Michael Kirk Biography

Awards

• 1999WGA Award (TV)-Documentary - Current Events: winner
• 2000Emmy-Outstanding Coverage of a Continuing News Story - Programs: nominated
• 2000Emmy-Outstanding Background/Analysis of a Single Current Story - Programs: nominated
• 2000WGA Award (TV)-Documentary - Current Events: winner
• 2001WGA Award (TV)-Documentary - Current Events: nominated
• 2002Emmy-Outstanding Investigative Journalism - Long Form: nominated
• 2003Emmy-Outstanding Investigative Journalism - Long Form: nominated
• 2003WGA Award (TV)-Documentary - Current Events: nominated
• 2004WGA Award (TV)-Documentary - Current Events: nominated
• 2004WGA Award (TV)-Documentary - Other Than Current Events: nominated
• 2005WGA Award (TV)-Documentary - Current Events: winner
• 2006Emmy-Outstanding Investigative Journalism - Long Form: winner
• 2007Emmy-Outstanding Historical Programming - Long Form: winner
• 2007WGA Award (TV)-Documentary - Current Events: winner
• 2008Emmy-Outstanding Documentary on a Business Topic: nominated
• 2009Emmy-New Approaches to News & Documentary Programming: Documentaries: nominated
• 2009Emmy-Outstanding Continuing Coverage of a News Story - Long Form: winner
• 2009WGA Award (TV)-Documentary - Current Events: winner
• 2010Emmy-Outstanding Investigative Journalism - Long Form: winner
• 2010WGA Award (TV)-Documentary - Current Events: nominated
• 2012Emmy-Outstanding Coverage of a Breaking News Story in a News Magazine: winner
• 2012Emmy-Outstanding Investigative Journalism - Long Form: nominated
• 2012WGA Award (TV)-Documentary - Current Events: winner
• 2013Emmy-Outstanding Business and Economic Reporting - Long Form: winner
• 2013WGA Award (TV)-Documentary - Current Events: nominated
• 2013WGA Award (TV)-Documentary - Current Events: nominated
• 2014Emmy-Outstanding Investigative Journalism - Long Form: nominated
• 2014WGA Award (TV)-Documentary - Other Than Current Events: nominated
• 2014WGA Award (TV)-Documentary - Current Events: nominated
• 2015Emmy-Best Documentary: winner
• 2015Emmy-Outstanding Coverage of a Current News Story - Long Form: winner
• 2015WGA Award (TV)-Documentary - Other Than Current Events: winner
• 2015WGA Award (TV)-Documentary Script - Current Events: nominated
• 2015WGA Award (TV)-Documentary Script - Current Events: nominated
• 2016Emmy-Outstanding Informational Programming - Long Form: winner
• 2016Emmy-Outstanding Coverage of a Current News Story - Long Form: nominated
• 2016WGA Award (TV)-Documentary - Other Than Current Events: nominated
• 2016WGA Award (TV)-Documentary Script - Current Events: nominated
• 2017Emmy-Outstanding Politics and Government Documentary: winner
• 2017Emmy-Outstanding Investigative Documentary: nominated
• 2017WGA Award (TV)-Documentary Script - Current Events: winner
• 2017WGA Award (TV)-Documentary Script - Other Than Current Events: nominated
• 2018Emmy-Outstanding Writing: nominated
• 2018Emmy-Best Documentary: nominated
• 2018Emmy-Outstanding Politics and Government Documentary: nominated
• 2018Emmy-Outstanding Writing: nominated
• 2018WGA Award (TV)-Documentary Script - Other than Current Events: nominated
• 2019WGA Award (TV)-Documentary Script - Current Events: winner
• 2020Emmy-Outstanding Historical Documentary: nominated
• 2020WGA Award (TV)-Documentary Script - Current Events: nominated
• 2020WGA Award (TV)-Documentary Script - Other Than Current Events: nominated
• 2023Peabody Award-News: winner
• 2023WGA Award (TV)-Documentary Script – Current Events: winner
• 2023WGA Award (TV)-Documentary Script – Other Than Current Events: nominated
• 2024WGA Award (TV)-Documentary Script: nominated
• 2026WGA Award (TV)-Documentary Script - Current Events: nominated
• 2026WGA Award (TV)-Documentary Script - Current Events: winner