   an emmy award, or simply emmy, recognizes excellence in the television industry, and corresponds to the academy award (for film), the tony award (for theatre), and the grammy award (for music). because emmy awards are given in various sectors of the american television industry, they are presented in different annual ceremonies held throughout the year. the two events that receive the most media coverage are the primetime emmys and the daytime emmys, which recognize outstanding work in american primetime and daytime entertainment programming, respectively. other notable emmy award ceremonies are those honoring national sports programming, national news and documentary shows, national business and financial reporting, and technological and engineering achievements in television. regional emmy awards are also presented throughout the country at various times through the year, recognizing excellence in local and statewide television. in addition, international emmys are awarded for excellence in tv programming produced and initially aired outside the united states. three related but separate organizations present the emmy awards: the academy of television arts & sciences (atas), the [[national academy of television arts and sciences|national academy of television arts &
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