WNET's 2011 Emmy Nominees Are…

This year, WNET has racked up 11 Primetime Emmy nominations, in addition to receiving two of the five nominations in the Outstanding Nature Programming category from the News & Documentary Emmys.

Congratulations and good luck to all of our nominees!

2011 Primetime Emmy Nominations:

Outstanding Cinematography For Nonfiction Programming

American Masters • Troubadours: Carole King / James Taylor & The Rise Of The Singer-Songwriter • PBS • A Starcon LLC production in association with Thirteen’s American Masters for WNET.org

-Nicola Marsh, Director of Photography

-Arlene Nelson, Director of Photography

Outstanding Directing For A Variety, Music Or Comedy Special

Sondheim! The Birthday Concert (Great Performances) • PBS • Ellen M. Krass Productions and Thirteen in association with WNET.org

-Lonny Price, Directed by

Outstanding Directing For Nonfiction Programming

American Masters • A Letter To Elia/Reflecting On Kazan • PBS • A Production of Sikelia Productions with Far Hills Pictures in association with Thirteen’s American Masters for WNET.org

-Martin Scorsese, Directed by

-Kent Jones, Directed by

Outstanding Picture Editing For Nonfiction Programming

American Masters • LENNONYC • PBS • Co-production of Two Lefts Don’t Make A Right Productions, Dakota Group, Ltd and Thirteen’s American Masters in association with WNET.org for PBS

-Ed Barteski, Editor

-Deborah Peretz, Editor

Outstanding Music Composition For A Series (Original Dramatic Score)

American Masters • John Muir In The New World • PBS • Global Village Media and Thirteen’s American Masters in association with WNET.org

-Garth Neustadter, Music by

Outstanding Music Direction

Harry Connick Jr., In Concert On Broadway (Great Performances) • PBS • Produced by Cinemusica and FogoLabs Corp for Conn-X Productions, Inc. in association with Thirteen for WNET.org

-Harry Connick Jr., Music Director

Hitman Returns: David Foster and Friends (Great Performances) • PBS • A Production of Warner Bros. Records and Thirteen for WNET

-David Foster, Music Director

Outstanding Nonfiction Series

American Masters • PBS • Co-production of Two Lefts Don’t Make A Right Productions, Dakota Group, Ltd and Thirteen’s American Masters in association with WNET.org for PBS

-Susan Lacy, Executive Producer

-Stanley Buchthal, Executive Producer

-Michael Cohl, Executive Producer

-Prudence Glass, Series Producer

-Julie Sacks, Supervising Producer

-Michael Epstein, Producer

-Jessica Levin, Producer

Outstanding Sound Editing For Nonfiction Programming (Single Or Multi-Camera)

American Masters • Jeff Bridges: The Dude Abides • PBS • Produced by Thirteen’s American Masters for WNET

-Deborah Wallach, Sound Editor

Outstanding Sound Mixing For Nonfiction Programming

American Masters • LENNONYC • PBS • Co-production of Two Lefts Don’t Make A Right Productions, Dakota Group, Ltd and Thirteen’s American Masters in association with WNET.org for PBS

-Ed Campbell, Re-Recording Mixer

Outstanding Technical Direction, Camerawork, Video Control For A Miniseries, Movie Or A Special

-Don Pasquale (Great Performances At The Met) • PBS • A Metropolitan Opera production in association with PBS and WNET.org

-Emmett Loughran, Technical Director

-Miguel Armstrong, Camera

-Joseph DeBonis, Camera

-Manny Gutierrez, Camera

-Shaun Harkins, Camera

-John Kosmaczewski, Camera

-Bob Long, Camera

-Jay Millard, Camera

-Alain Onesto, Camera

-David Smith, Camera

-Larry Solomon, Camera

-Ron Washburn, Camera

-Mark Whitman, Camera

-Anthony DeFonzo, Video Control

-Matty Randazzo, Video Control

-Paul Ranieri, Video Control

News & Documentary Emmys:

Outstanding Nature Programming

Hummingbirds: Magic in the Air

Wolverine: Chasing the Phantom