艾美奖（Emmy Award）是美国一项用于表彰其电视工业杰出人士和节目的奖励，其重要程度与电影界的奥斯卡金像奖（英语：Academy Award）、音乐界的葛莱美奖（英语：Grammy Awards）以及戏剧界的东尼奖（英语：Tony Award）一样。

因为艾美奖需要表彰电视工业的不同领域，因此艾美奖就在每年的不同时期举办不同领域的年度颁奖仪式。其中备受媒体关注的是黄金时段艾美奖和日间时段艾美奖，它们分别表彰美国电视黄金时段和日间时段的优秀节目。而其他的艾美奖还包括对全国性体育节目、全国性新闻及纪录片节目和全国商业及财经节目的表彰，以及对电视工业在技术和工程方面成就的奖励。同时还有区域性艾美奖，它们被用于表彰美国诸州地方性或全州性非联播时段的优秀电视节目。除此之外，还有国际艾美奖用于表彰那些非美国首播的电视节目。

An Emmy Award, or simply Emmy, recognizes excellence in the television industry, and corresponds to the Academy Award (for film), the Tony Award (for theatre), and the Grammy Award (for music).

Because Emmy Awards are given in various sectors of the American television industry, they are presented in different annual ceremonies held throughout the year. The two events that receive the most media coverage are the Primetime Emmys and the Daytime Emmys, which recognize outstanding work in American primetime and daytime entertainment programming, respectively. Other notable Emmy Award ceremonies are those honoring national sports programming, national news and documentary shows, national business and financial reporting, and technological and engineering achievements in television, including the Primetime Engineering Emmy Awards. Regional Emmy Awards are also presented throughout the country at various times through the year, recognizing excellence in local and statewide television. In addition, International Emmys are awarded for excellence in TV programming produced and initially aired outside the United States.