"Jim Henson Idea Man" Wins Outstanding Documentary Emmy!

Ron Howard's Jim Henson Idea Man won 4 Emmys over the weekend.

The Disney+ produced documentary won Outstanding Picture Editing for a Nonfiction Program, Outstanding Music Composition for a Documentary Series or Special (original dramatic score), Outstanding Sound Editing for a Nonfiction or Reality Program, and the top price Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Special.

In a statement, Howard commented, “Jim Henson was a creative genius and artistic pioneer, and we set out to make an ambitious, comprehensive documentary worthy of this incredibly imaginative storyteller. It has been a thrill to revisit his work, and to see new audiences discover him and just how much his innovations in television still have an impact today. It’s been an amazing journey for this film. A heartfelt congratulations to the entire team!”

In addition to the Emmys won on Saturday, Jim Henson Idea Man won a juried award for Outstanding Motion Capture, last month.

Congratulations to Ron Howard and the entire team behind Jim Henson Idea Man.

“Jim Henson Idea Man” To Make Broadcast Premiere!

According to Deadline, Ron Howard's Emmy nominated documentary Jim Henson Idea Man is set to make its broadcast debut Sunday, August 11 as part of ABC's "The Wonderful World of Disney."

 

The film is the most Emmy nominated documentary this year with eight nominations, including Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Special, Outstanding Directing for a Documentary/Nonfiction Program, and Outstanding Writing for a Nonfiction Program.

Emmys in the documentary categories will be presented at the 76th Creative Arts Emmy Awards on September 7 and 8 while the Primetime Emmys will air on ABC on September 15.

The Emmy nominated Jim Henson: Idea Man is streaming now on Disney+.

"Jim Henson Idea Man" Nominated for 8 Emmy Awards!

Nominees for the 2024 Emmy Awards were announced today and Ron Howard's superb Jim Henson Idea Man documentary is up for 8 awards. 

 Jim Henson Idea Man is up for awards in the following categories: 

Outstanding Cinematography For A Nonfiction Program - 2024:
Jim Henson Idea Man
Disney+
Imagine Documentaries Productions, Disney Branded Television
Igor Martinovic, Director of Photography
Vanja Cernjul, Director of Photography


Outstanding Directing For A Documentary/Nonfiction Program - 2024
Jim Henson Idea Man
Disney+
Imagine Documentaries Productions, Disney Branded Television
Ron Howard, Directed by


Outstanding Picture Editing For A Nonfiction Program - 2024
Jim Henson Idea Man
Disney+
Imagine Documentaries Productions, Disney Branded Television
Sierra Neal, Editor
Paul Crowder, ACE, Editor


Outstanding Documentary Or Nonfiction Special - 2024
Jim Henson Idea Man
Disney+
Imagine Documentaries Productions, Disney Branded Television
Brian Grazer, Produced by
Ron Howard, Produced by
Sara Bernstein, Produced by
Margaret Bodde, Produced by
Justin Wilkes, Produced by
Mark Monroe, Produced by
Christopher St. John, Produced by


Outstanding Sound Editing For A Nonfiction Or Reality Program - 2024:
Jim Henson Idea Man
Disney+
Imagine Documentaries Productions, Disney Branded Television
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 - 2024
Jim Henson Idea Man
Disney+
Imagine Documentaries Productions, Disney Branded Television
Tony Volante, Re-Recording Mixer
Michael Jones, Production Mixer


Outstanding Writing For A Nonfiction Program - 2024
Jim Henson Idea Man
Disney+
Imagine Documentaries Productions, Disney Branded Television
Mark Monroe, Written by


Outstanding Music Composition For A Documentary Series Or Special (Original Dramatic Score) - 2024
Jim Henson Idea Man
Disney+
Imagine Documentaries Productions, Disney Branded Television
David Fleming, Composer

Winners will be announced Sept 15 at the creative arts ceremonies Sept 7 & 8th. 

The Emmy nominated Jim Henson: Idea Man is streaming now on Disney+.

Street Gang Wins an Emmy!

Over the weekend Street Gang: How We Got To Sesame Street won an Emmy Award.

The film won for Outstanding Arts and Culture Documentary against the following films:

• HBO Documentary Films HBO A Choice of Weapons: Inspired by Gordon Parks
  
  
• MSNBC Films MSNBC: Paper and Glue
  
  
• The One and Only Dick Gregory, Showtime
  
  
• The Real Charlie Chaplin, Showtime

Director Marilyn Agrelo and producers Ellen Scherer Crafts, Trevor Crafts, Lisa Diamond, and Rich Remsberg were on hand to accept the award and thanked everyone via their fakebook page.

We WON! Thank you to the Emmys / Television Academy for awarding Best Arts & Culture documentary to our film Street Gang: How We Got To Sesame Street!!! We are so grateful and beyond proud to have made this film and tell this story.

Thank you HBO Documentary Films for your belief and support!!! Thanks to our amazing Film Gang,

Sesame Workshop and the wonderful Michael Davis who wrote the book that lit our imagination to make this film.

Congratulations to the whole Street Gang team on their well deserved Emmy.

Street Gang: How We Got To Sesame Street is available on demand via  HBO Max and Bluray and DVD from Amazon. 

Caroll Spinney Emmy Awards: In Memoriam!

Caroll Spinney was honored during the 72nd Emmy Awards "In Memoriam" segment. Although brief it was great to see him included. 

You can watch the entire "In Memoriam" below:

Dark Crystal: Age of Emmy!

The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance won an Emmy over the weekend for "Outstanding Children's Program."

Below is the official Jim Henson Company 

We are honored to announce The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance has won the Emmy Award for Outstanding Children’s Program! Congrats to all of the incredibly talented artists who brought this fantastic world to life and made the series a reality! Thra rejoices!#Emmy2020 pic.twitter.com/e04iDNNAwN

— The Jim Henson Company (@hensoncompany) September 20, 2020

Congrats to everyone involved with The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance. I hope Netflix knows fans want even more of this groundbreaking show.

Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance Nominated for Emmy!

Speaking of the Emmys. The primetime Emmy nominations were announced yesterday and The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance has been nominated for Outstanding Children's Program. 

The 72nd Primetime Emmy Awards will be announced September 20 on ABC. 

Sesame Street Gets Two Primetime Emmy Nominations!

The nominees for the 2019 Primetime Emmy Awards have been announced and When You Wish Upon a Pickle, Sesame Street’s recent primetime special, received  two nominations.

Eric Jacobson has been nominated for his "voice-over performance"of Bert, Grover, and Oscar, while the special itself was nominated for "Outstanding Children’s Program."

You can see all the nominees for each category below.

Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance:

Kevin Michael Richardson as Rosie, F is for Family
Alex Borstein as Lois Griffin, Tricia Takanawa, Family Guy
Seth McFarlane as Peter Griffin, Family Guy
Hank Azaria as Moe, Carl, Duffman, Kirk, The Simpsons
Eric Jacobson as Bert, Grover, Oscar, When You Wish Upon a Pickle: A Sesame Street Special

Outstanding Children’s Program:

A Series of Unfortunate Events
Carmen Sandiego
Song of Parkland
Star Wars Resistance
When You Wish Upon a Pickle: A Sesame Street Special

We'll find out who winners are when The Emmy Awards are aired live Sunday, September 22nd at 8pm on Fox.

Sesame Workshops Adds Another Emmy to Their Collection!

Sesame Workshops won another Emmy last night at the Creative Arts Emmys!

They won best Children's Program for their primetime special The Magical Wand Chase: A Sesame Street Special

The now Emmy awarding winning special makes it's DVD debut November 6 and can be pre-ordered through Amazon. 

Congrats to everyone involved!

Sesame Street Will Chace Another Emmy!

We all know Sesame Street get nominated, and wins, plenty of daytime Emmys, but this year they've been nominated again for a primetime special!

You may recall that Sesame Street won a primetime Emmy last year for their HBO special Once Upon a Sesame Street Christmas, and this year their latest special, The Magical Wand Chase, is nominated as well.

The Sesame gang is nominated in the “Outstanding Children’s Program” category where, they're up against Alexa & Katie, Fuller House, A Series of Unfortunate Events, and Star Wars: Rebels.

The Emmy Awards will be held on September 17th on NBC.

Sesame Street Wins Primetime Emmy!

The prime time Emmy awards aired Sunday, but you wouldn't know Sesame Street won a statuette by watching it.

That's because Outstanding Children's Program, the category they were nominated in, is part of the Creative Arts Emmy awards ceremony that takes place a week before the live prime time celebrity filled special. 

Sesame latest addition to it's massive trophy case is for it's latest holiday special Once Upon a Sesame Street Christmas.

They beat out Girl Meets World, Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade 90th anniversary special, School of Rock, and Star Wars: Rebels. 

ABC's The Muppets Nominated For An Emmy!

The 2016 Emmy Award nominees were announced yesterday, and the nominees for Outstanding Production Design For A Narrative Program (Half-Hour Or Less) are  (drum roll please): 

The Big Bang Theory
The Muppets
Silicon Valley
Transparent
Veep

Yes, you read that correctly. Despite ABC's decision to cancel the series, The Muppets has been nominated for an Emmy!

You may recall the show won an Art Directors Guild award in February, where they were also up against Transparent and Veep. 

Congratulations to everyone involved with The Muppets! Here's hoping another golden statue makes it's way to your mantel when the winners are announced Sept. 18 on ABC!