Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Nonfiction Program

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Nonfiction Program
Awarded for	Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Nonfiction Program
Country	United States
Presented by	Academy of Television Arts & Sciences
Currently held by	Moonage Daydream (2023)
Website	emmys.com

The Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Nonfiction Program is awarded to one television documentary or nonfiction series each year. From 2019 until 2022, nominations were divided between documentary/nonfiction programs and reality programs, proportional to the number of submissions of each. ^[1] They were split in 2023 with Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Reality Program becoming its own category.

Winners and nominations

1980s

Year	Program	Episode	Nominees	Network
1980	Outstanding Individual Achievement - Informational Programming [2] [note 1]
	Dive to the Edge of Creation (National Geographic Special)		David Clark, Joel Fein, Robert L. Harman, George E. Porter	PBS
1981	Outstanding Individual Achievement - Informational Programming [3] [note 2]
	Cosmos	"Blues for a Red Planet"	Kent Gibson, Gerald Zelinger	PBS
	Gorilla (National Geographic Special)		Gary Bourgeois, Dave Dockendorf, John L. Mack, Dick Rector
	Etosha: Place of Dry Water (National Geographic Special)		Dave Dockendorf, David Hughes, Hoppy Mehterian, George E. Porter	PBS
	Living Treasures of Japan (National Geographic Special)		Gary Bourgeois, Kenneth Love, Hoppy Mehterian, Howard Wollman
	National Parks: Playground or Paradise (National Geographic Special)		Gary Bourgeois, George E. Porter, Terry Porter, Chuck White
1982	Outstanding Individual Achievement - Informational Programming [4] [note 3]
	Great Movie Stunts: Raiders of the Lost Ark		Gary Bourgeois, Hoppy Mehterian, David Wisnievitz, Howard Wollman	CBS

1990s

Year	Program	Episode	Nominees	Network
1993	Outstanding Individual Achievement - Informational Programming [5] [note 4]
	Mysteries Underground (National Geographic)		Michael Becker, Ken King, Mark Linden, Paul Schremp	PBS
1994	Outstanding Individual Achievement - Informational Programming [6] [note 5]
	Reflections on Elephants		Beverly Joubert	PBS
1995	Outstanding Individual Achievement - Informational Programming [7] [note 6]
	One Survivor Remembers		Piotr Domaradzki, Richard Fiocca, Ken Hahn, David Jaunai, Robert Silverthorne, Merce Williams	HBO
1996	Outstanding Individual Achievement - Informational Programming [8] [note 7]
	The Celluloid Closet		Gauthem Choudherry, Bob Gravenor, Lora Hirschberg, Lauretta Molitor, Peggy Names, J.T. Takagi	HBO
1999 [9]	Avalanche: The White Death (National Geographic Specials)		Dennis Towns, Scot Charles, Al Decker, Tara A. Paul	NBC
	Biography	"The Rat Pack"	Chris Drozdowski	A&E

2000s

Year	Program	Episode	Nominees	Network
2000 [10] [note 8]	Raising the Mammoth		Paul Schremp, Troy Tatzko	Discovery
	Walking with Dinosaurs		Bob Jackson
2001 [11]	Survivor	"Episode 1"	Terrance Dwyer	CBS
	The Beatles Revolution		Ken Hahn, David Jaunai, Ashley Howe	ABC
	Behind the Music	"John Lennon: The Last Years"	Earl Martin, Richard Gray	VH1
	Jazz	"Dedicated to Chaos"	Dominick Tavella	PBS
	Living Dolls: The Making of a Child Beauty Queen		John McCormick, Mitch Dorf	HBO
2002 [12]	9/11		Grant Maxwell, Ken Hahn, Danny Caccavo	CBS
	The Blue Planet	"The Deep"	Graham Wild	Discovery
	In Memoriam: New York City		Larry Rock, Ken Hahn	HBO
	Recording 'The Producers': A Musical Romp with Mel Brooks (Great Performances)		Peter Miller, Roger Phenix, Lee Dichter	PBS
	The True Story of Black Hawk Down		Marcus Pardo	History
2003 [13]	American Masters	"Joni Mitchell: Woman of Heart and Mind"	Peter Waggoner	PBS
	American Idol	"Finale"	Klaus Landsberg, Brian Riordan	Fox
	The Day the Towers Fell		Sammy Jackson, Scott Delaney	History
	Expedition: Bismarck		Ben Zarai, Ken Skoglund, Eric Reuveni, Aaron F. Quirk, Buck Robinson	Discovery
	Journeys with George		Coll Anderson	HBO
2004 [14]	Dinosaur Planet	"Pod's Travels" / "Alpha's Egg"	Mike Olman, Ken Kobett	Discovery
	The Amazing Race	"I Could Never Have Been Prepared for What I'm Looking at Right Now"	Troy Smith	CBS
	American Masters	"Judy Garland: By Myself"	Ed Campbell	PBS
	Failure Is Not an Option		Greg McCleary	History
	Survivor	"They're Back"	Terrance Dwyer, Jeremy Ireland, Heron Alencar, Roger Arguello, Rick Armstrong, Jerry Masanky Chabane, Christina Chin, Dan Foster, Richard Hill, Matthias Hoffman, Tony Jensen, Chris Kelly, Drew Levinson, Terry Meehan, Robert MacKay, Mike Ormsby, Rob Rosales, Bram Tulloch, Jim Ursulak	CBS
2005 [15]	Broadway: The American Musical	"Oh, What a Beautiful Mornin'"	Ed Campbell	PBS
	The Amazing Race	"We're Moving Up the Food Chain"	Troy Smith, Jim Ursulak, Heron Alencar, Gary Azzinaro, Tyler Bender, Stephen Crawley, Dean Gaveau, Brian Johnson, Peter Jones, William Minchin, Gustavo Gama Rodrigues, Kris Bagley, Barry Weissman	CBS
	American Idol	"Episode 401/402"	Brian Riordan	Fox
	America's Deadliest Season: Alaskan Crab Fishing	"The Clock's Ticking"	Bob Bronow	Discovery
	Survivor	"Love Is in the Air, Rats Are Everywhere"	Terrance Dwyer, Jeremy Ireland, Christina Chin, Tony Jensen, Robert MacKay, Terry Meehan, Chris Kelly, Molefi J. Chabane, Dan Foster, Mike Ormsby, Steve Guercio, Scott Hanlon, Michael St. Hilaire, Colette Stewart, Jonathan Andrews, Drew Levinson	CBS
2006 [16]	American Masters	"No Direction Home: Bob Dylan"	Tom Fleischman	PBS
	The Amazing Race	"Here Comes the Bedouin!"	Troy Smith, Jim Ursulak, Jerry Masanky Chabane, Peter Jones	CBS
	Baghdad ER		Jon Alpert, Matthew O'Neill, Paul Hsu	HBO
	Deadliest Catch	"The Clock's Ticking"	Bob Bronow	Discovery
	Survivor	"Big Trek, Big Trouble, Big Surprise"	Terrance Dwyer, Jeremy Ireland, Matthias Hoffman, Tony Jensen	CBS
2007 [17]	American Masters	"Atlantic Records: The House That Ahmet Built"	Ed Campbell	PBS
	The Amazing Race	"I Know Phil, Little Ol' Gorgeous Thing"	Jim Ursulak, Jerry Masanky Chabane, Dean Gaveau, Barry Weissman, Peter Wong, Troy Smith	CBS
	Deadliest Catch	"The Unforgiving Sea"	Bob Bronow	Discovery
	Planet Earth	"Pole to Pole"	Graham Wild
	When the Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Acts		Ken Ishii, Stuart Deutsch, Charles R. Hunt, Bo Walker, Bob Chefalas, Douglas Murray	HBO
2008 [18]	American Masters	"Tony Bennett: The Music Never Ends"	Jason King	PBS
	The Amazing Race	"Honestly, They Have Witch Powers or Something"	Jim Ursulak, Jerry Masanky Chabane, Dean Gaveau, Troy Smith	CBS
	Deadliest Catch	"No Mercy"	Bob Bronow	Discovery
	The War	"When Things Get Tough"	Dominick Tavella	PBS
2009 [19]	102 Minutes That Changed America		Damon Trotta	History
	The Amazing Race	"Don't Let a Cheese Hit Me"	Jim Ursulak, Jerry Masanky Chabane, Dean Gaveau, Troy Smith	CBS
	American Idol	"Episode 801/802"	Brian Riordan, Adrian Ordonez	Fox
	Deadliest Catch	"Stay Focused or Die"	Bob Bronow	Discovery
	Survivor	"The Poison Apple Needs to Go"	Robert Mackay, Terry Meehan, Christopher Kelly, Terrance Dwyer	CBS

2010s

Year	Program	Episode	Nominees	Network
2010 [20]	Deadliest Catch	"No Second Chances"	Bob Bronow	Discovery
	The Amazing Race	"I Think We're Fighting the Germans, Right?"	Jim Ursulak, Dean Gaveau, Jerry Masanky Chabane, Troy Smith	CBS
	Life	"Challenges of Life"	Graham Wild, John Rigatuso	Discovery
	The National Parks: America's Best Idea	"The Scripture of Nature"	Dominick Tavella	PBS
	Spectacle: Elvis Costello with...	"Bruce Springsteen"	Neil Cedar	Sundance Channel
2011 [21]	Deadliest Catch	"Redemption Day"	Bob Bronow	Discovery
	The Amazing Race	"You Don't Get Paid Unless You Win"	Jim Ursulak, Dean Gaveau, Jerry Masanky Chabane, Troy Smith	CBS
	American Idol	"Auditions No. 2: New Orleans"	Brian Riordan, Kamal Humphrey, Phil Valdivia, Chris Tront	Fox
	American Masters	"LENNONYC"	Ed Campbell	PBS
	Gettysburg		Dieter Keck	History
2012 [22]	Paul Simon's Graceland Journey: Under African Skies		Tom Paul	A&E
	The Amazing Race	"Let Them Drink Their Haterade"	Jim Ursulak, Dean Gaveau, Jerry Masanky Chabane, Troy Smith	CBS
	Deadliest Catch	"I Don't Wanna Die"	Bob Bronow	Discovery
	Frozen Planet	"Ends of the Earth"	Graham Wild, Archie Moore
	George Harrison: Living in the Material World		Tom Fleischman and Bob Chefalas	HBO
2013 [23]	History of the Eagles		Tom Fleischman, Bret Johnson, Richard F.W. Davis, Elliot Scheiner, Mike Harlow	Showtime
	The Amazing Race	"Be Safe and Don't Hit a Cow"	Jim Ursulak, Dean Gaveau, Jerry Masanky Chabane, Troy Smith	CBS
	Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown	"Myanmar"	Benny Mouthon	CNN
	Crossfire Hurricane		Jason W. Jennings, Steve Pederson	HBO
	Deadliest Catch	"Mutiny on the Bering Sea"	Bob Bronow	Discovery
	Survivor	"Create a Little Chaos"	Terrance Dwyer	CBS
2014 [24]	American Masters	"Jimi Hendrix: Hear My Train A Comin'"	Eddie Kramer, Steve Crook	PBS
	The Amazing Race	"Part Like the Red Sea"	Jim Ursulak, Dean Gaveau, Jerry Masanky Chabane, Troy Smith	CBS
	Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown	"Tokyo"	Brian Bracken	CNN
	Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey	"Standing Up in the Milky Way"	Mark Hensley, Joel D. Catalan, Paul Aronoff, David Torres	Fox
	Deadliest Catch	"Careful What You Wish For"	Bob Bronow	Discovery
2015 [25]	Foo Fighters: Sonic Highways	"Seattle"	Fred Stuben, Jeffrey Fuller, Eddie Kim	HBO
	Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown	"Jamaica"	Brian Bracken	CNN
	Deadliest Catch	"Lost at Sea"	Bob Bronow	Discovery
	Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief		David Mitlyng, Tony Volante	HBO
	The Jinx: The Life and Deaths of Robert Durst	"Chapter 2: Poor Little Rich Boy"	Tim Hays, Paul Vik Marshall, Coll Anderson
	Kurt Cobain: Montage of Heck		Steve Pederson
2016 [26]	Vice	"Fighting ISIS"	Erik Schuiten	HBO
	Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown	"Ethiopia"	Benny Mouthon	CNN
	Deadliest Catch	"Carpe Diem"	Bob Bronow	Discovery
	Making a Murderer	"Lack of Humanity"	Leslie Shatz	Netflix
	What Happened, Miss Simone?		Tony Volante, Tammy Douglas
2017 [27]	The Beatles: Eight Days a Week — The Touring Years		Chris Jenkins, Cameron Frankley, Nathan Evans, Sam O'Kell	Hulu
	Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown	"Rome"	Brian Bracken	CNN
	O.J.: Made in America	"Part 2"	Keith Hodne, Eric Di Stefano	ESPN
	Planet Earth II	"Cities"	Graham Wild	BBC America
	13th		Jeffrey Perkins	Netflix
2018 [28]
	Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown	"Lagos"	Benny Mouthon	CNN
	The Defiant Ones	"Episode 1"	Christopher Jenkins, Gabriel Andy Giner	HBO
	Jane		David E. Fluhr, Marc Fishman, Lee Smith, Derek Lee	Nat Geo
	The Vietnam War	"Episode 6: Things Fall Apart (January 1968-July 1968)"	Dominick Tavella	PBS
	Wild Wild Country	"Part 1"	Chapman Way	Netflix
2019 [29]
	Free Solo		Tom Fleischman, Ric Schnupp, Tyson Lozensky, Jim Hurst	Nat Geo
	Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown	"Kenya"	Brian Bracken	CNN
	Fyre: The Greatest Party That Never Happened		Tom Paul	Netflix
	Leaving Neverland		Matt Skilton, Marguerite Gaudin	HBO
	Our Planet	"One Planet"	Graham Wild	Netflix

2020s

Year	Program	Episode	Nominees	Network
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Nonfiction or Reality Program (Single or Multi-Camera)
2020 [30]
	Apollo 11		Eric Milano	CNN
	Beastie Boys Story		William Tzouris, Jacob Feinberg and Martyn Zub	Apple TV+
	Cheer	"Daytona"	Ryan David Adams	Netflix
	Laurel Canyon: A Place in Time		Gary A. Rizzo, Stephen Urata, Danielle Dupre and Tony Villaflor	Epix
	RuPaul's Drag Race	"I'm That Bitch"	Glenn Gaines, Ryan Brady, Erik Valenzuela and Sal Ojeda	VH1
	Tiger King: Murder, Mayhem and Madness	"The Noble Thing to Do"	Jose Araujo, Royce Sharp, Jack Neu and Ian Cymore	Netflix
2021 [31]
	David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet		Graham Wild	Netflix
	The Bee Gees: How Can You Mend a Broken Heart		Gary A. Rizzo, Jeff King and John Rampey	HBO
	Billie Eilish: The World's a Little Blurry		Elmo Ponsdomenech, Jason "Frenchie" Gaya, Aron Forbes and Jae Kim	Apple TV+
	Life Below Zero	"The Other Side"	Tony Crowe	Nat Geo
	Stanley Tucci: Searching for Italy	"Naples and the Amalfi Coast"	Tom O'Pray and Chris Gibbions	CNN
	Tina		Lawrence Everson and Phil McGowan	HBO
2022 [32]
	The Beatles: Get Back	"Part 3: Days 17-22"	Michael Hedges, Brent Burge, Alexis Feodoroff and Giles Martin	Disney+
	George Carlin's American Dream		Earl Martin, Jason Gaya, Brad Bergbom and Kevin Rosen Quan	HBO Max
	Lizzo's Watch Out for the Big Grrrls	"Becoming 100% That Bitch"	Erik Brena, Ross D'Alessandro, Julianne Kane and Deanna Decenario	Prime Video
	McCartney 3,2,1	"These Things Bring You Together"	Gary A. Rizzo and Laura Cunningham	Hulu
	RuPaul's Drag Race	"Big Opening #1"	Erik Valenzuela, David Nolte and Glenn Gaines	VH1
	Stanley Tucci: Searching for Italy	"Venice"	Tom O'Pray and Renato Ferrari	CNN
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Nonfiction Program (Single or Multi-Camera)
2023 [33]
	Moonage Daydream		Paul Massey and David Giammarco	HBO
	100 Foot Wave	"Chapter V: Lost at Sea"	Keith Hodne	HBO
	Stanley Tucci: Searching for Italy	"Calabria"	Matt Skilton and Christopher Syner	CNN
	The Sound of 007		Richard Davey, Jonny Horne, Simon Norman and Francesco Corazzi	Prime Video
	Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie		Skip Lievsay, Benjamin Berger, Martin Kittappa and Lily van Leeuwen	Apple TV+
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Nonfiction Program
2024 [34]
	The Beach Boys		Gary A. Rizzo, John Rampey, Sabi Tulok and Dennis Hamlin	Disney+
	Jim Henson Idea Man		Tony Volante and Michael Jones
	Planet Earth III	"Deserts and Grasslands"	Graham Wild, Oliver Baldwin and Olga Reed	BBC America
	Stax: Soulsville U.S.A.	"Chapter Two: Soul Man"	Tony Volante and Andre Artis	HBO
	Steve! (Martin) A Documentary in 2 Pieces		Pete Horner, Dennis Hamlin, Barry London and Emily Strong	Apple TV+

Programs with multiple awards

4 awards American Masters

2 awards Deadliest Catch

Individuals with multiple awards

3 awards

• Tom Fleischman

Programs with multiple nominations

11 nominations The Amazing Race 10 nominations Deadliest Catch

7 nominations Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown 6 nominations American Masters Survivor

3 nominations Stanley Tucci: Searching for Italy 2 nominations RuPaul's Drag Race

Notes

1. As a juried award, nominees had to garner 50% approval to win the award.
2. As a juried award, nominees had to garner 50% approval to win the award.
3. As a juried award, nominees had to garner 50% approval to win the award. The nominees did not meet the benchmark and no award was given.
4. As a juried award, nominees had to garner 50% approval to win the award. The nominees did not meet the benchmark and no award was given.
5. As a juried award, nominees had to garner 50% approval to win the award.
6. As a juried award, nominees had to garner 50% approval to win the award. The nominees did not meet the benchmark and no award was given.
7. As a juried award, nominees had to garner 50% approval to win the award. The nominees did not meet the benchmark and no award was given.
8. As a juried award, nominees had to garner 50% approval to win the award. The nominees did not meet the benchmark and no award was given.

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External links

• Academy of Television Arts and Sciences website