Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Variety Series
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The Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Variety Series is a major television accolade presented by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences to honor exceptional directing in variety series programming.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Variety Series Context triple: [Portlandia, nominatedFor, Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Variety Series]
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A.
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Miniseries, Movie or Dramatic Special
The Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Miniseries, Movie or Dramatic Special is a major television accolade presented by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences to honor exceptional directing in limited series, television films, or dramatic specials.
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Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series
The Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series is a major American television accolade honoring exceptional direction in dramatic TV series episodes.
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Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series
The Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series is a major television accolade presented by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences to honor exceptional writing in variety shows such as sketch, talk, and late-night series.
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Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Special
The Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Special is a major television accolade honoring exceptional one-time variety, musical, or comedy programs broadcast in primetime.
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Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Series
The Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Series is a major television honor recognizing excellence in regularly scheduled variety programs that blend comedy, music, and other entertainment elements.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Variety Series Target entity description: The Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Variety Series is a major television accolade presented by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences to honor exceptional directing in variety series programming.
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A.
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Miniseries, Movie or Dramatic Special
The Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Miniseries, Movie or Dramatic Special is a major television accolade presented by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences to honor exceptional directing in limited series, television films, or dramatic specials.
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B.
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series
The Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series is a major American television accolade honoring exceptional direction in dramatic TV series episodes.
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C.
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series
The Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series is a major television accolade presented by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences to honor exceptional writing in variety shows such as sketch, talk, and late-night series.
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Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Special
The Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Special is a major television accolade honoring exceptional one-time variety, musical, or comedy programs broadcast in primetime.
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Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Series
The Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Series is a major television honor recognizing excellence in regularly scheduled variety programs that blend comedy, music, and other entertainment elements.
- F. None of above. chosen
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Primetime Emmy Award category
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television award ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Variety Series ⓘ |
| awardedFor | outstanding direction of episodes or segments of a variety series ⓘ |
| awardFor | directing in a variety series ⓘ |
| awardType | directing award ⓘ |
| belongsToDiscipline |
television directing
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television production ⓘ |
| categoryType | program-specific award ⓘ |
| country |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| eligibility | variety series broadcast on American primetime television ⓘ |
| field | television ⓘ |
| frequency | annual ⓘ |
| genre | variety television ⓘ |
| hasCriterion |
creative achievement in variety series direction
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excellence in directing ⓘ |
| hasMedium | television ⓘ |
| honors |
television directors
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variety series ⓘ |
| inception | 20th century ⓘ |
| isSubsetOf | Primetime Emmy Award for directing categories ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| notableFor | recognizing directors of late-night and sketch-comedy variety series ⓘ |
| organizer | Academy of Television Arts & Sciences ⓘ |
| partOf | Primetime Emmy Awards ⓘ |
| presentedBy | Academy of Television Arts & Sciences ⓘ |
| region | North America ⓘ |
| scope | primetime television ⓘ |
| selectionProcess | voted on by members of the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences ⓘ |
| status | active award category ⓘ |
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