Editing Emmy Awards (section)

===Primetime===
[[File:Dana Delany 1992 Emmys retouch.jpg|right|thumb|Actress [[Dana Delany]] holding a [[Primetime Emmy Award]] in 1992]]
[[File:Garry Shandling (211280631).jpg|left|thumb|Comedian [[Garry Shandling]] during the rehearsal of the [[45th Primetime Emmy Awards]], in September 1993]]
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The [[Primetime Emmy Award|Primetime Emmys]] are presented in recognition of excellence in American primetime television programming. Ceremonies generally are held in mid-September, on the Sunday before the official start of the fall television season, and are currently broadcast in rotation among the [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]], [[CBS]], [[NBC]], and [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]] networks, each network taking turns to air the ceremony every four years.{{citation needed|date=January 2021}}

Some award categories presented to behind-the-scenes personnel such as [[art director]]s, [[costume designer]]s, [[cinematographer]]s, [[casting (performing arts)|casting directors]], and [[sound design]]ers are awarded at a separate [[Creative Arts Emmy Award|Creative Arts Emmys]] ceremony held a few days earlier.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Huff |first=Lauren |date=12 September 2021 |title=2021 Creative Arts Emmys: See the full list of winners |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |url=https://ew.com/awards/emmys/2021-creative-arts-emmys-full-list-of-winners/ |access-date=28 March 2022}}</ref>

The Primetime Emmys are run and voted on by members of the ATAS. For most categories, members from each of the ATAS's branches vote around June to determine the nominees only in their respective categories. All members can vote for nominations in the best program categories. The final voting to determine the winners is held in August.<ref name="PrimetimeEmmyRules2">{{cite web | url=http://www.emmys.tv/sites/emmys.tv/files/pte11_rulesandproced_rev6.pdf | title=63rd Primetime Emmys Rules and Procedures | publisher=[[Academy of Television Arts & Sciences]] | access-date=February 29, 2012 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110810054229/http://www.emmys.tv/sites/emmys.tv/files/pte11_rulesandproced_rev6.pdf | archive-date=August 10, 2011 | url-status=dead }}</ref>