Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Reality Program
The Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Reality Program is awarded to one reality series each year. Prior to 2023, nonfiction programs and reality programs competed together. From 2019 to 2022, nominations were proportional to the number of submissions of each.[ 1] They were split in 2023 with Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Nonfiction Program becoming its own category.
Winners and nominations
2000s
Year
Program
Episode
Nominees
Network
2001 [ 2]
Survivor
"Episode 1"
Terrance Dwyer
CBS
The Beatles Revolution
Ken Hahn, David Jaunai, Ashley Howe
ABC
Behind the Music
"John Lennon: The Last Years"
Earl Martin, Richard Gray
VH1
Jazz
"Dedicated to Chaos"
Dominick Tavella
PBS
Living Dolls: The Making of a Child Beauty Queen
John McCormick, Mitch Dorf
HBO
2002 [ 3]
9/11
Grant Maxwell, Ken Hahn, Danny Caccavo
CBS
The Blue Planet
"The Deep"
Graham Wild
Discovery
In Memoriam: New York City
Larry Rock, Ken Hahn
HBO
Recording 'The Producers': A Musical Romp with Mel Brooks (Great Performances )
Peter Miller, Roger Phenix, Lee Dichter
PBS
The True Story of Black Hawk Down
Marcus Pardo
History
2003 [ 4]
American Masters
"Joni Mitchell: Woman of Heart and Mind"
Peter Waggoner
PBS
American Idol
"Finale"
Klaus Landsberg, Brian Riordan
Fox
The Day the Towers Fell
Sammy Jackson, Scott Delaney
History
Expedition: Bismarck
Ben Zarai, Ken Skoglund, Eric Reuveni, Aaron F. Quirk, Buck Robinson
Discovery
Journeys with George
Coll Anderson
HBO
2004 [ 5]
Dinosaur Planet
"Pod's Travels" / "Alpha's Egg"
Mike Olman, Ken Kobett
Discovery
The Amazing Race
"I Could Never Have Been Prepared for What I'm Looking at Right Now"
Troy Smith
CBS
American Masters
"Judy Garland: By Myself"
Ed Campbell
PBS
Failure Is Not an Option
Greg McCleary
History
Survivor
"They're Back"
Terrance Dwyer, Jeremy Ireland, Heron Alencar, Roger Arguello, Rick Armstrong, Jerry Masanky Chabane, Christina Chin, Dan Foster, Richard Hill, Matthias Hoffman, Tony Jensen, Chris Kelly, Drew Levinson, Terry Meehan, Robert MacKay, Mike Ormsby, Rob Rosales, Bram Tulloch, Jim Ursulak
CBS
2005 [ 6]
Broadway: The American Musical
"Oh, What a Beautiful Mornin'"
Ed Campbell
PBS
The Amazing Race
"We're Moving Up the Food Chain"
Troy Smith, Jim Ursulak, Heron Alencar, Gary Azzinaro, Tyler Bender, Stephen Crawley, Dean Gaveau, Brian Johnson, Peter Jones, William Minchin, Gustavo Gama Rodrigues, Kris Bagley, Barry Weissman
CBS
American Idol
"Episode 401/402"
Brian Riordan
Fox
America's Deadliest Season: Alaskan Crab Fishing
"The Clock's Ticking"
Bob Bronow
Discovery
Survivor
"Love Is in the Air, Rats Are Everywhere"
Terrance Dwyer, Jeremy Ireland, Christina Chin, Tony Jensen, Robert MacKay, Terry Meehan, Chris Kelly, Molefi J. Chabane, Dan Foster, Mike Ormsby, Steve Guercio, Scott Hanlon, Michael St. Hilaire, Colette Stewart, Jonathan Andrews, Drew Levinson
CBS
2006 [ 7]
American Masters
"No Direction Home: Bob Dylan "
Tom Fleischman
PBS
The Amazing Race
"Here Comes the Bedouin!"
Troy Smith, Jim Ursulak, Jerry Masanky Chabane, Peter Jones
CBS
Baghdad ER
Jon Alpert , Matthew O'Neill , Paul Hsu
HBO
Deadliest Catch
"The Clock's Ticking"
Bob Bronow
Discovery
Survivor
"Big Trek, Big Trouble, Big Surprise"
Terrance Dwyer, Jeremy Ireland, Matthias Hoffman, Tony Jensen
CBS
2007 [ 8]
American Masters
"Atlantic Records: The House That Ahmet Built"
Ed Campbell
PBS
The Amazing Race
"I Know Phil, Little Ol' Gorgeous Thing"
Jim Ursulak, Jerry Masanky Chabane, Dean Gaveau, Barry Weissman, Peter Wong, Troy Smith
CBS
Deadliest Catch
"The Unforgiving Sea"
Bob Bronow
Discovery
Planet Earth
"Pole to Pole"
Graham Wild
When the Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Acts
Ken Ishii, Stuart Deutsch, Charles R. Hunt, Bo Walker, Bob Chefalas, Douglas Murray
HBO
2008 [ 9]
American Masters
"Tony Bennett: The Music Never Ends"
Jason King
PBS
The Amazing Race
"Honestly, They Have Witch Powers or Something"
Jim Ursulak, Jerry Masanky Chabane, Dean Gaveau, Troy Smith
CBS
Deadliest Catch
"No Mercy"
Bob Bronow
Discovery
The War
"When Things Get Tough"
Dominick Tavella
PBS
2009 [ 10]
102 Minutes That Changed America
Damon Trotta
History
The Amazing Race
"Don't Let a Cheese Hit Me"
Jim Ursulak, Jerry Masanky Chabane, Dean Gaveau, Troy Smith
CBS
American Idol
"Episode 801/802"
Brian Riordan, Adrian Ordonez
Fox
Deadliest Catch
"Stay Focused or Die"
Bob Bronow
Discovery
Survivor
"The Poison Apple Needs to Go"
Robert Mackay, Terry Meehan, Christopher Kelly, Terrance Dwyer
CBS
2010s
Year
Program
Episode
Nominees
Network
2010 [ 11]
Deadliest Catch
"No Second Chances"
Bob Bronow
Discovery
The Amazing Race
"I Think We're Fighting the Germans, Right?"
Jim Ursulak, Dean Gaveau, Jerry Masanky Chabane, Troy Smith
CBS
Life
"Challenges of Life"
Graham Wild, John Rigatuso
Discovery
The National Parks: America's Best Idea
"The Scripture of Nature"
Dominick Tavella
PBS
Spectacle: Elvis Costello with...
"Bruce Springsteen"
Neil Cedar
Sundance Channel
2011 [ 12]
Deadliest Catch
"Redemption Day"
Bob Bronow
Discovery
The Amazing Race
"You Don't Get Paid Unless You Win"
Jim Ursulak, Dean Gaveau, Jerry Masanky Chabane, Troy Smith
CBS
American Idol
"Auditions No. 2: New Orleans"
Brian Riordan, Kamal Humphrey, Phil Valdivia, Chris Tront
Fox
American Masters
"LENNONYC"
Ed Campbell
PBS
Gettysburg
Dieter Keck
History
2012 [ 13]
Paul Simon's Graceland Journey: Under African Skies
Tom Paul
A&E
The Amazing Race
"Let Them Drink Their Haterade"
Jim Ursulak, Dean Gaveau, Jerry Masanky Chabane, Troy Smith
CBS
Deadliest Catch
"I Don't Wanna Die"
Bob Bronow
Discovery
Frozen Planet
"Ends of the Earth"
Graham Wild, Archie Moore
George Harrison: Living in the Material World
Tom Fleischman and Bob Chefalas
HBO
2013 [ 14]
History of the Eagles
Tom Fleischman , Bret Johnson, Richard F.W. Davis, Elliot Scheiner, Mike Harlow
Showtime
The Amazing Race
"Be Safe and Don't Hit a Cow"
Jim Ursulak, Dean Gaveau, Jerry Masanky Chabane, Troy Smith
CBS
Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown
"Myanmar"
Benny Mouthon
CNN
Crossfire Hurricane
Jason W. Jennings, Steve Pederson
HBO
Deadliest Catch
"Mutiny on the Bering Sea"
Bob Bronow
Discovery
Survivor
"Create a Little Chaos"
Terrance Dwyer
CBS
2014 [ 15]
American Masters
"Jimi Hendrix: Hear My Train A Comin'"
Eddie Kramer, Steve Crook
PBS
The Amazing Race
"Part Like the Red Sea"
Jim Ursulak, Dean Gaveau, Jerry Masanky Chabane, Troy Smith
CBS
Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown
"Tokyo"
Brian Bracken
CNN
Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey
"Standing Up in the Milky Way "
Mark Hensley, Joel D. Catalan, Paul Aronoff, David Torres
Fox
Deadliest Catch
"Careful What You Wish For"
Bob Bronow
Discovery
2015 [ 16]
Foo Fighters: Sonic Highways
"Seattle"
Fred Stuben, Jeffrey Fuller, Eddie Kim
HBO
Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown
"Jamaica"
Brian Bracken
CNN
Deadliest Catch
"Lost at Sea"
Bob Bronow
Discovery
Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief
David Mitlyng, Tony Volante
HBO
The Jinx: The Life and Deaths of Robert Durst
"Chapter 2: Poor Little Rich Boy"
Tim Hays, Paul Vik Marshall, Coll Anderson
Kurt Cobain: Montage of Heck
Steve Pederson
2016 [ 17]
Vice
"Fighting ISIS"
Erik Schuiten
HBO
Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown
"Ethiopia"
Benny Mouthon
CNN
Deadliest Catch
"Carpe Diem"
Bob Bronow
Discovery
Making a Murderer
"Lack of Humanity"
Leslie Shatz
Netflix
What Happened, Miss Simone?
Tony Volante, Tammy Douglas
2017 [ 18]
The Beatles: Eight Days a Week — The Touring Years
Chris Jenkins , Cameron Frankley, Nathan Evans, Sam O'Kell
Hulu
Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown
"Rome"
Brian Bracken
CNN
O.J.: Made in America
"Part 2"
Keith Hodne, Eric Di Stefano
ESPN
Planet Earth II
"Cities"
Graham Wild
BBC America
13th
Jeffrey Perkins
Netflix
2018 [ 19]
Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown
"Lagos"
Benny Mouthon
CNN
The Defiant Ones
"Episode 1"
Christopher Jenkins , Gabriel Andy Giner
HBO
Jane
David E. Fluhr, Marc Fishman, Lee Smith, Derek Lee
Nat Geo
The Vietnam War
"Episode 6: Things Fall Apart (January 1968 – July 1968)"
Dominick Tavella
PBS
Wild Wild Country
"Part 1"
Chapman Way
Netflix
2019 [ 20]
Free Solo
Tom Fleischman , Ric Schnupp, Tyson Lozensky, Jim Hurst
Nat Geo
Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown
"Kenya"
Brian Bracken
CNN
Fyre: The Greatest Party That Never Happened
Tom Paul
Netflix
Leaving Neverland
Matt Skilton, Marguerite Gaudin
HBO
Our Planet
"One Planet"
Graham Wild
Netflix
2020s
Year
Program
Episode
Nominees
Network
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Nonfiction or Reality Program (Single or Multi-Camera)
2020 [ 21]
Apollo 11
Eric Milano
CNN
Beastie Boys Story
William Tzouris, Jacob Feinberg and Martyn Zub
Apple TV+
Cheer
"Daytona"
Ryan David Adams
Netflix
Laurel Canyon: A Place in Time
Gary A. Rizzo , Stephen Urata, Danielle Dupre and Tony Villaflor
Epix
RuPaul's Drag Race
"I'm That Bitch"
Glenn Gaines, Ryan Brady, Erik Valenzuela and Sal Ojeda
VH1
Tiger King: Murder, Mayhem and Madness
"The Noble Thing to Do"
Jose Araujo, Royce Sharp, Jack Neu and Ian Cymore
Netflix
2021 [ 22]
David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet
Graham Wild
Netflix
The Bee Gees: How Can You Mend a Broken Heart
Gary A. Rizzo , Jeff King and John Rampey
HBO
Billie Eilish: The World's a Little Blurry
Elmo Ponsdomenech, Jason "Frenchie" Gaya, Aron Forbes and Jae Kim
Apple TV+
Life Below Zero
"The Other Side"
Tony Crowe
Nat Geo
Stanley Tucci: Searching for Italy
"Naples and the Amalfi Coast"
Tom O'Pray and Chris Gibbions
CNN
Tina
Lawrence Everson and Phil McGowan
HBO
2022 [ 23]
The Beatles: Get Back
"Part 3: Days 17–22"
Michael Hedges , Brent Burge , Alexis Feodoroff and Giles Martin
Disney+
George Carlin's American Dream
Earl Martin, Jason Gaya, Brad Bergbom and Kevin Rosen Quan
HBO Max
Lizzo's Watch Out for the Big Grrrls
"Becoming 100% That Bitch"
Erik Brena, Ross D'Alessandro, Julianne Kane and Deanna Decenario
Prime Video
McCartney 3,2,1
"These Things Bring You Together"
Gary A. Rizzo and Laura Cunningham
Hulu
RuPaul's Drag Race
"Big Opening #1"
Erik Valenzuela, David Nolte and Glenn Gaines
VH1
Stanley Tucci: Searching for Italy
"Venice"
Tom O'Pray and Renato Ferrari
CNN
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Reality Program (Single or Multi-Camera)
2023 [ 24]
Welcome to Wrexham
"Do or Die"
Mark Jensen
FX
The Amazing Race
"The Only Leg That Matters"
Jim Ursulak, Troy Smith and The Production Mixing Team
CBS
Deadliest Catch
"Call of a New Generation"
Jared Robbins
Discovery
RuPaul's Drag Race
"Wigloose: The Rusical! "
Erik Valenzuela, Sal Ojeda, David Nolte and Gabe Lopez
MTV
The Voice
"Live Top 10"
Michael Abbott, Randy Faustino and Tim Hatayama
NBC
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Reality Program
2024 [ 25]
Welcome to Wrexham
"Giant Killers"
Mark Jensen
FX
The Amazing Race
Troy Smith, Jim Ursulak, Jim Blank, Emerson Boergadine, Paul Bruno, John Buchanan, Jerry Chabane, Alfredo R. Del Portillo, Freddie DiPasquale, Dean Gaveau, Ryan P. Kelly, Richard Chardy Lopez, Mickey McMullen, Sean Milburn, Simon Paine, John A. Pitron, Jody Stillwater and Jeff Zipp
CBS
Deadliest Catch
"Nautical Deathtrap"
Jared Robbins
Discovery Channel
RuPaul's Drag Race
Sal Ojeda, Erik Valenzuela, Ryan Brady, David Nolte and Andrew Papastephanou
MTV
The Voice
"Live Finale"
Michael Abbott, Kenyata Westbrook, Randy Faustino, Christian Schrader, Carlos A. Torres, Andrew Fletcher, Shaun Sebastian, Tim Hatayama, Adrian Ordonez, Barry Weir Jr. and Ryan Young
NBC
Programs with multiple awards
Programs with multiple nominations
13 nominations
12 nominations
6 nominations
4 nominations
2 nominations
Notes
References
^ Andreeva, Nellie (December 13, 2018). "Primetime Emmy Rule Changes Include TV Movie Length Requirement" . Deadline Hollywood .
^ "Nominees/Winners | Television Academy" . Television Academy . Retrieved March 31, 2017 .
^ "Nominees/Winners | Television Academy" . Television Academy . Retrieved March 31, 2017 .
^ "Nominees/Winners | Television Academy" . Television Academy . Retrieved March 31, 2017 .
^ "Nominees/Winners | Television Academy" . Television Academy . Retrieved March 31, 2017 .
^ "Nominees/Winners | Television Academy" . Television Academy . Retrieved March 31, 2017 .
^ "Nominees/Winners | Television Academy" . Television Academy . Retrieved March 31, 2017 .
^ "Nominees/Winners | Television Academy" . Television Academy . Retrieved March 31, 2017 .
^ "Nominees/Winners | Television Academy" . Television Academy . Retrieved March 31, 2017 .
^ "Nominees/Winners | Television Academy" . Television Academy . Retrieved March 31, 2017 .
^ "Nominees/Winners | Television Academy" . Television Academy . Retrieved March 30, 2017 .
^ "Nominees/Winners | Television Academy" . Television Academy . Retrieved March 30, 2017 .
^ "Nominees/Winners | Television Academy" . Television Academy . Retrieved March 30, 2017 .
^ "Nominees/Winners | Television Academy" . Television Academy . Retrieved March 30, 2017 .
^ "Nominees/Winners | Television Academy" . Television Academy . Retrieved March 30, 2017 .
^ "Nominees/Winners | Television Academy" . Television Academy . Retrieved March 30, 2017 .
^ "Nominees/Winners | Television Academy" . Television Academy . Retrieved March 30, 2017 .
^ "Nominees/Winners | Television Academy" . Television Academy . Retrieved July 14, 2017 .
^ "Nominees/Winners | Television Academy" . Television Academy . Retrieved July 13, 2018 .
^ "Nominees/Winners | Television Academy" . Television Academy . Retrieved July 16, 2019 .
^ "Nominees/Winners | Television Academy" . Television Academy . Retrieved July 30, 2020 .
^ "Nominees/Winners | Television Academy" . Television Academy . Retrieved July 14, 2021 .
^ "Nominees/Winners | Television Academy" . Television Academy . Retrieved July 13, 2022 .
^ "Nominees/Winners | Television Academy" . Television Academy . Retrieved July 14, 2023 .
^ "Nominees/Winners | Television Academy" . Television Academy . Retrieved July 21, 2024 .
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