Emmy Awards are presented each year for excellence in television performance and production the previous year in the United States and internationally. Awards are made in many categories, including acting, writing, and editing. The Academy of Television Arts and Sciences makes awards for nighttime television. The National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences awards Emmys for daytime television, sports, news, and documentary programming. The International Academy of Television Arts and Sciences administers awards for excellence in programming outside the United States. Winners receive a statuette called an Emmy.

