{"id":39,"date":"2017-06-22T14:44:16","date_gmt":"2017-06-22T18:44:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/iemmys.wpengine.com\/?page_id=39"},"modified":"2026-04-06T10:50:17","modified_gmt":"2026-04-06T14:50:17","slug":"categories-key-dates","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.iemmys.tv\/entries-judging\/categories-key-dates\/","title":{"rendered":"Categories &#038; Key Dates"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pl-39\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-39-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-39-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-39-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_siteorigin-panels-builder panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"0\" ><div class=\"main-column panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-39-0-0-0\" ><div id=\"pl-w69d3c82958d3f\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-w69d3c82958d3f-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-w69d3c82958d3f-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-w69d3c82958d3f-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_black-studio-tinymce widget_black_studio_tinymce panel-first-child\" data-index=\"0\" ><div class=\"textwidget\"><h1>Categories &amp; Key Dates<\/h1>\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-w69d3c82958d3f-0-0-1\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_black-studio-tinymce widget_black_studio_tinymce\" data-index=\"1\" ><div class=\"textwidget\"><p>The International Academy of Television Arts &amp; Sciences presents Emmy<sup>\u00ae<\/sup> Awards in 16 categories.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The 2026 International Emmy\u00ae Awards competition opened December 8, 2025 and closed January 31, 2026.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\">For more inquiries, please email the awards department at <a title=\"mailto:awardsdept@iemmys.tv\" href=\"mailto:awards.department@iemmys.tv\">awards.department@iemmys.tv<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-w69d3c82958d3f-0-0-2\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-image\" data-index=\"2\" ><div class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-w69d3c82958d3f-0-0-2\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-image so-widget-sow-image-default-8b5b6f678277\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"sow-image-container\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/upload.iemmys.tv\/\"\n\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t<img \n\tsrc=\"https:\/\/www.iemmys.tv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/senal_620x80-scaled.png\" width=\"2560\" height=\"331\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.iemmys.tv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/senal_620x80-scaled.png 2560w, https:\/\/www.iemmys.tv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/senal_620x80-300x39.png 300w, https:\/\/www.iemmys.tv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/senal_620x80-1024x132.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.iemmys.tv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/senal_620x80-768x99.png 768w, https:\/\/www.iemmys.tv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/senal_620x80-1536x199.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.iemmys.tv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/senal_620x80-2048x265.png 2048w, https:\/\/www.iemmys.tv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/senal_620x80-350x45.png 350w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" title=\"senal_620x80\" alt=\"\" \t\tclass=\"so-widget-image\"\/>\n\t\t\t<\/a><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-w69d3c82958d3f-0-0-3\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_black-studio-tinymce widget_black_studio_tinymce panel-last-child\" data-index=\"3\" ><div class=\"textwidget\"><p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-w69d3c82958d3f-1\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-w69d3c82958d3f-1-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-w69d3c82958d3f-1-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"4\" ><div class=\"iea-category-logo panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-w69d3c82958d3f-1-0-0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-image so-widget-sow-image-default-8b5b6f678277\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"sow-image-container\">\n\t\t<img \n\tsrc=\"https:\/\/www.iemmys.tv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/international-emmy-awards-logo-300x184.png\" width=\"300\" height=\"184\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.iemmys.tv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/international-emmy-awards-logo-300x184.png 300w, https:\/\/www.iemmys.tv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/international-emmy-awards-logo-350x214.png 350w, https:\/\/www.iemmys.tv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/international-emmy-awards-logo.png 513w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" alt=\"\" \t\tclass=\"so-widget-image\"\/>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-w69d3c82958d3f-1-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell panel-grid-cell-empty\" ><\/div><div id=\"pgc-w69d3c82958d3f-1-2\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-w69d3c82958d3f-1-2-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_black-studio-tinymce widget_black_studio_tinymce panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"5\" ><div class=\"textwidget\"><h2>International Emmy<sup>\u00ae<\/sup> Awards Gala<\/h2>\n<p>The 54th International Emmy<sup>\u00ae<\/sup> Awards Gala will be held on November 23, 2026 in New York City.<\/p>\n<p>Nominees will be announced September 2026.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/international-emmy-awards\/awards-gala\/\">Click for more information on the International Emmy\u00ae Awards.<\/a><br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n<strong>Categories Presented:<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-w69d3c82958d3f-2\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-w69d3c82958d3f-2-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell panel-grid-cell-empty\" ><\/div><div id=\"pgc-w69d3c82958d3f-2-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-w69d3c82958d3f-2-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_black-studio-tinymce widget_black_studio_tinymce panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"6\" ><div class=\"textwidget\"><ul class=\"iea-list-categories\">\n<li>Arts Programming<\/li>\n<li>Best Performance by an Actress<\/li>\n<li>Best Performance by an Actor<\/li>\n<li>Comedy<\/li>\n<li>Current Affairs<\/li>\n<li>Documentary<\/li>\n<li>Drama Series<\/li>\n<li>Kids: Animation<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-w69d3c82958d3f-2-2\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell panel-grid-cell-empty\" ><\/div><div id=\"pgc-w69d3c82958d3f-2-3\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-w69d3c82958d3f-2-3-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_black-studio-tinymce widget_black_studio_tinymce panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"7\" ><div class=\"textwidget\"><ul>\n<li>Kids: Factual &amp; Entertainment<\/li>\n<li>Kids: Live-Action<\/li>\n<li>News<\/li>\n<li>Non-Scripted Entertainment<\/li>\n<li>Short-Form Series<\/li>\n<li>Sports Documentary<\/li>\n<li>Telenovela<\/li>\n<li>TV Movie\/Mini-Series<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-w69d3c82958d3f-3\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-w69d3c82958d3f-3-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-w69d3c82958d3f-3-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"8\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<hr \/>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-w69d3c82958d3f-4\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-has-style\" ><div class=\"panel-row-style panel-row-style-for-w69d3c82958d3f-4\" ><div id=\"pgc-w69d3c82958d3f-4-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-w69d3c82958d3f-4-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"9\" ><div class=\"iea-category-logo panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-w69d3c82958d3f-4-0-0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-image so-widget-sow-image-default-8b5b6f678277\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"sow-image-container\">\n\t\t<img \n\tsrc=\"https:\/\/www.iemmys.tv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/international-emmy-awards-kids-300x240.png\" width=\"300\" height=\"240\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.iemmys.tv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/international-emmy-awards-kids-300x240.png 300w, https:\/\/www.iemmys.tv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/international-emmy-awards-kids-350x280.png 350w, https:\/\/www.iemmys.tv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/international-emmy-awards-kids-768x613.png 768w, https:\/\/www.iemmys.tv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/international-emmy-awards-kids.png 780w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" alt=\"\" \t\tclass=\"so-widget-image\"\/>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-w69d3c82958d3f-4-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell panel-grid-cell-empty\" ><\/div><div id=\"pgc-w69d3c82958d3f-4-2\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-w69d3c82958d3f-4-2-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_black-studio-tinymce widget_black_studio_tinymce panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"10\" ><div class=\"textwidget\"><h2>International Emmy<sup>\u00ae<\/sup> Kids Awards<\/h2>\n<p>The International Emmy<sup>\u00ae<\/sup> Kids Awards took place on November 20, 2023 at the 51st International Emmy<sup>\u00ae<\/sup> Awards Gala Ceremony in New York City.<\/p>\n<p>Nominees were announced September 2023.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/international-emmy-awards\/kids-awards\/\">Click for more information on the International Emmy\u00ae Kids Awards<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Categories Presented:<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-w69d3c82958d3f-5\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-has-style\" ><div class=\"panel-row-style panel-row-style-for-w69d3c82958d3f-5\" ><div id=\"pgc-w69d3c82958d3f-5-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell panel-grid-cell-empty\" ><\/div><div id=\"pgc-w69d3c82958d3f-5-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-w69d3c82958d3f-5-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_black-studio-tinymce widget_black_studio_tinymce panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"11\" ><div class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-w69d3c82958d3f-5-1-0\" ><div class=\"textwidget\"><ul class=\"iea-list-categories\">\n<li>Kids: Animation<\/li>\n<li>Kids: Factual<\/li>\n<li>Kids: Non-Scripted Entertainment<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-w69d3c82958d3f-5-2\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell panel-grid-cell-empty\" ><\/div><div id=\"pgc-w69d3c82958d3f-5-3\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-w69d3c82958d3f-5-3-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_black-studio-tinymce widget_black_studio_tinymce panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"12\" ><div class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-w69d3c82958d3f-5-3-0\" ><div class=\"textwidget\"><ul>\n<li>Kids: Preschool<\/li>\n<li>Kids: Series<\/li>\n<li>Kids: TV Movie\/Mini-Series<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-w69d3c82958d3f-6\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-has-style\" ><div class=\"panel-row-style panel-row-style-for-w69d3c82958d3f-6\" ><div id=\"pgc-w69d3c82958d3f-6-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell panel-grid-cell-empty\" ><\/div><div id=\"pgc-w69d3c82958d3f-6-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell panel-grid-cell-empty\" ><\/div><div id=\"pgc-w69d3c82958d3f-6-2\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-w69d3c82958d3f-6-2-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_black-studio-tinymce widget_black_studio_tinymce panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"13\" ><div class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-w69d3c82958d3f-6-2-0\" ><div class=\"textwidget\"><p><strong>Categories for the 9th International Emmy@ Kids Awards and thereafter:<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-w69d3c82958d3f-7\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-has-style\" ><div class=\"panel-row-style panel-row-style-for-w69d3c82958d3f-7\" ><div id=\"pgc-w69d3c82958d3f-7-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell panel-grid-cell-empty\" ><\/div><div id=\"pgc-w69d3c82958d3f-7-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-w69d3c82958d3f-7-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_black-studio-tinymce widget_black_studio_tinymce panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"14\" ><div class=\"textwidget\"><ul class=\"iea-list-categories\">\n<li>Kids: Animation<\/li>\n<li>Kids: Factual &amp; Entertainment<\/li>\n<li>Kids: Live-Action<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-w69d3c82958d3f-7-2\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell panel-grid-cell-empty\" ><\/div><div id=\"pgc-w69d3c82958d3f-7-3\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-w69d3c82958d3f-7-3-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_black-studio-tinymce widget_black_studio_tinymce panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"15\" ><div class=\"textwidget\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-w69d3c82958d3f-8\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-has-style\" ><div class=\"panel-row-style panel-row-style-for-w69d3c82958d3f-8\" ><div id=\"pgc-w69d3c82958d3f-8-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell panel-grid-cell-empty\" ><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-w69d3c82958d3f-9\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-has-style\" ><div class=\"panel-row-style panel-row-style-for-w69d3c82958d3f-9\" ><div id=\"pgc-w69d3c82958d3f-9-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-w69d3c82958d3f-9-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"16\" ><div class=\"iea-category-logo panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-w69d3c82958d3f-9-0-0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-image so-widget-sow-image-default-8b5b6f678277\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"sow-image-container\">\n\t\t<img \n\tsrc=\"https:\/\/www.iemmys.tv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/international-emmys-news-awards-logo-300x240.png\" width=\"300\" height=\"240\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.iemmys.tv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/international-emmys-news-awards-logo-300x240.png 300w, https:\/\/www.iemmys.tv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/international-emmys-news-awards-logo-350x279.png 350w, https:\/\/www.iemmys.tv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/international-emmys-news-awards-logo.png 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" alt=\"\" \t\tclass=\"so-widget-image\"\/>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-w69d3c82958d3f-9-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell panel-grid-cell-empty\" ><\/div><div id=\"pgc-w69d3c82958d3f-9-2\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-w69d3c82958d3f-9-2-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_black-studio-tinymce widget_black_studio_tinymce panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"17\" ><div class=\"textwidget\"><h2>International Emmy<sup>\u00ae<\/sup> News Awards<\/h2>\n<p>The International Emmy\u00ae Current Affairs &amp; News categories will be presented at the 53rd International Emmy\u00ae Awards Gala on Monday, November 24.<\/p>\n<p>Nominees will be announced in September 2025.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/international-emmy-awards\/news-awards\/\">Click for more information on the International Emmy\u00ae News Awards.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-w69d3c82958d3f-10\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-w69d3c82958d3f-10-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell panel-grid-cell-empty\" ><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-w69d3c82958d3f-11\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-w69d3c82958d3f-11-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-w69d3c82958d3f-11-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_black-studio-tinymce widget_black_studio_tinymce panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"18\" ><div class=\"textwidget\"><h2>Other Awards<\/h2>\n<p>The International Academy of Television Arts &amp; Sciences presents the following at the International Emmy World Television Festival:<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"font-size: 1.6em; text-transform: uppercase !important; padding-top: 1em;\">The Sir Peter Ustinov Television Scriptwriting Award<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"iea-list\">\n<li>Designed to motivate non-American novice writers under the age of 30, and offer them the recognition and encouragement that might lead to a successful career in television scriptwriting<\/li>\n<li>Open to Non-American Citizens under the age of 30<\/li>\n<li>Entrant submit a half-hour to one-hour English-language television drama script.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/international-emmy-awards\/other-awards\/sir-peter-ustinov-scriptwriting-award\/\">Click to find out more<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Categories &amp; Key Dates The International Academy of Television Arts &amp; Sciences presents Emmy\u00ae Awards in 16 categories.\u00a0 The 2026 International Emmy\u00ae Awards competition opened December 8, 2025 and closed &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.iemmys.tv\/entries-judging\/categories-key-dates\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Categories &#038; Key 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