Christopher George (Photo above) whose maternal grandfather is from Droushia in Cyprus has received two out of the four nominations (see below) for an EMMY award for excellence in directing for daytime television. The winner will be announced at the Awards ceremony this weekend in Los Angeles, California.

Outstanding Directing in a Lifestyle/Culinary Program

Sandra’s Money Saving Meals – Food Network
Director
Chris George

Semi-Homemade Cooking with Sandra Lee – Food Network
Director
Chris George

The Emmy Award, often referred to simply as the Emmy, is a television production award, similar in nature to the Peabody Awards but more focused on entertainment, and is considered the television equivalent to the Academy Awards (for film), Grammy Awards (for music).

They are presented in various sectors of the television industry, including entertainment programming, news and documentary shows, and sports programming. As such, the awards are presented in various area-specific ceremonies held annually throughout the year. The best known of these ceremonies are the Primetime Emmy Awards, honoring excellence in American primetime television programming (excluding sports), the Daytime Emmy Awards, honoring excellence in American daytime television programming and the Regional Emmy Awards which are presented for programming excellence throughout the country at various times through the year.

Three related but separate organizations present the Emmy Awards: