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Tom Yellin Biography

Birth Name:Tom Yellin

Profession Producer, Writer

Fast Facts

  • Received the CINE Golden Eagle at the 2004 CINE Competition for producing "Peter Jennings Reporting: How to Get Fat Without Really Trying․"
  • Supports the education of girls in developing countries with the projects "10x10: Educate Girls, Change the World" and "Girl Rising․"
  • His production debut came with the 1991 TV documentary "A Line in the Sand: War or Peace?"
  • Best known for his work producing documentaries, including "America in Primetime," "To Iraq and Back: Bob Woodruff Reports," and "Operation Homecoming: Writing the Wartime Experience․"

Awards

  • 1995duPont-Columbia Award-Golden Baton: winner
  • 2008Emmy-Best Documentary: nominated
  • 2008Emmy-Outstanding Informational Programming - Long Form: winner
  • 2010Emmy-Outstanding Business and Economic Reporting - Long Form: nominated
  • 2013Emmy-Outstanding Continuing Coverage of a News Story - Long Form: nominated
  • 2015Audience Award-: nominated
  • 2015Gotham Independent Film Award-Best Documentary: nominated
  • 2016Oscar-Best Documentary, Feature: nominated
  • 2016BAFTA Film Award-Best Documentary: nominated
  • 2016Cinema Eye Honors Award-Outstanding Achievement in Nonfiction Feature Filmmaking: nominated
  • 2016Cinema Eye Honors Award-Outstanding Achievement in Production: nominated
  • 2016Primetime Emmy-Exceptional Merit in Documentary Filmmaking: winner