Wednesday, June 17, 2026

'Underdogs' wins two News & Doc Emmy Awards plus a late World Sea Turtle Day


I closed 'Secrets of the Penguins' wins two News & Doc Emmy Awards by telling my readers, "Speaking of Underdogs, it also won two News & Doc Emmy Awards, so I think I will cover it next." I promised that again at the end of A late National Megalodon Day. Without any further ado, I'm revisiting what I wrote in 'Underdogs' earns four News & Doc Emmy Award nominations.
The trailer alone demonstrated that Underdogs deserved this nomination. Unfortunately, I doubt it will win this award. It's competing against 2000 Meters to Andriivka with six nominations including Best Documentary, Songs from the Hole with four nominations including Outstanding Arts and Culture Documentary, and The Stringer, also with four nominations including Outstanding Investigative Documentary. I expect grit will win over wit.
I was wrong; wit beat grit in Outstanding Writing: Documentary.

Congratulations!

Now for Outstanding Sound: Documentary.
Secrets of the Penguins deserved this nomination, but I doubt it will win. Instead, I think it's between Turning Point: The Vietnam War with five total nominations and Love + War with four nominations. Both are also nominated for Best Documentary. The sounds of combat would probably impress the journalists and documentarians, possibly even more than the sounds of nature or music. If the entertainment professionals in the Creative Arts Emmys were voting, they might give WE WANT THE FUNK! the advantage. Not here; electorates matter.
I think the same of Underdogs' chances for Outstanding Sound: Documentary. Given the competition in its categories, it has an apt title.
I was wrong here, too. As I wrote about Outstanding Cinematography: Documentary in 'Secrets of the Penguins' wins two News & Doc Emmy Awards, "I'm glad that nature beat warfare."

Again, congratulations! I'm never more happy to be wrong!

By the way, yesterday was World Sea Turtle Day, so I'm embedding National Day Calendar's WORLD SEA TURTLE DAY | June 16 for a late celebration.

Have you been able to see a sea turtle in times past?
May I remember to observe the day on time next year.

That's a wrap for today. Stay tuned for an evergreen educational entry I can share in July tomorrow, followed by a string of holidays, Juneteenth, American Eagle Day, National Seashell Day, the Summer Solstice, World Giraffe Day 2025, Father's Day, World Rainforest Day, and Detroit-style Pizza Day. I love holidays!

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