Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Narrator
| Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Narrator | |
|---|---|
| Description | Outstanding Narrator |
| Country | United States |
| Presented by | Academy of Television Arts and Sciences |
| Currently held by | David Attenborough, Our Planet (2019) |
| Website | emmys |
The Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Narrator is awarded to one individual each year.
In 2014, the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Voice-Over Performance was separated into two categories – Outstanding Narrator and Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance.[1] Rules hold that the "submission must be performed/read as a traditional narration and may not be audio lifted from an on-camera performance or interview. If the narration is performed in the first person as a character rather than the narrator, even if credited as narrator, it should be submitted in the character voice-over category."[2]
In the following list, the first titles listed in gold are the winners; those not in gold are nominees, which are listed in alphabetical order. The years given are those in which the ceremonies took place:
Winners and nominations
1990s
| Year | Narrator | Program | Network |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 (46th) | |||
| Outstanding Individual Achievement - Informational Programming[3][4][note 1][note 2] | |||
| David Marshall Grant | The Legend of Billy the Kid | Disney | |
2010s
2020s
| Year | Narrator | Program | Network |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 (72nd) [11] |
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar | Black Patriots: Heroes of the Revolution | History |
| David Attenborough | Seven Worlds, One Planet (Episode: "Antarctica") | BBC America | |
| Angela Bassett | The Imagineering Story (Episode: "The Happiest Place on Earth") | Disney+ | |
| Chiwetel Ejiofor | The Elephant Queen | Apple TV+ | |
| Lupita Nyong'o | Serengeti (Episode: "Destiny") | Discovery |
Performers with multiple awards
Total include wins for Outstanding Voice-Over Performance.
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Performers with multiple nominations
Total include nominations for Outstanding Voice-Over Performance.
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Notes
- ^ This program was nominated as Outstanding Individual Achievement - Informational Programming. As a juried award, nominees had to garner 50% approval to win the award.
- ^ In 2020, the TV Academy rescinded a win in this category for the Disney Channel special George Stevens: D-Day to Berlin, narrated by George Stevens Jr. The program was a re-edit of the 1985 BBC documentary D-Day to Berlin, in violation of a rule that "a program that is a foreign acquisition without benefit of a domestic co-production cannot be re-introduced into eligibility in a current awards year, even though it may have been modified with new footage, sound track, musical score, etc."
References
- ^ Andreeva, Nellie (February 20, 2014). "EMMYS: TV Academy Splits Best Miniseries & TV Movie, Reality Program & Voice-Over Categories, Expands Combined Longform Fields To 6 Nominees, Sets Possibility For 7 Best Drama & Comedy Series Nominees". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved February 21, 2014.
- ^ "72nd Primetime Emmy Awards 2019-2020 Rules and Procedures" (PDF). Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Retrieved April 18, 2020.
- ^ "Nominees/Winners | Television Academy". Television Academy. Retrieved April 18, 2020.
- ^ Feinberg, Scott (March 12, 2020). "TV Academy Rescinds Several of George Stevens Jr.'s Emmy Noms, Awards (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved March 12, 2020.
- ^ "Nominees/Winners | Television Academy". Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Retrieved May 27, 2017.
- ^ "Nominees/Winners | Television Academy". Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Retrieved May 27, 2017.
- ^ "Nominees/Winners | Television Academy". Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Retrieved May 27, 2017.
- ^ "Nominees/Winners | Television Academy". Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Retrieved July 13, 2017.
- ^ "Nominees/Winners | Television Academy". Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Retrieved July 15, 2018.
- ^ "Nominees/Winners | Television Academy". Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Retrieved July 16, 2019.
- ^ "2020 Primetime Emmy Awards: Nomination Press Release" (PDF). Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. July 28, 2020. Retrieved July 28, 2020.
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