Jim Henson: Idea Man leads the documentary and nonfiction contenders in this year’s Emmy nominations. The Television Academy announced the full list of Emmy nominations this morning with Ron Howard’s portrait of the beloved Muppet man netting a whopping eight nominations. Idea Man, which premiered at Cannes before debuting on Disney+, scored a nomination in every category in which it was a contender. Other feature-length documentaries in the running include Girls State, The Greatest Night in Pop, Albert Brooks: Defending My Life, and the three nominees for Exceptional Merit in Documentary Filmmaking: Beyond Utopia, Stamped from the Beginning, and Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project.
Other docs in contention include the two-parter Steve Martin doc Steve! and series including Beckham, The Jinx: Part Two, Planet Earth III, and STAX. Winners will be announced in September.
The documentary and nonfiction Emmy nominees are as follows:
Outstanding Directing for a Documentary/Nonfiction Program
Albert Brooks: Defending My Life – Rob Reiner
Beckham – Fisher Stevens
Girls State – Amanda McBaine, Jesse Moss
Jim Henson: Idea Man – Ron Howard
Steve! (Martin) – A Documentary in Two Parts – Morgan Neville
The Greatest Night in Pop – Bao Nguyen
Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Special
Albert Brooks: Defending My Life – Rob Reiner, Michael Reiner, Matthew George
Girls State – Amanda McBaine, Jesse Moss, Nicole Stott, Jonathan Silderberg, Davis Guggenheim, Laurene Powell Jobs
The Greatest Night in Pop – Larry Klein, Harriet Sternberg, Lionel Richie, Bruce Eskowitz, George Hencken, Julia Nottingham
Jim Henson: Idea Man – Ron Howard, Brian Grazer, Sara Bernstein, Margaret Bodde, Justin Wilkes, Mark Monroe, Christopher St. John
Steve! (Martin) – A Documentary in Two Parts – Morgan Neville, Meghan Walsh, Charlise Holmes, Caitrin Rogers, Ben Cotner, Emily Osborne, Nicole Quintero Ochoa
Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Series
Beckham – John Battsek, Nicola Howson, Fisher Stevens, Billie Shepherd, David Gardner, Gary Neville, Jonathan Sides, Craig South
The Jinx: Part Two – Charlotte Kaufman, Sam Neave, Andrew Jarecki, Zac Stuart-Pontier, Kyle Martin, Nancy Abraham, Lisa Heller, Sara Rodriguez
Quiet on the Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV – Mary Robertson, Emma Schwartz, Eli Holzman, Aaron Saidman, Lisa Kalikow, Nicholas Carlson, Kate Taylor, Joel Stonington, Pamela E. Deutsch
STAX: Soulsville USA – Jamila Wignot, Kara Elverson, Ezra Edelman, Caroline Waterlow, Nigel Sinclair, Nicholas Ferrall, Michele Smith, Sophia Dilley, David Blackman, Tina Nguyen
Telemarketers – Claire Read, Adam Bhala Lough, Sam Lipman-Stern, Benny Safdie, Dani Bernfeld, Josh Safdie, Danny McBride, Nancy Abraham, Lisa Heller, Tina Nguyen
Outstanding Hosted Nonfiction Series or Special
Conan O’Brien Must Go – Jason Chillemi, Sarah Federowicz, Jessie Gaskell, Matt O’Brien, Mike Sweeney, Conan O’Brien, Jeff Ross, Aaron Bleyaert, Jordan Schlansky, Njål Lambrechts
Finding Your Roots With Henry Louis Gates Jr. – Kevin Burke, Matthew Cesario, John F. Wilson, Dyllan McGee, Henry Louis Gates Jr., Sabin Streeter, Senior Natalia Warchol, Series Deborah C Porfido, Robert L. Yacyshyn, Line Peter Kunhardt
How to with John Wilson – Shirel Kozak, Nathan Fielder, John Wilson, Michael Koman, Clark Reinking,
My Next Guest with David Letterman and John Mulaney – Tommy Alter, Tom Keaney, Mary Barclay, Michael Steed, Séamus Murphy-Mitchell, Justin Wilkes, Jake Fuller
The Reluctant Traveler With Eugene Levy – Claire Kunzel, Eugene Levy, David Brindley, Nic Patten, Sara Brailsford, Alex Menzies, Stephen Pain, Series Tracey Smyth
Exceptional Merit in Documentary Filmmaking
Beyond Utopia – Jana Edelbaum, Rachel Cohen, Sue Mi Terry
Lois Vossen,
Going To Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project – Joe Brewster, Michèle Stephenson, Tommy Oliver
Stamped From The Beginning – Alisa Payne, Roger Ross Williams, David Teague, Dr. Ibram X. Kendi
Geoff Martz, Mara Brock Akil, Susie Fitzgerald
Outstanding Writing for a Nonfiction Program
Conan O’Brien Must Go – Jessie Gaskell, Conan O’Brien, Matt O’Brien, Mike Sweeney
How to with John Wilson – John Wilson, Michael Koman, Allie Viti
Jim Henson: Idea Man – Mark Monroe
The Jinx: Part Two – Andrew Jarecki, Sam Neave, Zac Stuart-Pontier
The Reluctant Traveller with Eugene Levy – Alan Connor, David Reilly, Christine Rose
Outstanding Cinematography for a Nonfiction Program
Beckham – Tim Cragg
Girls State – Laura Hudock, Laela Kilbourn, Daniel Carter, Erynn Patrick Lamont, Keri Oberly, Thosten Thielow, Martina Radwan
Jim Henson: Idea Man – Igor Martinovic, Vanja Cernjul
Our Planet II – Brad Bestelink, Kyle McBurnie
Planet Earth III – Luke Nelson, John Shier
Outstanding Picture Editing for a Nonfiction Program
Albert Brooks: Defending My Life – Bob Joyce
Beckham – Michael Harte, Paul Carlin, Chris King
Escaping Twin Flames – Martin Biehn, Kevin Hibbard, Troy Takaki, Mimi Wilcox, Inbal B. Lessner
Jim Henson: Idea Man – Sierra Neal, Paul Crowder
Quiet on Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV – Daphne Gómez-Mema, Jane Jo
Steve! (Martin) A Documentary in 2 Pieces – Alan Lowe
The Jinx: Part Two (“Chapter 9: Saving My Tears Until It’s Official”) – Richard Hankin, Charles Olivier, Lance Edmands, Sam Neave, Camilla Hayman David Tillman
Outstanding Music Composition For A Documentary Series Or Special (Original Dramatic Score)
Albert Brooks: Defending My Life – Marc Shaiman
Beckham (“Seeing Red”) – Anže Rozman, Camilo Forero
Jim Henson: Idea Man – David Fleming
Planet Earth III (“Extremes”) – Jacob Shea, Sara Barone, Hans Zimmer
Rock Hudson: All that Heaven Allowed – Laura Karpman
Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Nonfiction Program
Jim Henson: Idea Man – Tony Volante, Michael Jones
Planet Earth III (“Deserts and Grasslands”) – Graham Wild, Oliver Baldwin, Olga Reed
STAX: Soulsville USA (“Chapter Two: Soul Man”) – Tony Volante, Andre Artis
Steve! (Martin) A Documentary in 2 Pieces – Pete Horner, Dennis Hamlin, Barry London, Emily Strong
The Beach Boys – Gary A. Rizzo, John Rampey, Sabi Tulok, Dennis Hamlin
Outstanding Sound Editing for a Nonfiction or Reality Program
Jim Henson: Idea Man – Daniel Timmons, Jeremy S. Bloom, Ian Cymore, Ryan Rubin
Planet Earth III (“Freshwater”) – Jonny Crew, Tim Owens, Ellie Bowler, Paul Ackerman
Steve! (Martin) A Documentary in 2 Pieces – Bob Edwards, Kim B. Christensen, Joel Raabe
The Greatest Night in Pop – Richard Gallagher
Welcome to Wrexham (“Goals”) – Shaun Cromwell, William Harp, Jon Schell, Sean Gray
