Engineering Emmy Awards
Presented to an individual, company or organization for developments in engineering that are either so extensive an improvement on existing methods or so innovative in nature that they materially affect the production, recording, transmission or reception of television.
72nd Engineering Emmy Awards Ceremony: October 29, 2020
The Television Academy presented the Engineering Emmy Awards on Emmys.com.
Photo gallery from the 72nd Engineering Emmy Awards presentation.
Awards News: Engineering Emmy Awards Announced
Who Oversees the Engineering Emmy Awards?
The Engineering Emmys are overseen by the Television Academy’s Engineering Emmy Awards Committee, currently chaired by John Leverence, and award recipients are selected by a jury of television engineers.
This jury considers all engineering developments which have proven their efficacy during the awards year and determines which, if any, merit recognition with an Engineering Emmy statuette.
Engineering Emmy Award Categories
The Philo T. Farnsworth Award
The Philo T. Farnsworth Award honors an agency, company or institution whose contributions over time have significantly impacted television technology and engineering.
The Charles F. Jenkins Lifetime Achievement Award
The Charles F. Jenkins Lifetime Achievement Award honors a living individual whose on-going contributions have significantly affected the state of television technology and engineering.
Engineering Emmys
Presented to an individual, company or organization for developments in engineering that are either so extensive an improvement on existing methods or so innovative in nature that they materially affect the production, recording, transmission or reception of television.
updated 10.29.20
