Generation Kill (2008)

Plot Summary

Following multiple recon marines during the invasion of Iraq in 2003, a group of mixed personalities, you see the dysfunctionality of the military, and on other times, how formalized and heroic it can be. A Rolling Stones reporter joins reconnaissance marines invading Iraq and recounts the mix of horrors and hilarity he encounters during his time there.

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Awards

Primetime Emmy Awards (2009)

Primetime Emmy 2009

Nominated

Outstanding Miniseries

David Simon Ed Burns George Faber Nina K. Noble Andrea Calderwood

Primetime Emmy 2009

Winner

Outstanding Sound Editing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special

Stefan Henrix Graham Headicar Jack Whittaker Lee Walpole Becki Ponting Will Ralston Iain Eyre Andre Schmidt Virginia Thorn Andy Kennedy Peter Burgis Andie Derrick

Primetime Emmy 2009

Nominated

Outstanding Single Camera Picture Editing for a Miniseries or a Movie

Jason Krasucki

Primetime Emmy 2009

Nominated

Outstanding Art Direction for a Miniseries or Movie

Rob Harris Mickey Lennon Emilia Roux

Primetime Emmy 2009

Nominated

Outstanding Cinematography for a Miniseries or Movie

Ivan Strasburg

Primetime Emmy 2009

Nominated

Outstanding Casting for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special

Alexa L. Fogel Christa Schamberger Suzanne Smith Gilly Poole

Primetime Emmy 2009

Winner

Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Miniseries or a Movie

Colin Nicolson Paul Hamblin Martin Jensen

Primetime Emmy 2009

Nominated

Outstanding Single Camera Picture Editing for a Miniseries or a Movie

Oral Norrie Ottey

Primetime Emmy 2009

Nominated

Outstanding Writing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Dramatic Special

David Simon Ed Burns

Primetime Emmy 2009

Winner

Outstanding Special Visual Effects for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special

Adam McInnes Courtney Vanderslice Antony Bluff Paul Edwards Ken Dailey Stephane Paris David Sewell Stuart Partridge Jean-Paul Rovela

Primetime Emmy 2009

Nominated

Outstanding Directing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Dramatic Special

Susanna White