| Daytime Emmy Award | |
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| Current: 51st Daytime Emmy Awards | |
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| Awarded for | Excellence in daytime television |
| Country | United States |
| Presented by | NATAS/ATAS |
| First awarded | May 21, 1974 |
| Website | theemmys |
| Part of a series of articles about the |
| Emmy Awards |
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| Primetime Emmy |
| Daytime Emmy |
| Sports Emmy |
| Children's and Family Emmy |
| Engineering Emmy |
| International Emmy |
| News & Documentary Emmy |
| Regional Emmy |
The Daytime Emmy Awards, or Daytime Emmys, are part of the extensive range of Emmy Awards for artistic and technical merit for the American television industry. Bestowed by the New York-based National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS), the Daytime Emmys are presented in recognition of excellence in American daytime television programming. The first ceremony was held in 1974, expanding what was originally a prime time-themed Emmy Award. Ceremonies generally are held in May or June.