Nick Nanton
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{{Short description|American film director and producer}}
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Nick Nanton is an American director and producer of film and television projects, as well as an author and branding agency executive. He is the co-founder and CEO of DNA Films, through which he has produced and directed a number of documentary films, including Dickie V, Operation Toussaint, Rudy Ruettiger: The Walk On, Visioneer, and A New Leash on Life: The K9s for Warriors Story. He is also the CEO of the Dicks + Nanton Agency, a celebrity branding agency that he co-founded with his business partner J.W. Dicks in Winter Park, Florida.
Nanton is the creator and host of the Amazon Prime Video interview series, In Case You Didn't Know with Nick Nanton. He has won over 20 regional Emmy Awards for his work on film and television projects and has also written a number of books including Celebrity Branding You and Story Selling. Nanton started his career as an entertainment lawyer.
Early life and education
Nanton was born in Barbados and immigrated to the United States with his family when he was one year old. His father opened a furniture store{{Cite web|last=Elrod|first=Hal|date=March 2016|title=Achieve Your Goals Podcast #116 - Exclusive Interview with Four-time Emmy Award Winning Director, Nick Nanton|url=https://halelrod.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/AYG116_Nick-Nanton_Transcript.pdf|access-date=June 6, 2021|work=Achieve Your Goals with Hal Elrod|language=en}} in the Orlando area in central Florida, where Nanton largely grew up.{{Cite web|last=Meyer|first=Valerie|date=April 6, 1986|title=Jaycess help others deal with handicaps, diseases|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/223355387/?terms=%22nick%20nanton%22&match=1|access-date=June 6, 2021|newspaper=The Orlando Sentinel|language=en}}{{Cite web|last=Storm|first=Stephanie|date=February 12, 1995|title=Brown returns to lead Lake Mary|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/234131302/?terms=%22nick%20nanton%22&match=1|access-date=June 6, 2021|newspaper=The Orlando Sentinel|language=en}} His first job was as a tennis instructor when he was 12 years old. He attended Lake Mary High School in Lake Mary, Florida, where he played on the school's tennis team. He graduated from high school in 1998.{{Cite web|last=Cousins|first=Jill|date=February 22, 1998|title=Sipka: Tiny bundle of TNT|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/234669494/?terms=%22nick%20nanton%22&match=1|access-date=June 6, 2021|newspaper=The Orlando Sentinel|language=en}} In his late teens, Nanton became interested in songwriting and music production. By the time he was a college student at the University of Florida, he had his own recording studio (inside a friend's studio) in Gainesville where he was able to work with acts such as Stan Lynch and Sister Hazel.{{Cite web|last=Fisher|first=Brenna|date=February 17, 2004|title=Hanna's triumph|url=https://www.gainesville.com/article/LK/20040217/news/604153330/GS|access-date=June 6, 2021|newspaper=The Gainesville Sun|language=en}} He also made music of his own. Nanton was a member of the Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity while at college. He graduated from the University of Florida in 2001{{Cite web|last=Smith|first=Matt|date=June 10, 2014|title=Emmy-winning brother is Fast Company's leading expert on personal branding|url=https://sigep.org/sigepjournal/emmy-winning-brother-is-fast-companys-leading-expert-on-personal-branding/|access-date=June 6, 2021|website=|publisher=Sigma Phi Epsilon|language=en}} with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration (BSBA) in finance.{{Cite web|last=Kiss|first=Esther|date=June 7, 2014|title=Nick Nanton on Branding Yourself Like a True Celebrity Expert|url=https://borntoinfluence.com/nicknanton/|access-date=June 6, 2021|website=Born to Influence|language=en}} He went on to earn his J.D. from the University of Florida's Fredric G. Levin College of Law in December 2004.{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=July 29, 2005|title=Created on Friday, 29 July 2005 09:29|url=http://www.flalpha.org/brother-where-are-you-now/00-s-brothers/203-nick-nanton-01.html|access-date=June 6, 2021|website=|publisher=Sigma Phi Epsilon|language=en}}
Career
Early in his career, Nanton was CEO of the Cinemark Music Group. He also formed his own law firm, Dicks & Nanton, with his legal and business partner J.W. Dicks. The firm primarily focused on liability, trademark, and entertainment law.{{Cite web|last=Fields|first=Anne|date=July 16, 2007|title=Small firms capitalize on techniques that help create bigger presence|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/231997438/?terms=%22nick%20nanton%22&match=1|access-date=June 6, 2021|newspaper=Chicago Tribune|language=en}} In July 2007, Nanton was elected to serve on the executive council of The Florida Bar Entertainment, Arts and Sports Law Committee.{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=July 16, 2007|title=Progressions|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/269211647/?terms=%22nick%20nanton%22&match=1|access-date=June 6, 2021|newspaper=The Orlando Sentinel|language=en}} That year, he was also voted "Best of the Bar 2007" by his peers as published by the Orlando Business Journal, and he became a member of the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences with a vote in the Grammy Awards.{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=November 19, 2007|title=Top vote recipients of 2007 win peer approval|url=https://www.bizjournals.com/orlando/stories/2007/11/19/focus2.html|access-date=June 6, 2021|newspaper=Orlando Business Journal|language=en}}
Also in 2007, Nanton opted to focus on celebrity marketing, consulting, and public relations. With J.W. Dicks, he formed the Dicks and Nanton Celebrity Branding Agency in Winter Park, Florida{{Cite web|last=Fluker|first=Anjali|date=December 30, 2019|title=Be a blessing: How this media pro is using his skills to make a difference in the world|url=https://www.bizjournals.com/orlando/news/2019/12/30/be-a-blessing-how-this-media-pro-is-using-his.html|access-date=June 6, 2021|newspaper=Orlando Business Journal|language=en}} in July 2007.{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=July 16, 2007|title=Dicks & Nanton Are Opening the Doors of Dicks + Nanton Agency|url=https://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/07/prweb539737.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191030030053/http://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/07/prweb539737.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=October 30, 2019|access-date=June 6, 2021|work=PRWeb|language=en}} Nanton also began serving as the agency's CEO at that time. In 2008, he co-wrote (with Dicks) his first book, Celebrity Branding You. The following year, he began contributing content to compilation books starting with Big Ideas for Your Business.{{Cite web|last=Lee|first=Richard|date=September 1, 2009|title=Nanton turns experts into celebs|url=https://www.stamfordadvocate.com/news/article/Nanton-turns-experts-into-celebs-5910.php|access-date=June 6, 2021|newspaper=The Stamford Advocate|language=en}}
In 2010, the Dicks Nanton Agency branched into documentary film production. Nanton produced and co-directed the documentary short, Jacob's Turn. Nanton was honored with the award in the Director (Post-Production) category at the 47th Ohio Valley Emmy Awards that year.{{Cite web|last=Guzman|first=Daniela|date=August 3, 2011|title=UF alum wins Emmy for seven-minute short film|url=https://www.alligator.org/article/2011/08/uf-alum-wins-emmy-for-seven-minute-short-film|access-date=June 6, 2021|newspaper=The Independent Florida Alligator|language=en}} In the following years, Nanton continued producing and directing films. Films were produced as part of the CelebrityFilms production company started by Dicks and Nanton.{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=January 23, 2013|title=Personal Branding Expert J.W. Dicks Earns Emmy Nomination For "Car Men"|url=https://pitchengine.com/pitches/c7141c2c-05ca-4807-bbc1-70ce56b761b5|access-date=June 6, 2021|website=Pitch Engine|language=en}} That company would later start a new division known as DNA Films.{{Cite web|last=Boedeker|first=Hal|date=December 24, 2018|title=Emmys showcase Central Florida filmmakers|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/515589985/?terms=%22nick%20nanton%22&match=1|access-date=June 6, 2021|newspaper=The Orlando Sentinel|language=en}}{{Cite web|last=Caviness|first=Tod|date=May 16, 2017|title=Cigar Culture Comes of Age|url=https://www.orlandosentinel.com/features/os-osig-june-feature-20170516-story.html|access-date=June 6, 2021|newspaper=The Orlando Sentinel|language=en}}
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Nanton continued authoring and contributing to books. In 2013, he published Story Selling which appeared on The Wall Street Journal Best Seller list. With J.W. Dicks, he founded a publishing company called CelebrityPress, which primarily publishes books on the topics of business and entrepreneurship.{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=January 9, 2013|title=Sumter native contributes expertise to business book|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/670614590/?terms=%22nick%20nanton%22&match=1|access-date=June 6, 2021|newspaper=The Item|language=en}} 2013 also saw Nanton receive further accolades for his film work. He won multiple Suncoast Regional Emmy Awards that year for producing and directing the documentary shorts, Esperanza and Mi Casa Hogar.{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=December 5, 2013|title=2013 Emmy Awards|url=https://suncoastchapter.org/awards/emmy-awards/2013-suncoast-emmy-awards/|access-date=June 6, 2021|website=|publisher=Suncoast Regional Emmy Awards|language=en}} In 2014, it was announced that Nanton would direct a biographical documentary about the founder of the X Prize Foundation, Peter Diamandis.{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=June 23, 2014|title=Winter Park firm tackles Diamandis documentary|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/269279531/?terms=%22nick%20nanton%22&match=1|access-date=June 6, 2021|newspaper=The Orlando Sentinel|language=en}} The resultant film, Visioneer, garnered Nanton another Suncoast Regional Emmy Award in the Director (Post-Production) category in 2015.{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=December 5, 2015|title=2015 Emmy Awards|url=https://suncoastchapter.org/awards/emmy-awards/2015-emmy-awards/|access-date=June 6, 2021|website=|publisher=Suncoast Regional Emmy Awards|language=en}}
In the following years, Nanton produced and directed a number of other biographical documentaries, including Maximum Achievement: The Brian Tracy Story (2017),{{Cite web|last=Nanton|first=Nick|date=May 23, 2017|title=The Secret to Being Happy|url=https://www.thehour.com/news/article/The-Secret-to-Being-Happy-11164953.php|access-date=June 6, 2021|work=The Hour|language=en}} The Soul of Success: The Jack Canfield Story (2017),{{Cite web|last=Myers|first=Kimber|date=December 14, 2017|title=Review: 'The Soul of Success: The Jack Canfield Story' plays like a promo for 'Chicken Soup' author's brand|url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/la-et-mn-capsule-soul-success-jack-canfield-review-20171214-story.html|access-date=June 6, 2021|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|language=en}} Rudy Ruettiger: The Walk On (2018),{{Cite web|last=Epler|first=Eric F.|date=January 30, 2019|title=Famed Notre Dame walk-on Rudy Ruettiger to speak at Bishop McDevitt|url=https://www.pennlive.com/sports/2018/04/famed_notre_dame_walk-on_rudy.html|access-date=June 6, 2021|newspaper=The Patriot-News|language=en}} and Game Changer: The Dan Sullivan Story (2018), among others.{{Cite web|last=Hardy|first=Benjamin|date=August 16, 2018|title=The 'Game Changer' Documentary: A Goldmine of Entrepreneurial Ideas And Strategies|url=https://www.inc.com/benjamin-p-hardy/how-to-add-50-years-to-your-life-and-other-life-changing-from-dan-sullivan-documentary.html|access-date=June 6, 2021|work=Inc.|language=en}} In 2018, he won six Suncoast Regional Emmy Awards for producing and directing Rudy Ruettiger, Game Changer, and A New Leash on Life: The K9s for Warriors Story.{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=2018|title=2018 Program Winners|url=https://suncoastchapter.org/files/2018/12/2018_SuncoastWinnersFINAL.pdf|access-date=June 6, 2021|website=|publisher=Suncoast Regional Emmy Awards|language=en}} The Ruettiger film was adapted into a one-man show called Dream Big: Rudy Ruettiger Live on Broadway that was produced and directed by Nanton and staged at the Samuel J. Friedman Theatre on Broadway in 2019.{{Cite web|last=Clement|first=Olivia|date=December 11, 2018|title=Daniel 'Rudy' Ruettiger to Bring Autobiographical Solo Show to Broadway for One Night|url=https://www.playbill.com/article/daniel-rudy-ruettiger-to-bring-autobiographical-solo-show-to-broadway-for-one-night|access-date=June 6, 2021|work=Playbill|language=en}}
Also in 2018, Nanton's Prime Video interview series, In Case You Didn't Know with Nick Nanton, premiered and has since featured guests such as Larry King, Dean Kamen, and Anthony Scaramucci. That year, Nanton also directed the documentary, Operation Toussaint, which chronicled the efforts of Operation Underground Railroad (O.U.R.) to retrieve child trafficking victims in Haiti.{{Cite web|last=Terry|first=Josh|date=July 26, 2018|title=Movie review: Gripping 'Operation Toussaint' shows Tim Ballard's real-life battle against sex trafficking|url=https://www.deseret.com/2018/7/26/20649827/movie-review-gripping-operation-toussaint-shows-tim-ballard-s-real-life-battle-against-sex-trafficki|access-date=June 6, 2021|newspaper=The Deseret News|language=en}} A 2019 follow-up to that film, Triple Take, followed the eponymous Operation Triple Take undertaken by O.U.R. in Colombia.{{Cite web|last=Briccetti|first=Peter|date=July 30, 2020|title=Operation Triple Take Fails to Address Systemic Issues with Child Sex-Trafficking|url=https://whistleblowersblog.org/2020/07/articles/whistleblower-film-reviews/operation-triple-take-fails-to-address-systemic-issues-with-child-sex-trafficking/|access-date=June 6, 2021|work=Whistleblower Network News|language=en}} Triple Take was the basis for the feature film Sound of Freedom.{{cite web |last1=Lombardo |first1=Janet |title=Operation Triple Take - Private Screening of the Story behind "Sound of Freedom" |url=https://patch.com/nevada/reno/calendar/event/20240623/06c5f989-fef1-48c3-b35c-8c72dedcb37a/operation-triple-take-private-screening-of-the-story-behind-sound-of-freedom |website=Patch}} He also won for From Shelter to Service: A K9s for Warriors Story.{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=2019|title=2019 Program Winners|url=https://suncoastchapter.org/files/2019/12/2019_SuncoastWinners.pdf|access-date=June 6, 2021|website=|publisher=Suncoast Regional Emmy Awards|language=en}}
In 2020, two episodes ("Nido Qubein: Extraordinary is a Choice" and "Lisa Nichols: Born to Win") from his Prime Video series won Emmy Awards as individual documentaries.{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=2020|title=2020 Program Winners|url=https://suncoastchapter.org/files/2020/12/2020_SuncoastWinners.pdf|access-date=June 6, 2021|website=|publisher=Suncoast Regional Emmy Awards|language=en}} He also directed the documentary, Folds of Honor, that year which details the charitable efforts of the non-profit organization of the same name.{{Cite web|last=Haddaway|first=Art|date=July 15, 2020|title=Owasso-based Folds of Honor releases new documentary on Amazon Prime Video|url=https://tulsaworld.com/community/owasso/news/owasso-based-folds-of-honor-releases-new-documentary-on-amazon-prime-video/article_6cc7afbf-3d4b-5725-9f8b-ff5996c9bb0e.html|access-date=June 6, 2021|newspaper=Tulsa World|language=en}} Also in 2020, he directed and produced It's Happening Right Here, a documentary about survivors of sex trafficking. The following year he directed Hero, a documentary film featuring Dominick Cruz, Laura Penhaul, and actor and producer Remi Adeleke.
Nanton was honored with a star on the Las Vegas Walk of Stars in 2022.{{cite web |last1=Katsilometes |first1=John |title=Carrie Fisher, Debbie Reynolds to be awarded Las Vegas stars |url=https://www.reviewjournal.com/entertainment/entertainment-columns/kats/carrie-fisher-debbie-reynolds-to-be-awarded-las-vegas-stars-2616099/ |website=Las Vegas Review Journal |access-date=August 8, 2022 |date=July 31, 2022}} He also directed the film Dickie V, covering the life and career of Dick Vitale, which premiered on ESPN+ the same year.{{Cite web |title=ESPN Announces New Documentary About Dick Vitale Will Debut This Month {{!}} Sports Illustrated |url=https://www.si.com/.amp/media/2022/07/06/espn-announces-new-documentary-dick-vitale-dickie-v-july-debut |access-date=August 11, 2022 |website=www.si.com|date=July 6, 2022 }} In 2022, he directed and produced Tactical Empathy, a documentary about Chris Voss. In 2024, he began filming a documentary about artist and conservationist Guy Harvey.{{cite web |last1=Beck |first1=Lauren |title=Dr. Guy Harvey to be Featured in New Documentary |url=https://www.the-triton.com/2024/06/dr-guy-harvey-to-be-featured-in-new-documentary/ |website=Triton}}
Filmography
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! Role ! Notes |
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| scope="row"| 2010
| Jacob's Turn | Executive producer, co-director | Documentary short |
| scope="row" rowspan="6"| 2012
| Tackling Taxes | Executive producer, creative director | Documentary short |
| Practicing Perfection
| Executive producer, creative director | Documentary short |
| Car Men
| Executive producer, executive creative director | Documentary short |
| The Flower Girl
| Executive producer, director | Short film |
| Cracking the Celebrity Code
| Executive producer, executive creative director | Documentary short |
| Filling the Financial Gap
| Executive producer, director | Documentary short |
| scope="row" rowspan="11"| 2013
| Life & The Party | Executive producer, executive creative director | Documentary short |
| Esperanza
| Executive producer, producer, director | Documentary short |
| Faith Family and Taxes
| Executive producer, director | Documentary short |
| Life in Balance
| Executive producer, director | Documentary short |
| Back to Health
| Executive producer, director | Documentary short |
| Coach Pete's Financial Safari
| Producer, director | Documentary short |
| Real People, Real Systems, Real Profits
| Executive producer, director | Documentary short |
| Making the Difference
| Executive producer, director | Documentary short |
| ''Mi Casa Hogar
| Executive producer, director | Documentary short |
| The I.T. Guy
| Executive producer, executive creative director | Documentary short |
| A Life of Success and Significance
| Executive producer, director | Documentary short |
| scope="row" rowspan="4"| 2014
| Stand and Serve | Executive producer, director | Documentary short |
| Get Your Life Back
| Executive producer, director | Documentary short |
| Heritage
| Executive producer, director | Documentary short |
| If It Is to Be It's Up to Me
| Executive producer, director | Documentary short |
| scope="row"| 2015
| Visioneer: The Peter Diamandis Story | Executive producer, director | Documentary film |
| scope="row" rowspan="3"| 2016
| The Rebound | Executive producer | Documentary film |
| Return to Esperanza
| Executive producer, director | Documentary short |
| Armonia
| Executive producer, director | Documentary short |
| scope="row" rowspan="3"| 2017
| Maximum Achievement: The Brian Tracy Story | Executive producer, director | Documentary film |
| Live Your Quest
| Executive producer, director | Documentary film |
| The Soul of Success: The Jack Canfield Story
| Executive producer, director | Documentary film |
| scope="row" rowspan="5"| 2018
| Game Changer: The Dan Sullivan Story | Executive producer, director | Documentary film |
| Rudy Ruettiger: The Walk On
| Executive producer, director | Documentary film |
| Operation Toussaint: Operation Underground Railroad and the Fight to End Modern Day Slavery
| Executive producer, director | Documentary film |
| Getting Everything You Can Out of All You've Got: The Jay Abraham Story
| Executive producer, director | Documentary film |
| A New Leash on Life: The K9s for Warriors Story
| Executive producer, director | Documentary film |
| scope="row"| 2018–present
| In Case You Didn't Know with Nick Nanton | Creator, executive producer, director, host | Amazon Prime Video docuseries |
| scope="row" rowspan="2"| 2019
| From Shelter to Service: A K9s for Warriors Story | Executive producer, director | Documentary film |
| Triple Take
| Executive producer, director | Documentary film |
| scope="row" rowspan="3"| 2020
| Folds of Honor: A Fighter Pilot's Mission to Deliver Healing and Hope to America | Executive producer, director | Documentary film |
| Choose Yourself: The James Altucher Story
| Executive producer, director | Prime Video docuseries |
| Dreamer
| Executive producer, director | Documentary film |
| scope="row" rowspan="2"| 2022
| It's Happening Right Here | Director, Executive Producer |
| Dickie V
| Director |
| scope="row" | 2023
| Hero | Director, Executive Producer |
| scope="row" rowspan="3"| 2024
| Tactical Empathy | Director, Executive Producer |
| When My Soul Speaks: Lisa Nichols Live
| Director | Broadway play{{cite web |last1=Leon |first1=Felice |title=Motivational Speaker Lisa Nichols Took Her Story To Her Biggest Stage Yet — Broadway |url=https://www.essence.com/lifestyle/lisa-nichols-broadway/ |website=Essence}} |
| Brisa
| Director | Shortlisted for Best Feature Documentary at the 40th IDA Documentary Awards{{cite web |last1=Carey |first1=Matthew |title=‘No Other Land,’ ‘Queendom,’ ‘Black Box Diaries,’ ‘Sugarcane’ & More Make IDA's Shortlist Of Year's Top Documentaries |url=https://deadline.com/2024/10/international-documentary-association-2024-shortlists-1236157530/ |website=Deadline |date=24 October 2025}} |
Bibliography
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| scope="col" |Year
! scope="col" |Title ! scope="col" |Original publisher ! scope="col" |ISBN ! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Notes |
|---|
| scope="row" | 2008
| Celebrity Branding You | CelebrityPress | {{ISBN|978-0983947073}} | Co-written with JW Dicks |
| scope="row" | 2013
| Story Selling | CelebrityPress | {{ISBN|978-0988641877}} | Co-written with JW Dicks |
| scope="row" | 2015
| Mission Driven Business | Impact Publishing | {{ISBN|978-0996197885}} | Co-written with JW Dicks |
| scope="row" | 2018
| Rudy Ruettiger: The Walk On | {{ISBN|978-1642790931}} | Co-written with Rudy Ruettiger |
| scope="row" | 2019
| Leo Learns About Life | CelebrityPress | {{ISBN|978-1732284364}} | Children's book |
| scope="row" | 2024
| Empathy and Understanding In Business | Successbooks | {{ISBN|979-8986209791}} | Co-written with Chris Voss{{cite web |title=Empathy and Understanding In Business (Hardcover) |url=https://www.harvard.com/book/9798986209791 |website=Harvard Book Store}} |
Nominations and awards
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| Year
! Award ! Category ! Nominee ! Result ! {{Abbr|Ref.|References}} |
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| scope="row"| 2011
| 47th Ohio Valley Emmy Awards | Director – Post-Production | Nick Nanton for Jacob's Turn | {{won}} |
| scope="row" rowspan="5"| 2013
| Documentary - Topical | Car Men | {{nom}} |
| rowspan="4"| 37th Suncoast Regional Emmy Awards
| rowspan="2"| Documentary – Topical | Esperanza | {{won}} |
| Mi Casa Hogar {{small|(Produced and directed by Nick Nanton)}} | {{nom}} |
| rowspan="2"| Director – Post-Production
| Nick Nanton for Mi Casa Hogar | {{won}} |
| Nick Nanton for Esperanza
| {{nom}} |
| scope="row" rowspan="2"| 2015
| rowspan="2"| 39th Suncoast Regional Emmy Awards | rowspan="2"| Director – Post-Production | Nick Nanton for Visioneer: The Peter Diamandis Story | {{won}} |
| Nick Nanton for Armonia
| {{nom}} |
| scope="row"| 2016
| 40th Suncoast Regional Emmy Awards | Documentary – Topical | Return to Esperanza | {{won}} |
| scope="row" rowspan="6"| 2018
| rowspan="6"| 42nd Suncoast Regional Emmy Awards | rowspan="2"| Documentary – Topical | Rudy Ruettiger: The Walk On | {{won}} |
| A New Leash on Life: The K9s for Warriors Story {{small|(Produced and directed by Nick Nanton)}} | {{won}} |
| rowspan="3"| Director – Non-Live (Post-Production)
| Nick Nanton for Rudy Ruettiger: The Walk On | {{won}} |
| Nick Nanton for A New Leash on Life: The K9s for Warriors Story
| {{won}} |
| Nick Nanton for Game Changer: The Dan Sullivan Story
| {{won}} |
| Human Interest – Program Feature/Segment
| Downrange | {{won}} |
| scope="row" rowspan="8"| 2019
| rowspan="8"| 43rd Suncoast Regional Emmy Awards | rowspan="2"| Documentary – Topical | Triple Take | {{won}} |
| From Shelter to Service: A K9s for Warriors Story {{small|(Produced and directed by Nick Nanton)}} | {{nom}} |
| rowspan="3"| Director – Non-Live (Post-Produced)
| Nick Nanton for Triple Take | {{won}} |
| Nick Nanton for From Shelter to Service: A K9s for Warriors Story
| {{won}} |
| Nick Nanton for Longevity
| {{nom}} |
| rowspan="2"| Promotion – Program – Single Spot
| Triple Take | {{won}} |
| Longevity {{small|(Produced and directed by Nick Nanton)}} | {{nom}} |
| Special Event Coverage – Edited
| Dream Big: Rudy Ruettiger Live on Broadway | {{nom}} |
| scope="row" rowspan="8"| 2020
| rowspan="7"| 44th Suncoast Regional Emmy Awards | rowspan="2"| Documentary – Cultural | Nido Qubein: Extraordinary is a Choice | {{won}} |
| Lisa Nichols: Born to Win {{small|(Produced and directed by Nick Nanton)}} | {{won}} |
| Documentary – Topical
| Dreamer | {{won}} |
| rowspan="3"| Director – Non-Live (Post-Produced)
| Nick Nanton for Nido Qubein: Extraordinary is a Choice | {{won}} |
| Nick Nanton for Lisa Nichols: Born to Win
| {{won}} |
| Nick Nanton for Dreamer
| {{nom}} |
| Promotion – Program – Single Spot
| Dreamer | {{won}} |
| 34th Heartland Emmy Awards
| Documentary | Folds of Honor | {{won}} |
| scope="row"| 2024
| Director – Production - Cinematography | Conquer 100 | {{nominated}} |
References
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External links
- [http://www.nicknanton.com/ Official website]
- [https://dnagency.com/ Dicks Nanton Celebrity Branding Agency]
- [http://dnafilmsonline.com/ DNA Films]
- [http://www.allmusic.com/artist/nick-nanton-mn0001335893/credits All Music Link for Nick Nanton]
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