Entries must have been produced and had their first broadcast/cablecast within the New York Chapter's regional boundaries (New York State and Northern New Jersey) from September 1, 2008 through August 31, 2009.
Your entry should be at the New York Chapter officer no later than 5 PM on Friday, October 2, 2009.
GRACE PERIOD EXTENSION: You may submit entries until Friday, October 9th, 2009
You can send, deliver or messenger entries to the New York Chapter office at 1375 Broadway (between 37th and 38th Streets), 21st Floor, Suite 2103.
The entry form is available online at our website. It is divided into an easy step-by-step format and you can pay by credit card on our secure server.
Yes, checks and money orders are also accepted.
Membership is not required but is encouraged. Members receive great benefits, including a $50 discount when submitting their entries.
The entry fee for non-members is $175.
If the Designated Statuette Recipient is a member in good standing through the Emmy® Awards Process (December 31, 2009), the fee is $125.
- I am a member. How do I obtain the Member discount in the entry process?
If you are a member in good standing and want to submit your entries at the discounted rate, please follow the steps below :
- Select the PAY LATER option at the end of the online application in Emmy® Express
- Send an e-mail listing ENTRY ID(s) to entries@nyemmys.org
- We will then apply the discount manually and e-mail you a confirmation that your fees have been adjusted.
- Once you receive our e-mail confirmation you may pay your Emmy® Express invoice.
- Can I include all the other people who worked on the entry?
Yes, if you’d like to include them, the fee is $50 per additional person. These additional entrants are called “Eligible Statuette Recipients.”
Some examples of who is eligible are “Talent,” “Producers,” “Directors,” etc. But each category has its own guidelines. Make sure to check who is eligible before submitting.
“Talent” are on-camera performers such as reporters and hosts.
Emmy® Express is our online entry solution designed to make your entry process as easy as possible. The entire entry experience using Emmy® Express is a 6 step process that takes about 5-10 minutes per entry. To submit more than one entry, simply repeat steps 1 through 4 and at the end, be sure to choose your payment option.
- There are two links to enter Emmy® Express, which one do I click on?
If you are submitting several entries on behalf of your station use this link.
If you are an individual submitter and will pay for your own entries use this link.
- Who is the “Submitter Contact” on the entry?
This is the person who is submitting entries (i.e. completing the online entry forms) on behalf of their station or production company. This is the first person we will contact if we have any questions or require additional information regarding the entry. This person may or may not also be listed as an “entrant” as well.
- What is the difference between “Producing organization” and “Submitting organization”?
When filling out the entry form, you will be asked to enter the name of the Producing and Submitting organizations. The producing organization is where the piece was produced and the submitting organization can be either a station or a private production company submitting the entry for Emmy® consideration.
- What if I make a mistake can I go back and edit my entry?
Unfortunately, once you have submitted an entry, you are unable to go back and make any edits. If you submitted an entry in error and need to make edits, please contact entries@nyemmys.org.
NOTE: If you have submitted an entry in the wrong category, you will have to resubmit the entry entirely. Please contact the NY NATAS office to delete the incorrect submission.
- What do the Advanced Media categories recognize?
The Advanced Media categories recognize Outstanding Achievement in Content for Broadband and Portable Delivery which means any work produced and launched in non-traditional viewing platforms such as computers, mobile phones, PDAs and similar devices PRIMARILY for the New York Region.
Awards will be given in recognition of editorial content and video production creativity in original material created primarily for consumption on non-traditional viewing platforms.
Examples of potential submissions may be vodcasts, podcasts, webcasts, video blogs, web-site programs including journalistic reporting, event coverage or event analysis, mobisodes, video-on-demand content and any other form of material delivered over an IP network or platform like wireless, broadband or VOD.
- What are the Advanced Media categories to choose from?
This year we are offering a total of 17 Advanced Media categories for you to choose from. Twelve (12) program categories and five (5) craft achievement categories which are listed below:
Advanced Media Program Categories:
Arts/Entertainment
Breaking News/Continuing Coverage
Business/Consumer/Financial
Children/Youth/Teens
Commercial
Documentary/Historical/Cultural
Informational/Instructional
Interactivity
Investigative Report
News Programming
Public/Current/Community Affairs
Sports
Advanced Media Crafts Achievement Categories:
Animator/Motion Graphic Designer
Host/Anchor/Reporter
Photographer
Video Editor
Writer/Producer
For details and descriptions on each category, please review the official Category List.
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What are the entry requirements for the Advanced Media categories?
Entries must be submitted on CD-R. Entries are intended to be screened in their native format (compression rate, frame rate, etc.) as originally produced, so that peer judges can simulate the original viewing experience. Video content should be submitted in formats compatible with the following players:
- QuickTime version 6 or better,
- RealPlayer version 10 or better,
- Windows Media Player version 9 or better,
- Adobe® Flash Player version 9 or better.
A one page written description must accompany each entry submission.
CD-Rs must be labeled with the following information:
- Title of webcast/podcast etc.
- Title of story/report/episode
- URL (i.e. where the content can be streamed or downloaded)
- Production company
- Original posting date (date content was first made available for downloading or streaming)
- Exact running time of submission
- Name and phone number of entrant or contact
- How will my Advanced Media entry be judged?
Judges will give significant weight to the entrant’s utilization of advanced media capabilities, (i.e. interactivity, and viewers’ choice of images), when determining award-worthy entries.
- Can people be added to the entry after it is nominated?
Yes: to add an Eligible Statuette Recipient post-nomination, the fee is $100.
A single Emmy® statuette is awarded each winning entry. Only the "Designated Statuette Recipient" (DSR) will be eligible to accept the Emmy® at the ceremony. After the ceremony, all others listed on the entry as Eligible Statuette Recipients (ESRs) may order statuettes.
Make sure to check the Category List, as all categories have different time limits.
Commercials must be deleted so there is no interruption in the program.
Entries must be on DVD or CD-R (if it is an Advanced Media entry). Only one entry per DVD/CD-R is permitted.
The format of the DVD should be DVD-R (DVD minus-R).
Printed DVD/CD labels (paper labels) are not suggested; instead, use a permanent marker to legibly PRINT identifying marks on the disk. Ink jet or laser printing that can be applied directly to the DVD/CD face (printable media) is acceptable.
Use a clear sleeve or case.
DVDs/CDs must be finalized and ‘compatibility tested’ on a different DVD/CD player than the one used to burn the entry.
The readability of the DVD/CD is the responsibility of the entrant. DVDs/CDs that cannot be ‘read’ cannot be judged and entry fees will not be refunded.
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Do I need to send anything else in with my DVD/CD?
Yes, please send in two copies of your entry form with your DVD/CD entry. You can rubber-band the folded entry forms to the DVD/CD case.
- How long can craft achievement entries be?
These entries should be no more than 15 minutes in length, except for the program-length writing category.
- Are talent reels and audition tapes accepted as composites?
No, they are not accepted.
- What can be submitted under “Series?”
You can submit a minimum of two/max of three programs or segments that exemplify your series.
- What can be submitted under “Segments?”
You can submit one or more segments that exemplify the programming area.
- What can be submitted under “Short Form?”
You can submit promotional spots, PSAs or on-air IDs.
- Can Spanish language entries be submitted?
Yes they can. Spanish-language entries will be judged by a panel of Spanish-speaking judges.
- Can any other languages be entered?
Programs submitted in any other language are subject to the availability of qualified judges. Therefore, we require that these entrants submit a DVD with English subtitles, with English on a second audio channel, a précis, or English transcript.
