Shane Smith
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 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․""
- Quote: "(On VICE): "We're the same as Time Warner․ We're the same as Bertelsmann or Viacom․ We're just younger and weirder․""
- Best known for his work as the founder and CEO of the media company VICE
- Has often collaborated with director Spike Jonze on various projects
- 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