Chris Henry: entertainment correspondent on the Jacinda Ardern documentary being nominated for two Emmy Awards

The Nominations for the 2026 News and Documentary Emmy Awards have been announced, and a film about Jacinda Ardern has landed two nominations.

Prime Minister is in the running for Best Documentary, and Outstanding Politics and Government Documentary - and it explores Ardern's  five-year tenure as New Zealand’s 40th Prime Minister. 

Entertainment correspondent Chris Henry explained further.

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Speaker 1 (00:06):
You're listening to the Sunday Session podcast with Francesca Rudgin
from News Talks EDB Prime Minister.

Speaker 2 (00:13):
The documentary gets Emmy nods.

Speaker 3 (00:16):
Yeah, so this film was It did over a million
dollars at the local box office. It's now streaming on
Netflix and it's just been nominated this week for two
Emmy Awards, so Best Documentary and it's standing Politics in
Government Documentary, which is pretty impressive. It is a fantastic film.
I'm sure that you had the chance to see it
when it came into the cinemas, but I was a
little bit late on the buzz and we watched it
last weekend and I really really enjoyed it. I mean,

(00:39):
I would say not necessarily a powerful advertisement for being
a woman in politics, especially at the top, but I'm
fascinating to see behind the scenes of what was going
on across all of those years just under our journal
being in power.

Speaker 2 (00:50):
And I think that's what's key about it. That's what
made it just stand out to me, was that access,
you know, with cart Gayer just filming his wife quietly
at moments when she wanted to be filmed and didn't
want to be filmed. I just I just think that
behind the scenes gives you a whole new perspects of
the job and what it entails, what it takes.

Speaker 3 (01:09):
Oh fantastic, and also the sacrifice that was going with it.
You know, we all know the headlines of her becoming
the first one of the first women in power to
have a child, but just watching some of those sacrifices
that she had to make while that child was so
young for the country, it's only just strengthened my result
towards her now.

Speaker 2 (01:28):
Chris Claudia wink Woman, I absolutely love her on trading,
absolutely love her, and so I was kind of excited
to see that the Claudia Winkleman Show has arrived. And
I love a little bit of Graham Norton. Love a
chat show. And look, I haven't watched a lot. I
only got through one EBB, but it's terrible.

Speaker 3 (01:48):
So we watched this on Friday night. So it's just
launched on TVC one. First episode Froe on Friday night.
So Claudia had She's done a couple of filling things
for Graham Naughton, and obviously networks were like, she is
our number one, We're going to get her back out.
We're going to give her own chat show, and I,
like you, was very excited about this. I think she
was fantastic trader, She's amazing Teuf. I think she's absolutely hilarious.

(02:10):
But oh my goodness, it was a train wreck, some
would call. So she had four guests on the couch,
which is a way too many, and she had Jeff Goldman, Gobloom,
Vanessa Williams, Jennifer Saorda is then luckily an amazing comedian
called Tom Allen. She kicked off the show with asking
all of her guests to give commentary on the set

(02:31):
and the color of the couch at what was Reggie
brought in the upholster or the interior designer that had
done it was? It just sort of felt like the
whole show was a warm up for what the show
could have been. And look, I have really high hopes
and I would like to watch another couple of episodes,
but the first one was pretty rough. The Guardian gave
it two stars. I think the headline was what was
the headline here? We love her, but this chat show

(02:53):
is a mess?

Speaker 2 (02:53):
I yeah, and look, I will give it another go
as well. It did feel like it was finding its
feet and you should never judge a TV show on
its first its first ap You always need to give
a little go, and especially Charlotte that it needs to
bed in, doesn't it. So we'll give it an go.
But I think the genius of Graham Norton is one
is that he is a comedic genius. But the second
thing is I feel like they prep their guests really

(03:15):
well as to what is expected of them and how
to come in, and that they are allowed to talk
to each other and sort of you know, like I
don't know if they do, but that's always the thought
I had, And yeah, I just thought everyone was a
bit lost anyway.

Speaker 3 (03:29):
Yes, I mean, if you do want to see what
Jeff Glueberg Girlgroom's take on between normal pencils and mechanical pencils,
then it's definitely the show for you.

Speaker 2 (03:38):
Okay, there we go. Hey, let's talk Coachella.

Speaker 3 (03:42):
Yes, so it's the first weekend of Coachella happening in
Los Angeles or in Las Vegas at the moment. Is
it twenty fifth year. Last year they had pretty soft
ticket sales, but this year they managed to sell it
out in three days. So the festival is back. Sabrina
headliner Sabrina Carpenter's headliner Carol g Addison Ray and the
big one is Justin Bieber who canceled his last tour
in twenty twenty two when he got Ramsey Hunt syndrome,

(04:05):
which is that awful about kind of gets brewed inside
of his face. So it's all eyes on the beabs
today as he sort of makes us try and return
to the stage.

Speaker 2 (04:13):
Can we watch it here in New Zealogy?

Speaker 1 (04:14):
Can?

Speaker 2 (04:14):
Can't you?

Speaker 3 (04:15):
You can? It's it's all live stream on YouTube, which
is fantastic, So perfect for today when we're not going
anywhere to be able to get some YouTube and watch him.
I thank You's on just after lunchtime today as I understanding.

Speaker 2 (04:26):
Oh look, there we go. You've solved what we're up
to this afternoon. Thank you so much, Chris, really nice
to talk to you.

Speaker 1 (04:32):
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