Emmy

Em-my · noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    An award given annually by the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences for excellence in television production and performance.

  2. 2.

    A statuette representing this award.

Forms

plural: Emmys

Phrases & expressions

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    Emmy winner — a person or production that has won an Emmy Award
  • •
    Emmy-nominated — having been nominated for an Emmy Award
  • •
    Daytime Emmy — awards for daytime television programming
  • •
    Primetime Emmy — awards for primetime television programming

Related words

See also: Grammy, Oscar, Tony
Synonyms: television award

Etymology

From Immy, a nickname for the image orthicon tube used in early television cameras. The name was later feminized to Emmy. The awards have been presented since 1949.