APRIL 1, 2022 — MARCH 31, 2023
MARCH 26 — APRIL 15
* ENTRIES MUST BE SUBMITTED, VIDEOS UPLOADED & PAID FOR BY:
11:59 (MST) APRIL 15, 2023.
APRIL 16 — APRIL 23
*FINAL DEADLINE FOR ALL ENTRIES, UPLOADS AND PAYMENTS:
11:59PM (MST) APRIL 23, 2023.
All broadcast, cable, broadband, community / government access and video content providers (not close circuit or venue specific) located within the following Designated Market Areas (DMAs):
The goal is always a fair and strong competition. If a category has only two or three entries on deadline day, the Rocky Mountain Awards committee may choose to bundle it with a similar category for judging. For example, Arts & Entertainment News Single Shift could be combined with Arts & Entertainment News No Time Limit. If that were to happen, the submitter would be notified and given the chance to pull their entry from the competition and have the fee refunded. Judges will see the entries in groups AS THEY WERE ENTERED, just all in one panel. So, in this example News Single Shift entries would appear together and be separated from News No Time Limit.
The success of the Emmy® Awards process depends on the willingness of qualified professionals to serve as judges. Peers in other NATAS Chapters are judging our Chapter’s entries. Our Chapter will judge other Chapters’ entries. By entering, you agree to serve as a judge when asked.
* Any entry not created, paid, uploaded and approved by 11:59PM (MST) April 15 will be charged the rates above. Names added after April 15 will be charged extension period fees.
No further extension
will be issued in 2023
All incorrect entries will be charged:
Before nomination announcements:
There is a 5 business day grace period after nomination announcements during which submitters may appeal to add a name because of extreme or special circumstances.
These requests are considered by the Awards Committee on a case-by-case basis. If an additional name is granted, the cost is:
Clerical errors or simply forgetting someone is not an extreme or special circumstance.
101 · Overall Excellence
102 · News Excellence
103 · Sports Excellence
201 · Morning Newscast — (All Markets)
202 · Daytime/Evening Newscast — Larger Markets (1 - 30)
203 · Daytime/Evening Newscast — Medium & Small Markets (31+)
204 · News Special
205 · Daily News Report — (Single Shift)
206 · Breaking or Spot News — (Single Report)
207 · Breaking or Spot News — (Multiple Reports)
208 · Continuing Coverage
209 · Investigative — (Single Report)
210 · Investigative — (Multiple Reports)
211 · News Feature — Light (Single Report)
212 · News Feature — Light (Multiple Reports)
213 · News Feature — Serious (Single Report)
214 · News Feature — Serious (Multiple Reports)
215 · Arts/Entertainment News — (Single Shift)
216 · Arts/Entertainment News — (No Production Time Limit)
217 · Business/Consumer News — (Single Shift)
218 · Business/Consumer News — (No Production Time Limit)
219 · Crime/Justice News — (Single Shift)
220 · Crime/Justice News — (No Production Time Limit)
221 · Diversity/Equity/Inclusion News — (Single Shift)
222 · Diversity/Equity/Inclusion News — (No Production Time Limit)
223 · Education/Schools News — (Single Shift)
224 · Education/Schools News — (No Production Time Limit)
225 · Teen (13 - 19) News — (Single Shift)
226 · Teen (13 - 19) News — (No Production Time Limit)
227 · Environment/Science News — (Single Shift)
228 · Environment/Science News — (No Production Time Limit)
229 · Health/Medical News — (Single Shift)
230 · Health/Medical News — (No Production Time Limit)
231 · Historical/Cultural News — (Single Shift)
232 · Historical/Cultural News — (No Production Time Limit)
233 · Human Interest News — (Single Shift)
234 · Human Interest News — (No Production Time Limit)
235 · Military News — (Single Shift)
236 · Military News — (No Production Time Limit)
237 · Politics/Government News — (Single Shift)
238 · Politics/Government News — (No Production Time Limit)
239 · Religion News — (Single Shift)
240 · Religion News — (No Production Time Limit)
241 · Societal Concerns News — (Single Shift)
242 · Societal Concerns News — (No Production Time Limit)
243 · Technology News — (Single Shift)
244 · Technology News — (No Production Time Limit)
245 · Weather News — (Single Shift)
246 · Weather News — (No Production Time Limit)
301 · Sports Story — News
302 · Sports Story — Short/Long Form Content
303 · Sports Program — Live (Single Program or Series)
304 · Sports Program — Post-Produced or Edited (Single Program or Series)
305 · Sports — One-Time Special
306 · Live Sporting Event/Game — (Single Game or Series)
307 · Live Sporting Event Season
401 · Cultural/Topical Documentary
402 · Historical Documentary
403 · Magazine Program — (Single Program)
404 · Magazine Program — (Series)
405 · Public Affairs Program — (Single Program or Series)
406 · Special Event Coverage — (Live or Edited)
407 · Instructional
408 · Interview/Discussion
409 · Arts/Entertainment — Short Form Content
410 · Arts/Entertainment — Long Form Content
411 · Business/Consumer — Short Form Content
412 · Business/Consumer — Long Form Content
413 · Crime/Justice — Short Form Content
414 · Crime/Justice — Long Form Content
415 · Diversity/Equity/Inclusion — Short Form Content
416 · Diversity/Equity/Inclusion — Long Form Content
417 · Education/Schools — Short Form Content
418 · Education/Schools — Long Form Content
419 · Teen (13 - 19) — Short Form Content
420 · Teen (13 - 19) — Long Form Content
421 · Environment/Science — Short Form Content
422 · Environment/Science — Long Form Content
423 · Health/Medical — Short Form Content
424 · Health/Medical — Long Form Content
425 · Historical/Cultural — Short Form Content
426 · Historical/Cultural — Long Form Content
427 · Human Interest — Short Form Content
428 · Human Interest — Long Form Content
429 · Military — Short Form Content
430 · Military — Long Form Content
431 · Politics/Government — Short Form Content
432 · Politics/Government — Long Form Content
433 · Religion — Short Form Content
434 · Religion — Long Form Content
435 · Societal Concerns — Short Form Content
436 · Societal Concerns — Long Form Content
437 · Technology — Short Form Content
438 · Technology — Long Form Content
439 · Weather — Short Form Content
440 · Weather — Long Form Content
441 · Branded Content — Short Form
442 · Branded Content — Long Form
501 · Public Service Announcement — (Single Spot)
502 · Public Service Announcement — (Campaign)
503 · Commercial — (Single Spot)
504 · Commercial — (Campaign)
505 · News Promotion Topical — (Single Spot)
506 · News Promotion Image — (Single Spot)
507 · News Promotion — (Campaign)
508 · Program Promotion — (Single Spot)
509 · Image Promotion — (Campaign)
510 · Sports Promotion — (Single Spot or Campaign)
601 · Anchor — News
602 · Anchor — Weather
603 · Talent Sports
604 · Reporter — Daily News
605 · Reporter — Consumer/Investigative
606 · Reporter — Sports
607 · Performer/Narrator/Host/Moderator
608 · Live News Producer
609 · Live Sports Producer
610 · Writer — News
611 · Writer — Short Form
612 · Writer — Long Form
613 · Director — Live or Recorded Live
614 · Director — Short Form
615 · Director — Long Form
616 · Editor — News
617 · Editor — Sports
618 · Editor — Short Form
619 · Editor — Long Form
620 · Photographer — News
621 · Photographer — Sports
622 · Photographer — Short Form
623 · Photographer — Long Form
624 · Multimedia Journalist — (Single Shift)
625 · Multimedia Journalist — (No Production Time Limit)
626 · Graphic Arts
627 · Audio — Live or Post Produced
628 · Musical Composition
629 · Lighting Location or Studio
630 · Technical Achievement
A statuette is awarded only to the eligible recipient(s) in each category. Others who may have contributed to the content and execution of the material presented in the entry may purchase plaques to commemorate their participation.
An entry submitted in a Special Achievement category may not be duplicated in its entirety in any other Special Achievement category.
News content categories are intended for journalistic material produced by news departments within television stations, newspapers or online news reporting entities.
Producers should be the primary entrants for these categories. Qualified others may be eligible if their contributions are significant to the entry’s award-worthiness. Submitters who created work as part of media pool coverage can only enter their material once and must clearly identify their contributions on the entry.
For single News entries, the original video and submission length must not exceed 10 minutes.
Multi-part News series entries are eligible and must include a minimum of two (2) but no more than five (5) separate reports from the series. Total submission time limit for News series entries may not exceed 15 minutes.
NOTE: One (1) second of black must be inserted between elements of a series entry or between excerpts if the original video has been edited to fit the entry time limit for the category.
Producers should be the primary entrants for Sports Content categories. Qualified others may be eligible if their contributions are significant to the entry’s award-worthiness.
Sports News content is only eligible in the appropriate News subcategories.
For Long Form Content and Program entries, the original video must be longer than 10 minutes and submission length may not exceed 30 minutes (exceptions: Sports Documentary and Live Sporting Event Season). No more than three (3) excerpts may be included to bring longer content to the 30-minute time limit (exceptions: Sports - One-Time Special and Sporting Event/Game Live Broadcast.) Excerpts must be presented in original, chronological order.
Series entries are eligible and must include a minimum of two (2) but no more than five (5) separate segments from the series. Total submission time limit for News and Short Form Content series entries may not exceed 15 minutes. Long Form Content series entries may not exceed 30 minutes.
NOTE: One (1) second of black must be inserted between elements of a series entry or between excerpts if the original video has been edited to fit the entry time limit for the category.
CHAPTER NOTE: Eligible to Enter: Producer, Host, Talent (Sports Analyst, Play-by-Play). Others who may be eligible to be included on a Sports Program submission are Writers, Editors, Photographers. However, to be listed the person must have actively participated and substantially contributed to the content being submitted. Those whose roles are perfunctory or routine are not eligible. Talent, Writers, Editors, Photographers or other defined crafts persons listed on the entry, may not submit the same content in the corresponding Craft Achievement category.
Producers should be the primary entrants for Programming Content categories. Qualified others may be eligible if their contributions are significant to the entry’s award-worthiness. Submitters who created work as part of media pool coverage can only enter their material once and must clearly identify their contributions on the entry.
Unless otherwise noted, the time limit for any program or long form content category is 30 minutes. A maximum of three (3) segments/excerpts is permitted to bring longer programs to the required entry time limit. For program series or long form series entries, the entry must include excerpts from at least two (2) episodes from the series.
Short Form content must be submitted in its entirety as originally distributed. The original video and submission length must not exceed 10 minutes.
News content is only eligible in the appropriate News categories.
NOTE: One (1) second of black must be inserted between elements of a series entry or between excerpts if the original video has been edited to fit the entry time limit for the category.
CHAPTER NOTE: Eligible to Enter: Producer. Others who may be eligible to be included on a Programming Content submission are Writers, Talent/Hosts, Editors, Photographers. However, to be listed the person must have actively participated and substantially contributed to the content being submitted. Those whose roles are perfunctory or routine are not eligible. Talent, Writers, Editors, Photographers or other defined crafts persons listed on the entry, may not submit the same content in the corresponding Craft Achievement category.
For excellence in promotional, commercial or public service announcements. Entries must be regionally conceived, produced and distributed. Spots that contain more than 50% of network or syndicator-provided material do not qualify. Music, graphics and pre-edited video constitute such material. Spots may be 5 seconds to 2 minutes in length, except for the Promotional Trailer category. If a campaign is entered, a maximum of five (5) spots may be included which are edited together for a single video upload. If a campaign is entered, no spots from that same campaign may be submitted in a single-spot category.
For excellence in a specific craft discipline demonstrating the skills of one or more individuals. Each entry may contain a single example of the craft or a composite of material as originally distributed. While craft entrants may submit more than one entry per craft discipline, only one of those entries may be a composite. Elements of the composite may not be separately entered as individual craft entries in the same craft category. Craft awards are intended for hands-on craft persons, not those who supervise craft persons.
NOTE: One (1) second of black must be inserted between elements of a composite.
CHAPTER NOTE: For all craft entries except Technical Achievement the default number of entrants is one. If you need to petition to add additional names because the work is combined in a way that would be unfair to award only one name, please email RMSWINFO@THEEMMYS.TV and appeal to the Awards Committee with a brief explanation.