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The Emmy nominations for Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Special were definitely more predictable than their counterparts on the series end. Most of the projects recognized fit the mold of what has won recently, with one nominee \u201cGirls State\u201d even being the sequel to the 2021 winner \u201cBoys State\u201d (both films are distributed by Apple TV+.)<\/p>\n
Since then though, the winners have been profiles of pop culture icons that especially made their mark in the TV space. \u201cGeorge Carlin\u2019s American Dream\u201d winning in 2022 bodes well for Disney+ and director Ron Howard\u2019s chances to win for \u201cJim Henson Idea Man,\u201d which similarly takes a posthumous look at a creative that blazed his own trail that still looms large over today\u2019s culture.<\/p>\n
But the Emmys really can take a lot of campaigning, and \u201cAlbert Brooks: Defending My Life\u201d had the power to not only bring out the titular comedy legend for rare public appearances in promotion of the film, but has been doing them with his best friend Rob Reiner, a two-time Emmy winner, who directed the project. The most recent winner in the category, \u201cStill: A Michael J. Fox Movie,\u201d is of a similar ilk to the HBO documentary, where part of the appeal to voters is having the subject of the film out and about, reminding people why they fell in love with his work in the first place.<\/p>\n
\u201cSteve! (Martin) A Documentary in 2 Pieces,\u201d another nominee from Apple TV+ also fits that type, but again, these things can require some campaigning, and the project\u2019s subject is already very busy with his other Emmy-nominated TV project \u201cOnly Murders in the Building.\u201d There is a chance though that voters just may feel something is in the air, especially with Martin\u2019s big Season 3 musical number getting an extra Emmy nomination for the Hulu series, causing them to feel like now is the perfect time to give the comedic actor his flowers. It would also be the first Emmy for director Morgan Neville, who has become a huge name in the documentary world after his 2014 Oscar win.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe Greatest Night in Pop,\u201d Netflix\u2019s nominee directed by Bao Nguyen, is tons of fun in its retelling of how \u201cWe Are the World\u201d came together, but where it may fall short in voters is that the projects they seem attracted to are more in depth on an individual\u2019s body of work rather than one that capture a cultural moment involving several well known parties that could all have their own documentaries.<\/p>\n
Nominees are listed in order of their likelihood to win.<\/p>\n
View the nominees and this article at IndieWire<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" 2024 Emmy Predictions: Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Special: The Emmy nominations for Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Special were definitely more predictable than their counterparts on the series end. Most of the projects recognized fit the mold of what has won recently, with one nominee \u201cGirls State\u201d even being the sequel to the 2021 winner \u201cBoys
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