Some of the entertainment industrys top filmmakers will go up against each other at the 76thEmmy Awards.
See the full list of Emmy documentary nominees below.
Reiner and Brooks have been friends for over 50 years.
Rob Reiner, Ron Howard, Fisher Stevens, Morgan Neville and Andrew JareckiGetty/Michael Buckner for Deadline/Tim Cragg/Getty Images
People my age, they know who he is and know how brilliant, what a genius he is.
Fisher told Deadline he didnt realize Emmy nomination morning had arrived.
Its amazing, considering I completely forgot about the whole thing, he said.
Clockwise Top L-R: ‘Albert Brooks: Defending My Life’; ‘Girls State’; ‘The Greatest Night in Pop’; ‘Jim Henson Idea Man,’ and ‘Steve! (Martin) A Documentary in Two Pieces’Hbo/Netflix/Disney+/Apple TV+
I think its better to forget and not have any expectations.
David Beckham himself apparently didnt need reminding it was Emmy nomination day.
I got a very nice text from David, Stevens said.
The parade of Oscar winners in Emmy contention continues withMorgan Neville, director ofSteve!
(Martin) A Documentary In Two Pieces.
Martin himself is nominated for starring inOnly Murders in the Building.
The Hulu series earned a slew of nominations, including Outstanding Comedy Series.
I dont know if he had heard before, but I dont think so.
And he just wrote back and just said, Yay!
This was obviously such a labor, and it was a labor of love, Jarecki told Deadline.
Girls State, from Apple TV+, earned nominations for Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Special, cinematography and directing.
It was hard to leap into making the film.
Kids are different now, Moss said.
But feeling really fortunate.
So, this [Emmy recognition] had an extra special little win for me.
Im on cloud nine.
Im kind of speechless, actually.
I think I can finally tell my parents what I do for a living.
Its based on the bestselling book of the same name by Dr. Ibram X. Kendi.
He added, Obviously we had the incredible work of Dr. Kendi, but its a 540 page-plus book.
The challenge from Netflix to me was it needs to be accessible.
