This year, WNET has racked up 11 Primetime Emmy nominations, in addition to receiving two of the five nominations in the Outstanding Nature Programming category from the News & Documentary Emmys.
Congratulations and good luck to all of our nominees!
2011 Primetime Emmy Nominations:
Outstanding Cinematography For Nonfiction Programming
American Masters • Troubadours: Carole King / James Taylor & The Rise Of The Singer-Songwriter • PBS • A Starcon LLC production in association with Thirteen’s American Masters for WNET.org
-Nicola Marsh, Director of Photography
-Arlene Nelson, Director of Photography
Outstanding Directing For A Variety, Music Or Comedy Special
Sondheim! The Birthday Concert (Great Performances) • PBS • Ellen M. Krass Productions and Thirteen in association with WNET.org
-Lonny Price, Directed by
Outstanding Directing For Nonfiction Programming
American Masters • A Letter To Elia/Reflecting On Kazan • PBS • A Production of Sikelia Productions with Far Hills Pictures in association with Thirteen’s American Masters for WNET.org
-Martin Scorsese, Directed by
-Kent Jones, Directed by
Outstanding Picture Editing For Nonfiction Programming
American Masters • LENNONYC • PBS • Co-production of Two Lefts Don’t Make A Right Productions, Dakota Group, Ltd and Thirteen’s American Masters in association with WNET.org for PBS
-Ed Barteski, Editor
-Deborah Peretz, Editor
Outstanding Music Composition For A Series (Original Dramatic Score)
American Masters • John Muir In The New World • PBS • Global Village Media and Thirteen’s American Masters in association with WNET.org
-Garth Neustadter, Music by
Outstanding Music Direction
Harry Connick Jr., In Concert On Broadway (Great Performances) • PBS • Produced by Cinemusica and FogoLabs Corp for Conn-X Productions, Inc. in association with Thirteen for WNET.org
-Harry Connick Jr., Music Director
Hitman Returns: David Foster and Friends (Great Performances) • PBS • A Production of Warner Bros. Records and Thirteen for WNET
-David Foster, Music Director
Outstanding Nonfiction Series
American Masters • PBS • Co-production of Two Lefts Don’t Make A Right Productions, Dakota Group, Ltd and Thirteen’s American Masters in association with WNET.org for PBS
-Susan Lacy, Executive Producer
-Stanley Buchthal, Executive Producer
-Michael Cohl, Executive Producer
-Prudence Glass, Series Producer
-Julie Sacks, Supervising Producer
-Michael Epstein, Producer
-Jessica Levin, Producer
Outstanding Sound Editing For Nonfiction Programming (Single Or Multi-Camera)
American Masters • Jeff Bridges: The Dude Abides • PBS • Produced by Thirteen’s American Masters for WNET
-Deborah Wallach, Sound Editor
Outstanding Sound Mixing For Nonfiction Programming
American Masters • LENNONYC • PBS • Co-production of Two Lefts Don’t Make A Right Productions, Dakota Group, Ltd and Thirteen’s American Masters in association with WNET.org for PBS
-Ed Campbell, Re-Recording Mixer
Outstanding Technical Direction, Camerawork, Video Control For A Miniseries, Movie Or A Special
-Don Pasquale (Great Performances At The Met) • PBS • A Metropolitan Opera production in association with PBS and WNET.org
-Emmett Loughran, Technical Director
-Miguel Armstrong, Camera
-Joseph DeBonis, Camera
-Manny Gutierrez, Camera
-Shaun Harkins, Camera
-John Kosmaczewski, Camera
-Bob Long, Camera
-Jay Millard, Camera
-Alain Onesto, Camera
-David Smith, Camera
-Larry Solomon, Camera
-Ron Washburn, Camera
-Mark Whitman, Camera
-Anthony DeFonzo, Video Control
-Matty Randazzo, Video Control
-Paul Ranieri, Video Control
News & Documentary Emmys:
Outstanding Nature Programming
Hummingbirds: Magic in the Air
Wolverine: Chasing the Phantom



