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Shane Smith Biography

Birth Name:Shane Smith

Birth Place:Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Profession Producer, Director, Writer

Fast Facts

  • In 2013, he was nominated for an Emmy Award for his work on the series "Vice․"
  • Earned a degree in political economy from Carleton University
  • Quote: "(On VICE): "We're the same as Time Warner․ We're the same as Bertelsmann or Viacom․ We're just younger and weirder․""
  • Quote: "(On VICE news): "We're not necessarily in the news cycle, but we go to the places that have been․․․we're shooting this story on the toxic after-effects of [the Iraq] war that no one really talks about, because once the war is done, everyone leaves․""
  • Has often collaborated with director Spike Jonze on various projects
  • Best known for his work as the founder and CEO of the media company VICE
  • For his VICE travel guides, he has gone to a number of dangerous locations, including North Korea and Liberia

Awards

  • 2013Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Series: nominated
  • 2013Webby Award-Video - News & Politics: Series: winner
  • 2013People's Voice-Video - News & Politics: Series: winner
  • 2014IDA Award-Best Episodic Series: nominated
  • 2014Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Informational Series or Special: winner
  • 2015Emmy-Outstanding Interview: nominated
  • 2015Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Informational Series or Special: nominated
  • 2016IDA Award-Best Episodic Series: nominated
  • 2016PGA Award-Outstanding Producer of Non-Fiction Television: nominated
  • 2016Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Series: nominated
  • 2016Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Informational Series or Special: nominated
  • 2016Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Unstructured Reality Program: nominated
  • 2017Emmy-Outstanding Feature Story in a Newscast: nominated
  • 2017Emmy-Best Story in a Newscast: nominated
  • 2017Emmy-Outstanding Hard News Feature Story in a Newscast: nominated
  • 2017Emmy-Outstanding Continuing Coverage of a News Story in a Newscast: winner
  • 2017Emmy-Outstanding Continuing Coverage of a News Story in a Newscast: nominated
  • 2017Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Informational Series or Special: nominated
  • 2017Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Special: nominated
  • 2017Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Unstructured Reality Program: nominated
  • 2018Canadian Screen Award-Best Comedy Series: nominated
  • 2018IDA Award-Best Short Form Series: nominated
  • 2018Emmy-Outstanding Continuing Coverage of a News Story in a Newscast: nominated
  • 2018Emmy-Best Story in a Newscast: winner
  • 2018Emmy-Outstanding Coverage of a Breaking News Story in a Newscast: winner
  • 2018Emmy-Outstanding Continuing Coverage of a News Story in a Newscast: nominated
  • 2018Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Informational Series or Special: nominated
  • 2018Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Special: nominated
  • 2019Emmy-Outstanding Hard News Feature Story in a Newscast: nominated
  • 2019Emmy-Outstanding Feature Story in a Newscast: winner
  • 2019Emmy-Outstanding Continuing Coverage of a News Story in a Newscast: nominated
  • 2019Emmy-Outstanding Continuing Coverage of a News Story in a Newscast: winner
  • 2019Emmy-Outstanding Coverage of a Breaking News Story in a Newscast: nominated
  • 2019Emmy-Outstanding Coverage of a Breaking News Story in a Newscast: winner
  • 2019Emmy-Best Story in a Newscast: nominated
  • 2019Emmy-Best Story in a Newscast: nominated
  • 2019Emmy-Best Story in a Newscast: winner
  • 2019Emmy-Outstanding Arts, Culture or Entertainment Report: nominated
  • 2019Award of Excellence-Non-Fiction: Science & Technology: nominated
  • 2022Emmy-BEST NEWS COVERAGE: LONG FORM: nominated
  • 2023Emmy-Outstanding Recorded News Program: nominated