The shows were to be feted at an awards ceremony this month, but that has been shelved indefinitely amid the coronavirus crisis.
“During this difficult time for our industry and our country, the Television Academy Honors plays an important role in recognizing contemporary programming that speaks to our humanity and brings us together,” said Maury McIntyre, the Academy’s president and COO. “We would like to thank our judges for their commitment and virtual engagement at this challenging time.”
Howard Meltzer, CSA, governor for the Academy’s Casting Peer Group, chaired this year’s selection committee, with Jill Sanford, governor for the Children’s Programming Peer Group, serving as vice-chair. “Now more than ever, television remains one of the most powerful mediums to reach and touch people,” Sanford said. “We applaud those brave visionaries who choose to tell difficult and empowering stories.”Showtime Documentary Films Presents, in association with Topic, Impact Partners and Chicago Media Project is the quixotic story of a small group of activists, journalists and attorneys who fought to reveal the truth behind the Chicago police killing of Laquan McDonald.
For more than two decades, Dr. Larry Nassar was the osteopathic physician for the U.S. women’s Olympic gymnastics team as well as a physician at Michigan State University. During that time, he sexually abused hundreds of female athletes. Offering insights that go beyond the sensational headlines, this documentary reveals a dangerous system that prioritized winning over everything else, including protecting young female athletes.