Rules and Regulations

 

THE AWARDS
Awards for Outstanding Performances in Acting shall be given in the following categories:

TELEVISION, CABLE, and NEW MEDIA PROGRAMS

Best Director, Best Editing, Best Score, Best Special Effect,
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor
in a Television Movie or Limited Series Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor
in a Television Movie or Limited Series Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series

TELEVISION MOVIES
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture, Best Director, Best Editing, Best Score, Best Special Effect,

THE LIFE ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
The EAST HAMPTON TELEVISION AWARDS, “LIFE ACHIEVEMENT AWARD”
Nominated for the Life Achievement Award is bestowed for outstanding achievement in fostering the finest ideals of the acting profession. The recipient of this award is a well- established performer who has contributed to improving the image of the acting profession and has a history of active involvement in humanitarian and public service endeavors.
Best Director, Best Editing, Best Score, Best Special Effect,

AWARDS YEAR AND ELIGIBILITY

  1. EAST HAMPTON TELEVISION AWARDS, Awards shall be given for Outstanding Performances in Acting in primetime television, cable, and new media programs. Motion pictures, television, cable, and new media programs exhibited or broadcast during the 2022/ 23 calendar year shall be eligible for nomination.
  2. Movies for Television must be scripted, feature-length films (over 60 minutes in running time)en previewed on cable television.
  3. Television and cable programs must have first aired in the United States in primetime (defined as between 6:00PM and 11:00PM Monday through Saturday and 6PM to 11PM Sunday) and in the case of new media programs must have first been exhibited on a recognized new media platform in the United States in the eligible calendar year and share the traditional primetime format relevant to all programs eligible for nomination:
  4. BEST COMEDY SERIES
    Comedy series:     a 30-minute scripted program (with a minimum 21-23 minutes of actual programming content) with an ongoing theme and storyline in a minimum of six continuous episodes* (reducible to a storyline of four continuous episodes in the cases in which the series is subject to a “short order”). For a sketch comedy program to be considered, content must be 100% scripted with recurring characters appearing in sketches within the eligible season.
    Best Director, Best Editing, Best Score, Best Special Effect,
  5. BEST DRAMA SERIES
    Drama series: a 60-minute scripted program (with a minimum of 42-48 minutes of actual programming content) with an ongoing theme and storyline in a minimum of six continuous episodes* (reducible to a storyline of four continuous episodes in the cases in which the series is subject to a “short order”
    Best Director, Best Editing, Best Score, Best Special Effect,
  6. BEST TELEVISION MOVIE:
    Television movie:     a scripted single closed-end program which tells a story with a beginning, middle and end, with a minimum duration of primarily 90 minutes.
    Best Director, Best Editing, Best Score, Best Special Effect,
  7. BEST LIMITED SERIES:
    Limited Series    , a single title, multi-part closed-end program based on a single theme or storyline which is resolved within the piece in two or more installments, with a minimum duration of primarily 150 minutes. Series with four or fewer installments in a calendar year may be considered in the Limited Series category.
    The Awards Committee’s determination as to eligibility shall be final and non-reviewable.*The Awards Committee will consider the eligibility of a television series in its final season if under six original episodes air or are exhibited in a calendar year.Best Director, Best Editing, Best Score, Best Special Effect,
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SUBMISSIONS

  1. Eligibility for consideration for EAST HAMPTON TELEVISION AWARDS will be limited to performances in theatrical motion pictures and primetime television, cable television, and new media programs which have met the requirements of Section Three: Awards Year & Eligibility, and for which an official EAST HAMPTON TELEVISION AWARDS online submission form, along with the appropriate submission fee (see paragraph 5 in this section), has been accepted by
    EAST HAMPTON TELEVISION AWARDS via our online submissions application.
  2. Submissions open July 10, 2022, and close APRIL 30, 2023, at 12 noon E.S.T
  3. Submissions will be accepted online only and may be authorized by the actor, actor’s publicist, agent, manager, representative, a film’s producer or distributor or a production company, network, or studio executive, if permission has been given by the actor and that the person making such submission has the authority to give permission for use of the actor’s likeness as specified. A legally authorized representative may make an entry on behalf of a deceased performer provided that the person making such submission has the authority to give permission for use of the actor’s likeness as specified.

The following must be included on all submissions:

    1. (a)  Full and complete name of actor(s) as listed in the film’s credits.
    2. (b)  Category in which the submission is to be placed.
    3. (c)  Full title of motion picture, television, cable, or new media program.
    4. (d)  Full name of production company or distributor of the program, along with a contact name, address, email, phone, and fax number.
  1. (f)  For primetime television and cable programs, the name and address of the network, or cable channel, on which the television or cable program was first transmitted.
    For new media programs, the name and address of the distribution entity on which the new media platform is exhibited.
  2. (g)  For broadcast network, cable television and new media series, the date and time of the first broadcast or exhibition in 2017, the number of first-run episodes aired; transmitted; and for made for television movies or miniseries, the first broadcast date and time.
  3. (h)  Name, address, email, phone, fax number and electronic signature of person placing submission, which will serve as a statement acknowledging that the actor has agreed to the submission and has given his or her permission to EAST HAMPTON TELEVISION AWARDS, producers of the Awards Show and the Networks to use his or her likeness in any promotional activity.
  4. (i)  Name, email, and phone number of personal publicist (or other contact) for actor.
  5. (j)  Name, email, and phone number of photo contact for film, television, or new media program.

PHOTO REQUIREMENTS

Must be a hi-res (min. 1800 pixels on the longest side; 300 dpi) color .jpg, png, or .tiff file.

In-character photos are required. However, if the actor is not recognizable in costume, please submit a non-character photo. Table of Contents

Photos will be used at the televised nominations announcement as well as for telecast advertising/promotion, the ceremony program book, and the EAST HAMPTON TELEVISION AWARDS website.

  • Individuals: Still from the TV Show,  TV Series, Mini Series with only the submitted actor pictured.
  • Cast: One Sheet/Key Art (without advertising, laurels, quotes, etc.).

Television, Cable, and New Media:

  • Individuals: Gallery photo or in-character portrait of submitted actor.
  • Ensembles: Gallery cast photo and Title Art/Logo (without advertising).

Stunt Ensembles require only Title Art/Logo.

  1. A DVD must accompany  cast and TV movie/ limited series submissions. EAST HAMPTON  TELEVISION AWARDS will accept legal credits if a DVD is not available by the close of the submission period. However, a DVD of the project must be provided no later than APRIL 30, 2023. Television comedy and drama ensemble submissions require the legal credits for each eligible episode in the calendar year.
  2. Submissions for nomination must be accompanied by a one-time, non-refundable processing fee (Check, Credit Card, or Money Order) as follows:

Individual Performances: $100.00
Television, Cable, and New Media Ensembles: $1,500.00 for up to 15 actors per entry*

*Ensembles and Casts with more than 15 actors will be charged an additional $100 for each performer submitted above the 15-actor threshold. Eligibility requirements for actors to be included in Casts and Ensembles can be found in paragraphs 6 (Motion Picture Casts) and 7 (Television Ensembles) below.

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  1. CAST ELIGIBILITY: “A Cast ” includes all actors whose names appear in the cast credits of the final release print. TELEVISION MOVIE Casts shall be represented by those actors billed on separate cards in the main titles, wherever those titles appear. In cases of special, unusual, or non-billing or credit, eligibility shall be at the sole discretion of the Awards Committee. Members of the cast who are not single card billed but are credited in the cast crawl of the motion picture announced as the recipient of the Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a TELEVISION MOVIE shall each receive a certificate.
  2. ENSEMBLE ELIGIBILITY: “A Television, Cable or New Media Ensemble” shall be defined as those actors who 1) have appeared in more than half of the episodes originally aired during the eligible calendar year; and 2) have a series regular contract or guest star billing in a majority of episodes they appear in.
    In the event that an actor joins a series during the fall season of the calendar year — the second of the two television seasons falling in the Awards period — the actor may be deemed eligible if the actor appeared in the majority of original episodes aired during that fall season.Determination of what constitutes a majority of original episodes shall be at the sole discretion of EAST HAMPTON TELEVISION AWARDS.
    Actors who do not meet the eligibility requirements, as part of the ensemble announced as the Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble, but who appeared in three or more episodes of that show in a calendar year are eligible to receive a certificate.
  3. There is no episode minimum requirement for a performance to be submitted in an individual Television category.
  4. Submissions will not be accepted for the same performance in more than one category. However, a performance submitted in an individual category may also be eligible as part of a television, cable, new media ensemble or motion picture cast, per requirements in paragraphs 6 and 7 above.
  5. If more than one submission is received for the same performance, whether individual, ensemble, or cast, the first submission received will be processed and all subsequent submissions will be returned. Submission fees may be paid Contents

by check or money order, or by Visa, MasterCard, American Express only or secure online payment service.

  1. All eligible performances will be listed in EAST HAMPTON TELEVISION AWARDS website “TELEVISION MOVIE" Committee Eligibility Booklet” or “Television Committee Eligibility Booklet.” Only performances listed in the Eligibility Booklets will be counted in the nominations balloting.
  2. Correct entry information is the responsibility of the entrant. EAST HAMPTON TELEVISION AWARDS assume no responsibility for any error or omission and shall have no liability to anyone. EAST HAMPTON TELEVISION AWARDS is not liable for incorrect ballot listings that are the result of incorrect information on the entry forms. The Awards Committee shall be the sole judge of whether a performance satisfies the eligibility requirements.
  3. If the Awards Committee deems there are insufficient numbers of submissions in any category, the Awards Committee reserves the right to review that category for nomination eligibility. Any decision made by the Awards Committee shall be final and binding.
  4. Official Performance Submissions will be accepted online by EAST HAMPTON TELEVISION AWARDS prior to the qualifying release date. However, all submissions are due online before deadline.
  5. Ineligible entries can be disqualified at any stage.
  6. The person or persons submitting a performance for EAST HAMPTON TELEVISION  AWARDS consideration shall, if nominated for an award, exercise best efforts to assist EAST HAMPTON TELEVISION AWARDS in obtaining, without charge EAST HAMPTON TELEVISION AWARDS, a license to select and use in the Awards Show for domestic and international broadcast, excerpts from the film or program which illustrate the nominated performance and any clearances for any and all materials pertaining to the film or programs necessary to produce and promote the Awards Show.
  7. In agreeing to be submitted for eligibility and possible nomination, the actor gives his or her permission to

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EAST HAMPTON TELEVISION AWARDS, the producers of the Awards Show and the Networks to use his or her name, voice, image, photograph, likeness, and biographical information in any promotional activity for the Awards Show and any future shows. If the actor’s nomination has been submitted by someone other than the actor, the person making the submission represents and warrants that the actor has authorized the submission and has granted such permission. The person making the submission further agrees to indemnify, defend, and hold EAST HAMPTON TELEVISION AWARDS, the producers of the Awards Show and the Networks from and against any claims arising out of the submission or any present or future use of the actor’s name, voice, image, photograph, likeness and/or biographical information in connection with the Awards Show or any future shows.

  1. A performance submitted for EAST HAMPTON TELEVISION AWARDS consideration may not be withdrawn after the submission deadline.
  2. These awards shall be conferred at an Awards Presentation ceremony, tentatively scheduled to be telecast on the CHANNEL To be Determined television networks (“Networks”) during primetime, Day/ Month, 2023
  3. Petitions with respect to submission eligibility may be considered by the Awards Committee. Petitions shall be submitted in writing to the Awards Office detailing the basis for the petitions and the facts upon which the company contends supports its position. Final judgment shall be made by the Awards Committee and determination shall be final and non-reviewable.