Chicken & Egg Award Filmmakers receive Emmy® Nominations

The nomination list for the 73rd Primetime Emmy® Awards, was announced on Tuesday, July 13 and includes projects by three Chicken & Egg Award recipients. At Chicken & Egg Pictures, we are celebrating this egg-cellent news and wishing them the best!

Dick Johnson is Dead

dir. Kirsten Johnson

prods. Katy Chevigny & Marilyn Ness


Nominated for Outstanding Cinematography For a Nonfiction Program, Outstanding Directing For A Documentary/Nonfiction Program, and Exceptional Merit In Documentary Filmmaking

 

8:46 – Dave Chappelle

dirs. and prods. Julia Reichert, Steve Bognar & Dave Chappelle*


Nominated for Outstanding Directing For A Variety Special.


American Masters

The New Black Yoruba RichenA special congratulations to 2016 Chicken & Egg Award Recipient Yoruba Richen for her direction of How It Feels To Be Free. The film participated in the 35th season of the American Masters series, which was nominated for Outstanding Documentary Or Nonfiction Series. American Masters is produced by Julie Sacks.  

Check out the full nomination list here. The 73rd annual Emmy® Awards will take place next September 19, 2021.


*Chicken & Egg Pictures supported Julia Reichert through the 2016 Chicken & Egg Award but did not directly support her new project, Dave Chappelle.

Post by 2021 Summer Communications Intern Mariana Sanson.