Pee-Wee as Himself, Will & Harper Lead Documentary Emmy Nominations

Pee-wee as Himself  and Will & Harper lead the documentary and nonfiction side of this year’s Primetime Emmy nominations. Pee-Wee, directed by Matt Wolf scored five nominations including Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Special. The documentary offers an intimate portrait of late TV icon Paul Reubens as he gives a rare interview as himself, rather than his media Pee-wee Herman, who delighted children in a career marked by controversy. Also scoring five nominations is Will & Harper after coming up short at the Oscars. The film by Josh Greenbaum also received a nomination for its original song “Harper and Will Go West” in a category that combines original numbers across genres.

Winners for the Emmys will be revealed in September.

 

The documentary nominees for the 77^th Primetime Emmy Awards are:

 

Exceptional Merit in Documentary Filmmaking

–I Am: Celine Dion – Tom Mackay, Julie Begey Seureau, Irene Taylor, Dave Platel, Denis Savage, Shane Carter, Krista Wegener

–Patrice: The Movie – Ted Passon Kyla Harris, Innbo Shim, Emily Spivack, David Sloan, Claire Weinraub,  Poh Si Teng

–The Remarkable Life of Ibelin – Benjamin Ree, Ingvil Giske

 

Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Special

–Deaf President Now! – Amanda Rohlke, Davis Guggenheim, Jonathan King, Nyle DiMarco, Michael Harte, Wayne Betts Jr., Laurene Powell Jobs

–Martha – R.J. Cutler, Trevor Smith, Jane Cha Cutler, Alina Cho, Austin Wilkin, Elise Pearlstein, Mark Blatty

–Pee-wee As Himself – Emma Tillinger Koskoff, Matt Wolf, Ronald Bronstein, Benny Safdie, Josh Safdie, Paul Reubens, Candace Tomarken,

–Sly Lives! (Aka The Burden Of Black Genius) – Joseph Patel, Derik Murray, Amit Dey, Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson, Zarah Zohlman, Shawn Gee

–Will & Harper – Rafael Marmor, Christopher Leggett, Will Ferrell, Jessica Elbaum, Josh Greenbaum

 

Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Series

–Chef’s Table – Andrew Lloyd Bank, Michael Hilliard, Drew Palombi, Talin P. Middleton, David Gelb, Andrew Fried, Brian McGinn, Danny O’Malley, Dane Lillegard

–100 Foot Wave – Vincent Kardasik, Ryan Heller, Michael Bloom, Maria Zuckerman, Zach Rothfeld, Joe Lewis, Chris Smith, Nancy Abraham, Lisa Heller, Bentley Weiner

–Simone Biles Rising – Jemele Hill, Gotham Chopra, Giselle Parets, Ameeth Sankaran, Janey Miller, Yiannis Exarchos, JT Taylor, Katie Walsh, Jérôme Parmentier, David Herren

–SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night -Jonathan Formica, Allison Klein, Morgan Neville, Caitrin Rogers, Juaquin Cambron, Nora Chute, Darling Higgins, Zach Greenspan

–Social Studies – Lauren Greenfield, Frank Evers, Wallis Annenberg, Regina K. Scully, Andrea Van Beuren, Caryn Capotosto, Julie Frankel, Jennifer Kobzik

 

Outstanding Directing for a Documentary/Nonfiction Program

–Deaf President Now! – Nyle DiMarco, Davis Guggenheim

–Ladies & Gentlemen… 50 Years Of SNL Music – Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson, Oz Rodríguez

–Pee-wee As Himself – Matt Wolf

–Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story – Ian Bonhôte, Peter Ettedgui

–Will & Harper – Josh Greenbaum

 

Outstanding Cinematography for a Nonfiction Program

–Chef’s Table “Jamie Oliver” – Adam Bricker

–100 Foot Wave “Chapter III – Cortes Bank” – Michael Darrigade, Vincent Kardasik, Alexandre Lesbats, Laurent Pujol, Karl Sandrock, Chris Smith

–Ren Faire “Daddy’s Dyin’, Who’s Got The Will?” – Nate Hurtsellers

–Tucci In Italy “Tuscany” – Matt Ball

–Will & Harper – Zoë White

 

Outstanding Music Composition for a Documentary Series or Special

(Original Dramatic Score)

–The Americas “Andes” – Hans Zimmer, Anže Rozman, Kara Talve

–Chef’s Table “José Andrés” – Duncan Thum, David Bertok

–Leonardo Da Vinci  – Caroline Shaw

–Planet Earth: Asia “Beneath The Waves” – Jacob Shea, Laurentia Editha

–Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story – Ilan Eshkeri

 

Outstanding Narrator

–Planet Earth: Asia “The Frozen North” – Sir David Attenborough

–Erased: WW2’s Heroes Of Color “D-Day” – Idris Elba

–The Americas “Andes” – Tom Hanks

–Our Oceans “Indian Ocean” – Barack Obama

–Octopus! “Part 1” – Phoebe Waller-Bridge

 

Outstanding Hosted Nonfiction Series or Special

Conan O’Brien Must Go – Conan O’Brien, Jeff Ross, José Arroyo, Jason Chillemi, Sarah Federowicz, Jessie Gaskell, Mike Sweeney, Aaron Bleyaert, Jordan Schlansky, Matthew Shaw

–The Daily Show Presents: Jordan Klepper Fingers The Pulse: MAGA: The Next Generation – Jordan Klepper, Abby Arora, Jessie Kanevsky, Ian Berger, Jennifer Flanz, Zhubin Parang, Sushil Dayal

–Finding Your Roots With Henry Louis Gates, Jr. – Kevin Burke, CeCe Moore, Henry Gates Jr., Dyllan McGee, Peter Kunhardt, Deborah Porfido, Sabin Streeter, Natalia Warchol, Robert Yacyshyn

–My Next Guest Needs No Introduction With David Letterman – Tommy Alter, John Nemeth, Isabel Richardson, Tom Keaney, Mary Barclay, Michael Steed, Séamus Murphy-Mitchell, Justin Wilkes, Jake Fuller, Halavah Sofsky

–Tucci In Italy – Francesco Ficarra, Yari Lorenzo, Stanley Tucci, Lottie Birmingham, Amanda Lyon, Simon Raikes, Ben Jessop, Mandy Weller, Stephanie Stoltzfus

 

Outstanding Sound Editing for a Nonfiction Or Reality Program

–Beatles ’64 – Philip Stockton, Allan Zaleski, John M. Davis

–Music By John Williams – Dmitri Makarov, Tim Farrell, Richard Gould, Ramiro Belgardt

–100 Foot Wave “Chapter III – Cortes Bank” – Kevin Senzaki, Eric Di Stefano, Max Holland, Eli Akselrod, Mika Anami

–Pee-wee As Himself – Daniel Timmons, Ian Cymore, Ryan Billia, Jeremy S. Bloom, Kelly Rodriguez, Eric Caudieux, Jonathan Zalben

–SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night “Season 11: The Weird Year” – William Harp, Sean Gray

 

Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Nonfiction Program

–Beatles ’64 – Josh Berger, Giles Martin

–Music By John Williams – Roy Waldspurger, Christopher Barnett, Noah Alexander

–100 Foot Wave “Chapter III – Cortes Bank” – Keith Hodne

–Pee-wee As Himself – Johnny Mathie

–Yacht Rock: A Dockumentary – Tony Solis, Paul Stula, Barry London

 

Outstanding Writing for a Nonfiction Program

–Chimp Crazy “Head Shot” – Eric Goode, Jeremy McBride, Timothy Moran, Evan Wise, Adrienne Gits

–Conan O’Brien Must Go -Conan O’Brien, Mike Sweeney, Jessie Gaskell, José Arroyo

–The Daily Show Presents: Jordan Klepper Fingers The Pulse: MAGA: The Next Generation – Ian Berger, Jordan Klepper, Jennifer Flanz, Devin Delliquanti, Scott Sherman

–Martha – R.J. Cutler

–Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story – Peter Ettedgui, Ian Bonhôte, Otto Burnham

 

Outstanding Picture Editing in a Nonfiction Series

–Chimp Crazy “Gone Ape” – Evan Wise, Charles Divak, Adrienne Gits, Doug Abel, Sascha Stanton-Craven

–Ladies & Gentlemen… 50 Years Of SNL Music – James Lester, Oz Rodríguez, F. Michael Young

–Pee-wee As Himself – Damian Rodriguez

–SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night “More Cowbell” – Cori Wapnowska

–Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story – Otto Burnham

–Will & Harper – Monique Zavistovski, Lori Lovoy-Goran

 

Correction (July 21): This post was updated to correct a calculation error. Pee-wee as Himself and Will & Harper tied in the nominations.