Each year, International Emmy® Awards are presented in the following categories:

- Arts Programming
- Best Performance by an Actor
- Best Performance by an Actress
- Children & Young People
- Comedy
- Current Affairs
- Digital Program: Fiction
- Digital Program: Non-Fiction
- Digital Program: Children & Young People
- Documentary
- Drama Series
- News
- Non-Scripted Entertainment
 - Telenovela
- TV Movie/Mini-Series