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Filmmaker Mohammed Ali Naqvi has earned another Emmy Award nomination, marking his fourth time being nominated. This year, he has been nominated in the category of Outstanding Historical Documentary for Turning Point: The Bomb and The Cold War, a critically acclaimed Netflix series he served as executive producer on.

Naqvi was the first Pakistani to be nominated for a Primetime Emmy in the Exceptional Merit in Documentary Filmmaking category in 2023 for The Accused: Damned or Devoted?, and the first to receive the prestigious Television Academy Honour, which he was awarded in 2008 for his Showtime film Shame.

Turning Point: The Bomb and The Cold War is a nine-part documentary series directed by Brian Knappenberger. Filmed over two years across seven countries, the series explores the roots and aftershocks of the Cold War and their connection to today’s global crises. It features exclusive interviews with world leaders, including Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, former UK prime minister Tony Blair, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, former CIA director Robert Gates, and former US secretary of state Condoleezza Rice.

The show became an instant global success on Netflix, reaching the third position on the Netflix Original Series chart, with more than 621 million minutes streamed in its first few weeks.

In addition to his Emmy recognition, Naqvi is a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, chairman of the Pakistan Academy Selection Committee, and co-founder of the Crescent Collective, which launched Pakistan’s official presence at the Cannes Film Festival in partnership with Global Lens Day and the American Pavilion.

He was recently named a 2025 Concordia Fellow by Concordia Studio, the Oscar-winning production company founded by Davis Guggenheim, as part of a global cohort of visionary documentary filmmakers. The fellowship recognises filmmakers pushing boundaries and amplifying underrepresented voices in cinema.

“It’s an incredible honour to be nominated again,” said Naqvi. “To tell stories that travel across borders on the global stage is a privilege I don’t take lightly.”