*These videos are helpful but some info does not pertain to our chapter rules.
These are lists of only entrants and not of nominations. Nominations will be announced the first week of October 2021.
The Chicago/Midwest Chapter will permit NO changes in the listing of entrants after 10 days following the Nominations party and after the announcement of recipients. There are no exceptions to this rule. So please review your entry carefully.
Have changes for the lists? Please go to this site to submit changes - $30 per change. Please email rcowing@emmyonline.tv
directly with your changes.
MASTER LIST POSTING: The Emmy® Judging Committee is vested with the authority to determine the eligibility of entries and to change any entry’s category if improperly submitted. Such decisions are final. Please proof your entries for typos to avoid reprinting and/or re-engraving.
Who is eligible to enter? All broadcast, cable, broadband, cable/community/government access and video content providers (not close circuit or venue specific) located within the following Designated Market Areas (DMAs) in the map below and within the designated eligibility period from 6/1/2020-5/31/2021. The content must be originally produced and intended for the Chicago/Midwest Chapter’s regional or local audience.
As in the past, according to the National rules, there is a maximum of 12 eligible names allowed an entry. Any name(s) added beyond 12 will require written authorization from the primary responsible entrant detailing the additional job title and responsibility. The chapter’s Rules Committee would then review and make a ruling accepting these additional entrants or not. If approved by the chapter, there will be a $30 fee for each name beyond 12 that is added to the entry. Please know we are among the few chapters left that charge a flat fee for entries and do not charge on a per name basis. Because of this, our chapter provides significant savings on the front end of the entry process in comparison to other chapters.
These are lists of only entrants and not of nominations. Nominations will be announced the first week of October 2021.
The Chicago/Midwest Chapter will permit NO changes in the listing of entrants after 10 days following the Nominations party and after the announcement of recipients. There are no exceptions to this rule. So please review your entry carefully.
Have changes for the lists? Please go to this site to submit changes - $30 per change. Please email rcowing@emmyoNline.tV
directly with your changes.
In order for National to allow our chapter to continue this practice, Chicago/Midwest entrants need to be very mindful of who and how many entrant names they are listing. Every person listed on an entry should be considered a KEY CONTRIBUTOR. Each person listed should be EQUAL in term of their award-worthiness. In the estimation of the entry submitter, the entry would not have been award-worthy without this person’s contributions. If the entry is nominated or is a recipient of an Emmy®, others, whose work was less significant, may order contributor certificates or plaques.
You are responsible for the accuracy and correct spelling of all information submitted on entry form.
Changes/corrections after the entry deadline will incur a $30 reprocessing fee.
Please proofread the email confirmation of entry details. Ask other entrants listed to read it as well.
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The Emmy® Judging and Rules Committee is vested with the authority to determine the eligibility of entries and to change any entry’s category if improperly submitted. Such decisions are final. To that end, the Emmy® Judging and Rules Committee will attempt to have a master list of entries (PDF document) available for review in the beginning of September. Please proof your entries for typos to avoid reprinting and/or re-engraving.
Voting is done by ballot with scores tabulated by the accounting firm of Wipfli, LLP.
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The FIRST entrant name will also be the name used for the statuette band for the winning statuette given out on Emmy® night. Please note online that the “submitter” is different from the “entrants” listed. The submitter’s membership status does not determine entry prices.
Standard Fees: for entries submitted before Friday, June 18th
Late fees: for entries submitted from June 19th to June 25th
** The first entrant’s membership must be paid through 3/31/21.
If you do not know your membership status, check on Emmy® Express to confirm if your membership is current or call the Chapter office at 312-369-8600 or email rcowing@emmyonline.tv.
Please become a member before you start the online entry process. Once you join, all entries (with your name listed as the first entrant) will come up at the member price. Non-member entries do not include a year’s membership. If you enter as a non-member, all your entries will be at the non-member price. To receive the member price, you must renew or become a member separately.
Only those names listed on the official entry forms are eligible to receive awards. Changes or corrections to the official entry form are allowed in some circumstances but are not encouraged. Fees will be charged for each change made to an entry as follows:
Reprocessing Fee
Entries that are missing information, list ineligible entrants, have incorrect fees, will be subject to a $30 reprocessing fee or may be subject to disqualification from the Chicago/Midwest Emmy Awards. The original entry fee will not be returned.
Changes after the Nominations Party
Changes made after Nominations Party (changes must be made in the 10 days following the Nominations party): $60 per change.
The Chicago/Midwest Chapter will permit NO changes in the listing of entrants after 10 days following the Nominations party and after the announcement of recipients. There are no exceptions to this rule.
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The NATAS office address is:
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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.
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.
For Short Form Content, the original video must not exceed 10 minutes.
For Program entries, the original video must be longer than 10 minutes and submission length may not exceed 30 minutes (exception: Sports Documentary). 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.
Producers should be the primary entrants for Program 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 or long-form series entries, the entry must include excerpts from at least two (2) episodes from the series.
For Short Form Content entries, the original video and submission length must not exceed 10 minutes.
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. 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. Chapter Note: If a campaign is entered, no spots from that same campaign may be submitted in a single-spot category even if spot is not included in composite submitted of campaign.
Chapter Notes: If a campaign is entered, no spots from that same campaign may be submitted in a single-spot category even if spot is not included in composite submitted of campaign.
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.
Chapter Notes: For craft entries, please include your name in your entry's title.
Examples: “John Smith: Composite” or “John Smith: Tornado Watch.” If fewer than 3 entries, categories and/or sub-categories may be dropped. A composite is defined as "A sampling of a minimum of two (2) and no more than five (5) representative segments or examples of work that convey to a judging panel the scope, breadth, or range of an individual’s talents within the specified craft category. The elements within a composite, unless otherwise noted in the category description, are to be “as aired” with no post-distribution changes, such as additional edits, music or special effects. Composites may include stories or segments in their entirety and/or excerpts from longer content. One to two seconds of black between cuts, with no audio or slates, must be added to separate segments within the composite."