The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS) has announced the Gold & Silver Circle Honor Society inductees and NATAS Foundation scholarship recipients who will be celebrated at the 47th Annual Sports Emmy® Awards and the 47th Annual News & Documentary Emmy® Awards taking place May 26-28 in New York City.
The Gold & Silver Circle Honor Society recognizes exceptional individuals who have made significant and impactful contributions to the television industry and their respective fields. Inductees to the Gold & Silver Circle have performed distinguished service and exhibited inspirational careers for 50 and 25 years respectively.
2026 Documentary Inductees, Gold & Silver Circle
Gold
Susan Lacy (Documentary Film Director and Producer; Creator and Executive Producer of PBS American Masters; WIFV Woman of Vision 2008)
Silver
– Patricia Aufderheide (University Professor, School of Communication, American University, WIFV Woman of Vision 2010)
– R.J. Cutler (Filmmaker / President and Founder of This Machine Filmworks)
– Sally Jo Fifer (Former President and CEO at Independent Television Service/ITVS)
– Vicente Franco Izquierdo (Cinematographer / Director, Franco Productions)
– Renee Tajima-Peña (Documentary filmmaker and professor at the UCLA)
