Pee-wee as Himself leads the documentary and nonfiction side of this year’s Primetime Emmy nominations. The documentary directed by Matt Wolf scored six nominations including Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Special. The documentary offers an intimate portrait of late TV icon Paul Reubens as he gives a rare interview as himself, rather than his media Pee-wee Herman, who delighted children in a career marked by controversy. On Pee-wee’s heels is Will & Harper, which scored five nominations after coming up short at the Oscars. Ditto the Christopher Reeve doc Super/Man, which also scored five nominations but missed the top category. Winners for the Emmys will be revealed in September.
The documentary nominees for the 77th Primetime Emmy Awards are:
Exceptional Merit in Documentary Filmmaking
–I Am: Celine Dion – Tom Mackay, Julie Begey Seureau, Irene Taylor, Dave Platel, Denis Savage, Shane Carter, Krista Wegener
–Patrice: The Movie – Ted Passon Kyla Harris, Innbo Shim, Emily Spivack, David Sloan, Claire Weinraub, Poh Si Teng
–The Remarkable Life of Ibelin – Benjamin Ree, Ingvil Giske
Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Special
–Deaf President Now! – Amanda Rohlke, Davis Guggenheim, Jonathan King, Nyle DiMarco, Michael Harte, Wayne Betts Jr., Laurene Powell Jobs
–Martha – R.J. Cutler, Trevor Smith, Jane Cha Cutler, Alina Cho, Austin Wilkin, Elise Pearlstein, Mark Blatty
–Pee-wee As Himself – Emma Tillinger Koskoff, Matt Wolf, Ronald Bronstein, Benny Safdie, Josh Safdie, Paul Reubens, Candace Tomarken,
–Sly Lives! (Aka The Burden Of Black Genius) – Joseph Patel, Derik Murray, Amit Dey, Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson, Zarah Zohlman, Shawn Gee
–Will & Harper – Rafael Marmor, Christopher Leggett, Will Ferrell, Jessica Elbaum, Josh Greenbaum
Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Series
–Chef’s Table – Andrew Lloyd Bank, Michael Hilliard, Drew Palombi, Talin P. Middleton, David Gelb, Andrew Fried, Brian McGinn, Danny O’Malley, Dane Lillegard
–100 Foot Wave – Vincent Kardasik, Ryan Heller, Michael Bloom, Maria Zuckerman, Zach Rothfeld, Joe Lewis, Chris Smith, Nancy Abraham, Lisa Heller, Bentley Weiner
–Simone Biles Rising – Jemele Hill, Gotham Chopra, Giselle Parets, Ameeth Sankaran, Janey Miller, Yiannis Exarchos, JT Taylor, Katie Walsh, Jérôme Parmentier, David Herren
–SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night -Jonathan Formica, Allison Klein, Morgan Neville, Caitrin Rogers, Juaquin Cambron, Nora Chute, Darling Higgins, Zach Greenspan
–Social Studies – Lauren Greenfield, Frank Evers, Wallis Annenberg, Regina K. Scully, Andrea Van Beuren, Caryn Capotosto, Julie Frankel, Jennifer Kobzik
Outstanding Directing for a Documentary/Nonfiction Program
–Deaf President Now! – Nyle DiMarco, Davis Guggenheim
–Ladies & Gentlemen… 50 Years Of SNL Music – Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson, Oz Rodríguez
–Pee-wee As Himself – Matt Wolf
–Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story – Ian Bonhôte, Peter Ettedgui
–Will & Harper – Josh Greenbaum
Outstanding Cinematography for a Nonfiction Program
–Chef’s Table “Jamie Oliver” – Adam Bricker
–100 Foot Wave “Chapter III – Cortes Bank” – Michael Darrigade, Vincent Kardasik, Alexandre Lesbats, Laurent Pujol, Karl Sandrock, Chris Smith
–Ren Faire “Daddy’s Dyin’, Who’s Got The Will?” – Nate Hurtsellers
–Tucci In Italy “Tuscany” – Matt Ball
–Will & Harper – Zoë White
Outstanding Picture Editing for a Nonfiction Program
–Chimp Crazy “Gone Ape” – Evan Wise, Charles Divak, Adrienne Gits, Doug Abel, Sascha Stanton-Craven
–Ladies & Gentlemen… 50 Years Of SNL Music – James Lester, Oz Rodríguez, F. Michael Young
–Pee-wee As Himself – Damian Rodriguez
–SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night “More Cowbell” – Cori Wapnowska
–Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story – Otto Burnham
–Will & Harper – Monique Zavistovski, Lori Lovoy-Goran
Outstanding Music Composition for a Documentary Series or Special
(Original Dramatic Score)
–The Americas “Andes” – Hans Zimmer, Anže Rozman, Kara Talve
–Chef’s Table “José Andrés” – Duncan Thum, David Bertok
–Leonardo Da Vinci – Caroline Shaw
–Planet Earth: Asia “Beneath The Waves” – Jacob Shea, Laurentia Editha
–Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story – Ilan Eshkeri
Outstanding Narrator
–Planet Earth: Asia “The Frozen North” – Sir David Attenborough
–Erased: WW2’s Heroes Of Color “D-Day” – Idris Elba
–The Americas “Andes” – Tom Hanks
–Our Oceans “Indian Ocean” – Barack Obama
–Octopus! “Part 1” – Phoebe Waller-Bridge
Outstanding Hosted Nonfiction Series or Special
Conan O’Brien Must Go – Conan O’Brien, Jeff Ross, José Arroyo, Jason Chillemi, Sarah Federowicz, Jessie Gaskell, Mike Sweeney, Aaron Bleyaert, Jordan Schlansky, Matthew Shaw
–The Daily Show Presents: Jordan Klepper Fingers The Pulse: MAGA: The Next Generation – Jordan Klepper, Abby Arora, Jessie Kanevsky, Ian Berger, Jennifer Flanz, Zhubin Parang, Sushil Dayal
–Finding Your Roots With Henry Louis Gates, Jr. – Kevin Burke, CeCe Moore, Henry Gates Jr., Dyllan McGee, Peter Kunhardt, Deborah Porfido, Sabin Streeter, Natalia Warchol, Robert Yacyshyn
–My Next Guest Needs No Introduction With David Letterman – Tommy Alter, John Nemeth, Isabel Richardson, Tom Keaney, Mary Barclay, Michael Steed, Séamus Murphy-Mitchell, Justin Wilkes, Jake Fuller, Halavah Sofsky
–Tucci In Italy – Francesco Ficarra, Yari Lorenzo, Stanley Tucci, Lottie Birmingham, Amanda Lyon, Simon Raikes, Ben Jessop, Mandy Weller, Stephanie Stoltzfus
Outstanding Sound Editing for a Nonfiction Or Reality Program
–Beatles ’64 – Philip Stockton, Allan Zaleski, John M. Davis
–Music By John Williams – Dmitri Makarov, Tim Farrell, Richard Gould, Ramiro Belgardt
–100 Foot Wave “Chapter III – Cortes Bank” – Kevin Senzaki, Eric Di Stefano, Max Holland, Eli Akselrod, Mika Anami
–Pee-wee As Himself – Daniel Timmons, Ian Cymore, Ryan Billia, Jeremy S. Bloom, Kelly Rodriguez, Eric Caudieux, Jonathan Zalben
–SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night “Season 11: The Weird Year” – William Harp, Sean Gray
Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Nonfiction Program
–Beatles ’64 – Josh Berger, Giles Martin
–Music By John Williams – Roy Waldspurger, Christopher Barnett, Noah Alexander
–100 Foot Wave “Chapter III – Cortes Bank” – Keith Hodne
–Pee-wee As Himself – Johnny Mathie
–Yacht Rock: A Dockumentary – Tony Solis, Paul Stula, Barry London
Outstanding Writing for a Nonfiction Program
–Chimp Crazy “Head Shot” – Eric Goode, Jeremy McBride, Timothy Moran, Evan Wise, Adrienne Gits
–Conan O’Brien Must Go -Conan O’Brien, Mike Sweeney, Jessie Gaskell, José Arroyo
–The Daily Show Presents: Jordan Klepper Fingers The Pulse: MAGA: The Next Generation – Ian Berger, Jordan Klepper, Jennifer Flanz, Devin Delliquanti, Scott Sherman
–Martha – R.J. Cutler
–Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story – Peter Ettedgui, Ian Bonhôte, Otto Burnham
Outstanding Picture Editing in a Nonfiction Series
–Chimp Crazy “Gone Ape” – Evan Wise, Charles Divak, Adrienne Gits, Doug Abel, Sascha Stanton-Craven
–Ladies & Gentlemen… 50 Years Of SNL Music – James Lester, Oz Rodríguez, F. Michael Young
–Pee-wee As Himself – Damian Rodriguez
–SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night “More Cowbell” – Cori Wapnowska
–Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story – Otto Burnham
–Will & Harper – Monique Zavistovski, Lori Lovoy-Goran
