The 2023 Emmys Awards ceremony will take place at the Television Academy’s North Hollywood campus on April 1, 2023. Student nominees will also take part in two days of professional development discussions and networking with leaders in the media industry to help them move up in their careers.
From the 132 entries sent in by 35 colleges and universities across the country, 21 student-made programs are chosen. Students’ entries are judged by members of the Television Academy. Each of the seven categories has three projects nominated. The criteria for the College Television Awards are based on excellence, creativity, and new ideas in the industry. Each winning project will get a cash prize of $3,000.
The Foundation also announced the winner of the $10,000 Loreen Arbus Focus on Disability Scholarship, which is given to a student project that best shows disability issues or helps new artists with disabilities get noticed. Lizzi: Deeper Than Water by Taylor University students Anna Rodman and Gabriel Burch is the winning piece for 2023. It follows Lizzi Smith, an Indiana swimmer who was born without a forearm because she was born with amniotic band syndrome, as she competes in the Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Loreen Arbus has been nominated for an Emmy twice and is a leading advocate for people with disabilities. She was the first woman to be in charge of programming for a U.S. network, both at Showtime and Cable Health Network/Lifetime. This is the 12th year that the Loreen Arbus Foundation has been given this award. The foundation has set up and funds scholarships that raise awareness about important social issues and make people more aware of them.
At the awards ceremony on April 1, 2023, the winners of the competition will be announced by public figures. During the show, the $4,000 Seymour Bricker Humanitarian Award will be given to a College Television Award nominee who best brings attention to a humanitarian issue.
Here is a list of the nominees for the 42nd College Television Awards.
| Categories | Nominees |
| ANIMATION SERIES | Cenote – Brigham Young University Andrew Pettit, Producer Daniel Villanueva Avalos, Director, Writer Samantha Barroso, Director Kaghati – Savannah College of Art and Design Stanley Soendoro, Director, Producer, Writer Amanda Jayapurna, Director, Producer, Writer Maansi Sunkara, Producer Lorena Da Silva, Writer Christian Rodriguez, Writer Agatha Tiara Christa, Writer The Pope’s Dog – Savannah College of Art and Design Madison Tody, Producer Neko Pilarcik-Tellez, Director Yousef Geneidy, Writer |
| COMEDY SERIES | Espionage by Candlelight – Regent University Jared Esteban, Director, Writer Leila Haddad, Producer Michael Beam, Producer Transpassing – Loyola Marymount University Danuta Janiszewski, Producer, Writer Fiori Carmen, Director Wei-Lai – University of Southern California Zhongyu Wang, Director Naomi Shroff-Mehta, Producer Guang Xi Shi, Writer Andy Li, Producer |
| COMMERCIAL, PSA, OR PROMO | Ebay – Dear Vanessa – Brigham Young University Andrew Rhee, Director, Writer Madi Hill, Producer Made To Last – Brigham Young University Luke Roberts, Director, Producer Hailey Skinner, Writer Play Your Way – Dungeons & Dragons – Brigham Young University Taylor Garrett, Director Savannah Butler, Producer Alex McBride, Producer Stephanie Blackham, Writer |
| DRAMA SERIES | Amelia (the Twin) – Biola University Luke Montgomery, Director, Producer, Writer Ethan Montgomery, Director, Writer Maggie on Stratford Ave. – Brigham Young University Albert James May, Director, Writer Marcus Weatherred, Producer Provenance – University of Southern California Bijan Kazerooni, Producer Julia Elizabeth Evans, Producer Lucinda Hirschfeld, Producer Ugonna Nwabueze, Producer Caleb Townsend, Producer, Writer Sayali Uphadye, Writer Vivian Gray, Director |
| NEWS | Focus: Disruption–Moving Forward – Montclair State University Julia Egan, Producer, Writer Gabby Taylor, Producer, Writer Bernice Ndegwa, Producer, Writer Louis Biondolillo, Producer, Writer Fabby Prescott, Director Rebecca Kobik, Director Keyshawn Reese Producer, Writer New Orleans | Raging Storms – Montclair State University Solana Brol, Director, Producer, Writer Emily Dolan, Director, Producer, Writer Louis Biondolillo, Producer, Writer Givonna Boggans, Producer, Writer Michelle Coneo Fernandez, Producer, Writer Ryan Breyta, Producer, Write Khan Hussain, Producer, Writer Talon Lauriello, Producer, Writer Drew Mumich, Producer, Writer Bernice Ndegwa,, Producer, Writer Keyshawn Reese Producer, Writer Gabby Taylor, Producer, Writer Carter Winner, Producer, Writer Kaya Maciak, Producer, Writer UMTV NewsVision – University of Miami Ben Ezzy, Director Tyler Walsh, Producer Spencer Askinazy, Producer Katelyn Kucharski, Writer Sophia Vitello, Writer Harvey Duplock, Writer Embrik Eyles, Writer Derryl Barnes, Writer Blake Atwell, Writer |
| NONFICTION SERIES | Bad Hombrewood – University of Southern California Guillermo Casarin, Director, Writer Santos Herrera, Producer Marian Cook, Producer Beyond the Chair – Florida State University Thomas Hindy, Director, Producer, Writer Lizzi: Deeper Than Water – Taylor University Anna Rodman, Producer, Writer Gabriel Burch, Director, Writer |
| SPORTS | SportsDesk – University of Miami Danyel DeVilliers, Director, Producer Gianna Sanchez, Producer Derryl Barnes, Writer Maxwell Trink, Writer Josh White, Writer Thomas Sullivan, Writer Cassandra Garcia, Writer Michelle Ng-Reyes, Writer Sports Night in Auburn – Auburn University – Auburn Zach Card, Director, Producer, Writer Colin Beyersdorf, Writer Mikayla Kelly, Writer Sports Xtra – University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill Anna Blount, Writer Solomon Reaves, Producer Tyler Chilton, Director |
Source – Tru News Report
