It’s no surprise that we really loved the recent documentary, Jim Henson: Idea Man. I mean, it’s all about Jim Henson. That right there got us jazzed. It’s just icing on the cake that the movie is actually good, telling a compelling story that’s visually exciting and perfectly produced.
Of course, the folks behind the Emmy Awards agree with us, because they’ve honored the documentary with eight nominations! The full list is below:
Outstanding Cinematography for a Nonfiction Program
Igor Martinovic, Director of Photography
Vanja Cernjul, Director of Photography
Outstanding Directing for a Nonfiction Program
Ron Howard, Director
Outstanding Picture Editing for a Nonfiction Program
Sierra Neal, Editor
Paul Crowder, Editor
Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Special
Brian Grazer, Producer
Ron Howard, Producer
Sara Bernstein, Producer
Margaret Bodde, Producer
Justin Wilkes, Producer
Mark Monroe, Producer
Christopher St. John, Producer
Outstanding Sound Editing for a Nonfiction Program
Daniel Timmons, Supervising Sound Editor
Jeremy S. Bloom, Sound Designer
Ian Cymore, Dialogue Editor
Ryan Rubin, Music Editor
Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Nonfiction Program
Tony Volante, Re-Recording Mixer
Michael Jones, Production Mixer
Outstanding Writing for a Nonfiction Program
Mark Monroe, Writer
Outstanding Music Composition for a Documentary Series or Special
David Fleming, Composer
Congratulations to all of the nominees! The Emmy Awards will be held on Sunday, September 15th at 8pm ET on ABC.
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by Joe Hennes – Joe@ToughPigs.com