Ukrainian film 2000 Meters to Andriivka earns six Emmy nominations
The Ukrainian documentary 2000 Meters to Andriivka by Mstyslav Chernov has received six nominations at the annual News & Documentary Emmy Awards. The awards ceremony will take place on 27 and 28 May.
Source: The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences
The film has been nominated in six categories, namely:
- Outstanding Current Affairs Documentary
- Best Documentary
- Outstanding Writing: Documentary
- Outstanding Direction: Documentary
- Outstanding Cinematography: Documentary
- Outstanding Editing: Documentary
The film portrays events on the battlefield through the eyes of Ukrainian soldiers tasked with advancing roughly two kilometres through a fortified forest area to liberate the village of Andriivka near Bakhmut. The director himself, along with photographer Oleksandr Babenko, worked alongside the troops, documenting their advance under constant attacks.
Filming began in September 2023 and lasted nearly a year and a half. The project involved Mstyslav Chernov, photographer Oleksandr Babenko, and producers Michelle Mizner and Raney Aronson-Rath. The score was composed by two-time Grammy Award winner Sam Slater.
The News & Documentary Emmy Awards, part of the broader Emmy Awards, recognise artistic and technical achievements in the American television industry. They have been presented by the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences since 1980. This year, nominees were selected from more than 2,000 entries.
The awards ceremony will take place in New York at the Frederick P. Rose Hall at Jazz at Lincoln Centre. News categories will be presented on 27 May, and documentary categories on 28 May.
Background: The documentary 2000 Meters to Andriivka previously won two major US awards – the Writers Guild of America (WGA) Award and the American Society of Cinematographers (ASC) Award.
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