Logo's "Out Of Iraq" Nominated For Daytime Emmy
The nominations for the 44th Daytime Emmy Awards were announced today, including Logo's 2016 documentary, Out of Iraq for Outstanding Special Class Special.
The doc tells the true story of Nayyef Hrebid and Btoo Allami, two enlisted men who fall in love before they are forced to leave the country when Btoo becomes the target of an honor killing. Nayyef, the translator obtains a visa and moves to the U.S., leaving Btoo behind, but both are determined to reunite one day where they are able to love without fear.
The film was produced by World of Wonder and co-directed by Chris McKim and Eva Orner.
MTV's Transformation, a documentary about the lives of transgender and gender non-conforming young people, was also nominated for Outstanding Special Class Special.
Queer people were represented in other categories with The Ellen DeGeneres Show nominated for Outstanding Talk Show and Kate McKinnon for her voice work on the animated series, Nature Cat.
DeGeneres had Nayyef and Btoo from Out of Iraq on her show earlier this year when she named them "everyday heroes" and surprised them with a check for $25,000.
Congratulations to the Out of Iraq team!
The Daytime Emmys will be handed out Sunday, April 30. For a complete list of nominees click here.
Watch Out of Iraq now on Logo's website.
