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A High Note for a Highbrow Career: Sheila Nevins Celebrates Oscar Nom as She Ends 5-Year Run at MTV Documentary Films (EXCLUSIVE)

Sheila Nevins is stepping down at MTV Documentary Films, leaving on the high note of nabbing her first Oscar nomination after decades as a producer.

Last month, Nevins added “Oscar-nominated director” to her résumé, having landed her first nod for co-directing the short “The ABCs of Book Banning” with Trish Adlesic and Nazenet Habtezghi. “Sheila Nevins is an extraordinary storyteller, pioneer and mensch,” says Chris McCarthy, president and CEO of Showtime/ MTV Entertainment Studios. “Anyone who knows Sheila, knows that she can’t sit still so the fact that we got five years with her all to ourselves is both a professional and personal career highlight,” says Fefferman, who oversees the documentary wing with Nina Diaz, chief content officer for MTV Entertainment Group.

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