The Emmy® Award continues to be the most coveted peer recognition Award in our industry. As we kick-off our 53rd Annual New York Emmy® Awards season with our nominations announcement on February 25^th we celebrate excellence regardless of the delivery platform. For the third consecutive year we’ve accepted entries in advanced media, honoring original content created for non-traditional platforms. This year our advanced media entries were rolled into our existing broadcast categories … truly making this the year of recognizing outstanding achievement in television the art form - not television the platform.

Winning the Emmy® Award means your hard work, dedication, passion, commitment and talent are recognized by your professional peers. It is a personal achievement that many strive for and few are awarded. And the New York Market, the number 1 market in the country, continues to be the most competitive and most difficult market to be nominated and to win an Emmy® Award. To those who are nominated … we congratulate you as this achievement in itself is difficult to attain and you deserve much praise.

This year we received a total of 1519 entries and we honor 495 nominees in 104 categories. Please join us on Sunday, April 18^th as we recognize television’s finest media professionals and celebrate our 53^rd Annual New York Emmy® Awards with a black-tie gala at the Marriott Marquis, Times Square. For additional information please email shughes@nyemmys.org.

The New York Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences continues to thrive as the leading professional organization in the industry.  Members receive numerous benefits throughout the year including professional development workshops, career enhancing seminars, networking events, pre-release film screenings, special discounts to Broadway and off-Broadway shows and other entertainment and family events. I invite you to visit our calendar of upcoming events often and become an active member today.  Join now.

The next best thing to winning an Emmy® is to sponsor the New York Emmy® Awards. Co-brand your company's image with the most prestigious award in the industry. Learn more about ways to maximize your company's exposure to this niche market. Let us shine the Emmy® spotlight on your company. For more information please visit our Sponsorship page.

Our industry is ever changing and the New York Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences is constantly evolving to meet the needs of our members while fulfilling our mission of recognizing the excellence you create.

Thank you.