As the entertainment industry continues to roll back recent gains in equity and inclusion, over 80% of the Directors nominated for Emmys in the scripted categories are cis men, along with 65% of the Directors nominated in unscripted categories. Despite these odds, let's take a moment to celebrate the Film Fatales members who have been nominated for Emmys this year including:
Alexandra Cuerdo - Culture/History Documentary (Korean Food: The Migrant Kitchen)
Alysa Nahmias - Outstanding Arts and Culture Documentary (Art & Krimes by Krimes)
Annetta Marion - Outstanding Documentary Special (Still: A Michael J Fox Movie)
Bernadette Wegenstein - Outstanding Arts and Culture Documentary (The Conductor)
Bridget Stokes - Outstanding Scripted Variety Series (A Black Lady Sketch Show)
Christine Turner - Outstanding Documentary Series (The 1619 Project)
Cynthia Wade - Outstanding Short Documentary (The Flagmakers)
Dawn Porter - Outstanding Research and Outstanding Editing (Lowndes County and the Road to Black Power)
Emma Pildes - Best Documentary, Outstanding Direction, Outstanding Research, Outstanding Social Issue (The Janes)
Jacqueline Olive- Outstanding Art Direction (Lincoln's Dilemma)
Jennifer Tiexiera - Outstanding Crime and Justice Documentary (Unveiled: Surviving La Luz Del Mundo)
Kristy Guevara Flanagan - Outstanding Music Composition (Body Parts)
Lana Wilson - Outstanding Directing for a Documentary Program (Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields)
Melissa Lesh - Outstanding Direction, Outstanding Music and Outstanding Nature Documentary (Wildcat)
Ondi Timoner - Exceptional Merit in Documentary Filmmaking (Last Flight Home)
Pailin Wedel - Outstanding Current Affairs Documentary (The Trapped 13: How We Survived the Thai Cave)
Mary Lou Belli - Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series (The Ms Pat Show: Don't Touch My Hair)
Paula Eiselt - Exceptional Merit in Documentary Filmmaking (Aftershock)
Shalini Kantayya - Outstanding Business and Economic Documentary (TikTok Boom)
Smriti Mundhra - Outstanding Unstructured Reality Program (Indian Matchmaking)
Tara Anaïse - Outstanding Arts and Culture Documentary (Queer for Fear: The History of Queer Horror)
