An Emmy Award, or simply Emmy, is an American award that recognizes excellence in the television industry, and is the equivalent of an Academy Award (for film), the Tony Award (for theater), and the Grammy Award (for music).
The Emmy statuette was designed by Louis McManus, who used his wife as the model of a winged woman holding an atom. The TV Academy rejected forty-seven Emmy statuette proposals before settling on McManus's design in 1948.
Television engineer (and the third academy president) Harry Lubcke suggested using the name "Immy", a term commonly used for the image orthicon tube used in the early cameras. After "Immy" was chosen, it was later feminized to Emmy to match their female statuette.
The Regional Emmy Award statuette is 11.5 inches tall with a base diameter of 5.5 inches and weight of 3 lbs. Each takes 5.5 hours to make and is handled with white gloves to prevent fingerprints.
The Regional Emmy Awards are made by Society Awards, a New York-based company that also makes the Golden Globe Awards.