Award Winners & More RSS feed for WNET programming.http://watch.thirteen.org/en-ushttp://watch.thirteen.org/Fri, 12 Mar 2010 15:48:38 -0500Fri, 12 Mar 2010 15:48:38 -0500http://watch.thirteen.org/video/1402965302/2010 Oscar Nominee - Best Documentary Feature: In Food, Inc., filmmaker Robert Kenner lifts the veil on our nation's food industry, exposing the highly mechanized underbelly that's been hidden from the American consumer with the consent of our government's regulatory agencies, USDA and FDA.http://watch.thirteen.org/video/1402965302/Tue, 2 Feb 2010 14:21:00 -0800CinemaCinema/Independent FilmCultureCulture/Food & DiningHealth & WellnessHealth & Wellness/Diet & NutritionHealth & Wellness/Policy & RegulationNature & EnvironmentNature & Environment/AnimalsNews & Public AffairsScienceScience/Biology2010 Oscar Nominee: Airs Weds. April 21, 9PM ET/PT. Check local listingsnrCinemaCinema/Independent FilmCultureCulture/Food & DiningHealth & WellnessHealth & Wellness/Diet & NutritionHealth & Wellness/Policy & RegulationNature & EnvironmentNature & Environment/AnimalsNews & Public AffairsScienceScience/Biologyhttp://watch.thirteen.org/video/1403016313/2010 Oscar Nominee - Best Documentary Feature: In 1971, Daniel Ellsberg, a leading Vietnam War strategist, concludes that America's role in the war is based on decades of lies. He leaks 7,000 pages of top-secret documents to The New York Times, a daring act of conscience that leads directly to Watergate, President Nixon's resignation and the end of the Vietnam War.http://watch.thirteen.org/video/1403016313/Tue, 2 Feb 2010 14:47:28 -0800CinemaCinema/Independent FilmHistoryHistory/20th & 21st CenturiesHistory/BiographiesHistory/War & EspionageNews & Public Affairs2010 Oscar Nominee: Airs later this year on PBS. Check your local listings.nrCinemaCinema/Independent FilmHistoryHistory/20th & 21st CenturiesHistory/BiographiesHistory/War & EspionageNews & Public Affairshttp://watch.thirteen.org/video/1207272564/Actress Meryl Streep talks about the role Julia Child played in her life and why she wanted to play the culinary legend in the film Julie & Julia.http://watch.thirteen.org/video/1207272564/Thu, 6 Aug 2009 15:31:12 -07002010 Oscar Nominee: Meryl Streep reveals her inspiration for her role in Julie & Julia.nrhttp://watch.thirteen.org/video/1185253188/WIDE ANGLE travels to Mozambique where, for the first time, midwives are being trained in advanced life-saving surgery. Suffering from an acute shortage of doctors, Mozambique's bold grassroots initiatives have cut its maternal death rate. Birth of a Surgeon received an Emmy nomination for Oustanding Continuing Coverage of a News Story in 2009.http://watch.thirteen.org/video/1185253188/Thu, 16 Jul 2009 16:23:52 -0700Health & WellnessHealth & Wellness/Health CareHealth & Wellness/Policy & RegulationHealth & Wellness/Public HealthRegionRegion/Africa2009 Emmy Nominee: Midwives in Mozambique trained in life-saving surgery reduce maternal mortality.ehealth, women, Africa, Mozambique, Maternal Mortality, mothers, U.N., MDG, hospital, surgeryHealth & WellnessHealth & Wellness/Health CareHealth & Wellness/Policy & RegulationHealth & Wellness/Public HealthRegionRegion/Africahttp://watch.thirteen.org/video/1122731028/Inside the world's first global Ponzi scheme - and how he got away with it for so long...http://watch.thirteen.org/video/1122731028/Wed, 13 May 2009 14:43:57 -0700News & Public AffairsNews & Public Affairs/Business & EconomyNews & Public Affairs/Law & Criminal Justice2009 Emmy Winner: Inside the world's first global Ponzi scheme - and how he got away with it for so long...eNews & Public AffairsNews & Public Affairs/Business & EconomyNews & Public Affairs/Law & Criminal Justicehttp://watch.thirteen.org/video/1075274407/Arguably the finest Shakespearean actor of his generation, Ian McKellen recreates his recent stage performance of the tragic monarch in a special television adaptation. Directed by Trevor Nunn, the telecast includes nearly all the original cast members of the sold-out Royal Shakespeare Company production that premiered in Stratford-Upon-Avon in April 2007. Sir Ian McKellan received an Emmy nomination for Best Lead Actor in a Miniseries or Movie in 2009.http://watch.thirteen.org/video/1075274407/Thu, 16 Apr 2009 15:36:29 -0700Arts & LiteratureArts & Literature/17th CenturyArts & Literature/Renaissance (1400 AD - 1600 AD)Arts & Literature/WritingCinemaCinema/Actors & DirectorsPerforming ArtsPerforming Arts/DramaPerforming Arts/Theater2009 Emmy Nominee, Sir Ian McKellen recreates his RSC stage performance of the tragic monarch.tv-pgFilm, Shakespeare, King Lear, Ian McKellen, theater, performance, medieval, renaissanceArts & LiteratureArts & Literature/17th CenturyArts & Literature/Renaissance (1400 AD - 1600 AD)Arts & Literature/WritingCinemaCinema/Actors & DirectorsPerforming ArtsPerforming Arts/DramaPerforming Arts/Theaterhttp://watch.thirteen.org/video/1082087546/How the economy went so bad, so fast and what Paulson and Bernanke didn't see, couldn't stop and haven't been able to fix.http://watch.thirteen.org/video/1082087546/Sat, 4 Apr 2009 08:54:35 -0700News & Public AffairsNews & Public Affairs/Business & EconomyNews & Public Affairs/GovernmentNews & Public Affairs/Law & Criminal JusticeNews & Public Affairs/Opinion & Analysis2009 Emmy Nominee: Examining what Paulson and Bernanke didn't see, couldn't stop and weren't able to fix.eNews & Public AffairsNews & Public Affairs/Business & EconomyNews & Public Affairs/GovernmentNews & Public Affairs/Law & Criminal JusticeNews & Public Affairs/Opinion & Analysishttp://watch.thirteen.org/video/1341084002/American cities are in crisis -- property taxes are way down, and abandoned homes are bringing down property values, inviting crime, and draining government coffers. Neighborhoods are being destroyed. Yet the federal bailout money is not going directly to desperate communities and homeowners, but to local and national banks. NOW investigates the innovative way some cities are fighting back.http://watch.thirteen.org/video/1341084002/Tue, 24 Nov 2009 13:22:37 -0800News & Public AffairsNews & Public Affairs/Business & EconomyNews & Public Affairs/Social Issues2009 Emmy Nominee: Is there a solution to the foreclosure mess that's destroying communities?eeconomy, bailout, housing, subprimeNews & Public AffairsNews & Public Affairs/Business & EconomyNews & Public Affairs/Social Issueshttp://watch.thirteen.org/video/997800714/Featuring selections ranging from the 1944 ballet Fancy Free through West Side Story (1957) to his final opera A Quiet Place (1983), this video offers a virtual sound portrait of Leonard Bernstein's life. This episode received an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Special Class Programs in 2009.http://watch.thirteen.org/video/997800714/Thu, 19 Mar 2009 08:25:49 -0700Performing ArtsPerforming Arts/MusicPerforming Arts/Theater2009 Emmy Nominee: Featuring selections ranging from Fancy Free through West Side Story.tv-gPerforming ArtsPerforming Arts/MusicPerforming Arts/Theaterhttp://watch.thirteen.org/video/994541751/Can the war in Afghanistan be won? A hard, inside look at the real policy choices facing the next president. The War Briefing won the 2009 Emmy for Outstanding Individual Achievement in a Craft: Cinematography, Timothy Grucza, cameraman.http://watch.thirteen.org/video/994541751/Thu, 5 Mar 2009 11:17:48 -0800News & Public AffairsNews & Public Affairs/InternationalNews & Public Affairs/MilitaryNews & Public Affairs/National SecurityNews & Public Affairs/PoliticsRegionRegion/Middle East2009 Emmy Winner: Can the war in Afghanistan be won? A look at the choices facing the next president.ecombat, Afghanistan, Taliban, Karzai, Pakistan, al QaedaNews & Public AffairsNews & Public Affairs/InternationalNews & Public Affairs/MilitaryNews & Public Affairs/National SecurityNews & Public Affairs/PoliticsRegionRegion/Middle Easthttp://watch.thirteen.org/video/1168586547/Follow three former child soldiers in Uganda who escaped from the bush and have since taken refuge in a rehabilitation center. Lord's Children received an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Continuing Coverage of a News Story in 2009.http://watch.thirteen.org/video/1168586547/Tue, 30 Jun 2009 11:59:26 -0700News & Public AffairsNews & Public Affairs/Human RightsNews & Public Affairs/InternationalNews & Public Affairs/MilitaryNews & Public Affairs/Social IssuesRegionRegion/Africa2009 Emmy Nominee: Follow three former child soldiers in Uganda who try to put their lives back together.eWide Angle, child soldiers, Joseph Kony, ugandaNews & Public AffairsNews & Public Affairs/Human RightsNews & Public Affairs/InternationalNews & Public Affairs/MilitaryNews & Public Affairs/Social IssuesRegionRegion/Africahttp://watch.thirteen.org/video/1157019251/WIDE ANGLE travels to the Indonesian rainforest and follows a green entrepreneur's plan to fight global warming. He hopes to stop clear cutting in the region's three large forests, and to turn a profit by selling carbon credits to polluters in the West.http://watch.thirteen.org/video/1157019251/Sat, 27 Jun 2009 07:21:18 -0700Nature & EnvironmentNature & Environment/BiodiversityNature & Environment/ConservationNature & Environment/EarthNature & Environment/EnvironmentNature & Environment/Humans & NatureNature & Environment/Plant LifeNature & Environment/Weather & Natural DisastersNews & Public AffairsNews & Public Affairs/Business & EconomyNews & Public Affairs/EnvironmentNews & Public Affairs/InternationalTechnologyTechnology/Energy2009 Emmy Nominee: A carbon credit plan in the Indonesian rainforest could help stop global warming.ebiofuel, Indonesia, climate change, Burning Season, carbon credits, emissions trading, Kyoto Protocol, rainforestsNature & EnvironmentNature & Environment/BiodiversityNature & Environment/ConservationNature & Environment/EarthNature & Environment/EnvironmentNature & Environment/Humans & NatureNature & Environment/Plant LifeNature & Environment/Weather & Natural DisastersNews & Public AffairsNews & Public Affairs/Business & EconomyNews & Public Affairs/EnvironmentNews & Public Affairs/InternationalTechnologyTechnology/Energyhttp://watch.thirteen.org/video/1211738871/NOW Correspondent Bill Gentile reports from Afghanistan's southern Helmand Province, where he was embedded for nearly three weeks with the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit. The 24th MEU faces an ominous challenge as the Taliban attempts a return to power, in some cases merging with other insurgent groups, and potentially providing safe haven for Al-Qaeda and other anti-American terrorists. This report received an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Continuing Coverage of a News Story in a News Magazine in 2009.http://watch.thirteen.org/video/1211738871/Tue, 11 Aug 2009 12:33:45 -0700News & Public AffairsNews & Public Affairs/MilitaryRegionRegion/Middle East2009 Emmy Nominee: Can a resurgent Taliban in Afghanistan be defeated?eAfghanistanNews & Public AffairsNews & Public Affairs/MilitaryRegionRegion/Middle Easthttp://watch.thirteen.org/video/980049841/A powerful story of healing & hope for women in Ethiopia devastated by childbirth injuries. A Walk to Beautiful won the 2009 Emmy Award for Outstanding Informational Program - Long Format.http://watch.thirteen.org/video/980049841/Sat, 14 Mar 2009 15:33:34 -0700CultureCulture/CommunitiesHealth & WellnessHealth & Wellness/Health CareHealth & Wellness/Public HealthNews & Public AffairsNews & Public Affairs/HealthRegionRegion/Africa2009 Emmy Winner: A powerful story of healing & hope for women in Ethiopia devastated by childbirth injuriestv-pgAlmaz, Ayehu, beautiful, Catherine Hamlin, childbirth, delivery, Ethiopia, fistula, healthCultureCulture/CommunitiesHealth & WellnessHealth & Wellness/Health CareHealth & Wellness/Public HealthNews & Public AffairsNews & Public Affairs/HealthRegionRegion/Africahttp://watch.thirteen.org/video/1239877248/Imagine if today's athletes were unknowingly involved in a government-sponsored secret doping program, leaving them with tarnished honors, broken bodies and damaged psyches. Doping for Gold investigates one of the most alarming cover-ups in the history of the Olympic Games - East Germany's organized use of steroids and testosterone to bolster its athletes' performance from 1960s through the 1980s. This program received a 2009 Emmy nomination for Outstanding Science, Technology and Nature Programming.http://watch.thirteen.org/video/1239877248/Wed, 9 Sep 2009 11:20:11 -0700Health & WellnessHealth & Wellness/PharmacologyHealth & Wellness/Sports & FitnessHistoryHistory/20th & 21st CenturiesHistory/EuropeHistory/WorldRegionRegion/EuropeScienceScience/Medical2009 Emmy Nominee: Investigate one of the most alarming cover-ups in the history of the Olympic Gamestv-pgCold War, drugs, Sports, olympics, gender, steroids, East Germany, swimming, sexualityHealth & WellnessHealth & Wellness/PharmacologyHealth & Wellness/Sports & FitnessHistoryHistory/20th & 21st CenturiesHistory/EuropeHistory/WorldRegionRegion/EuropeScienceScience/Medicalhttp://watch.thirteen.org/video/1278909382/The inside story of the war that will define a presidency -- a war that no one expected, and no one planned for.http://watch.thirteen.org/video/1278909382/Mon, 28 Sep 2009 15:31:51 -0700HistoryHistory/Middle EastNews & Public AffairsNews & Public Affairs/GovernmentNews & Public Affairs/MilitaryNews & Public Affairs/National SecurityNews & Public Affairs/Politics2009 Emmy Winner: The inside story of the war that will define a presidency.nrbush war iraqHistoryHistory/Middle EastNews & Public AffairsNews & Public Affairs/GovernmentNews & Public Affairs/MilitaryNews & Public Affairs/National SecurityNews & Public Affairs/Politicshttp://watch.thirteen.org/video/1278730554/On the fifth anniversary of the Iraq invasion, FRONTLINE unfolds the full saga of the war in a two-part, definitive broadcast.http://watch.thirteen.org/video/1278730554/Mon, 28 Sep 2009 15:31:49 -0700HistoryHistory/Middle EastHistory/War & EspionageNews & Public AffairsNews & Public Affairs/InternationalNews & Public Affairs/MilitaryNews & Public Affairs/Politics2009 Emmy Winner: FRONTLINE unfolds the saga of the invasion of Iraq in a two-part, definitive broadcast.nrwar, Iraq, bushHistoryHistory/Middle EastHistory/War & EspionageNews & Public AffairsNews & Public Affairs/InternationalNews & Public Affairs/MilitaryNews & Public Affairs/Politicshttp://watch.thirteen.org/video/1071080977/FRONTLINE/WORLD correspondent David Montero ventures into the mountainous Swat Valley where the Pakistani army is fighting Taliban insurgents. It is a place off-limits to most Western journalists, but Montero manages to uncover the story of a mysterious and ruthless Pakistani Taliban leader and meets the moderate local politician who tried to stop him. This report received a 2009 Emmy nomination for Outstanding Continuing Coverage of a News Story in a News Magazine.http://watch.thirteen.org/video/1071080977/Wed, 22 Apr 2009 07:14:18 -0700News & Public AffairsNews & Public Affairs/Arts & EntertainmentNews & Public Affairs/Business & EconomyNews & Public Affairs/EducationNews & Public Affairs/EnergyNews & Public Affairs/EnvironmentNews & Public Affairs/GovernmentNews & Public Affairs/HealthNews & Public Affairs/Human RightsNews & Public Affairs/Individual ProfilesNews & Public Affairs/InternationalNews & Public Affairs/Law & Criminal JusticeNews & Public Affairs/MediaNews & Public Affairs/MilitaryNews & Public Affairs/National SecurityNews & Public Affairs/Opinion & AnalysisNews & Public Affairs/PoliticsNews & Public Affairs/ReligionNews & Public Affairs/Science & TechnologyNews & Public Affairs/Social IssuesNews & Public Affairs/SportsNews & Public Affairs/TransportationNews & Public Affairs/Weather & Natural Disasters2009 Emmy Nominee: Venture into the Swat Valley where the Pakistani army is fighting Taliban.nrNews & Public AffairsNews & Public Affairs/Arts & EntertainmentNews & Public Affairs/Business & EconomyNews & Public Affairs/EducationNews & Public Affairs/EnergyNews & Public Affairs/EnvironmentNews & Public Affairs/GovernmentNews & Public Affairs/HealthNews & Public Affairs/Human RightsNews & Public Affairs/Individual ProfilesNews & Public Affairs/InternationalNews & Public Affairs/Law & Criminal JusticeNews & Public Affairs/MediaNews & Public Affairs/MilitaryNews & Public Affairs/National SecurityNews & Public Affairs/Opinion & AnalysisNews & Public Affairs/PoliticsNews & Public Affairs/ReligionNews & Public Affairs/Science & TechnologyNews & Public Affairs/Social IssuesNews & Public Affairs/SportsNews & Public Affairs/TransportationNews & Public Affairs/Weather & Natural Disastershttp://watch.thirteen.org/video/1200128615/Experts zero in on what separates humans from our closest living relatives. Ape Genius received a 2009 Emmy nomination for Outstanding Science, Technology, and Nature Programming.http://watch.thirteen.org/video/1200128615/Thu, 6 Aug 2009 06:04:08 -0700Nature & EnvironmentNature & Environment/Animal BehaviorNature & Environment/AnimalsScienceScience/BiologyScience/Psychology2009 Emmy Nominee: Experts zero in on what separates humans from our closest living relatives.tv-pglanguage, intelligence, anthropology, ape, behavior, bonobo, Communication, great ape, human, primateNature & EnvironmentNature & Environment/Animal BehaviorNature & Environment/AnimalsScienceScience/BiologyScience/Psychologyhttp://watch.thirteen.org/video/1082076175/What happened that November day in Haditha, Iraq gets to the heart of the war U.S. troops are fighting. This report received a 2009 Emmy nomination for Outstanding Investigative Journalism - Long Form.http://watch.thirteen.org/video/1082076175/Fri, 3 Apr 2009 15:32:46 -0700News & Public AffairsNews & Public Affairs/GovernmentNews & Public Affairs/InternationalNews & Public Affairs/MilitaryNews & Public Affairs/National SecurityRegionRegion/Middle East2009 Emmy Nominee: What happened in Haditha, Iraq gets to the heart of the war.eIraq, Marines, justiceNews & Public AffairsNews & Public Affairs/GovernmentNews & Public Affairs/InternationalNews & Public Affairs/MilitaryNews & Public Affairs/National SecurityRegionRegion/Middle Easthttp://watch.thirteen.org/video/1200406235/This is the story of the fabric of life, and how all species are connected. At its center is the horseshoe crab, a creature that has remained virtually unchanged for eons. Its annual spawning produces millions of eggs that are the lifeline for a tiny bird, the red knot. But horseshoe crab numbers are plummeting, and the pyramid depending on this age-old creature is about to come crashing down. This program receive a 2009 Emmy nomination for Outstanding Science, Technology and Nature Programming.http://watch.thirteen.org/video/1200406235/Thu, 30 Jul 2009 12:30:39 -0700Health & WellnessHealth & Wellness/Health ScienceHealth & Wellness/PharmacologyNature & EnvironmentNature & Environment/Animal BehaviorNature & Environment/AnimalsNature & Environment/BiodiversityNature & Environment/ConservationNature & Environment/Humans & NatureNature & Environment/Oceans & Aquatic LifeNews & Public AffairsNews & Public Affairs/EnvironmentScienceScience/Medical2009 Emmy Nominee: This is the story of the fabric of life, and how all species are interconnected.tv-pgconservation, birds, Migration, horseshoe crabsHealth & WellnessHealth & Wellness/Health ScienceHealth & Wellness/PharmacologyNature & EnvironmentNature & Environment/Animal BehaviorNature & Environment/AnimalsNature & Environment/BiodiversityNature & Environment/ConservationNature & Environment/Humans & NatureNature & Environment/Oceans & Aquatic LifeNews & Public AffairsNews & Public Affairs/EnvironmentScienceScience/Medicalhttp://watch.thirteen.org/video/980040228/How did the ancient Athenians build this near-flawless icon of Greece's golden age? Secrets of the Parthenon received a 2009 Emmy nomination for Outstanding Science, Technology and Nature Programming.http://watch.thirteen.org/video/980040228/Fri, 6 Mar 2009 06:36:09 -0800Arts & LiteratureArts & Literature/ArchitectureHistoryHistory/Ancient & Classical (8000 BC - 400 AD)2009 Emmy Nominee: How did the ancient Athenians build this near-flawless icon of Greece's golden age?tv-pgancient, Acropolis, Architecture, Athenian, design, engineering, Greece, GreekArts & LiteratureArts & Literature/ArchitectureHistoryHistory/Ancient & Classical (8000 BC - 400 AD)http://watch.thirteen.org/video/1082076027/What does it mean to be part of the first generation coming of age in the Internet era? This report received a 2009 Emmy nomination for Outstanding Informational Program.http://watch.thirteen.org/video/1082076027/Thu, 17 Sep 2009 07:46:55 -0700CultureCulture/CommunitiesCulture/IdentityCulture/OnlineCulture/SexualityCulture/TrendsTechnologyTechnology/Internet2009 Emmy Nominee: What does it mean to be coming of age in the Internet era?einternet, cultureCultureCulture/CommunitiesCulture/IdentityCulture/OnlineCulture/SexualityCulture/TrendsTechnologyTechnology/Internet