Tom Yellin
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 AwardNominated
- 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