The 45th Annual News & Documentary Emmy® Awards nominations have been announced and 5 WMM PA Program Projects and filmmakers are on the list! The Documentary ceremony will broadcast live on Thursday, September 26th, 2024 at 7:30 p.m. EDT.
The following films made with the support of our Production Assistance Program are nominated:
- NO ACCIDENT (dir. Kristi Jacobson); Nominated for OUTSTANDING CURRENT AFFAIRS DOCUMENTARY – HBO | Max
[McGee Media | Just Films/The Ford Foundation | Topic Studios] - LITTLE RICHARD: I AM EVERYTHING (dir. Lisa Cortés); Nominated for OUTSTANDING ARTS AND CULTURE DOCUMENTARY & OUTSTANDING EDITING: DOCUMENTARY – CNN Films | Max
[Bungalow Media + Entertainment] - GREAT PHOTO, LOVELY LIFE: FACING A FAMILY’S SECRETS (dir. Amanda Mustard); Nominated for BEST DOCUMENTARY & OUTSTANDING WRITING: DOCUMENTARY – HBO | Max
The following films from our Production Assistance Program Alum are nominated:
- Sophie Compton (ANOTHER BODY); Nominated for OUTSTANDING DIRECTION: DOCUMENTARY – [WILLA | Murmuration Productions | Remarkably Calm Productions]
- Nancy Schwartzman (VICTIM/SUSPECT); Nominated for OUTSTANDING INVESTIGATIVE DOCUMENTARY & OUTSTANDING RESEARCH: DOCUMENTARY & OUTSTANDING DIRECTION: DOCUMENTARY – [Motto Pictures, Center for Investigative Reporting Studios]
Also, Congratulations to Production Assistance Program film, A TOWERING TASK: THE STORY OF THE PEACE CORPS (Dir. Alana DeJoseph) which won the Heartland Emmy for Historical Documentary.
