Categorical Aperitif

Via ThinkProgress, I see that the history-warping, Bush-stroking "documentary" The Path to 9/11 has been nominated for seven Emmy wards. I was mildly perturbed by this news until I took a closer look at what it's up for—and what it's not up for.

What it's up for:

• Outstanding Casting For A Miniseries, Movie Or A Special
• Outstanding Cinematography For A Miniseries Or Movie
• Outstanding Main Title Design
• Outstanding Music Composition For A Miniseries, Movie Or A Special (original Dramatic Score)
• Outstanding Single-camera Picture Editing For A Miniseries Or A Movie
• Outstanding Sound Editing For A Miniseries, Movie Or A Special
• Outstanding Special Visual Effects For A Miniseries, Movie Or A Special

What it's NOT up for:

• Exceptional Merit in Nonfiction Filmmaking
• Outstanding Nonfiction Series
• Outstanding Nonfiction Special
• Outstanding Writing for Nonfiction Programming

It's interesting how that word nonfiction keeps coming up in the categories it's NOT nominated for, huh?

Okay, then.