GENERAL RULES & PROCEDURES
THE 2021 EMMY® AWARDS FOR NATIONAL TELEVISION PROGRAMMING
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I. INTRODUCTION 3
II. ENTERING NATAS CONTESTS 6
III. ENTRY PROCEDURES 14
IV. PAYMENT PROCEDURES 17
V. YANGAROO - HOW TO USE IT 18
VI. JUDGING NATAS CONTESTS 20
VII. THE EMMY® AWARD 23
VIII. GLOSSARY OF TERMS 27
v.2021.0.0 3 & Documentary Emmy The National Awards Committee isthegoverningbody ofallNATAS Emmy Emmy NATAS administers three national programming contests: theDaytime Emmy National Programming and binding. backgrounds that make upthetelevision industry. All National Awards Committee decisionsare final the National Awards Committee reflects the wide rangeofprogramming, professions, anddiverse In order to achievethegreatest objectivity, inclusion,andequity inadministering awards policies, Committee isresponsible for theformulation ofNATAS policy onallawards matters. and similar matters shouldbedirected to: [email protected] or 866-992-9902. Please note that technical questions regarding uploading submissions, encoding, device compatibility, recognizes excellence intelevision with thecoveted Emmy leadership for artistic,educational andtechnical achievements within thetelevision industry. NATAS dedicated to theadvancement oftheartsandsciences oftelevision andthepromotion ofcreative organization foundedby the“Committee ofOneHundred,” ledby Ed Sullivan,in1955. NATAS is The National Academy of Television Arts &Sciences, Inc.,(NATAS) isa501(c)(6)non-profit service I & EngineeringEmmy rules, eligibility, or judgingfor their individualcontests: administrative teams. To reach out to the respective administrative teams regarding questions about NATAS AWARDS ADMINISTRATION NATIONAL AWARDSCOMMITTEE NATAS MISSIONSTATEMENT ® Awards, the News & Documentary Emmy INTRODUCTION Sports Emmy News &Documentary Emmy Daytime Emmy ® ® Awards, andtheindividualRegional Emmy Awards- ® ® Awards, andtheSportsEmmy Awards- [email protected] [email protected] ® Awards- [email protected] ® Awards, the Sports Emmy ® Awards —eachhaving their owndedicated ® Award. ® Awards).National TheAwards ® Awards,the Technology ® Awards (theDaytime ® Awards, theNews v.2021.0.0
THE 2021 EMMY® AWARDS | GENERAL RULES & PROCEDURES 4 CFE collectively form the“Rule Book”ofthat individualcompetition for theentry year. and clarifications specific tothat individual contest. Thisdocument anda competition’srespective contest to which you may beinterested inentering. EachCFEoutlinesadditionalrules,exceptions, Following therelease ofthisdocument will bethe“Call for Entries” (CFE)for eachindividual competitions for national programming. NATAS doesnotadminister theInternational Emmy Regional Chapters, afulllistof which isavailable at: https://theemmys.tv/chapters-director [email protected] scientific achievements. Questions regarding qualifications, eligibility, or process may bedirected to FORMAT OF THESE RULES Non-NATAS-Administered Awards Except for theLos Angeles area, Regional Emmy Regional Programming NATAS alsoadministers the Technology &EngineeringEmmy Technology & Engineering I Thank you for your interest intheNATAS National Emmy contests. Those contests are administered by our sister Academies. To contact these Academies directly: & Procedures outlinespoliciesthat apply across thebreadth ofeachthethree NATAS Emmy INTRODUCTION Primetime -https://www.emmys.com/content/contact-us International -https://www.iemmys.tv/international-academy/contact-us/
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THE 2021 EMMY® AWARDS | GENERAL RULES & PROCEDURES 5 to v.2021.1.0 andbeidentified inanappendix listingallsuchmodifications. More notable clarifications, additions, deletions, or other substantial changes will instead increment to typographical errors, formatting, or other changesofminor impact will increment thisto v.2021.0.1. For example, theinitialpublication for the2021competition year isnumbered v.2021.0.0. Corrections YEAR].[NOTABLE REVISION].[MINORCORRECTION]. marked inthelower-right corner ofeachdocument page,represented intheformat [CONTEST NATAS hasadopted asemantic versioning methodofidentifying revisions, with such version numbers theemmys.tv/rules. prior written notice. The most current and all prior versions of the document are available at These rulesandprocedures are subjectto changeor correction by NATAS at any time, with or without POTENTIAL FOR CORRECTIONS I INTRODUCTION https:// v.2021.0.0
THE 2021 EMMY® AWARDS | GENERAL RULES & PROCEDURES 6 IMPORTANT CONTENT ELIGIBILITY ELIGIBILITY PERIOD WHO MAY ENTER? II Emmy Anyone may enter! NATAS/Television Academy membership is not a condition for entry in any NATAS NATAS, results inanoriginal program. produced material hasbeengivensubstantial, unique,andcreative treatment that, intheopinionof at leasttwo-thirds (⅔)originalmaterial asaired duringthe eligibility period,unlessthepreviously- for anational audience duringthespecific competition’s eligibility year. Allshowsmust contain made available duringtheeligibility periodand,asdetermined by contest Administration, intended other digital delivery media. Eligibility is limited to digital and telecast programming that was originally have beentransmitted to thepublicby atelevision network, cablecompany, satellite, theinternet, or NATAS contests are open to telecast programming and online/digital programming. Entries must submission, with thefollowing exception: Programs distributed within thecalendar year of January 1to December 31,2020are eligiblefor Administration duringthecontest period. contact or “Show Shepherd” to handlesubmissionsandgeneralcommunication with thecontest If ashow intends to enter multiplecategories, NATAS recommends that the show designates amain team membersmay submitentries onbehalfoftheir program, on-air talent, or craft. ® competition. Producers, designated awards consultants, show contacts, or individualentrant ENTERING NATAS CONTESTS Sports Emmy aired after 12:01 AM onFebruary 6,2020andprior to 12:01 AM onFebruary 11,2021. Serialized SportsDocumentary. To beeligible,suchfootballprogramming musthave all categories other thanShortSportsDocumentary, Long SportsDocumentary, and in 2021butconcluded within three days followingtheSuper Bowliseligiblefor entry in High school,college, or professional footballpostseasonprogramming that originally aired their behalf. eligibility rulesandhave viewed andgivenconsent to thecontent submitted on parties represented inor by thesubmissionhave complete knowledgeofall Anyone entering onbehalfofanindividual or entity mustfully confirm that the ® Awards Football Programming v.2021.0.0
THE 2021 EMMY® AWARDS | GENERAL RULES & PROCEDURES 7 II should besubmitted to oneoftheregional Emmy regional audience, or for aparticular geographicmarket, iseligiblefor aregional Emmy Content, whether onlineor distributed via telecast or cablecast,that isintended for aspecificlocalor is thereafter accepted. Once a program enters a specific Emmy its rununlesstheprogram petitionscontest Administration to changecategories, andthepetition Once aprogram enters aspecificgenre category, itisprohibited from switching for the remainder of NATAS categories are notdistribution-platform-specific. Allcategories are open to allplatforms. Competition, butnotboth. national distributionmay besubmitted to either aRegional Awards Competition or aNational Awards made. applicable category isfound.Entrants will benotified whena rejection or category reassignment is judgment of NATAS contest Administration, such action is warranted. Entries will be rejected if no NATAS theright reserves to disqualify outright or moveany entry to adifferent category if, in the CATEGORY PLACEMENT from thecompetition andthereafter receive afullrefund oftheir associated entry fees. shall begiventheoptionto remain inthecompetition inthenew, merged category, or to withdraw refund. Ifacategory ismerged with another category, entrants ineachoftheaffected categories category with another similar category. Ifacategory iscancelled, affected entrants will receive afull non-viable dueto aninsufficient number of entries, NATAS may cancel the category or merge the In theevent that contest Administration andtheNational Awards Committee deemacategory CATEGORY VIABILITY switch back without further approval from contest Administration. is filedandthereafter accepted by contest Administration. Ifaprogram switches contests, itmay not Television Academy, formerly ATAS), theprogram isboundto remain inthat contest unlessapetition CATEGORY AND/OR CONTEST SHOPPING CONTENT ELIGIBILITY (CONTINUED) Primetime Emmy ENTERING NATAS CONTESTS ® Awards, which are administered by the NATAS sister organization knownasthe ® competitions. Local content that later receives ® Award contest (inclusive of the ® Award and Award v.2021.0.0
THE 2021 EMMY® AWARDS | GENERAL RULES & PROCEDURES 8 II A program loses Emmy kind, whether suchscreening occurs commercially or at afilm festival. LIMITED THEATRICALRELEASES VIDEO ONDEMAND(VOD) JOINT UNITEDSTATES-INTERNATIONAL PRODUCTIONS VOD are eligibleto enter NATAS Emmy Productions that have hadalimited theatrical release before beingtelecast or madeavailable via canonical airingif: However, anational television broadcast that airsafter a VOD debutmay beconsidered to bethe form for determining eligibility. general, thefirst distributionofthe content onany platform isthegoverningairdate andprogram (SVOD), Advertising-Based VOD (AVOD), andsimilar technologies —are eligiblefor submission.In All types of Video OnDemand(VOD) releases – Transactional VOD (TVOD), Subscription VOD NATAS awards administration will review theeligibility oftheentry onacase-by-casebasis. simultaneously outsidetheUnited States, or airsoutsidethe United States aheadofitsU.S.broadcast, to thecontinental United States. Shouldextenuating circumstances arisein which aproduction airs the current eligibility period.Submissionsmusthave madetheir globaldebutintheir distribution may beeligiblefor submission,provided that they originally air nationally onU.S.television during domestic U.S. audience (such as BBC World News America, CGTN America, and similar networks), and international entities, as well asprograms from international newsnetworks broadcasting for a Joint productions that feature financial and creative involvement between both United States 3) 2) 1) 2) 1) ENTERING NATAS CONTESTS hundred (600)theaters. The aggregate number ofcommercial theatrical screenings did notexceed six consecutive days at a single theater, and commercial theatrical screening, definedasa commercial screening ofseven(7) The broadcast or VOD premieres occurred within eighteen (18)months ofthefirst eligibility period, The production was first telecast or made available via VOD nationally during the The national television broadcast premiere occurred within one year ofits VOD debut. The VOD airing was notpreviously submitted, and ® eligibility twenty-four (24) months after itsfirsttheatrical screening of any ® Award contests, provided: v.2021.0.0
THE 2021 EMMY® AWARDS | GENERAL RULES & PROCEDURES 9 NEW FOR 2020 II bilingual or Spanishlanguage-proficient. subtitles or voiceover and will bejudged by apanelofSpanish-languagemediaprofessionals who are voiceover or English subtitles.Entries for theSpanish-language categories may besubmitted without Entries inalanguageother thanEnglishare eligible,butmustincludeeither anEnglish-language NON-ENGLISH LANGUAGE ENTRIES COVID-19 RELATED ENTERING NATAS CONTESTS Picture Arts &Sciences are ineligiblefor submissionto any Emmy c. b. Programs that have received anOscar Emmy be theatrical screenings, rather than VOD screenings, for thepurposeofdetermining online at virtual filmfestivalsin2020.Suchscreenings are nonetheless considered to Due to theongoingCOVID-19 emergency, many documentary filmshave screened administered by NATAS. VIRTUAL FILMFESTIVAL SCREENINGS INELIGIBILITY OF OSCAR a.
® counts A virtual filmfestival screening is considered afilmfestivalscreening, and “canonical airing.” VOD-to-broadcast window within which itcanbeconsidered the not usedto determine whether anational telecast is within theone-year A virtual filmfestival screening isnot considered a VOD release, andis basis ofsucha virtual filmfestivalscreening. documentary filmmay notsubmit to anEmmy A virtual filmfestivalscreening isnot considered a VOD release, anda with any kindoftheatrical release becomes ineligible. eligibility inthe2020-2021 competition year. toward thetwenty-four-month (24-month) window after which a film ® NOMINEES ® nomination from the Academy ofMotion ® competition solely onthe ® award contest v.2021.0.0
THE 2021 EMMY® AWARDS | GENERAL RULES & PROCEDURES 10 II award nomination or recognition. For theDaytime Emmy Each contest’s Call for Entries provides alistofcredited titlesconsidered eligiblefor inclusioninan CREDIT FALSIFICATION rulings are final. the project. The project’s principal producer must becopied onthecorrespondence. Administration entrant mustpresent to thecontest’s Administration aparagraphdescribingtheindividual’s work on ELIGIBILITY OF CREDITED TITLES The followingprogramming isnoteligible: INELIGIBLE PROGRAMMING Emmy Administration. Intentional falsification ofcredits may result indisqualification ofthe entire entry by contest ® Awards, if an entrant wishes to petition for the inclusion of an unlisted title for eligibility, the ENTERING NATAS CONTESTS 6. 5. 4. 3. 7. 1. 2.
original content, except for programming eligiblefor theSportsEmmy Compilation reels, “clipshows,”or “bestof…” programs that were edited from public intheatres. Motion picture-premiered programs that appeared ingeneralrelease to the regularly-scheduled programwithin anotherwise are permitted, however.) charities, or other related causes.(Calls to action responding to current events to actionaired for thespecificpurposesofraisingmoney for politicalparties, Content from telethons, pledgebreaks, and/or programs with auniquecall specific locations) with targeted audiences. those from hotels, hospitals, movietheaters, arenas, stadiums, andother venue- Program-length commercials (infomercials or closed-circuit programs suchas listed above. Any acquired international productions that didnotoriginate intheUnited States. Pornographic, violent, defamatory, or offensive material, except in the context of news coverage or thedocumentary treatment ofanonfictionsubject. another Emmy requirements duringaprevious award year or qualifiedfor andsubmitted to Previously-aired programs, series,or related crafts which aired andmeteligibility ® Award competition, unlessitqualifies viathe VOD exception ® Awards andtheNews&Documentary ® Awards. v.2021.0.0
THE 2021 EMMY® AWARDS | GENERAL RULES & PROCEDURES 11 IMPORTANT IMPORTANT II Entry Into SingleCompetition DOUBLE-DIPPING awarded statues or award certificates willbe required. Such aretroactively-disqualified entry willbeso-listed inNATAS records, andthe return ofany evidence ofmisrepresentation materialize at alater date, theentry may bedisqualified retroactively. credits, includingintentional falsification ofjobtitlesor intentionally listing improper jobtitles.Should but are notlimited to misrepresenting programming asoriginal work or theintentional falsification of Any misrepresentation ofentries will becausefor disqualification. Misrepresentations may include, MISREPRESENTATIONS the competition, with or without prior written notice to thesubmitters. in conflict with any ofitsrulesandregulations. Ineligibleentries may bedisqualified at any stage of property rights andpermissions, and other information. NATAS shallaccept submissionsthat are not their entries, andare advisedto review submissions with respect to correct names,credits, intellectual pursuant to thisnotice. All submittingentities and/or submittingindividualsare solely responsible for NATAS assumesnoresponsibility for theactsor omissionsofindividualsor entities submittingentries OMISSIONS ERRORS AND continuousbetween otherwise programming segments doesnotconstitute “internal editing.” A submitted excerpt mustbeacontinuous, commercial-free segment. Editing outcommercials NO INTERNALEDITING ENTERING NATAS CONTESTS Academy, or IATAS, includingRegional Emmy programming in any other Emmy Entry into any singular NATAS contest precludes theentry ofthesame returned. in disqualification. Payment submitted withdisqualified entries willnot Violations ofany other publishedrulesandprocedures herein may result ® contest administered by NATAS, the Television ® Awards. be v.2021.0.0
THE 2021 EMMY® AWARDS | GENERAL RULES & PROCEDURES 12 Individual Eligibility for aSingle Award Entry Into SingleCompetition An individualthat iseligible for anEmmy NEW FOR 2020 segment category may notbesubmitted astherepresentative episodein aprogram category. is to afeature or segment category. Likewise, anepisode-lengthfeature submitted inanindividual a singleepisodeto represent theentire series,that submitted episodemay notthenbesubmitted as- If anentrant submitsto aseriesor recurring programming category that allowstheoptionofsubmitting NEW FOR 2020 An individualmay only be recognized with anEmmy entirety cannot. broadcast canbesubmitted to anappropriate News&Documentary category, but theepisodeinits recognized inthecategory mostspecific to their craftor role. category in The News&Documentary Emmy Show category intheDaytime competition, itmay notsubmitthat entire episodeto afeature or other For example, ifanentrant submits anentire episodeofaMorningShow to theOutstanding Morning II Craft entries mustfollow programs into thesameEmmy category isonly offered inoneof two Emmy submission. Exceptions may bemadeinrare circumstances —for example, if a specific,uniquecraft For example, ifanentrant enters adocumentary intheSportsEmmy category, itmay notbeentered subsequently intheNews&Documentary Emmy prior approval ofany suchcross-contest entry. eligibility requirements inbothcompetitions. The entrant mustcontact NATAS Administration for DOUBLE-DIPPING (CONTINUED) ENTERING NATAS CONTESTS less thanfifty percent (50%)ofthesubmitted episode’s total runtime. remain acomponent partofabroader program entry only ifthesegment represents A feature or segment may besubmitted to afeature or segment category and submission inbothaseriesandfeature/segment category. The same material, identical start-to-finish, is not permitted to represent an entire ® Award for aspecific role inmore thanonecategory shallbe ® ® Awards. A feature or interview or excerpt from that Award contests, buttheprogram or report meets ® Award for eachspecific role inaproduction once. ® Award competition astheprogram ® Awards Long SportsDocumentary ® Awards. v.2021.0.0
THE 2021 EMMY® AWARDS | GENERAL RULES & PROCEDURES 13 Individual Eligibility for Program Awards and Directing categories, thedirector will beawarded astatue intheDirecting category only. Direction: Newscraftcategory, theindividualmay receive anEmmy director onanOutstanding Breaking Newsentry, andsubmitsthesamecontent to theOutstanding representative episodeto beentered, suchas The SportsEmmy For program categories that allow submissions of excerpts from different episodesor asingle Individual Eligibility for aSingle Award (Continued) category, butnotboth.Iftheprogramming isrecognized with anEmmy the eligibility year. worked andreceived credit onnineteen percent (19%)ofthetotal episodesoftheshow broadcast in Anthology, Studio Show Daily or Edited Series,anindividual,inorder to bestatue-eligible, musthave For example, within theNews&Documentary Emmy II be accepted under any circumstances. Change requests received more thanthirty (30)days after thecorresponding ceremony will not materials publishedprior to feepayment. after fullpayment ofrelevant feeshasbeenmade.NATAS has no obligation to changeor correct Changes may only bereflected incertificates, statues, andother materials produced or published following theceremonies. will be charged for each name added to the credits. This fee also applies to any changes made limited timeperioddetermined by eachindividualcompetition. After thisdeadline,afeeofUS$150 After thenomination announcements, changes may bemadeandsubmitted free ofcharge for a LATECREDIT ADDITIONS COVID-19 RELATED ENTERING NATAS CONTESTS EMERGENCY DISCLAIMER entrants and“Show Shepherds.” on theNATAS website andsocialmediachannels,or announced by emailto registered temporary rulechanges. Additional updates may bepublishedduringthecontest year Please read individual competition Calls for Entries andcategory descriptionsfor any of war, or for any other reason, including, without limitation, theCOVID-19 pandemic. and calendarsinresponse to any publicemergency, natural disaster, civilunrest, or act NATAS theright reserves to modify competition or event rules,procedures, policies, ® competition, ifateam member actsasa ® ® categories ofSportsNews/ Award asadirector ineither ® Award inboththeProgram v.2021.0.0
THE 2021 EMMY® AWARDS | GENERAL RULES & PROCEDURES 14 IMPORTANT Emmy All entries are submitted via Yangaroo, the digital awards show management system for allNATAS will beasked to resubmit. graphics, statue engravings, and elsewhere. Entries in ALL CAPSare not accepted, andtheentrant nomination andrecipient documentation, press releases, invitations, print programs, ceremony inlowercase, oreverything other formatting andspellingquirks will appear assubmitted inofficial Entry information appears exactly as entered. Odd capitalizations, misspellings, missing credits, – WHAT“WYSIWYT” IS WHAT YOUSEE YOU TYPED! knowledge oftheentry, submissionrules,andcomplete detail contained inthesubmission. If an entry is being submitted on behalf of another individual or entity, that party must have full Refunds will notbeissuedfor submissionsresulting indisqualification. video istechnically sound,complete, andincompliance with allrules. the entrant, andtheentrant MUST conduct afinal review for “judging-readiness,” verifyingthat the Once thesubmitted video hasbeenencoded for thejudgingplatform, aconfirmation emailissent to The entrant isalsoresponsible for checkingthesource fileaudio/videoquality before uploading. understood andfollowed,that submissionsare completed by eachdeadlinedate. In order to avoid disqualification, itistheentrant’s responsibility to ensure that allrulesare fully ENTRANT RESPONSIBILITY judges. Video submitted through other means will notbeaccepted. via Yangaroo inorder to be vetted by contest Administration for eligibility andthen viewed by the nomination requirements andcommunications. All NATAS contests require videos to beuploaded and isthecontest Administration’s only point ofcontact for follow-up information, includingpost- media fileformats. The person who completes theentry becomes theEntrant of Record inthesystem ENTRY SYSTEM III ® Award contests. The Yangaroo homepage contains aguideto thestandard andaccepted ENTRY PROCEDURES responsibility toallfollow-upinformation forward to your clients. correspondence regarding further materials, ticketing, andstatue orders. Itis your nomination and/or win. If you are aShow Shepherd, you are thepoint ofcontact for regarding required further materials, ticketing, andstatue orders intheevent ofa The Entrant ofRecord becomes thepoint ofcontact for correspondence v.2021.0.0
THE 2021 EMMY® AWARDS | GENERAL RULES & PROCEDURES 15 IMPORTANT inclusion intheEmmy Entrants will berequired to identify athirty-second (0:30) portionofthesubmitted video for potential to contest Administration prior to thedeadline. an extenuating circumstance necessitating late entry, theentrant mustmake their request in writing Deadlines are firmandessential to thetimely adjudication ofNATAS competitions. Inthecaseof without limitation socialmedia, will notbeaccepted. should beemailedto administration directly. Corrections conveyed by any other method, including the nomination announcements. Once entries are submitted andclosedfor editing,corrections submitted ontheentry form.There isalimited window ofopportunity to make corrections following Administration isNOT liablefor errors inlistingsthat are theresult ofincorrect information being authorized to convey suchrights. have beenobtained and are thereby licensed to NATAS for thesepurposes,andthat theentrant is digital program archives, inperpetuity. Entrants must affirm that allnecessary rights andclearances the clipinprogram anditsdistribution,publicity, andpromotion, including without limitation must be free and clear of any and all encumbrances which could limit the ability of NATAS to include PROGRAM CLIP CLEARANCE DEADLINES III ENTRY PROCEDURES without additional written notice by NATAS. commencement of judging may result in the disqualification oftheentry, withor Any failure to convey necessary rights andclearances prior to the date of ® Award ceremony, shouldtheentry result inanomination. The identified clip v.2021.0.0
THE 2021 EMMY® AWARDS | GENERAL RULES & PROCEDURES 16 must beselected andchecked inorder to proceed with anentry. Additional confirmation takes theform ofthree drop downfieldsdisplayed onthe entry formthat of theentry, submissionrulesandcomplete detail contained inthesubmission. Awards contests, andthat allpartiesincludedinanentry submitted ontheir behalfhave fullknowledge SUBMISSION AFFIRMATION Entrants will berequired to confirm that submissionshave notbeenentered inany other Emmy III ENTRY PROCEDURES ® v.2021.0.0
THE 2021 EMMY® AWARDS | GENERAL RULES & PROCEDURES 17 IMPORTANT of elimination ofacategory. Since entry feesoffsetadministrative costs, no refunds are required to begranted, except inthecase REFUNDS is dueaccording to invoice terms. “NATAS/[Contest Name]”andincludeaprinted hard copy oftheinvoice foundin Yangaroo. Payment If paying by check, an invoice can be generated for the entry. Please make the check payable to up ACH Transfer.set to Payment by Credit Card or ACH Transfer is strongly preferred. Please contact contest Administration PAYMENT Television Academy. For national contests, there isNOdiscount granted to membersofNATAS or to membersofthe DISCOUNT IV PAYMENT PROCEDURES result indisqualification, withor withoutadditional written notice by NATAS. Late payments notreceived by NATAS by theendofjudgingperiodmay v.2021.0.0
THE 2021 EMMY® AWARDS | GENERAL RULES & PROCEDURES 18 V work ontheentry. All “NotonList”credits are subjectto approval by NATAS Administration. List” title,theentrant mustpetitionthecontest’s Administration with details regarding theindividual’s select “Not on List” and type the team member’s job title into the field. After submitting a “Not on ENTRY SUBMITTING AN GETTING STARTED Yangaroo pagesfor theindividualcontests are asfollows: Daytime Emmy after review. Many returning programs andnetworks appear for selectionindrop-down lists.For the submitted, any changes and adjustments can only be madeby thecontest’s Administration team return to adraftentry asneededto finalizeitby thedeadline.Once anentry hasbeenfinalizedand fields andenter entrant team member information. Duringtheentry period,entrants may save and entry. Once acategory isselected, the entrant will progress through allpagesto complete required Select “Create New Submission.” The Yangaroo onlineentry system displays categories openfor others from theproduction team to judge. the contest’s rules,a video specifications document, submit entries, register to judge,or signup Select “SignUpNow”andcreate aUser Profile. Once loggedin to thedashboard, entrants can view instruction. Here is a short guide for shows and independent entrants with general system information and 3. 2. 1. YANGAROO: HOW TO USEIT ® Sports Emmy News &Documentary Emmy Daytime Emmy Awards andNews&Documentary Emmy ® Awards– ® Awards– http://sportsemmys.tv https://daytimeemmys.dmds.com/ ® Awards– http://newsdocemmys.tv ® Awards, entrants will have theoptionto v.2021.0.0
THE 2021 EMMY® AWARDS | GENERAL RULES & PROCEDURES 19 IMPORTANT V presented to thejudgingplatform, andmustrepair or replace where necessary. and approval. Entrants must check the entire submission for optimal audio-visual quality before it is entrant will receive notification that thesubmitted videohasbeenencoded andis ready for review viewed by judgesintheformat in which they are submitted. Shortly after theupload iscomplete, the outlining standard and accepted mediafileformats required to upload to anentry. Videos willbe the MediaPage via the“UploadNew File” function. The Yangaroo dashboard includesadocument Upload video filesor any other required media(PDF andExcel files)directly into thesubmissionon MEDIA UPLOADS respective entry submissions. Entrants ofRecord are alsoresponsible for ensuringeachentrant isaware ofandapproves their On thispage,addeligibleentrant team memberseither individually or via theEntrant Spreadsheet. ENTRANT TEAM MEMBERS(CREDITS) YANGAROO: HOW TO USEIT considered statue-eligible according to theeligibletitle-listing. DO NOT listtheentire production castandcrew. Listonly those who are v.2021.0.0
THE 2021 EMMY® AWARDS | GENERAL RULES & PROCEDURES 20 PRELIMINARY VERSUS BLUE RIBBON and tie-breaking procedures, are determined by theNational Awards Committee. All judgingcriteria andprocedures, includingscoring scale,minimumscores required for nomination, JUDGING RESPONSIBILITIES for participation. JUDGES AREVOLUNTEERS WHAT ISPEER JUDGING? are outlinedineachcontest’s rules. The success oftheEmmy – for example, editors judgeediting.Specific qualifications for judgesper eachindividual contest NATAS contests are judgedcategory-by-category by apanelofexperts inthat particular field judging to selectrecipients separate from nominees. both thenomineesand the recipient (or recipients) inthecategory. There isnoadditional round of The result inmost categories isdetermined by asingle“BlueRibbon”round ofjudging that decides excellence. Each entry isjudgedindividually onitsownmerits based oneachjudge’sindividualperception of by at leasttheminimumamount, thejudge’sballot will openupandbecome available for scoring. are required to view prior to beingpermitted to submitascore. After anentry inthecategory is viewed the samescore to multipleentries. Each category hasaminimum percentage per entry that judges several weeks. Judges evaluate eachentry onitsindividualmeritsandjudgesare permitted to give NATAS contests do NOT use a “check one” or ranked system of judging. The judging time-window is all entries intheir designated categories. on their backgrounds and expertise. Judging requires watching embedded videos and then scoring credentials andeligibility ofpotential judgesandassignapproved judgesto category panelsbased online using the Yangaroo platform. Judges must signupto judge.Contest Administration will verify With afew exceptions, noted ineachindividualcontest’s Call for Entries, judgingisdoneentirely Judges for all NATAS Emmy willingness ofqualifiedprofessionals asjudges. to serve VI JUDGING NATAS COMPETITIONS ® Award contests are volunteers. Judges do not receive any compensation ® Awards process dependsonthe v.2021.0.0
THE 2021 EMMY® AWARDS | GENERAL RULES & PROCEDURES 21 shall bekept confidential. All substantive reports will bethoroughly andquickly investigated. The identity ofthereporting party immediately to NATAS by sendinganemailto [email protected] submission, judging,or other awards procedures or processes, isencouraged to report thematter administration staff, or othersinthe course ofthe competition, or that hasany concerns abouta organization potential that has observed impropriety or inappropriate behavior by any entrant, judge, The fair adjudication ofallNATAS competitions isofforemost importance. Any individualor CHALLENGES AND/OR INAPPROPRIATE SITUATIONS Your Consideration” campaignsare oflimited, ifany, usefulnesssurrounding NATAS competitions. As thenomineesandrecipients are decided inthesameround ofjudging via scores, allso-called“For “FOR YOURCONSIDERATION” materials viewed, or thescores they assigned. All judgesfor NATAS contests are expressly forbiddenfrom postingonsocialmediatheir opinionof SOCIAL MEDIA and are notconsidered “nominations,” “prenominations,” or any other formalrecognition. The results ofaPreliminary Judging Round are merely procedural; they are notpublicly announced, NEW FOR 2020 number ofentries are narrowed downprior to commencement ofthe“BlueRibbon”round. categories in various contests will be routed through such a Preliminary Judging Round, whereby the Preliminary Judging Round. Dependingeach year uponthenumber ofentries per category, various exceed what isdeemedareasonable viewing lengthfor asinglejudginground, it will undergo a Where acategory receives alarge number ofentries, resulting inscreening sessionsthat would VI JUDGING NATAS COMPETITIONS Preliminary Judging Round at thediscretion ofcontest administrators. distributed onuser-generated video-sharing platforms, may alsoberouted to a Categories with ahighproportion ofself-publishedentries, suchasthose . v.2021.0.0
THE 2021 EMMY® AWARDS | GENERAL RULES & PROCEDURES 22 decisions that formthebedrock ofany fair competition. as possibleto protect privacy while providing insight into thecomplex, often difficult,discussionsand which may have impacted theoutcome ofthecompetition. The report will beanonymized asmuch and/or theNational Awards Committee regarding eligibility, ballotdisqualification, or other matters as well aseveryinstance in which asignificant judgement callismadeby contest Administration Following each contest, NATAS will publicly release a written Transparency Report outliningstatistics Emmy Lifetime Achievement ceremony itself. writing by thechairsofNATAS andtheNational Awards Committee andshallbedisclosedduringthe prerecorded presentations or emergency situations. Any suchexceptions mustbepre-approved in independent accounting firm,unless exceptional production accommodations are madefor live ceremonies, the identities of award recipients in judged categories are known only by an From thetimeofnomination announcement until the winners are announced at therespective TRANSPARENCY REPORT are knownto contest Administration andannounced prior to theceremony. RESULTS CONFIDENTIALITY VI JUDGING NATAS COMPETITIONS ® Award honorees, scholarshiprecipients, andjuriedcategory awardees v.2021.0.0
THE 2021 EMMY® AWARDS | GENERAL RULES & PROCEDURES 23 VII IMPORTANT Each winning entry receives one(1)gratis Entrant ofRecord. process iscomplete. All follow-up,includingany information onceremonies, isdonethrough the It istheEntrant ofRecord’s responsibility to communicate with clients evenafter theentry assets necessary for production (suchasclips,thedesignated acceptor, anddesired ticket purchases). If an entry is nominated, contest Administration will reach out to the Entrant of Record to coordinate Standard format for allstatues isasfollows: per statue. The nameapproved incredits isthenamethat will beengraved onthestatue. vetted by NATAS Administration will beableto order aRecipient statue. Onenamemay beengraved BAND ENGRAVING order isreceived. for Recipient statues. Statue orders take, onaverage, three (3)to four (4) weeks to process once the Statue eligibility is limited to individuals — networks or other corporate entities are not eligible WHO RECEIVES A STATUE? astheacceptor.serve Nominees will submit, via the Entrant of Record,percategory the name ofone(1)person whowill ACCEPTORS POST-NOMINATION PROCEDURES THE EMMY information aboutlogginginto theonlineordering system. The Entrant ofRecord will receive anemailfrom [email protected] ® AWARD FIRST NAMELAST NAME,POSITION SEGMENT(IF APPLICABLE) COMPETITION NAME CATEGORY NAME PROGRAM TITLE statue. All individuals with anEmmy NETWORK ® Award-eligiblecredit with v.2021.0.0
THE 2021 EMMY® AWARDS | GENERAL RULES & PROCEDURES 24 VII recipients order statues. by verified personnel,along withupgradedproduct offerings, onthesame ordering website where Nomination Certificates are no longer offered eligible for contributor certificates. Subjectsofdocumentary films or news reports are noteligible. COMMEMORATIVE EMMY project ineligiblefor butare otherwise theEmmy Contributor certificates or plaquesare available for allindividuals who contributed to thehonored ordered by individuals. The word “commemorative” isengraved at therear ofthestatue. Commemorative statues cannot be NEW FOR 2020 principally involved with the winning program or achievement, asdetermined by NATAS. Commemorative statues are available for anetwork, studio, or production company that was AWARD OWNERSHIP NOMINATION CERTIFICATES CONTRIBUTOR CERTIFICATES ORPLAQUES IMPORTANT THE EMMY employer pays entry or statue fees.OwnershipofeachEmmy retained by theNational Academy of Television Arts &Sciences, Inc. The studio or production company namemay now beincludedontheengraving. Emmy ® Awards are presented to individuals, not their employers,evenifan ® ® AWARD STATUES gratis by NATAS. Certificates are available for ordering ® Award statue. Only verified production staff are ® Award statue is v.2021.0.0
THE 2021 EMMY® AWARDS | GENERAL RULES & PROCEDURES 25 RULES FOR THE PROTECTION OF THE EMMY VII THE EMMY 3. 2. 1.
auction, or disposeofanEmmy otherwise If arecipient or therecipient’s heir or successor ininterest proposes to sell, the recipient andtherecipient’s heirsor other successors-in-interest. understood that possessionofthestatue or statuette issolely for thebenefitof commercial manner permitted by unlessotherwise the Academies, itbeing The Emmy Sciences (“Academies”). by the Television Academy andtheNational Academy of Television Arts & The Emmy received, which will retain thesameinstorage inmemoryoftherecipient. shall beobligated to return thestatueor statuette to the Academy from which ® ® ® AWARD statue or statuette may notbereproduced or usedinany statue or statuette istheproperty ofandallrights are reserved (212) 586-5424 New York, NY 10016 3rd Floor 450 Park Ave. South National AcademyofTelevisionSciences & Arts (818) 754-2800 North Hollywood,CA 91601 5220 Lankershim Blvd. The Television Academy ® STATUE ORSTATUETTE ® statue or statuette, suchpersons v.2021.0.0
THE 2021 EMMY® AWARDS | GENERAL RULES & PROCEDURES 26 After the one (1) year period, recipients may use language promoting their status as an Emmy (such as“BestDocumentary”). For more information visit our website: https://theemmys.tv/trademarks without category titles,and with or without years, butnever with usageofthestatue image. PROMOTION statue themselvesmay notadvertisethey are anEmmy period only. Individuals who contributed to the production or craftbut were nothonored with a Emmy Recipients may useareplica oftheEmmy Emmy Both current andpastEmmy recipient inperpetuity, solongassuchreferences donotincludeuseofthestatue image. promotion of an Emmy VII any portrayal of the Emmy A registration mark (“®”)andtheappropriate copyright notice (“©ATAS/NATAS”) mustaccompany that they worked ontherecognized program. ® ® Award recipient only for one(1) year after thedate upon which recognition was bestowed. Award recipients may refer inadvertisingandpublicity to thefactthat they are thecurrent THE EMMY ® Award, unless the term “Best” is part of the title of an Emmy ® ® Award statue or moniker. The word “Best” may not be usedinthe ® AWARD Award nominees may promote their nominations in writing, with or ® Award statue insuchadvertising within suchone(1) year ® Award recipient. Rather, they may only state ® Awardcategory ® Award v.2021.0.0
THE 2021 EMMY® AWARDS | GENERAL RULES & PROCEDURES 27 VIII For the include videos, supporting documentation, artwork, andtheEmmy® essay. Required supplemental materials that needto beuploadedbefore theentry iscomplete. Assets content. made available through other eligiblemeans. This Airdate isusedto determine theeligibility ofthe The originaldate on which the content was either aired ontelevision, streamed online,or otherwise onstage, butonly theacceptor ispermitted to speak. entry beannounced asthe winner. Numerous individualsfrom a winning team may jointheacceptor The onedesignated individual who will ascend thestage at theceremony andspeak shouldthe The publishedcontest-specific andby-category submissionguidefor eachindividual contest. Call for Entries recipient (or recipients) ineachcategory. The final round ofjudgingindustry peersthat establishes notonly thenomineesbutalso Ribbon Judging Blue The text engraved oneachindividualstatue. Band Engraving categories andCraftcategories. the submitted content may alsobeeligible. Associated Categories includerelated Performer or Host Associated Categories Assets Airdate Acceptor Daytime Emmys GLOSSARYOF TERMS ® only. Categories other than Program (Series or Special) categories for which v.2021.0.0
THE 2021 EMMY® AWARDS | GENERAL RULES & PROCEDURES 28 VIII craft lead. This isnotanEmmy order aContributor Plaque or Certificate whentheir contribution is verified by asenior producer or that determines eligibility for recognition inacategory. How apersonisbilled onatelevision production (for example, “Producer” or “Lighting Designer”) Credit Creative Arts Craft Category Contributor Plaque/Certificate Conflict ofInterest In theevent ofanEmmy with someonedirectly involved intheproduction, suchasaspouseor significant other. specific category, suchasdirect involvement inthe production ofanentry, or aspecial relationship A professional or personalbiasthat would prevent aprospective judge from fairly adjudicating a statues cannotbeordered by individuals. on theengraving. The word “commemorative” isengraved at therear ofthestatue. Commemorative the winning program or achievement. The studio or production company namemay now beincluded A display Emmy available to networks, studios, andproduction companies principally involved with Commemorative Statue production, publicity, promotion, andarchives. resolution specifications withnecessary associated rights andclearances for inclusionin ceremony A shortselectionofanominated program that isprovided by theentrant according to NATAS hi- Ceremony Clip A separate Daytime Emmys A category recognizing specialistsinthe various technical andartisticfieldsof television production. Subjects ofdocumentary filmsor news reports are noteligible. GLOSSARYOF TERMS ® win, individuals who worked ontheproject, butare notstatue eligible,can ® ceremony honoring craftcategories. ® Award. Only production staff are eligiblefor contributor certificates. v.2021.0.0
THE 2021 EMMY® AWARDS | GENERAL RULES & PROCEDURES 29 Emmy VIII Sports Emmys calendar-year 2020to beeligible, with theexception publishedfor footballprogramming inthe Entering more than one NATAS Emmy Emmy A shortessay designed to allow theentrant to explain to judges what makes aparticular submission credited title. Also referred to asStatue-Eligible. Describes anindividualdeemedby NATAS to beeligibleto receive anEmmy® Award, basedontheir The calendar year. All entries in2021NATAS Emmy A listprovided by theentrant ofallindividualsrequested to beEmmy Emmy Eligibility Year For theDaytime Emmys for thesamejobtitle,bothof which are expressly prohibited. Abbreviation for Daytime Emmys submitting their entry earlier thanthefinaldeadline. with receipt ofspecificmaterials andentry fees,anentrant may receive a reduction inentry feesby Early Entry Deadline Double-Dipping DTE Credit List ® ® ® worthy, and which includesspecifics to consider duringthe judgingprocess. Essay Eligible/Statue-Eligible GLOSSARYOF TERMS ® . ® andtheNews&Documentary Emmys ® . ® contest, and/or receiving more than one Emmy ® contests musthave anoriginalairdate in ® eligiblebasedontheir credited titles. ® . An earlier deadlineby which, ® nomination v.2021.0.0
THE 2021 EMMY® AWARDS | GENERAL RULES & PROCEDURES 30 VIII worthiness. Judge Innovator First Transmission Final Entry Deadline Episode Entry Entrant ofRecord Administration -to watch the video content associated with eachentry andfairly adjudicate Emmy A qualifiedindustryprofessional who volunteers onapanelor to serve panels-asassignedby contest The lastdate to submitanentry to an Emmy A singlecoherent narrative unit within alarger series,asdetermined by NATAS. for allnecessary follow-upsfrom NATAS. The person who fillsouttheinformation necessary for anentry, andistherefore the contact of record must bereceived inorder for anentry to beincludedinanEmmys approvers or financiers oftheproject. planners andnotexecutors oftheidea. They are generallyexecutives, notthemanagers,supervisors, processes, devices, techniques, or systems. Generally they are thecreators oftheinnovation; A submissionto aNATAS Emmy For theSportsEmmys The method,date, time,andformat by which content was initially presented. GLOSSARYOF TERMS ® . Those individuals who invent, make changes,create, or introduce new ® contest. ® contest. The date andtimeby which allentry materials ® contest. ® v.2021.0.0
THE 2021 EMMY® AWARDS | GENERAL RULES & PROCEDURES 31 VIII Membership PanelLive Judging five (5)and twenty-one (21)episodesdistributed inthecalendar year, asdetermined by NATAS. Limited DramaSeries Lifetime Achievement Adding additional Emmy CreditLate Addition work meritszero, one,or multipleawards. by judges who look collectively at eachentry ineachdisciplineanddecideby unanimous vote ifthe Juried Award Emmys Arts &Sciences. There iscurrently nonational NATAS membership.Somecategories intheDaytime Primetime Emmys) and/or anindividualregional Chapter oftheNational Academy of Television An individual can be a member of either the Television Academy (formerly ATAS and home of the but castsindividualsecret ballots. Judging that takes place in-person, at which the panel watches the material all together as a group, accomplishments inatelevision discipline. A non-judgedaward approved by theNATAS Awards Committee givenfor extraordinary career additions are notallowedmore thanthirty (30)calendar days after theceremony for any reason. contest’s individualdeadline,at which point alate feeofUS$150per credit ischarged. Late credit For theDaytime Emmys approved organizations. For theDaytime Emmys ® are judgedby membersonly, inclusiveofmembershipto either organization or other GLOSSARYOF TERMS ® ® . A continuous episodic work ofdramatic fictionthat is composed ofbetween ® - a category, such as Individual Achievement in Animation, which is decided eligible/statue-eligible names to the nomination or winners list after each v.2021.0.0
THE 2021 EMMY® AWARDS | GENERAL RULES & PROCEDURES 32 VIII A team member associated with asubmissionthat hasbeenjudgedanddeemedasEmmy A certificate available for allindividualslisted onthenomination release. associated individuals who are nominated. include just the nominated program titles, and may later be updated to include a complete list of all A press release published when the nominations are announced. The initial nomination release may For theDaytime Emmys nominated. Documentary, Sports,and Technology &EngineeringEmmy The National Academy of Television Arts &Sciences, Inc.,istheadministrator oftheDaytime, News& category-to-category, butthesamepercentage appliesto allentries within aspecificcategory. a judge’sballotopensfor themto inputtheir scores. The minimum viewing requirement differsfrom Each category hasarequirement of what percentage ofeachsubmissionneedsto be watched before Minimum Viewing qualified inthat specificfield. Peer Judging Not onList Nominee Nomination Certificate Nomination Release NATAS Judging policy ofall NATAS Emmy Administration for eligibility consideration. Statue-Eligible under defined competition rules,butfor whichtheentrant seeks to petitionNATAS GLOSSARYOF TERMS ® andtheNews&Documentary Emmys ® contests whereby eachcategory isjudgedsolely by individuals ® Awards. ® . A title which isnotdeemed ® v.2021.0.0
THE 2021 EMMY® AWARDS | GENERAL RULES & PROCEDURES 33 VIII techniques, which isscheduledto occur onsome regular basis,asdetermined by NATAS. A collection ofprograms onthesamesubject matter or having thesameproduction elements and Series A portionofatelecast. Segment of materials from within theeligibility periodasopposedto afullepisode,asdetermined by NATAS. Reel Category Program For theDaytime Emmys the finalBlueRibbon Judging Round. random andthescores generated by thejudgescreate a“shortlist”ofentires which are advanced to self-published programs, asdetermined by NATAS. All entries inthisround ofjudgingare splitat time, would create anunreasonable viewing lengthfor judges,or that contain ahighproportion of A first round ofjudging applied to categories that, based on number ofentries and lengthof screen hosting, andgameshow hosting. For theDaytime Emmys A production oftelevision content that stands aloneasacomplete show, asdetermined by NATAS. each credit by entrant or Show Shepherd. Producer Proof PreliminaryRound Judging Performer Category For theDaytime Emmys GLOSSARYOF TERMS ® ® ® . Any category requiring the entrant to submit a video containing acomposite . A spreadsheet available in Yangaroo or by request that listseachentry and . Any category associated with on-screen talent, includingacting,talk show v.2021.0.0
THE 2021 EMMY® AWARDS | GENERAL RULES & PROCEDURES 34 Television Academy Team Member VIII Any category which hasmore thanoneEmmy A completed entry. Team Award Submission Statue /Statuette Special shows, or for aproduction entity or studio. An Entrant ofRecord who doesmassentering for multiplecategories for asingleshow, multiple Show Shepherd Short Format The NATAS sister organization andarbiter ofthePrimetime Emmys Any Emmy For theDaytime Emmys An honorifictrophy used to recognize anEmmy program or series,asdetermined by NATAS. A single original program which is not part of a series, or a special edition of a regularly-scheduled approximately nine(9)minutes (inthecontext ofaShortFormat Children’s Program). ® GLOSSARYOF TERMS eligibleindividualassociated with asubmitted entry, asdetermined by NATAS. ® . Content that runslessthanapproximately fifteen (15)minutes, or lessthan ® eligibleindividualper entry. ® Awardrecipient. ® . v.2021.0.0
THE 2021 EMMY® AWARDS | GENERAL RULES & PROCEDURES 35 VIII The third-party digital platform on which allentering andjudgingofNATAS contests isconducted. Yangaroo Video onDemand. All NATAS contests accept content inallforms of VOD andstreaming. VOD such asmisspellingsandmis-capitalizations mustbemanually corrected by theEntrant ofRecord. such asthenomination release andtheceremony program, exactly as was entered online. Typos “What You SeeIs What You Typed.” All information inanentry will appear onsupplemental materials, WYSIWYT and significant administrative determinations that may have impacted theoverall competition. A written document released publicly after the close of the NATAS contest year, highlighting statistics Transparency Report the complete runningtimeoftheentry asentered, asdetermined by NATAS. TotalSubmission Time The complete runningtimeoftheprogram or episodeasaired, asdetermined by NATAS. TotalRunning Time GLOSSARYOF TERMS v.2021.0.0
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