2021 Primetime Emmy® Awards Ballot
Outstanding Cinematography For A Nonfiction Program
All In: The Fight For Democracy All In: The Fight For Democracy follows Stacey Abrams’s journey alongside those at the forefront of the battle against injustice. From the country’s founding to today, this film delves into the insidious issue of voter suppression - a threat to the basic rights of every American citizen.
Allen v. Farrow Episode 3 While Mia tries to shield seven-year-old Dylan from the trauma of repeated questioning, Allen’s legal and publicity teams brand Mia a scorned woman and unfit mother who brainwashed her children. Two separate 1992 investigations are reexamined with never-before-made-public court documents, police evidence, and revelatory videotape.
Amend: The Fight For America Wait As the civil rights movement gains momentum in the 1960s, Martin Luther King, JR. orchestrates protests that goad President John F. Kennedy into action.
American Masters Amy Tan: Unintended Memoir Born to Chinese-immigrant parents, the writer of "The Joy Luck Club" draws from her family history, Asian American experience, and generational trauma to create best-selling works in both fiction and non-fiction.
American Masters Michael Tilson Thomas: Where Now Is
Michael Tilson Thomas reflects on his tenure as a renowned music director, conductor, and composer who continues to mentor the next generation of classical musicians.
Becoming You Thinking Olivia Colman narrates Becoming You, a global series about child development that explores how the first 2,000 days on Earth shape the rest of our lives.
The Bee Gees: How Can You Mend A Broken Heart This documentary chronicles the triumphs and hurdles of The Bee Gees. Brothers Barry, Maurice, and Robin Gibb, found early fame writing over 1,000 songs with twenty No. 1 hits over five decades. Featuring archival footage of recording sessions, home videos, concert performances, and interviews.
Between The World And Me
Ta-Nehisi Coates' bestseller is reimagined during the pandemic against the backdrop of Prince Jones and Breonna Taylor’s death and the global protests for Black lives. Activists and artists (like Mahershala Ali, Oprah Winfrey and Angela Davis) weave Coates' book into a tapestry about the breathtaking, heartbreaking and layered African-American experience. Biggie: I Got A Story To Tell Featuring rare footage and interviews, this documentary celebrates the life of The Notorious B.I.G. on his journey from hustler to rap king.
Billie Eilish: The World’s A Little Blurry Billie Eilish: The World’s A Little Blurry tells the coming-of-age story of the singer-songwriter and her rise to global superstardom.
BLACKPINK: Light Up The Sky Record-shattering Korean girl band BLACKPINK tell their story — and detail the hard-fought journey of the dreams and trials behind their meteoric rise.
Bobby And Giada In Italy When In Rome Bobby Flay and Giada De Laurentiis arrive in Rome and immediately seek out their favorite foods. For Giada, it's the Pizza Bianca she grew up eating, while for Bobby, it's a most-frequented gelato shop. It's all about celebrating the classics as they take in the energy of the Eternal City.
The Boy From Medellín The Boy From Medellín follows international music superstar J Balvin as he prepares for the most important concert of his career—a sold-out stadium show in his hometown of Medellín, Colombia.
Boys State Boys State is an immersion into a week-long annual program in which a thousand Texas high school seniors gather for an elaborate mock exercise: building their own state government.
The Chef Show Late Night Burger
Roy and Jon recreate Holeman and Finch's late-night burger, then sample Chad Robertson's take on a grilled cheese and a delicious dessert by Nina Subhas.
The Chef Show Roy's Italian Cuisine
Roy teaches Jon his unique preparations for a selection of Italian dishes, including artichoke salad, lasagna and (of course) spaghetti and meatballs.
The Chef Show
Tartine
Chefs Chad Robertson and Chris Bianco take Jon and Roy through their intricate processes of artisan bread baking, fermentation and coffee roasting.
Chef's Table
Lennox Hastie Sydney chef Lennox Hastie draws extraordinary flavors out of meat, fish and vegetables using only a wood fire -- and skills he honed in Basque Country.
Cher & The Loneliest Elephant
Entertainer Cher and a team of vets, trainers, and more lead a large-scale effort to move a bull elephant, Kaavan from a rundown zoo to a faraway wildlife sanctuary, and they must do so during the most disruptive global emergency since World War II: the outbreak of COVID-19. City So Real Blood Sport The Laquan McDonald trial unfolds. With Rahm Emanuel now out of the race, a record 21 mayoral candidates submit their petitions to replace him.
Class Action Park Welcome to Action Park: the notorious 1980s New Jersey water park that long ago entered the realm of myth.
Crack: Cocaine, Corruption & Conspiracy A cheap, powerful drug emerges during a recession, igniting a moral panic fueled by racism. Explore the complex history of crack in the 1980s.
The Crime Of The Century This is a searing indictment of Big Pharma and the political operatives that enable over-production, reckless distribution, and mass abuse of synthetic opiates. With the help of whistleblowers and newly leaked documents, the film reveals that America’s opioid epidemic is not a public health crisis that came out of nowhere.
Crime Scene: The Vanishing At The Cecil Hotel
Lost In Los Angeles The once-grand Cecil Hotel provides a nightmarish backdrop for the disappearance of Elisa Lam. Her final footage in an elevator triggers a viral hunt.
Dads
Dads is a humorous documentary that celebrates the joys and challenges of parenting in today’s world.
Dance Dreams: Hot Chocolate Nutcracker This documentary spotlights Debbie Allen's career and follows her group of dance students as they prepare for Allen's annual Hot Chocolate Nutcracker.
David Attenborough: A Life On Our Planet
This documentary tells the story of life on our planet by the man who has seen more of the natural world than most. In 90+ years, David Attenborough has visited every continent on the globe, exploring our planet and documenting the living world in all its variety and wonder.
The Devil You Know
Vampire Witch
When doomsday prepper Steve Mineo is expelled from Sherry Shriner’s cult, he tries to protect his girlfriend Barbara Rogers from online attacks and winds up dead.
Dick Johnson Is Dead
As her father nears the end of his life, filmmaker Kirsten Johnson stages his death in inventive and comical ways to help them both face the inevitable.
Diners, Drive-Ins, And Dives
Spicin' Things Up
Guy Fieri's grabbin' sandwiches, spice and everything nice on this trip. In Fargo, N.D., an Indian joint firing up shrimp and lights-out lamb. In Sioux Falls, S.D., a spot loadin' up hand-held flavor bombs, and in Fairbanks, Alaska, a pizza place takin' pies from a sour specialty to spicy sweet. Each And Every Day Each and Every Day speaks with nine young people who recount what led them to attempt suicide or have suicidal ideation, and how they worked to reclaim their will to live.
Earth At Night In Color Puma Mountain A young puma coming of age in the Patagonian mountains must learn to survive on her own after her mother leaves to start a new family.
Endangered United by the planet's biggest conservation project -- The Red List -- conservation heroes around the world are risking everything to save giraffe, gorillas, big cats and other endangered wildlife. Narrated by Ellen DeGeneres, these are their stories.
Equal Transgender Pioneers The incredible stories of three trans trailblazers from across the ages help illuminate the significance of the 1966 uprising at San Francisco’s Compton's Cafeteria.
Expecting Amy And Birth
With her son’s birth around the corner, an excited, anxious Amy finally takes the stage in Chicago.
Exterminate All The Brutes
Who The F*** Is Columbus
Peck revisits the stories of Christopher Columbus, the Alamo, and the Trail of Tears from an indigenous perspective. He shows how “official” history is shaped by those in power. He examines the “doctrine of discovery” used to justify the enslavement of millions of Africans and questions his own story.
F*ck That's Delicious
Back To Paris
Action and crew take Paris by storm eating and drinking at all the new instant classics. French breakfast with an Asian twist, yakitori tasting menus, and boozey bistro lunches.
The Food That Built America
Pizza Wars In the 1950’s, two enterprising brothers from Kansas aim to build their restaurant, Pizza Hut, into a franchise empire by introducing America to a little-known Italian dish--pizza. Americans fall in love with their pizza, but unchecked growth and an underdog rival threatens to derail their juggernaut.
40 Years A Prisoner
After a 1978 police shootout resulted in 30-plus year prison sentences for nine members of the controversial Philadelphia-based Black liberation group MOVE, the son of two convicted members dedicates his life to fighting for the release of his parents and other MOVE members.
From Cradle To Stage Brandi And Teresa Carlile
Deep in the woods of the Pacific Northwest, Brandi Carlile and her mother Teresa open up to Dave and Virginia about Brandi’s trajectory from a tomboy kid who didn’t fit in to a multiple-Grammy Award-winning, openly gay singer-songwriter. Generation Hustle Baekeland When a young, aristocratic billionaire suddenly disappears with their money, an elite group of world travelers tries to uncover the truth. Is he a brilliant imposter who spins fabulous lies to con the rich or just a kid who went too far?
Generation Hustle A Scam With A Beat A Detroit teenager running cons out of his bedroom transforms into scam rapper Teejayx6, using his mastery of deception to maneuver his way into a record deal with one of the biggest labels in America.
Giving Voice Six ambitious student actors audition for the prestigious August Wilson Monologue Competition, culminating in a riveting final round on Broadway.
The Go-Go's "The Go-Go's" chronicles the first all-female band to play its own instruments, write its own songs and soar to No. 1 on the album charts. Featuring candid testimonies, "The Go-Go's" charts the meteoric rise to fame of a band born of the L.A. punk scene that created a zeitgeist.
Gordon Ramsay: Uncharted
Sumatra's Stunning Highlands
An abundance of fierce spices, infused into Indonesian culture by both trade and colonization, make their impression on Gordon.
Hamilton's Pharmacopeia Synthetic Ibogaine- Natural Tramadol
After revealing a scientific mystery around Tramadol-addicted cows in West Africa, Hamilton follows a Gabonese opiate addict to a psychedelic ritual.
Heaven's Gate: The Cult Of Cults
The Chrysalis Following Ti’s death in 1985, Do leads the group into a more extreme belief system in which members will graduate to the "next level" together.
Helter Skelter: An American Myth
Seed
All the ingredients were there for Helter Skelter. How a storm of circumstances broke a young boy and helped create one of the most enigmatic criminals of all time.
Hemingway Episode Three: The Blank Page (1944 - 1961)
Hemingway follows the Army as they advance through Europe. Afterwards he tries to start a life with Mary Welsh but is beset with tragedies. He publishes "The Old Man and the Sea" to acclaim but is overcome by his declining mental condition.
High On The Hog: How African American Cuisine Transformed America
Our Roots The hunt for African American food’s roots goes to Benin, where okra and yam rule the market and pre- enslavement fish and corn plates reign at a table. Hip Hop Uncovered A Child Is Born With No State Of Mind Hip Hop Uncovered introduces five main contributors: Eugene “Big U” Henley, Deb Antney, Christian “Trick Trick” Mathis, James “Bimmy” Antney and Jacques “Haitian Jack” Agnant. They are the unsung heroes of hip hop’s legacy.
History Of Swear Words F**k The silly putty of the English language, our most malleable swear word can refer to sex, rage, confusion, excitement and a whole lot more.
Hysterical A backstage pass into the lives of some of stand-up comedy’s most boundary-breaking women, exploring the hard-fought journey to become the voices of their generation and their gender.
I Am Greta The story of teenage climate activist Greta Thunberg is told through footage in this documentary followingher rise to prominence and her global impact as she sparks school strikes and protests around the world.
I'll Be Gone In The Dark
The Motherlode
Pouring over 37 file boxes, Michelle and researcher Paul Haynes explore a string of burglaries in the ‘70s bearing striking similarities to the East Area Rapist. Painful personal memories combined with pressure to solve the case and harrowing nightmares make Michelle increasingly reliant on prescription drugs to manage mounting anxieties.
Immigration Nation
Installing Fear
The Trump administration expanded ICE and changed its mandate. Now agents can deport anyone, including two fathers recently separated from their kids.
Into The Unknown: Making Frozen 2
Journey To Ahtohallan
Frozen 2’s internal screening at Disney Animation proves to be a “live-or-die” moment for two songs. Sterling K. Brown and Evan Rachel Wood record for their characters, Mattias and Iduna, as Kristen Bell and director Chris Buck share the meaning and emotion behind Anna’s song, “The Next Right Thing.”
Jimmy Carter, Rock & Roll President
The story of President Jimmy Carter's relationship with music, the important role that music played in his life and work, and the bonds with musicians Willie Nelson, the Allman Brothers and Bob Dylan.
The Killing Of Breonna Taylor (The New York Times Presents) A New York Times investigation examines what happened at 3003 Springfield Drive in Louisville, Kentucky, just after midnight on March 13, when police executed a warrant that resulted in the death of Breonna Taylor. The Lady And The Dale Soldier Of Fortune The story of Liz Carmichael, a transgender entrepreneur who rose to prominence during the 1970s oil crisisby promoting The Dale, a fuel-efficient, three-wheeled car. Her promotional zeal led to media scrutiny,uncovering suspicion about the car's technology and her own criminal past.
The Last Narc Tercera Parte — 26 Bastards Hector’s informants give him groundbreaking evidence – first-hand, eyewitness accounts of Kiki's kidnapping, torture, and murder. He learns the incident took place in a cartel hacienda where high-level Mexican government officials were present, along with a mysterious Cuban. They reveal the cartel and government's attempts to cover up the crime.
Lenox Hill Full Circle A tough delivery has a happy outcome for Amanda, who prepares to leave New York. John's patient faces the end as David's team continues to grow.
Lincoln: Divided We Stand The Dogs Of War
Lincoln’s evolution on issues of slavery and equality come full circle. As the war ends, the lessons he’s learned and experiences he’s had come to fruition as he delivers the most iconic speech and piece of legislation of his career - but at great cost to this marriage and family.
Love Fraud
How Did You Guys See This Thing Ending?
Scott Smith’s secrets seem endless. His past is continuing to unravel and may finally be catching up with him. With the help of the bounty hunter and a team of private investigators, Smith’s victims decide it’s time to take a road trip and stop Rick. They’ve finally got him cornered.
Marvel 616
Amazing Artisans
See how the lives of Spanish artists impacted their work illustrating Miles Morales and Moon Girl.
The Me You Can't See With Oprah Winfrey And Prince Harry
Say It Out Loud
In The Me You Can’t See, Oprah Winfrey and Prince Harry guide discussions about mental health and emotional well-being while opening up about their mental health journeys and struggles.
Men In Kilts: A Roadtrip With Sam And Graham
Scotland By Land, Air And Sea
Simply put, Scotland is one of the most beautiful countries on the planet, offering rolling hills, epic mountain ranges and jagged shorelines sure to make any viewer’s jaw drop. This episode lets Sam and Graham share (and show off) the natural wonders of their home country with the world.
Moment Of Truth
Chapter Four - Best Friends
As Larry takes the stand, pinning the murder on Daniel, we delve into their long-standing friendship. Daniel is not provided with a proper defense. We find out that the jury did not hear all of the evidence and one piece of information brings the entire case into doubt. Murder Among The Mormons Episode 3 What makes a murderer? The suspect reveals all the details of the deception -- and a disturbing willingness to kill.
Murder On Middle Beach Reasonable Doubts Finale. With the ten-year anniversary of his mother’s death approaching, Madison leaves no stone unturned in his quest for the truth – despite concerns that his documentary may be doing more harm than good. As Madison presses on, there are surprising roadblocks to his investigation.
My Next Guest Needs No Introduction With David Letterman Dave Chappelle In an interview near his farm in Ohio, comedian Dave Chappelle reflects on his unconventional career, his family and the power of community.
My Psychedelic Love Story An examination of the high priest of LSD Timothy Leary through the eyes of famed lover Joanna Harcourt- Smith. Was Leary's "perfect love" a CIA plant or was she simply a rich, beautiful young woman out for the adventure of a lifetime?
The Night Caller
The End Of Innocence
A brutal end of innocence for 1960s Perth, Australia, when a series of seemingly unrelated murders shocks a tight community.
Night Stalker: The Hunt For A Serial Killer
Lock. Your. Doors.
A missed opportunity to catch the killer now labeled the "Night Stalker" frustrates detectives, as does a mayor who divulges evidence to the press.
Oprah With Meghan And Harry: A CBS Primetime Special
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex sit down for their first in-depth television interview and discuss stepping into life as a royal, marriage, motherhood, philanthropic work and their move to the United States.
P!nk: All I Know So Far A behind-the-scenes look at P!NK as she balances family and life on the road, leading up to her first Wembley Stadium performance on 2019’s “Beautiful Trauma” world tour.
Painting With John
Elephant
John recounts how the obsession he and his brother shared for John Coltrane’s “Live at Birdland” resulted in an unfortunate Sunday breakfast and chronicles his epic quest to procure a live eel in Manhattan.
A Perfect Planet
Volcano
We can't control volcanoes, but without them there would be no life on Earth. They may appear destructive but magma from the planet's molten core builds land and mineral rich ash from regular eruptions fertilize the surface. Philly D.A. Episode 106 The Kensington neighborhood, plagued by the opioid crisis, known to local media as the "Wal-Mart of Heroin," but to Philadelphia City Councilmember Maria Quiñones-Sánchez it’s home. The D.A. favors safe injection sites, but locals are fed up. Quiñones-Sánchez arranges a town hall for Krasner to address the community.
Pretend It's A City Pretend It's A City Meet Fran Lebowitz and join her on her rambles as she muses about deadly distractions, Times Square terror, subway stoppers and total building fails.
Pride 1950s: People Had Parties A revealing look at the vibrant and full lives lived by queer people in the 1950s amidst a steep rise in governmental regulations against the LGBTQ+ community led by Senator Joseph McCarthy, who ushered in an era of government-sanctioned persecution.
Pride 2000s: Y2gay
The 2000s ushered a new age of queer visibility and was gaining acceptance in the mainstream media. Even as cisgender white members of the LGBTQ+ community found a place in society, the struggle for trans rights continued.
Q: Into The Storm
Game Over
As Cullen embeds with operatives seeking to exploit Q, Fred’s rivalry with Jim escalates, forcing him to plan a great escape.
Queen Of Meth
Daughter Of Anarchy
Exposing the life and crimes of Lori Arnold, "Queen of Meth" takes viewers on a deeply personal journey unveiling how one of America’s most unexpected drug lords turned addiction into an enterprise...and exposes her moment of reckoning when she faces the destruction left in her wake.
Ravi Patel's Pursuit Of Happiness
Work Hard Play Hard In South Korea Ravi and his friend Matt Pohlson travel to South Korea to find a cure for workaholism.
Rebuilding Paradise
Rebuilding Paradise is a moving story of resilience in the face of tragedy, as a community ravaged by disaster comes together to recover what was lost and begin the important task of rebuilding.
Sasquatch
Spy Rock
Delving into the violent criminal subculture in the Northern California mountains, David confronts very real threats in pursuit of tangible evidence. Secrets Of The Whales Ocean Giants On an epic journey that spans the world's oceans in Dominica, the Azores and Sri Lanka, witness the complex culture of the gentle giants. Relying solely on the next generation's ability to learn their intricate ways, family culture and secrets, the sperm whales' future rests upon its youngest members.
Seduced: Inside The NXIVM Cult Hooked India Oxenberg speaks out for the first time about her involvement in NXIVM and how she became a “branded sex slave.” She is joined by a chorus of other women whose stories parallel her own. The first episode explores the cult’s allure, and foreshadows the darkness and abuses to come.
76 Days A look at life in the earliest days of the COVID-19 crisis in Wuhan, China, 76 Days focuses on frontline hospital workers and their patients, bearing witness to the human resilience that persists in times of profound tragedy.
Shawn Mendes: In Wonder Over the course of a world tour, this unguarded documentary follows Shawn Mendes as he opens up about his stardom, relationships and musical future.
Showbiz Kids
A look at the high-risk, high-reward business of child actors. Featuring Evan Rachel Wood, Henry Thomas (E.T.), Mara Wilson (Mrs. Doubtfire), the late Cameron Boyce (Jessie), Jada Pinkett Smith, plus two aspiring hopefuls. The film chronicles the price of fame/failure on a child.
The Social Dilemma
This documentary-drama hybrid explores the dangerous human impact of social networking, with tech experts sounding the alarm on their own creations.
Somebody Feed Phil Rio De Janeiro
Phil feels the beat — and heat — while dancing at Carnival, sampling fruit and feijoada, sipping potent caipirinhas and pigging out at a churrascaria.
Song Exploder
R.E.M. - Losing My Religion
R.E.M. looks back at the life-changing track to tell the story of how they created it.
Stanley Tucci: Searching For Italy
Naples And The Amalfi Coast
Stanley Tucci feasts on pizza in Naples and embarks on a whirlwind tour to find the freshest mozzarella, the best San Marzano tomatoes, and a spectacular spaghetti and zucchini.
Stanley Tucci: Searching For Italy
Tuscany
Stanley Tucci explores his former home: Tuscany. Stanley does a wine bar crawl, celebrates the importance of the lowly loaf and samples dishes which use stale bread as the key ingredient. Strip Down, Rise Up Strip Down, Rise Up is a film about a diverse group of women who heal their trauma and body-image issues through sensual movement and the art of pole dancing.
Surviving Death Near-Death Experiences A doctor is found lifeless after going over a waterfall. Now she and others share their near-death experiences. Does consciousness expand after death?
Taste The Nation With Padma Lakshmi The Pad Thai Gamble Las Vegas is home to one of the largest groups of Thai immigrants in the country, many of whom were women who came here after marrying American soldiers during the Vietnam War. Padma hears their stories over delicious food - Pad Thai is just the start.
30 For 30 The Infinite Race The Tarahumara people inspired a barefoot, ultrarunning craze all across the world. But back in Mexico, they’ve been forgotten as their homes and communities were ravaged by drug cartels and violence.
Tina
A look at music icon Tina Turner, her improbable rise, and 1980’s career resurgence. It combines new interviews with Turner and her closest friends and family with footage and photos to tell the story of the Queen of Rock ‘N’ Roll.
Tiny World
There are countless tiny animals living in a giant jungle tree. See how they cope when their world comes crashing down.
The Titans That Built America
A New Generation Rises
From the ashes of World War I, a new generation of leaders emerge — Titans of new industries that are transforming the nation. But as egos and rivalries come to dictate their actions, the country faces down the greatest financial crisis in history — the Great Depression.
Tulsa Burning: The 1921 Race Massacre
The documentary takes a look at the birth of Black Wall Street and its catastrophic downfall over thecourse of two bloody days, the fallout and reconstruction, incorporating archival footage while weaving inpresent- day stories.
Tuskegee Airmen: Legacy Of Courage
The special, featuring Robin Roberts, explores the history, legacy and impact of the Tuskegee Airmen, America’s first Black military pilots, and how their significant contributions to the United States inspired the next generation of activists and leaders pushing for racial equality and civic change.
United Shades Of America With W. Kamau Bell
Where Do We Even Start With White Supremacy?
W. Kamau Bell heads to Pittsburgh to take a deeper look into the damaging systemic applications of white supremacy in the US. Unsolved Mysteries Tsunami Spirits A massive earthquake and tsunami devastated Japan in March 2011. Residents share stories of the spirits they encountered in the wake of the disaster.
Vice Talibanistan & Armed And Black What the future of Afghanistan may hold now that American troops are leaving after more than 19 years of war. The major players helping to arm and train Black Americans with guns and why arming up as a Black person can carry unique and deadly risks.
The Vow The Fall Finale. Keith’s been missing for weeks and the team hears of his possible whereabouts. Catherine has a difficult reunion with India. Mark and Bonnie return to Clifton Park for the first time since leaving NXIVM. Finally, the group discovers Keith Raniere and Allison Mack have been arrested in Mexico
Welcome To Chechnya This documentary exposes Chechnya’s under reported atrocities while highlighting a group of people who are confronting brutality head-on. The film follows these LGBTQ+ activists as they work undercover to rescue victims and provide them with safe houses and visa assistance to escape.
Wendy Williams: What A Mess!
Wendy Williams sheds her private persona and speaks directly to the camera, discussing every inch of joy and humiliation she has experienced since childhood. It’s a no holds barred look with never-before heard truths about Wendy’s celebrity feuds, her shocking divorce, her childhood and the private darkness she has endured.
What Drives Us
Dave Grohl sits with some of the biggest names in music to discuss the joys and heartaches of touring the world in a van with your band and learning what it takes to connect with an audience and bring live music to the masses.
Why Did You Kill Me?
The line between justice and revenge blurs when a devastated family uses social media to track down the people who killed 24-year-old Crystal Theobald.
Worn Stories
Uniform
Protective, practical uniforms find new uses when a crossing guard refuses to be defined, an artist enjoys erasure, and a lawmaker proudly stands out.
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