Levees, Ghosts Lead Emmy Nonfiction Nods. (But enough about that - Dick in a Box got nominated!)

If one can get past the excitement of Justin Timberlake and Andy Samberg possibly taking home a statue for their SNL opus "Dick in a Box" (nominated in the Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics category), you can find several nonfiction filmmakers amidst the plethora of Emmy nominations announced this AM.   As always, the Emmys make things interesting with their practice of combining individual efforts in ongoing nonfiction series with stand-alone feature-length documentary films, but it's pretty clear that the nominations have at least coalesced around Spike Lee's epic Katrina film WHEN THE LEVEES BROKE: A REQUIEM IN FOUR ACTS, which garnered a nomination in nearly every nonfiction category.  Other top nominees include Rory Kennedy's GHOSTS OF ABU GHRAIB, Stanley Nelson's JONESTOWN: THE LIFE AND DEATH OF PEOPLES TEMPLE and Steven Bognar and Julia Reichert's LION IN THE HOUSE.

Some of this year nonfiction nominees:

Exceptional Merit In Nonfiction Filmmaking

JONESTOWN: THE LIFE AND DEATH OF PEOPLES TEMPLE (American Experience) • PBS
Stanley Nelson, Producer
Sharon Grimberg, Series Producer
Mark Samels, Executive Producer

A LION IN THE HOUSE (Independent Lens) • PBS
Steven Bognar, Producer
Julia Reichert, Producer
Sally Jo Fifer, Executive Producer
Lois Vossen, Series Producer

WHEN THE LEVEES BROKE: A REQUIEM IN FOUR ACTS • HBO
Sam Pollard, Producer
Spike Lee, Producer
Sheila Nevins, Executive Producer
Jacqueline Glover, Supervising Producer

Outstanding Directing For Nonfiction Programming

GHOSTS OF ABU GHRAIB • HBO
Rory Kennedy, Director

STAR WARS: THE LEGACY REVEALED • The History Channel
Kevin Burns, Director

THIN • HBO
Lauren Greenfield, Director

THIS AMERICAN LIFE • God’s Close-Up • Showtime
Christopher Wilcha, Director

WHEN THE LEVEES BROKE: A REQUIEM IN FOUR ACTS • HBO
Spike Lee, Director

Outstanding Nonfiction Special

AFI’s 100 YEARS....100 CHEERS: AMERICA'S MOST INSPIRING MOVIES • CBS
BLODD DIAMONDS • The History Channel
BRANDO • TCM
GHOSTS OF ABU GHRAIB • HBO
STAR WARS: THE LEGACY REVEALED • The History Channel

Outstanding Nonfiction Series

AMERICAN MASTERS • PBS
BIOGRAPHY • A&E
DEADLIEST CATCH • Discovery Channel
INSIDE THE ACTORS STUDIO • Bravo
PLANET EARTH • Discovery Channel

Outstanding Cinematography For Nonfiction Programming

DEADLIEST CATCH • The Unforgiving Sea • Discovery Channel
Doug Stanley, Director of Photography,
Zac McFarlane, Director of Photography
Don Bland, Camera
Cameron Glendenning, Camera
Todd Stanley, Camera 

MEERKAT MANOR • Family Affair • Animal Planet
John Brown, Camera
Robin Smith, Camera

POLE TO POLE • Discovery Channel
Doug Allan, Cinematographer
Martyn Colbeck, Cinematographer
Paul Stewart, Cinematographer
Simon King, Cinematographer
Michael Kelem, Cinematographer
Wade Fairley, Cinematographer

THIS AMERICAN LIFE • God’s Close-Up • Showtime
Adam Beckman, Director of Photography

WHEN THE LEVEES BROKE: A REQUIEM IN FOUR ACTS • HBO
Cliff Charles, Director of Photography

Outstanding Picture Editing For Nonfiction Programming

AFI’s 100 YEARS....100 CHEERS: AMERICA'S MOST INSPIRING MOVIES • CBS
Tim Preston, Editor
Debra Light, Editor
Barry A. O’Brien, Editor

DEADLIEST CATCH • The Unforgiving Sea • Discovery Channel
Kelly Coskran, Supervising Editor
Ed Greene, Editor

GHOSTS OF ABU GHRAIB • HBO
Sari Gilman, Editor

MEERKAT MANOR • Family Affair • Animal Planet
Renoir Tuahene, Editor

PLANET EARTH • Mountains • Discovery Channel
Andrew Netley, Editor

WHEN THE LEVEES BROKE: A REQUIEM IN FOUR ACTS • HBO
Sam Pollard, Supervising Editor
Geeta Gandbhir, Editor
Nancy Novack, Editor

Outstanding Writing For Nonfiction Programming

AMERICAN MASTERS • ANDY WARHOL: A DOCUMENTARY FILM • PBS
James Sanders, Written By
Ric Burns, Written By

PENN & TELLER: BULLSHIT! • Showtime
Penn Jillette, Written By
Teller, Written By
Sheryl Zohn, Written By
Jon Hotchkiss, Written By
Michael Goudeau, Written By
Star Price, Written By
Cliff Schoenberg, Written By
David Weiss, Written By

PLANET EARTH • Mountains • Discovery Channel
Gary Parker, Writer

STAR WARS: THE LEGACY REVEALED • The History Channel
Steven Smith, Writer
David Comtois, Writer
Kevin Burns, Writer

THIS AMERICAN LIFE • God’s Close-Up • Showtime
Nancy Updike, Writer

Outstanding Sound Editing For Nonfiction Programming (Single Or Multi-Camera)

THE AMAZING RACE • I Know Phil, Little Ol’ Gorgeous Thing • CBS
Sound Editing Nominees TBD

AMERICAN MASTERS • ATLANTIC RECORDS: THE HOUSE THAT AHMET BUILT • PBS
Richard Fairbanks, Sound Editor
Pamela Scott Arnold, Music Editor

GHOSTS OF ABU GHRAIB • HBO
Margaret Crimmins, Sound Editor
Greg Smith, Sound Editor

PLANET EARTH • Pole To Pole • Discovery Channel
Kate Hopkins, Sound Editor

WHEN THE LEVEES BROKE: A REQUIEM IN FOUR ACTS • HBO
Fredric Rosenberg, Supervising Sound Editor
Allan Zaleski, Sound FX Editor
Marko Costanzo, Foley Artist
Marvin Morris, Music Editor

Outstanding Sound Mixing For Nonfiction Programming (Single Or Multi-Camera)

THE AMAZING RACE • I Know Phil, Little Ol’ Gorgeous Thing • CBS
Sound Mixing Nominees TBD

AMERICAN MASTERS • ATLANTIC RECORDS: THE HOUSE THAT AHMET BUILT • PBS
Ed Campbell, Sound Mixer

DEADLIEST CATCH • The Unforgiving Sea • Discovery Channel
Bob Bronow, C.A.S., Re-Recording Mixer

PLANET EARTH • Pole To Pole • Discovery Channel
Graham Wild, Dubbing Mixer

WHEN THE LEVEES BROKE: A REQUIEM IN FOUR ACTS • HBO
Ken Ishii, Production Mixer
Stuart Deutsch, Production Mixer
Charles Hunt, Production Mixer
Bo Walker, Production Mixer

Comments

[Ghost Videos]

D*ck in a box nominated...unbelievable.
But hilarious.

-GhostGuy