HBO continued to de facto ownership of the Emmys, taking five in the nonfiction categories at the Creative Arts Emmys ceremony last Saturday in Los Angeles, including the prestigious Governors Award for the indefatigable Sheila Nevins; and two each for The Alzheimer's Project and Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired, for which Marina Zenovich took the Outstanding Directing and, with Joe Bini and P.G. Morgan, Outstanding Writer honors.
The other multiple winner in nonfiction was HISTORY's 102 Minutes that Shaped America, which was honored for Outstanding Nonfiction Special, Sound Editing and Sound Mixing.
The Creative Arts Emmys, the edited telecast of which airs September 18 on E!, is a forerunner to the Primetime Emmys, which airs September 20 on CBS. The News and Documentary Emmy Awards, presented by the New York-based National Academy of Television Arts & Science, happens September 21 at the Frederick P. Rose Hall at Lincoln Center.
Governors Award
Sheila Nevins, President, HBO Documentary Films
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
Outstanding Directing for Nonfiction Programming
Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired (HBO; Milwood Pictures, Graceful Pictures, BBC, Antidote Films in association with HBO Documentary Films and ThinkFilm)
Director: Marina Zenovich
Exceptional Merit in Nonfiction Filmmaking
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 Masters (PBS; Thirteen/WNET American Masters)
Executive Producer: Susan Lacy
Series Producer: Prudence Glass
Supervising Producer: Julie Sacks
Producer: Judy Kinberg
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
Outstanding Picture Editing for Nonfiction Programming
This American Life: John Smith (Showtime; Showtime Presents in association with Chicago Public Radio, Killer Films, Inc., Left/Right, Inc)
Editor: Joe Beshenkovsky
Outstanding Picture Editing-Short Form
Stand Up to Cancer (ABC, CBS, NBC; Rock Paper Scissors)
Editors: David Brodie, Andy Grieve
Outstanding Reality Program
Intervention (A&E)
Executive Producers: Gary Benz, Michael Brandon, Sam Mettler, Dan Partland, Robert Sharenow, Colleeen Conway; Supervising Producer: Jeff Grogan; Producers: Trisha Kirk Redding, Sarah Skibitzke, Kurth Schemper.
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
Outstanding Sound Mixing for Nonfiction Programming (Single Or Multi-Camera)
102 Minutes That Changed America (HISTORY; Produced by Siskel/Jacobs Productions for History)
Re-Recording Mixer: Damon Trotta
Outstanding Special Class--Short-format Nonfiction Programs
Writer's Draft (Fox Movie Channel; A Fox Movie Channel production in association with Polaris Productions, Inc.)
Producer: Kenny Rhodes ;
Outstanding Writing for Nonfiction Programming
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