Sheila Nevins

Sheila Nevins has a BA from Barnard and an MFA from the Yale School of Drama, and was a television producer and the President of HBO Documentary Films. She has produced over one thousand documentary films for HBO and has been one of the most influential people in documentary filmmaking. She has worked on productions that have been recognized with 32 Primetime Emmy Awards, 34 News and Doc Emmy Awards, 42 Peabody Awards, and 26 Academy Awards. Nevins has won 32 individual Primetime Emmy Awards,...See more

Sheila Nevins has a BA from Barnard and an MFA from the Yale School of Drama, and was a television producer and the President of HBO Documentary Films. She has produced over one thousand documentary films for HBO and has been one of the most influential people in documentary filmmaking. She has worked on productions that have been recognized with 32 Primetime Emmy Awards, 34 News and Doc Emmy Awards, 42 Peabody Awards, and 26 Academy Awards. Nevins has won 32 individual Primetime Emmy Awards, more than any other person. See less