Nominees for the News & Documentary Emmy Awards
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nmax NOMINEES FOR THE NEWS & DOCUMENTARY EMMY AWARDS IN 32 CATEGORIES ANNOUNCED BY NATAS Ceremony to be Held September 24 in New York City New York, N.Y. – July 17, 2007 (revised 9.13.07) – Nominations for the 28th Annual News and Documentary Emmy® Awards were announced today by the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS). The News & Documentary Emmy Awards will be presented on Monday, September 24 (5:30 PM reception; dinner 6:30PM) at a black-tie ceremony at the Sheraton New York Hotel and Towers in New York City, attended by more than 1000 television and new media industry executives, news and documentary producers and journalists. Emmy Awards will be presented in 32 categories, including four new Emmy Awards for excellence in news and documentary programming distributed via broadband, including the Internet, cell phones, portable media players and other devices. Sponsors for the 28th Annual News & Documentary Emmy Awards include Grass Valley, a Thomson brand, and Television Week, the print partner. “This year’s entries were particularly impressive – both in quality and breath of reporting,” said Peter Price, President/CEO, National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. “This is the night we honor the men and women who play important roles in helping us understand some of the most compelling and complex issues of our lives as well as revealing some of the most interesting stories of our times.” "This year's nominations are as good as any we’ve seen in years," said Bill Small, Chairman of the News and Documentary Emmy Awards. "Though I keep reading criticism of television journalism, this year’s nominees demonstrate that the fields of broadcast journalism and television documentary filmmaking are thriving. We are also pleased to be taking the lead in honoring the pioneering programming now being produced for new media. The nominees in the four new broadband categories show that, at its best, this work is the equal of the best being produced for traditional media.” The numerical breakdown, by media entities, including the broadband nominees announced last week, as compiled by the independent accountancy firm of Lutz and Carr, LLP, follows: Over-the-Air, Cable, Satellite and Broadband Nominees PBS 22 WE tv 2 CBS 19 Animal Planet 2 ABC 15 Discovery HD Theater 2 NBC 14 Discovery Times 2 HBO/Cinemax 11 Documentary Channel 1 HD Net 1 CNN 6 Discovery en Espanol 1 History Channel 5 Court TV 1 Discovery Channel 4 VH1 1 pbs.org/frontlineworld 4 Travel Channel 1 washingtonpost.com 4 songofsongs.tv 1 National Geographic 3 stagework.org.uk 1 freep.com (Detroit Free 3 nationalgeographic.com 1 Press) sfgate.com (San 2 newsweek.com 1 1 Francisco Chronicle) mediastorm.org 2 Regional Nominees KFOR TV 2 KSDK TV 1 KNXV TV 1 WJW TV 1 KOTA TV 1 WTVF TV 1 The 28th Annual News & Documentary Emmy Awards will be presented for programming distributed during the calendar year 2006 in such categories as Outstanding Coverage of a Breaking News Story in a Regularly Scheduled Newscast, Outstanding Feature Story in a Regularly Scheduled Newscast, Outstanding Investigative Journalism in a News Magazine, Best Documentary, Outstanding Historical Programming – Long Form, Outstanding Interview – Long Form, and Best Individual Achievement in a Craft for areas including Research, Writing, Direction, Cinematography and Editing. The list of nominees for the 28th Annual News and Documentary Emmy Awards is also available on the National Television Academy's website: -An unformatted text version is available at: http://emmyonline.org/mediacenter/_txt/news_28th_nominees_all.txt -PDF, Word and html versions are at http://emmyonline.org/mediacenter/news_28th_nominees.html The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS) is a professional service organization dedicated to the advancement of the arts and sciences of television and the promotion of creative leadership for artistic, educational and technical achievements within the television industry. It recognizes excellence in television with the coveted Emmy Award for News & Documentary, Sports, Daytime Entertainment, Daytime Creative Arts & Entertainment, Public & Community Service, Technology & Engineering, and Business & Financial Reporting. Beginning in 2006, NATAS began recognizing programming produced for the Internet, cell phones, and portable media players with its new Broadband Emmy Award for Outstanding Achievement in Content for Broadband and Portable Delivery. Excellence in Primetime programming and international programming is recognized by its affiliate, the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Regional Emmys are given in 19 regions across the United States. Beyond awards, NATAS has extensive educational programs including National Student Television and its Student Award for Excellence for outstanding journalistic work by high school students, as well as scholarships, publications, and major activities for both industry professionals and the viewing public. For more information, please visit the website at www.emmyonline.tv. Contact: Cheryl [email protected] 212-484-9446 2 28th Annual News and Documentary Emmy Awards Nominations NOMINEE INDEX Regularly Scheduled Newscasts Outstanding COVERAGE OF A BREAKING NEWS STORY……………….……..4 Outstanding CONTINUING COVERAGE OF A NEWS STORY….…….…...................6 Outstanding FEATURE STORY………...……………………...……………...….……...7 Outstanding INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALISM…………..…………..………….….......8 News Magazines Outstanding COVERAGE OF A BREAKING NEWS STORY………………….…..10 Outstanding CONTINUING COVERAGE OF A NEWS STORY……….…...................11 Outstanding FEATURE STORY………...…………………… ………………………...13 Outstanding INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALISM…………..…………..…………………14 Long Form Outstanding LIVE COVERAGE OF A BREAKING NEWS STORY……………..…......15 Outstanding CONTINUING COVERAGE OF A NEWS STORY………………..……...15 Outstanding INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALISM……………….…………………............16 Outstanding INFORMATIONAL PROGRAMMING……………………………….........18 Outstanding HISTORICAL PROGRAMMING…………………………………………...19 Open To All News & Documentary Programs Outstanding INTERVIEW……………………..……………….. …………………….......20 Outstanding CULTURAL AND ARTISTIC PROGRAMMING…………………….........21 Outstanding SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND NATURE PROGRAMMING…..…........22 Best of Best STORY IN A REGULARLY SCHEDULED NEWSCAST………………………….23 Best REPORT IN A NEWSMAGAZINE…………………………………..………………24 Best DOCUMENTARY………………………………………..………………...…………25 Broadband Outstanding CURRENT NEWS COVERAGE……….…………….………………………27 Outstanding DOCUMENTARY/NONFICTION PROGRAMMING………………………28 Outstanding ARTS, LIFESTYLE & CULTURE PROGRAMMING………………………29 Outstanding REGIONAL NEWS COVERAGE…………………….……………………...30 Crafts Outstanding WRITING………………………………………………..………………........30 Outstanding RESEARCH…...…………………………………………………...………......31 Outstanding CINEMATOGRAPHY………………………………………...………………31 Outstanding EDITING………………………………………………………..……….…......32 Outstanding GRAPHIC AND ARTISTIC DESIGN……………………………………….33 Outstanding MUSIC AND SOUND……………………………………………….……......34 Outstanding LIGHTING DIRECTION AND SCENIC DESIGN……………….….………35 Regional News Story Outstanding REGIONAL NEWS STORY—SPOT NEWS…………………………...........35 Outstanding REGIONAL NEWS STORY—INVESTIGATIVE REPORTING……...........36 Breakdown By Multiple Nominations………………………………………………….37 3 The 28th Annual Emmy Awards for News & Documentary The Nominations OUTSTANDING COVERAGE OF A BREAKING NEWS STORY IN A REGULARLY SCHEDULED NEWSCAST ABC ABC World News with Charles Gibson Amish School Tragedy Executive Producer Jon Banner Senior Broadcast Producer Tom Nagorski Senior Producer Stu Schutzman Producers Susan Aasen, Ursula Fahy, Chris Francescani, Judy Isikow, Brian Kennedy, Diane Mendez, Drew Millhon, Christine Romo, Sean Smith Director Eric Siegel Anchor Charles Gibson Correspondent David Muir ABC ABC World News with Charles Gibson Target Zarqawi: Death of a Terrorist Executive Producer Jon Banner Senior Broadcast Producer Tom Nagorski Senior Producers Ian Cameron, Kate Felsen, Stu Schutzman Senior Investigative Producer Rhonda Schwartz Producers Jack Date, Jon Garcia, Bob Haberl, Diane Mendez, Christine Romo, Madeleine Sauer, Justine Schiro Stephanie Smith, Amy Thomas Director Eric Siegel Anchor Charles Gibson Correspondents Miguel Marquez, Martha Raddatz, Brian Ross, George Stephanopoulos 4 OUTSTANDING COVERAGE OF A BREAKING NEWS STORY IN A REGULARLY SCHEDULED NEWSCAST continued Good Morning America, ABC World News and Nightline Brian Ross Investigates - The UK Airliner Plot 2006 Executive Producers Jon Banner, James Goldston, Jim Murphy, David Sloan Senior Investigative Producer Rhonda Schwartz Producers Rich Esposito, Avni Patel, Joseph Rhee, Madeleine Sauer, Simon Surowicz, Len Tepper, Vic Walter Field Producers Dana Hughes, Zunaira Zaki Chief Investigative Correspondent Brian Ross NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams NBC Crisis in the Middle East - July 18, 2006 Executive Producer John Reiss Senior Broadcast Producer Bob Epstein Senior Producers Edward Deitch, Rich Latour Producers Adam Ciralsky, Subrata De, Clare Duffy, Patrice Fletcher, Mario Garcia, Madeleine Haeringer, Jean Harper, Mark Hudspeth, Kiko Itasaka, Lawahez Jabari, Carla Marcus, Kevin Monahan, Adrienne Mong, Donna Bass, Stephen Weeke Correspondents Richard Engel, Martin Fletcher, Dawn Fratangelo, David Gregory, Kevin Tibbles Anchor and Managing Editor Brian Williams NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams NBC London Terror Plot Executive Producer John Reiss Senior Broadcast Producer Bob Epstein Senior Foreign Producer Mary Laurence Flynn Senior Producer Edward