The Emmy Awards are a prestigious range of awards given annually for artistic and technical merit in the television industry. They recognize outstanding achievement in various sectors of TV programming such as primetime, daytime, children’s and family, sports, news and documentaries, and technology and engineering. The awards honor excellence in categories including dramatic and comedy series, acting, directing, writing, and technical crafts. The Emmys are considered one of the four major American entertainment awards, alongside the Grammy, Oscar, and Tony Awards. They are presented by three different organizations that cover national and international television sectors. The Emmy statuette features a winged woman holding an atom, symbolizing art and science in television.