We will update this article throughout the season, along with All our predictionsSo be sure to continue checking IndieWire for the latest news from 2025 Emmys race. The nomination round for the vote takes place from June 12 to June 23, with the official Emmy nominations announced on Tuesday, July 15. Then the final vote begins on August 18 and ends the night August 27. The 77th annual Primetime Emmy Awards will take place on Sunday, September 14 and Air Live at CBS at. 20.00 et/ 5:00 pt.
The race permit
The competition for Emmy for Outstanding documentary or nonfiction special Is so narrow this year that Hulu alone could fill the category with its challengers. Some of those who have made a splash so far include “Road Diary: Bruce Springsteen & E Street Band”, the latest collaboration between New Jersey icon and the director Thom ColdAnd Andrew McCarthy’s “Brats”, which allows the former teen Star to unpack the experience of him and his comrades who get so much attention.
But Frontrunner for Hulu is probably “sly lives!Summer of soul. “Like its predecessor,” Sly Lives! “Was a Sundance outbreak, but then, something from the blue,” Ladies and Gentlemen … 50 Years of Snl Music “, which was also with Questlove and Oz Rodriguez’s premiere at Peacock at the end of January, within a week after musician-friendly film.
Apparently, when sending in a movie for a festival, or making a project that is linked to an event such as “SNL50“They don’t have much control over what has its premiere when. But thankfully for Questlove, the films seem to be complementing each other and gives him a pretty good chance of being nominated twice in this Emmy category. It is already the case for him on the coming coming Gotham TV Awards.
When moving from an individual filmmaker to network’s documentary slate as a whole, everyone similarly has about two special offers that can realistically make the cut, which makes it even more difficult for voters to decide. For example, Netflix campaigned both “Will & Harper” and “Martha” for Oscars, despite the academy’s discomfort for all celebrity -focused documentaries. Television Academy is more willing to get through for the types of movies and put Netflix in a strong position.
Same with Disney+, where its documentary “Music by John Williams” is familiar with the awards for awards through his Oscar campaign, which included opening 2024 AFI festival, but one of its other submissions “Beatles ’64” is based on the momentum “The Beatles: Get Back”, which won the Docuserier, Docuserier, which won the docuseries.
And then Apple TV+ Has “Deaf president now!”, Together with Davis Guggenheim, who won this category two years ago for “Still” and “number one on the call”, which contains almost every black actor that has led a large film or TV project in recent decades, including the special producer’s executive Jamie Foxx.
HBO has positioned itself as a destination for documentaries more than any other network, but seems to be the most fixed in “Pee as he of itself” as its top challenger, even when there are other strong options such as “Music Box: Yacht Rock: a dollumentary” or “Wise Guys: David Chase and the Sopranos.” Amazon Prime Video and Paramount+ also have longer slate, but have an emphasis on “I am: Celine Dion” and “¡Casa Bonita Mi Amor!” respective.
It will be fascinating to see, when the campaign kicks in high equipment, which the projects voters will ultimately be forced against as the networks can use some help in deciding which of their films is a real winner during this incredibly strong year for documentary special offers.
Current challenger (in alphabetical order):
“Beatles ’64” (Disney+)
“Brats” (Hulu)
“Nice house my love!” (Paramount+)
“Deaf president now!” (Apple TV+)
“I AM: Celine Dion” (Prime Video)
“Ladies and Gentlemen… 50 Years of Snl Music” (Peacock)
“Last time: Rust and the Story of Halena” (Hulu)
“Martha” (Netflix)
“Music Box: Yacht Rock: A Dockumentary” (HBO)
“Music by John Williams” (Disney+)
“Number one on the call sheet” (Apple TV+)
“Pee Wee As He by Himself” (HBO)
“Road Diary: Bruce Springsteen & E Street Band” (Hulu)
“Sly Lives! (Aka The Burden of Black Genius)” (Hulu)
“Will & Harper” (Netflix)
More category preliminary conditions:
Outstanding animated program
Outstanding conversation series
Outstanding script kind series
Outstanding documentary or nonfiction series
View IndieWire’s full set of Predictions for the 77th Emmy Awards.
Last year’s winner: “Jim Henson Idea Man”
Still eligible: No.
Hot streak: Having “Beatles” in your project’s title really hits the network a campaign against, so there is quite a chance that Disney+ wins the documentary special a second year in a row for “Beatles “64.” Less chance for “Music by John Williams”, but everything is possible.
Remarkably unjustified series: “Black Box Diaries” (unjustified as an Oscar nominated 2025); “Sugarcue” (not justified as an Oscar nominated 2025); “Daughters” (the film was not submitted for Primetime Emmy’s consideration); “The truth against Alex Jones” (the film was not submitted for Primetime Emmy’s consideration)
