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The Academy of Television Arts and Science (ATAS) is responsible for the primetime Emmy awards, recognizing the US primetime (6PM-2AM) shows and the actors and actresses that star in these shows. The winners are chosen by the 10,000 paying members of ATAS from a group of paying entrants.
The members are divided into 26 “peer groups” representing different television professions, and they vote for others in their group until a set of final nominees are left. For example, the costume designers in the costume design “peer group” will vote for a final set of nominees from a list of costume designers that have paid an entrance fee. The costume designers in the peer group will also be able to vote for the best television show categories, like Best Comedy Series for instance.
The costume designers and all other ATAS members then send their votes to Ernst & Young, an accounting firm, who conclude on five final nominees. Volunteers from different peer groups of the Academy are then asked to judge the final nominees. Judges meet in Los Angeles and are given an opportunity to view all nominees a gain a balanced understanding of each before making a decision.
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