested Come Forward"
* ''Parenthood'', "Pilot"
* '' Private Practice'', " Did You Hear What Happened to Charlotte King?"
* ''Wartorn 1861–2010''

;5th Annual (2012)
* '' The Dr. Oz Show''
* '' The Five''
* ''Harry's Law'', "Head Games"
* '' Hot Coffee''
* ''Men of a Certain Age'', "Let the Sun Shine In"
* ''Rescue Me'', '344"
* ''Women, War & Peace''

;6th Annual (2013)
* '' A Smile as Big as the Moon''
* ''D.L. Hughley: The Endangered List''
* ''Half The Sky: Turning Oppression Into Opportunity For Women Worldwide''
* ''Hunger Hits Home''
* '' The Newsroom''
* ''Nick News with Linda Ellerbee''
* ''One Nation Under Dog: Stories of Fear, Loss & Betrayal''
* '' Parenthood''

;7th Annual (2014)
* '' The Big C: Hereafter''
* ''Comedy Warriors''
* '' The Fosters''
* ''Mea Maxima Culpa''
* ''Mom''
* ''Screw You Cancer''
* ''Vice''

;8th Annual (2015)
* ''black-ish'', "Crime and Punishment"
* '' E:60'', "Dream On: Stories of Boston's Strongest"
* ''The Normal Heart''
* ''Paycheck to Paycheck: The Life & Times of Katrina Gilbert''
* '' Transparent''
* '' Virunga''

;9th Annual (2016)
* '' Born This Way''
* '' Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief''
* ''Homeland''
* ''The Knick''
* ''Mississippi Inferno''
* '' Winter on Fire: Ukraine's Fight for Freedom''

;10th Annual (2017)
* '' Before the Flood''
* ''The Night Of''
* '' Speechless''
* '' This Is Us''
* ''We Will Rise: Michelle Obama's Mission to Educate Girls Around the World''
* ''Last Week Tonight with John Oliver''

;11th Annual (2018)
* '' 13 Reasons Why''
* ''Andi Mack''
* ''Daughters of Destiny''
* '' Forbidden: Undocumented and Queer in Rural America''
* ''Full Frontal with Samantha Bee''
* '' LA 92''
* '' One Day at a Time''

;12th Annual (2019)
* ''Alexa & Katie''
* '' A Million Little Things''
* ''I Am Evidence''
* ''My Last Days''
* '' Pose''
* '' Rest in Power: The Trayvon Martin Story''
* '' RBG''

;13th Annual (2020)
* '' 16 Shots''
* '' At the Heart of Gold: Inside the USA Gymnastics Scandal''
* ''Patriot Act with Hasan Minhaj''
* ''Queen Sugar''
* '' Unbelievable''
* ''Watchmen''

;14th Annual (2021)
* '' For Life''
* ''I Am Greta''
* ''I May Destroy You''
* '' Little America''
* ''The Daily Show''
* '' The Social Dilemma''
* ''Welcome to Chechnya''

;15th Annual (2022)
* ''Black and Missing''
* '' Dopesick''
* '' Insecure''
* '' It's a Sin''
* ''Reservation Dogs''
* '' Taste the Nation: Holiday Edition''
* ''The Year Earth Changed''

Hall of Fame

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.

See also

* List of American television awards
* National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences
* International Academy of Television Arts and Sciences
* Primetime Emmy Award

References

External links

Television Academy

Television Academy Foundation

Television shows and discussions by ATAS interviewees

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