2024 Suncoast Emmy® Awards
The 2024 Suncoast Emmy® Awards gala will be held on Saturday, December 7, 2024 at the Hyatt Regency Orlando, 9801 International Drive, Orlando, FL 32819.
The schedule for the evening is as follows:
4:00 PM – Check-in begins
5:00 PM – Cocktail reception (cash bar)
6:00 PM – Banquet dinner
7:30 PM – Emmy® Awards ceremony
Black Tie Optional/Cocktail Attire
Purchase tickets here
Make hotel reservations here
Deadline to purchase tickets is November 11, 2024 or until all tickets are sold out.
Congratulations 2024 Suncoast Emmy® Nominees
Click here for the complete list of this year’s nominees
IMPORTANT NOTES:
NOMINEES: Please check for typos, and get them corrected! You have until Close of Business, Friday, October 18th at 5 pm, to submit any final corrections to the posted nomination list. After that date, an administrative fee will be charged for each correction. Remember, this is how your entry information will appear on your nomination certificate.
Email corrections to emmysuncoast@gmail.com
When the nominations are announced, there is a 5-calendar day grace period (October 14 – October 18, 2024) during which names can be added to a nominated entry under unusual, extraordinary circumstances. This request must be authorized in writing from nominee listed on entry and emailed to emmysuncoast@gmail.com – subject “Add Name – Emmy Entry”. The Chapter’s Awards Committee will make the final decision. The cost is $400 for each name, if approved. After the five-day grace period, no names will be added under any circumstance.
Categories without Nominations
There are questions related to categories which did not receive nominations in this year’s Suncoast Regional Emmy® Awards. In order to foster clear communication and transparency among all members, we want to further explain that process.
This is neither a precedent-setting nor a unique circumstance. Categories with zero nominees occur annually, and over a wide variety of disciplines. For announcement purposes, categories with subcategories are merged. If a subcategory is not listed, it means there was either no entry in that category or no nominations.
Our Call for Entry states, “Entries are judged against a standard of excellence on their own merit and do not compete against each other. There may be one award, more than one award or no award given only to the eligible recipient(s) listed on each entry.” All entries in all categories are judged by at least 7 peers in a NATAS region outside of the Suncoast chapter. Peers are defined as people who have three or more years’ experience working in the category they are judging. Judges acknowledge their experience via affidavits submitted to NATAS. Entries in English are judged by English-speaking judges and entries in Spanish are judged by Spanish-speaking judges.
In order to receive a nomination, an entry must reach a threshold percentage of high scores. Entries with scores below that threshold do not receive a nomination.
In order to receive an Emmy® award, entries much reach an even higher threshold.
Each year, we research the categories without nominations. We determined that all of the judges were peers and their credentials are in order. We also verified that different chapters judged different categories, meaning they weren’t all judged by the same chapter which might imply a bias toward, or dislike of, the Suncoast region.
2024 National Student Production Awards Nominees
The National Student Production Awards just announced this year’s nominees! Congratulations to our Suncoast Students! YOU ARE ALL AMAZING! Way to go!!
To all those affected by Hurricane Milton
Even in the midst of loss, there is hope in rebuilding and strength in coming together. Our hearts go out to all our colleagues in the Suncoast region who have been affected by Hurricane Milton.
Emmys® on the Road/Jacksonville Postponed
Due to Hurricane Milton, we have postponed the October 12th Emmys® on the Road in Jacksonville until further notice. Please stay safe!