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Attenborough, 98, Gets Two Emmy Narrator Nods; Brooks Doc Nominated

7/9/2026

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Sir David Attenborough became the oldest Primetime Emmy nominee with two Outstanding Narrator nods for a Netflix gorilla film and a National Geographic ocean film.
After he broke Norman Lear’s 2022 record (Lear was 99), the Emmys will announce winners on September 5-6, with the Primetime broadcast on September 14 on NBC.
Centenarian Mel Brooks, who turned 100 on June 28, appears in the HBO documentary “Mel Brooks: The 99-Year-Old Man!” which earned nominations.

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Sir David Attenborough became the oldest Primetime Emmy nominee with two Outstanding Narrator nods for a Netflix gorilla film and a National Geographic ocean film.
After he broke Norman Lear’s 2022 record (Lear was 99), the Emmys will announce winners on September 5-6, with the Primetime broadcast on September 14 on NBC.
Centenarian Mel Brooks, who turned 100 on June 28, appears in the HBO documentary “Mel Brooks: The 99-Year-Old Man!” which earned nominations.