FRONTLINE Wins Five Emmy Awards
October 6, 2017 /
by Anne Husted
FRONTLINE, the acclaimed PBS investigative series, won five Emmy Awards at the 38th Annual News and Documentary Emmys on Thursday for four documentaries on topics ranging from the humanitarian crisis in Yemen to the 2016 presidential election.
Yemen Under Siege, journalist Safa Al Ahmad’s up-close look at the staggering human toll of the conflict in Yemen, took home two Emmy Awards. Also honored were The Choice 2016, the personal narratives and political histories of Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump from veteran filmmaker Michael Kirk and his team, and Children of Syria, Marcel Mettelsiefen’s intimate chronicle of a family fleeing war-torn Aleppo for a new life as refugees. Additionally, Saudi Arabia Uncovered, a rare glimpse inside the tightly-controlled kingdom from James Jones, was honored during the ceremony with an International Emmy for Current Affairs.
“We are so honored to have FRONTLINE’s journalism recognized in this way,” says FRONTLINE executive producer Raney-Aronson-Rath. “We’re so fortunate to have such brilliant journalists and producers who have dedicated themselves to uncovering these important stories — and then telling them with precision, fairness and depth. And as always, we are so thankful to PBS, CPB, WGBH and our loyal viewers for their unwavering support.”
Including this year’s wins, FRONTLINE has earned 89 Emmy Awards. With 12 wins, PBS was the most decorated network of the night. You can read the full list of all winners from The National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences here – and you can watch the winning FRONTLINE documentaries below.
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more (incl. links to the documentaries): http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/article/frontline-wins-five-emmy-awards/
the news winners: http://cdn.emmyonline.org/news_38th_winners.pdf
Gee, I can't remember hearing about this in all the hoopla surrounding the Emmys ... wonder why ?
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