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IDA Documentary Awards: “Dear…” Nominated For Best Episodic Series
The International Documentary Association (IDA) announced the nominations for the 38th annual IDA Documentary Awards, which will be held on Dec. 10, 2022, at the Paramount Theater on the Paramount Studios Lot in Los Angeles.
‘Dear…’ Team On How Series Profiles Icons And The People Who Send Them Heartfelt Letters
The world has come to recognize the supreme talent of Viola Davis, the Oscar- and Emmy-winning actress. But she had to overcome huge obstacles to achieve her success, growing up poor in Central Falls, Rhode Island.
The enormity of those obstacles becomes strikingly clear in an episode of the Apple TV+ documentary series Dear… that’s devoted to Davis. Now in its second season, the show profiles a different entertainer, activist or athlete in each installment, built around letters written to the trailblazers by members of the public inspired by their example.
‘Dear…’ Nominated For Critics Choice Real TV Award
“As the number of platforms continues to grow, the quality of unscripted television programming has skyrocketed, and we are thrilled to be able to recognize so much great work, especially at the end of a year when this content was needed more than ever,” said Critics Choice Association CEO Joey Berlin in a statement.
Docuseries ‘Dear…’ Renewed for Season 2 at Apple
Viola Davis, Selena Gomez, Billy Porter and Ava DuVernay will be among the subjects for the biographical show. Apple will profile a new set of famous people with a second season of its biographical series Dear… .
Oprah, Lin-Manuel Miranda Set for Apple TV+ Biography Series
Gloria Steinem, Spike Lee and Stevie Wonder will also be subjects of 'Dear…,' from Emmy and Peabody Award winner R.J. Cutler. Apple has greenlit a docuseries that will profile famous people through letters written by those whose lives the subjects have touched.