2022 Nominees

American Murder: The Family Next Door

Production Company: A Netflix Original Documentary

Produced for: Netflix

Executive Producer (Production Company): James Marsh, Jonathan Stadlen

Executive Producer (network/platform): NA

Country or Territory where first released: USA

Synopsis:

In 2018, 34-year-old Shanann Watts and her two young daughters went missing in Frederick, Colorado. As heartbreaking details emerged, their story made headlines worldwide. Told entirely through archival footage that includes social media posts, law enforcement recordings, text messages and never-before-seen home videos, director Jenny Popplewell pieces together an immersive and truthful examination of a police investigation and a disintegrating marriage. AMERICAN MURDER: THE FAMILY NEXT DOOR is the first film to give a voice to the victims.