Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired earned five Primetime and Creative Arts Emmy nominations, the most nods for the nonfiction categories, while This American Life garnered four. Polanksi's director/producer, Marina Zenovich, took honors in directing and shared writing kudos with Joe Bini and P.G. Morgan. Other multiple honorees include HBO's The Alzheimer's Project (three) and Discovery Channel's Deadliest Catch (three).
The Creative Arts Emmys will be handed out September 12 in Los Angeles, while the Primetime Emmys take place September 20, also in Los Angeles. For more information, click here. For a complete list of all the nominations in all categories, click here.
Outstanding Children's Nonfiction Program
Grandpa, Do You Know Who I Am? with Maria Shriver (HBO; HBO Documentary Films and the National Institute on Aging of the National Institutes of Health in association
with the Alzheimer's Association, Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund, Geoffrey Beene Gives Back Alzheimer's Initiative, and Planet Grande Pictures)
Executive Producers: Sheila Nevins, Maria Shriver
Supervising Producer: Veronica Brady
Producers: Eamon Harrington, John Watkin
Series Producer: John Hoffman
Nick News With Linda Ellerbee Coming Home: When Parents Return from War
(Nickelodeon ; Nickelodeon in association with Lucky Duck Productions)
Executive Producers: Linda Ellerbee, Rolfe Tessem
Supervising Producer: Wally Berger
Producers: Mark Lyons, Martin Toub
Outstanding Cinematography for Nonfiction Programming
Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations-- Laos (Travel Channel; Zero Point Zero Production, Inc.
Cameras: Todd Liebler, Zach Zamboni
Deadliest Catch: Stay Focused Or Die (Discovery Channel; Original Productions, LLC in association with Discovery Channel)
Cinematography Team
Expedition Africa: Episode 101 (HISTORY; Mark Burnett Productions for History
Cinematography Team
This American Life: John Smith (Showtime; Showtime Presents in association with Chicago Public Radio, Killer Films, Inc., Left/Right, Inc.)
Director of Photography: Adam Beckman
Whale Wars: Nothing's Ideal (Animal Planet; RIVR Media in association with Animal Planet)
Director of Photography: Robert C. Case
Outstanding Directing for Nonfiction Programming
Project Runway: Finale (Part 1) (Bravo; Magical Elves for The Weinstein Company, Full Picture, Bravo)
Director: Paul Starkman
Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired (HBO; Milwood Pictures, Graceful Pictures, BBC, Antidote Films in association with HBO Documentary Films and ThinkFilm)
Director: Marina Zenovich
The Amazing Race: Don't Let A Cheese Hit Me (CBS ;World Race Productions Inc.)
Director: Bertram van Munster
This American Life: John Smith (Showtime; Showtime Presents in association with Chicago Public Radio, Killer Films, Inc., Left/Right, Inc.)
Directors: Christopher Wilcha, Adam Beckman
Top Chef: The Last Supper (Bravo; Magical Elves, Bravo)
Director: Steve Hrynewicz
Exceptional Merit in Nonfiction Filmmaking
Section 60: Arlington National Cemetery (HBO; HBO Documentary Films)
Executive Producer: Sheila Nevins
Supervising Producer: Jacqueline Glover
Producers: Jon Alpert, Matthew O'Neill
The Memory Loss Tapes (HBO; HBO Documentary Films and the National Institute on Aging of the National Institutes of Health in association with the Alzheimer's Association, Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund, Geoffrey Beene Gives Back Alzheimer's Initiative, and Sceneworks)
Executive Producers: Sheila Nevins, Maria Shriver
Series Producer: John Hoffman
Producers: Shari Cookson, Nick Doob
Outstanding Nonfiction Series
American Experience (PBS; A David Grubin Productions film for American Experience)
Executive Producers: Mark Samels, Nick Fraser
Series Producer: Susan Bellows
Producer: David Grubin
American Masters (PBS; Thirteen/WNET American Masters)
Executive Producer: Susan Lacy
Series Producer: Prudence Glass
Supervising Producer: Julie Sacks
Producer: Judy Kinberg
Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations (Travel Channel; Zero Point Zero Production, Inc.)
Executive Producers: Myleeta Aga, Christopher Collins, Lydia Tenaglia
Producer: Paul Cabana
Biography (BIO • Triple Threat Television for the BIO Channel)
Executive Producers: Gary Cohen, Peter Tarshis
Producer: Eliza Kurtz
Deadliest Catch (Discovery Channel; Original Productions, LLC in association with Discovery Channel)
Executive Producers: Thom Beers, Jeff Conroy, Paul Gasek, Tracy Rudolph
Co-Executive Producer: Matt Renner
Supervising Producer: Ethan Prochnik
This American Life (Showtime • Showtime Presents in association with Chicago Public Radio, Killer Films, Inc., Left/Right, Inc)
This American Life Producing Team
Outstanding Nonfiction Special
102 Minutes That Changed America (HISTORY; Produced by Siskel/Jacobs
Productions for History)
Executive Producers: Greg Jacobs, Jon Siskel, Susan Werbe
Producer: Nicole Rittenmeyer
Farrah's Story (NBC; Sweetened by Risk LLC)
Executive Producers: Alexandra Gleysteen, Craig Nevius, Farrah Fawcett
Producers: Robert Dean, Alana Stewart
Michael J. Fox: Adventures of an Incurable Optimist (ABC; Lincoln Square Production in association with ABC Entertainment)
Executive Producers: Michael J. Fox, Nelle Fortenberry, Rudy Bednar
Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired (HBO; Milwood Pictures, Graceful Pictures, BBC, Antidote Films in association with HBO Documentary Films and ThinkFilm)
Executive Producers: Steven Soderbergh, Randy Wooten
Producers: Jeffrey Levy-Hinte, Lila Yacoub, Marina Zenovich
The Alzheimer's Project: Momentum in Science (Parts 1 & 2) (HBO; HBO Documentary Films and the National Institute on Aging of the National Institutes of Health in association with the
Alzheimer's Association, Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund, Geoffrey Beene Gives Back Alzheimer's Initiative)
Executive Producers: Sheila Nevins, Maria Shriver
Series Producer: John Hoffman
Producers: John Hoffman, Susan Froemke
Outstanding Picture Editing for Nonfiction Programming
102 Minutes That Changed America (HISTORY; Produced by Siskel/Jacobs Productions for History)
Editor: Seth Skundrick
Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations--Laos (Travel Channel; Zero Point Zero Production, Inc.)
Editor: Jesse Fisher
Deadliest Catch: Stay Focused or Die (Discovery Channel; Original Productions, LLC in association with Discovery Channel)
Supervising Editor: Kelly Coskran
Editor: Josh Earl
Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired (HBO; Milwood Pictures, Graceful Pictures, BBC, Antidote Films in association with HBO Documentary Films and ThinkFilm)
Editor: Joe Bini
This American Life: John Smith (Showtime; Showtime Presents in association with Chicago Public Radio, Killer Films, Inc., Left/Right, Inc)
Editor: Joe Beshenkovsky
Outstanding Sound Editing for Nonfiction Programming (Single Or Multi-Camera)
102 Minutes That Changed America (HISTORY; Produced by Siskel/Jacobs Productions for History)
Sound Designer: Seth Skundrick
American Masters: Glass: A Portrait of Philip in Twelve Parts (PBS;
Thirteen/WNET American Masters)
Sound Supervisor: Stephen R. Smith
China's Unnatural Disaster: The Tears of Sichuan Province (HBO; HBO Documentary Films)
Sound Editor: Branka Mrkic-Tana
Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired (HBO; Milwood Pictures, Graceful Pictures, BBC, Antidote Films in association with HBO Documentary Films and ThinkFilm)
Sound Editor: D.D. Stenehjem
The Amazing Race • Don't Let A Cheese Hit Me (CBS; World Race Productions Inc.)
Sound Editors: Eric Goldfarb, Julian Gomez, Andrew Kozar, Paul Nielsen, Jacob Parsons
Music Editor: Rick Livingstone
Outstanding Special Class - Short-format Nonfiction Programs
Jay Leno's Garage (jaylenosgarage.com;
NBC.com)
Producers: Jay Leno, Helga Pollock, Robert Anglo
Writer's Draft (Fox Movie Channel; A Fox Movie Channel production in association with Polaris Productions, Inc.)
Producer: Kenny Rhodes
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Outstanding Writing for Nonfiction Programming
American Experience: The Trials of J. Robert Oppenheimer (PBS; A David Grubin Productions film for American Experience)
Writer: David Grubin
American Masters: Jerome Robbins: Something to Dance About (PBS; Thirteen/WNET American Masters)
Writer: Amanda Vaill
Make 'Em Laugh: The Funny Business Of America • When I'm Bad, I'm Better--The Groundbreakers (PBS; A co-production of Ghost Light Films and Thirteen/WNET New York in association with Rhino Entertainment and BBC)
Writers: Michael Kantor, Laurence Maslon
Penn & Teller: Bullshit!--New Age Medicine (Showtime; Showtime Presents in association with Penn & Teller, A Division of Buggs and Rudy Discount Corporation, Star Price Productions, The Wolper Organization)
Writers: Penn Jillette, Teller, Star Price, Rich Nathanson, Michael Goudeau, David Wechter, Cliff Schoenberg, Sheryl Zohn
Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired (HBO; Milwood Pictures, Graceful Pictures, BBC, Antidote Films in association with HBO Documentary Films and ThinkFilm)
Writers: Joe Bini, P.G. Morgan, Marina Zenovich