The Nest at the 82nd Annual Peabody Awards
April 22, 2022
Awards

Nominations for the 82nd Annual Peabody Awards were announced on Wednesday, April 13. The Peabody Awards recognize compelling and meaningful storytelling in electronic media and aim to honor stories that matter. The winners will be announced from Monday, June 6 through Thursday, June 9 in a multi-day virtual celebration on the official Peabody Award social media platforms. See below the Nest-supported films and AlumNest films that were nominated.

Congratulations and the best of luck!

Simple As Water still
Simple As Water
dir. & prod. Megan Mylan prod. Robin Hessman
Still from Storm Lake
Storm Lake
dirs. Beth Levison & Jerry Risius prod. Beth Levison
Still from 9to5: The Story of a Movement
9to5: The Story of a Movement
dirs. & prods. Julia Reichert & Steven Bognar

This film was supported through Julia Reichert’s Chicken & Egg Award year.

Production still from A Thousand Cuts, directed by Ramona Diaz
A Thousand Cuts
dir. & prod. Ramona S. Diaz prod. Leah Marino

From the AlumNest

  • High on the Hog: How African American Cuisine Transformed America

    2016 Chicken & Egg Award recipient Yoruba Richen directed the Episode 4: Freedom.

  • In the Same Breath dir. Nanfu Wang prods. Jialing Zhang, Carolyn Hepburn, Sara Rodriguez, Julie Goldman, and Christopher Clements

Check out the full nominee list with this link.

Brett Story and Stephanie Wang-Breal selected for Original Voices Fellowship
Eight Nest-supported Films Receive Emmy® Nominations!
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