Nate von Zumwalt
This post was originally published July 14 and has been updated with Emmy winners in bold.
The 2016 Emmy Award nominees were announced today and honored a number of Sundance-supported films, including five nominations for Matthew Heineman’s perilous journey exploring Mexican drugs lords in Cartel Land, and six nominations for the sweeping portrait of Nina Simone in Liz Garbus’ What Happened, Miss Simone?
Outstanding Cinematography For A Nonfiction Program
Cartel Land (winner)
Mapplethorpe: Look At The Picture
What Happened, Miss Simone?
Outstanding Directing For A Nonfiction Program
Matthew Heineman, Cartel Land
Liz Garbus, What Happened, Miss Simone?
Outstanding Picture Editing For A Nonfiction Program
Cartel Land
What Happened, Miss Simone?
Outstanding Sound Editing For A Nonfiction Program (Single Or Multi-Camera)
Cartel Land (winner)
What Happened, Miss Simone?
Outstanding Documentary Or Nonfiction Special
Becoming Mike Nichols
Listen To Me Marlon
Mapplethorpe: Look At The Pictures
What Happened, Miss Simone? (winner)
Exceptional Merit In Documentary Filmmaking (two winners)
The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution
Cartel Land (winner)
Jim: The James Foley Story (winner)
Racing Extinction
Outstanding Sound Mixing For A Nonfiction Program (Single or Multi-Camera)
What Happened, Miss Simone?
Outstanding Special Visual Effects In A Supporting Role
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