The Beatles won big over this past weekend at the Creative Arts Emmy Awards for Peter Jackson's 2021 The Beatles: Get Back documentary. Deadline reported the critically acclaimed doc snagged the awards for Directing for a Documentary/Nonfiction Program for Jackson, Picture Editing for a Nonfiction Program, Outstanding Documentary Or Nonfiction Series, Sound Editing for a Nonfiction or Reality Program (Single or Multi-Camera), and Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Nonfiction or Reality Program (Single or Multi-Camera).
Interestingly, with Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr sharing in the win as co-producers of Get Back — both surviving members of the “Fab Four” are just one Tony Award away from achieving EGOT (Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, Tony) status.
Director Peter Jackson said in his acceptance speech: “I’d just like to thank everyone who worked on this film, especially our family back home and our second family in London at Apple Corps. This could not have been made without the unfailing support of Paul, Ringo, Olivia (Harrison), Julian (Lennon), Yoko (Ono) and Sean Lennon who were all always there with their support and love. Finally, a big shout out to the Beatles. Thank you so much for the over 60 years of your positive, exuberant, joyous. . . Your music is so profound and I think it’s actually embedded in our DNA.”