Sally Jo Fifer Biography

Awards

• 2002Emmy-Best Documentary: winner
• 2002Emmy-Outstanding Background/Analysis of a Single Current Story - Long Form: winner
• 2004Emmy-Outstanding Cultural & Artistic Programming - Long Form: nominated
• 2004Emmy-Best Documentary: winner
• 2004Emmy-Best Documentary: nominated
• 2004Emmy-Outstanding Informational Programming - Long Form: nominated
• 2005IDA Award-Feature Documentaries: nominated
• 2005Emmy-Outstanding Continuing Coverage of a News Story - Long Form: nominated
• 2005Emmy-Best Documentary: nominated
• 2005Emmy-Best Documentary: nominated
• 2006Emmy-Outstanding Cultural & Artistic Programming: winner
• 2006Emmy-Best Documentary: nominated
• 2006Emmy-Outstanding Informational Programming - Long Form: nominated
• 2006Emmy-Outstanding Continuing Coverage of a News Story - Long Form: nominated
• 2006Primetime Emmy-Exceptional Merit in Nonfiction Filmmaking: nominated
• 2007Emmy-Outstanding Informational Programming - Long Form: nominated
• 2007Emmy-Outstanding Continuing Coverage of a News Story - Long Form: nominated
• 2007Primetime Emmy-Exceptional Merit in Nonfiction Filmmaking: winner
• 2008Emmy-Outstanding Informational Programming - Long Form: winner
• 2008Emmy-Best Documentary: nominated
• 2008Emmy-Outstanding Informational Programming - Long Form: nominated
• 2008Emmy-Outstanding Continuing Coverage of a News Story - Long Form: winner
• 2008Emmy-Best Documentary: winner
• 2008Emmy-Outstanding Continuing Coverage of a News Story - Long Form: nominated
• 2009Emmy-Outstanding Science, Technology and Nature Programming: nominated
• 2009Emmy-Outstanding Arts & Culture Programming: nominated
• 2009Emmy-Outstanding Historical Programming - Long Form: nominated
• 2009Emmy-Outstanding Informational Programming - Long Form: nominated
• 2009Emmy-Outstanding Informational Programming - Long Form: nominated
• 2010Emmy-Best Documentary: nominated
• 2010Emmy-Outstanding Continuing Coverage of a News Story - Long Form: nominated
• 2010Emmy-Outstanding Continuing Coverage of a News Story - Long Form: nominated
• 2010Emmy-Outstanding Arts & Culture Programming: nominated
• 2010Emmy-Outstanding Science and Technology Programming: winner
• 2011Video Source Award-: nominated
• 2011IDA Award-Best Feature: nominated
• 2011Humanitas Award-: nominated
• 2011Emmy-Best Documentary: nominated
• 2011Emmy-Outstanding Informational Programming - Long Form: nominated
• 2011Emmy-Outstanding Investigative Journalism - Long Form: nominated
• 2011Emmy-Outstanding Historical Programming - Long Form: nominated
• 2011Emmy-Outstanding Arts and Culture Programming: winner
• 2011Emmy-New Approaches to News & Documentary Programming: Documentaries: nominated
• 2011Emmy-Outstanding Continuing Coverage of a News Story - Long Form: nominated
• 2011Primetime Emmy-Exceptional Merit in Nonfiction Filmmaking: nominated
• 2012IDA Award-Best Continuing Series: nominated
• 2012IDA Award-Best Feature: nominated
• 2012Emmy-Best Documentary: winner
• 2012Emmy-Best Documentary: nominated
• 2012Emmy-Outstanding Continuing Coverage of a News Story - Long Form: winner
• 2012Emmy-Outstanding Investigative Journalism - Long Form: nominated
• 2012Emmy-Outstanding Arts & Culture Programming: nominated
• 2012Emmy-Outstanding Business and Economic Reporting - Long Form: winner
• 2012Emmy-Outstanding Continuing Coverage of a News Story - Long Form: nominated
• 2012Emmy-Outstanding Historical Programming - Long Form: nominated
• 2012Emmy-Outstanding Arts & Culture Programming: winner
• 2012Primetime Emmy-Exceptional Merit in Documentary Filmmaking: winner
• 2013Video Source Award-: winner
• 2013IDA Award-Best Short: nominated
• 2013IDA Award-Best Continuing Series: winner
• 2013Emmy-Outstanding Historical Programming - Long Form: nominated
• 2013Emmy-Outstanding Arts & Culture Programming: nominated
• 2013Emmy-Best Documentary: nominated
• 2013Emmy-Outstanding Investigative Journalism - Long Form: nominated
• 2013Emmy-Outstanding Investigative Journalism - Long Form: nominated
• 2013Emmy-Outstanding Informational Programming - Long Form: winner
• 2013Emmy-Outstanding Investigative Journalism - Long Form: nominated
• 2014IDA Award-Best Curated Series: winner
• 2014Emmy-Outstanding Informational Programming - Long Form: nominated
• 2014Emmy-Outstanding Arts and Culture Programming: nominated
• 2014Emmy-Outstanding Informational Programming - Long Form: nominated
• 2014Emmy-Best Documentary: nominated
• 2014Emmy-Best Documentary: winner
• 2014Emmy-Outstanding Business and Economic Reporting - Long Form: nominated
• 2014Emmy-Outstanding Investigative Journalism - Long Form: winner
• 2015IDA Award-Best Curated Series: winner
• 2015Emmy-Outstanding Investigative Journalism - Long Form: nominated
• 2015Emmy-Outstanding Informational Programming - Long Form: nominated
• 2015Emmy-Outstanding Informational Programming - Long Form: winner
• 2015Emmy-Best Documentary: nominated
• 2015Emmy-Outstanding Business and Economic Reporting - Long Form: winner
• 2015Emmy-Outstanding Informational Programming - Long Form: nominated
• 2015Emmy-Outstanding Historical Programming - Long Form: winner
• 2016IDA Award-Best Curated Series: nominated
• 2016Emmy-Outstanding Historical Programming - Long Form: nominated
• 2016Emmy-Outstanding Investigative Journalism - Long Form: nominated
• 2016Emmy-Outstanding Business and Economic Reporting - Long Form: nominated
• 2016Emmy-Outstanding Arts and Culture Programming: nominated
• 2016Emmy-Outstanding Arts and Culture Programming: nominated
• 2016Emmy-Outstanding Science and Technology Programming: nominated
• 2016Emmy-Outstanding Business and Economic Reporting - Long Form: winner
• 2016Primetime Emmy-Exceptional Merit in Documentary Filmmaking: nominated
• 2017IDA Award-Best Curated Series: winner
• 2017Emmy-Best Documentary: nominated
• 2017Emmy-Outstanding Current Affairs Documentary: nominated
• 2017Emmy-Outstanding Arts and Culture Documentary: winner
• 2017Emmy-Outstanding Arts and Culture Documentary: nominated
• 2017Emmy-Outstanding Historical Documentary: winner
• 2017Emmy-Outstanding Politics and Government Documentary: nominated
• 2017Emmy-Outstanding Business and Economic Documentary: winner
• 2017Emmy-Outstanding Social Issue Documentary: nominated
• 2017Emmy-Outstanding Social Issue Documentary: winner
• 2017Emmy-Outstanding Investigative Documentary: winner
• 2017Emmy-Outstanding Business and Economic Documentary: nominated
• 2017Emmy-Best Documentary: nominated
• 2017Emmy-Outstanding Historical Documentary: nominated
• 2018IDA Award-Best Curated Series: nominated
• 2018Emmy-Outstanding Historical Documentary: nominated
• 2018Emmy-Outstanding Nature Documentary: nominated
• 2018Emmy-Outstanding Business and Economic Documentary: winner
• 2018Emmy-Outstanding Business and Economic Documentary: nominated
• 2018Emmy-Best Documentary: nominated
• 2018Emmy-Outstanding Current Affairs Documentary: nominated
• 2018Emmy-Outstanding Historical Documentary: winner
• 2018Emmy-Outstanding Business and Economic Documentary: nominated
• 2018Emmy-Outstanding Politics and Government Documentary: winner
• 2018Emmy-Outstanding Current Affairs Documentary: nominated
• 2019Emmy-Outstanding Politics and Government Documentary: winner
• 2019Emmy-Outstanding Social Issue Documentary: nominated
• 2019Emmy-Best Documentary: nominated
• 2019Emmy-Outstanding Nature Documentary: nominated
• 2019Emmy-Outstanding Politics and Government Documentary: nominated
• 2019Emmy-Outstanding Business and Economic Documentary: nominated
• 2019Emmy-Outstanding Arts & Culture Documentary: winner
• 2019Emmy-Outstanding Historical Documentary: nominated
• 2019Emmy-Best Documentary: nominated
• 2019Emmy-Outstanding Science and Technology Documentary: nominated
• 2019Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Special: nominated
• 2020News and Documentary Emmy-Outstanding Business and Economic Documentary: nominated
• 2020Emmy-Best Documentary: nominated
• 2020Emmy-Outstanding Historical Documentary: nominated
• 2020Primetime Emmy-Exceptional Merit in Documentary Filmmaking: nominated
• 2021Gotham Independent Film Award-Breakthrough Nonfiction Series: winner
• 2021IDA Award-Best Multi-Part Documentary: nominated
• 2021Emmy-Outstanding Current Affairs Documentary: winner
• 2021Emmy-Best Documentary: nominated
• 2022Independent Spirit Award-Best New Non-Scripted or Documentary Series: nominated
• 2022IDA Award-Best Multi-Part Documentary: nominated
• 2022IDA Award-Best Curated Series: winner
• 2022Emmy-Outstanding Historical Documentary: nominated
• 2022Emmy-Outstanding Business and Economic Documentary: nominated
• 2023IDA Award-Best Curated Series: nominated
• 2023Peabody Award-Documentary: winner