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The Emmy Awards, commonly known as the Emmys, are a broad range of awards that recognize artistic and technical merit in the television industry. They honor excellence in various categories across American primetime, daytime, children's, sports, news and documentary programming, as well as technological and engineering achievements in television. The Emmys are presented by three main organizations: the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (ATAS), the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS), and the International Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (IATAS). These awards cover a wide spectrum including primetime and daytime entertainment, children's programming, sports, news, documentary, and technical innovation in the television field. The Emmy statuette is a symbol of peer recognition in television akin to the Oscars for film and the Grammys for music.