Emmy Predictions: Documentary Series/Specials — ‘Greatest Night in Pop,’ ‘Quiet on Set’ and David Letterman are Frontrunners
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2024 Emmy Predictions:
Documentary Categories (Series, Special, Hosted Nonfiction, Exceptional Merit)
Weekly Commentary (Updated: Aug. 19, 2024): More to come.
The Creative Arts and Governors Gala ceremonies will occur over two nights on Sept. 7-8. The 76th Primetime Emmy Awards will air on ABC on Sunday, Sept. 15.
Read: All Primetime Emmy predictions in every category on Variety’s Awards Circuit.
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Outstanding Documentary Series
Image Credit: HBO And the Nominees Are
Rank Series 1 “Quiet on Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV” (ID) 2 “The Jinx: The Life and Deaths of Robert Durst” (Max) 3 “Beckham” (Netflix) 4 “Telemarketers” (Max) 5 “Stax Soulsville U.S.A.” (Max) Variety: Outstanding Documentary Series -
Outstanding Documentary Special
Image Credit: Courtesy of Apple TV+ And the Nominees Are
Rank Series 1 “The Greatest Night in Pop” (Netflix) 2 “STEVE! (martin) a documentary in 2 pieces” (Apple TV+) 3 “Albert Brooks: Defending My Life” (Max) 4 “Jim Henson Idea Man” (Disney+) 5 “Girls State” (Apple TV+) Variety: Outstanding Documentary Special -
Hosted Nonfiction
Image Credit: Courtesy of Max And the Nominees Are
Rank Series 1 “My Next Guest with David Letterman and John Mulaney” (Netflix) 2 “Conan O’Brien Must Go” (Max) 3 “The Reluctant Traveler with Eugene Levy” (Apple TV+) 4 “Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates Jr.” (PBS) 5 “How to With John Wilson” (Max) Variety: Outstanding Hosted Nonfiction Series -
Exceptional Merit
Image Credit: courtesy image And the Nominees Are
Rank Series 1 “Stamped from the Beginning” (Netflix) 2 “Beyond Utopia” (Independent Lens) 3 “Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project” (Max) Variety: Outstanding Exceptional Merit in Documentary Filmmaking
