Oh no, Heart of Invictus didnt get any Emmy nominations after not campaigning
As I covered this year’s Emmy Award nominations, it literally did not even occur to me to look at the documentary series category. I was so overcome by how many f–king noms The Morning Show got (are they buying those noms???). Anyway, this year’s nominees in documentary series are: Beckham, Quiet on Set, STAX: Soulsville USA, Telemarketers and The Jinx – Part 2. I’ve only seen Beckham, which was an excellent series directed by Fisher Stevens. You know what didn’t get a nomination? Heart of Invictus, the Sussex-produced series following international competitors as they prepared for the 2022 Invictus Games in The Hague. It was an excellent series, but again, I haven’t seen four of the series which actually got nominated. Of course there’s coverage of Prince Harry’s “Emmy snub!”
Critics responded positively to Prince Harry’s Heart of Invictus docuseries when it was released in August last year, but it doesn’t appear to have won fans among Hollywood’s industry elite.
The five-part Netflix docuseries following the stories of six veterans as they prepared to compete in Harry’s 2022 Invictus Games was not included among the nominees announced for the 76th Emmy Awards on Tuesday. The show missed out in a number of categories including “Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Series,” which did count David and Victoria Beckham’s eponymous Netflix show among its nominees.
The consideration period for the Emmys spanned from June 1, 2023 to May 31, 2024. Heart of Invictus was released globally through Netflix on August 30, 2023.
Yeah, that was my question – was it released during the eligibility period? It was. The Emmy people just didn’t nominate it or they didn’t watch it or they didn’t like it as much as The Jinx – Part 2. To be fair, I had the sense last year that most regular people simply missed it on Netflix or didn’t know it was even out. In retrospect, Harry probably should have done some promotion for it? Like… did they even have a premiere? I don’t think so. Harry could have done an interview with the LA Times or Variety or something. If he didn’t even promote it, you can guarantee that he didn’t play the game during the Emmy eligibility period – no gladhanding, no special screenings. It’s less of a “brutal snub” and more like… the work speaks for itself and hopefully more people will find it.
Incidentally, there was so much love for ESPN’s Invictus package, which aired during the ESPYs. Y’all know that there are tons of inspirational and heartwarming moments like this in Heart of Invictus too, right?
Prince Harry is the recipient of the Pat Tillman Award for Service.
The Duke of Sussex founded The Invictus Games, an international platform that supports wounded, injured, and sick servicemen and women who are navigating both physical and invisible injuries. pic.twitter.com/M3F3Rmft4j
— ESPN (@espn) July 12, 2024
Photos courtesy of Netflix/’Heart of Invictus’.
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