| The Pacific | |
|---|---|
 Intertitle | |
| Genre | War drama |
| Created by | Bruce McKenna |
| Based on | With the Old Breed: At Peleliu and Okinawa byEugene Sledge Helmet for My Pillow byRobert Leckie |
| Written by | Bruce C. McKenna Robert Schenkkan Graham Yost George Pelecanos Laurence Andries Michelle Ashford |
| Directed by | Tim Van Patten David Nutter Jeremy Podeswa Graham Yost Carl Franklin Tony To[1] |
| Starring | James Badge Dale Joseph Mazzello Jon Seda |
| Composers | Hans Zimmer Geoff Zanelli Blake Neely |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of episodes | 10 |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Steven Spielberg Tom Hanks Gary Goetzman |
| Producers | Cherylanne Martin Todd London Steven Shareshian |
| Running time | 47–61 minutes |
| Production companies | HBO Entertainment DreamWorks Television Playtone |
| Budget | $217 million[2] |
| Original release | |
| Network | HBO |
| Release | March 14 (2010-03-14)[3] – May 16, 2010 (2010-05-16) |
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The Pacific is a 2010 Americanwar dramaminiseries produced byHBO,Playtone, andDreamWorks that premiered in the United States on March 14, 2010.The Pacific is the second of threecompanion piece miniseries developed by Playtone and DreamWorks, followingBand of Brothers (2001) and precedingMasters of the Air (2024).
The series focuses on theUnited States Marine Corps's actions in thePacific Theater of Operations within the widerPacific War. WhereasBand of Brothers followed the men ofEasy Company of the506th Parachute Infantry Regiment through theEuropean Theater,The Pacific centers on the experiences of MarinesRobert Leckie (James Badge Dale),Eugene Sledge (Joseph Mazzello), andJohn Basilone (Jon Seda), who were in different regiments (1st,5th, and7th, respectively) of the1st Marine Division.The Pacific miniseries features the 1st Marine Division's battles in the Pacific from their interconnected perspectives, namelyGuadalcanal (Leckie and Basilone),Cape Gloucester (Leckie),Peleliu (Leckie and Sledge),Iwo Jima (Basilone), andOkinawa (Sledge).
The show was spearheaded byBruce C. McKenna (credited as aco-executive producer), one of the main writers onBand of Brothers.Hugh Ambrose, the son ofBand of Brothers authorStephen Ambrose, was a project consultant. It is based primarily on thememoirs of Sledge and Leckie:With the Old Breed: At Peleliu and Okinawa andHelmet for My Pillow respectively.[4] It also draws on Sledge's memoirChina Marine,[5] as well asRed Blood, Black Sand, the memoir ofChuck Tatum (Ben Esler), a Marine who fought alongside Basilone at Iwo Jima.[6][7] Also used for reference, albeit in an uncredited capacity, was Hugh Ambrose's nonfiction bookThe Pacific, written as a tie-in to the miniseries. Basilone died in Iwo Jima and thus did not record his experiences.
The Pacific received highly positive reviews, particularly for its darker, more psychological tone and accurate depiction of thegraphic violence exhibited in the Pacific War, although it received criticism for its more disjointed narrative structure compared toBand of Brothers. Like its predecessor, it would win thePrimetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Miniseries.
The main cast is listed in the opening and closing credits in alphabetical order with the exception of the three protagonists. Each main character is listed only in the episodes they appear with the three protagonists, who are credited in all episodes.
The Pacific was produced bySteven Spielberg,Tom Hanks, andGary Goetzman in association withHBO Miniseries,Playtone,DreamWorks,Seven Network andSky Movies.[8][9] Seven and Sky both invested in the project for the right to broadcast it in Australia and the United Kingdom respectively.[10]Nine Network has previously broadcast the HBO productions ofBand of Brothers. Nine had a broadcast deal with HBO's parentWarner Bros., but then HBO started to distribute its productions separately.[11] When work on the project began, DreamWorks' television division was operating as a unit ofParamount Pictures, with Paramount's parent companyViacom having purchased DreamWorks'live-action film and television divisions in February 2006.[12] However, by the timeThe Pacific was released, DreamWorks' live-action film and television divisions had already split from Viacom, with Viacom still retaining ownership of DreamWorks' pre-existing live-action film and television libraries.[13] In the show's credits, HBO was listed as the sole copyright holder.
In April 2007, the producers set up a production office in Melbourne and began casting.[14] Originally the project was estimated at $100 million to produce,[11] but ended up costing over $200 million, makingThe Pacific the most expensive television miniseries ever created at the time.[15][16][17] According to theSydney Morning Herald an estimated A$134 million was spent in Australia.[18] The Australian newspaperHerald Sun estimates that it brought 4,000 jobs and generated A$180 million for the Australian economy.[19]
Filming of the miniseries in Australia started on August 10, 2007,[21] and finished in late May 2008.[22] From August until November 2007[23] filming took place at locations in and aroundPort Douglas,Queensland includingMossman, Queensland;[24] Drumsara Plantation,Mowbray National Park[24] and beaches at Rocky Point, Queensland.[24] Production then moved to ruralVictoria,[25][26] in theYou Yangs nearLara (from November–December 2007),[27] then at a sand quarry on Sandy Creek Road nearGeelong until February 2008.[28] Melbourne city locations were used in late 2007 and through 2008 includingCentral City Studios atMelbourne Docklands (March 2008);[29][30]Flinders Street (betweenSwanston andElizabeth streets, February 1–4, 2008);[31][32] the intersection of Swanston and Flinders streets (February 2008);[33]Flinders Street station (February 2–3, 2008).[34] Other suburban locations included Mornington Railway,Bundoora,[35] specifically the Ernest Jones Hall at theLa Trobe University campus, Bundoora (late May 2008);[36] the Railway Hotel,South Melbourne (December 2007);[37]Scotch College, Melbourne (December 2007);[37]Melbourne High School (December 2007).[37][38]
The trains in the series, includingK class andS class locomotives, andClub Car Moorabool, were chartered fromSteamrail and theMornington Railway Preservation Society, and were filmed with on theMornington Railway.
The series's score was written byHans Zimmer,Geoff Zanelli andBlake Neely and was released on March 9, 2010.[39]
Historian Hugh Ambrose, son ofBand of Brothers authorStephen E. Ambrose, wrote the official tie-in book to the miniseries,[40]The Pacific: Hell was an Ocean Away (2011), which follows the stories of two of the featured men from the miniseries, Basilone and Sledge, as well as stories of Sledge's close friendSidney Phillips and two men not featured in the series, marine officerAustin Shofner andUS Navy pilot Vernon Micheel. The different cast provides a wider view of the Pacific theatre, allowing the book to include thefall of the Philippines,Midway,Philippine Sea andLuzon and expand the narrative to include depictions of life as experienced by prisoners of war, senior officers and the development of naval aviation. It was published in the UK and the US in March 2010 and Ambrose gave a webcast interview about the book at thePritzker Military Library on April 15, 2010.[41][42]
The series premiered in the US and Canada on March 14, 2010, on HBO.[43]HBO Asia premieredThe Pacific at 9 pm on April 3, 2010, with the first two episodes being consecutively broadcast in the first week. Singapore, Hong Kong, and Indonesia had dual languages available. Singapore, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Malaysia, and the Philippines broadcasts were available in high-definition on the HBO Asia HD Channel.[44]The Pacific began broadcast on April 5, 2010, on Sky Movies in the United Kingdom and Ireland.[45] In Portugal, the series was broadcast on April 5, 2010, onAXN and in HD on AXN HD two days after the original broadcast in the US. The series broadcast commenced in Australia on Channel 7 on Wednesday, April 14, 2010, at 8:30 pm.[46] In Denmark, Norway, Finland, France, and Sweden, the series began broadcasting onCanal+; in Turkey,CNBC-e on April 18, 2010; in the Netherlands, on April 7, 2010, onVeronica; and in Greece, onNova Cinema on April 10, 2010. In New Zealand, the series began broadcasting on April 12, 2010, onTV One. In Italy, the miniseries began broadcast on May 9, 2010, onSky Cinema 1; in Germany, on July 15, 2010, onKabel eins. In Japan, the miniseries started July 18, 2010, onWOWOW.[47] In South Africa, the miniseries started broadcasting on May 5, 2010, on the Mnet channel. In the US, the rights to the series were picked up by Ovation and it started airing sometime in 2019.
The first official US trailer forThe Pacific aired on HBO before the season 2 premiere ofTrue Blood on June 14, 2009. It showed footage of the three main characters, including a conversation between Leckie and Sledge, Basilone's marriage, and numerous combat scenes. The trailer concluded with "2010" displayed on-screen, alluding to and confirming the series release date. A second trailer was released on the HBO website after which the date "March 2010" is displayed, giving a more specific series release date. On January 14, 2010, Comcast added on-demand content from the series, including a scene fromThe Pacific, interviews with the producers, and character profiles.[48] Another trailer was shown in February 2010 duringSuper Bowl XLIV, depicting several combat scenes. An extended trailer (3:47) of the miniseries can be viewed on the series' official website.
| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | US viewers (millions) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Part One" "Guadalcanal (Leckie)" | Tim Van Patten | Bruce C. McKenna | March 14, 2010 (2010-03-14) | 3.08[49] | |
In the weeks following theattack on Pearl Harbor,Robert Leckie attends church and runs into his longtime neighbor Vera Keller. Leckie, having enlisted in theUnited States Marine Corps, promises to write to her while overseas. Meanwhile,John Basilone and his fellownoncommissioned officers, Manny Rodriguez and J.P. Morgan, learn fromChesty Puller that the Marine Corps will be entering thePacific Theater. They attend aChristmas dinner with the Basilone family. InMobile, Alabama, childhood friendsEugene Sledge andSidney Phillips say their goodbyes as Phillips prepares to depart forboot camp. In August 1942, theGuadalcanal campaign begins. Leckie and the1st Marines witness theBattle of Savo Island and later participate in theBattle of Alligator Creek. | ||||||
| 2 | "Part Two" "Guadalcanal (Basilone)" | David Nutter | Bruce C. McKenna | March 21, 2010 (2010-03-21) | 2.79[50] | |
Basilone and the7th Marines land on Guadalcanal to bolster the defenses aroundHenderson Field. Basilone, attempting to relocate hismachine gun to a better position, bare-handedly cradles the hot barrel and severely burns his arms. Despite this, he continues fighting and kills scores of Japanese troops. The following morning, Basilone discovers that Rodriguez has beenkilled in action. | ||||||
| 3 | "Part Three" "Melbourne" | Jeremy Podeswa | George Pelecanos andMichelle Ashford | March 28, 2010 (2010-03-28) | 2.77[51] | |
The1st Marine Division on Guadalcanal is relieved and arrives inMelbourne, Australia. Battle weary, many Marines goAWOL, engaging in drunken hijinks. Leckie falls in love with Stella Karamanlis, anAustralian girl of Greek descent, who invites him to stay at her parents' home. Not wanting to go through the pain of losing him, Stella breaks up with Leckie and tells him not to return. As a result, Leckie becomes belligerently drunk; when his friend Lew Juergens asks Leckie to relieve him on guard duty so he can urinate, an officer catches him, culminating in Leckie pulling a sidearm and both he and Juergens are punished and demoted. Basilone receives theMedal of Honor for his actions on Guadalcanal and is sent home to sellwar bonds. | ||||||
| 4 | "Part Four" "Cape Gloucester, Pavuvu, Banika" | Graham Yost | Robert Schenkkan and Graham Yost | April 4, 2010 (2010-04-04) | 2.52[52] | |
Previously limited by aheart murmur, Eugene Sledge enlists in the Marines and trains for combat, while Leckie and the 1st Marine Division areput into action at Cape Gloucester. The relentless rain and jungle environment takes its toll on the Marines. The Marines arrive onPavuvu, which serves as a temporary base for the 1st Marine Division. Leckie is treated fornocturnal enuresis caused by combat stress and is sent to anaval hospital onBanika to be hospitalized for a number of weeks before returning to Pavuvu. | ||||||
| 5 | "Part Five" "Peleliu Landing" | Carl Franklin | Laurence Andries and Bruce C. McKenna | April 11, 2010 (2010-04-11) | 2.71[53] | |
Sledge is briefly reunited with Phillips on Pavuvu before Phillips departs to return home to Mobile. Sledge meetsMerriell "Snafu" Shelton,R.V. Burgin, and Bill Leyden. The 1st Marine Division lands atPeleliu. | ||||||
| 6 | "Part Six" "Peleliu Airfield" | Tony To | Bruce C. McKenna and Laurence Andries and Robert Schenkkan | April 18, 2010 (2010-04-18) | 2.38[54] | |
Sustaining heavy losses and fighting in exceedingly hot conditions with little drinkable water, the Marines move tocapture Peleliu's vital airfield. Leckie is wounded by a blast concussion while trying to relay a message to thecorpsman. With a face full ofshrapnel and limited mobility, he is evacuated and sent to recuperate on ahospital ship. | ||||||
| 7 | "Part Seven" "Peleliu Hills" | Tim Van Patten | Bruce C. McKenna | April 25, 2010 (2010-04-25) | 2.55[55] | |
Sledge and the5th Marines move intoPeleliu's Bloody Nose Ridge to face the Japanese. In the ensuing battle, CaptainAndrew "Ack-Ack" Haldane is shot and killed by a Japanesesniper while assessing the area of Hill 140. | ||||||
| 8 | "Part Eight" "Iwo Jima" | David Nutter Jeremy Podeswa | Robert Schenkkan and Michelle Ashford | May 2, 2010 (2010-05-02) | 2.34[56] | |
Tired of selling war bonds, Basilone is transferred to the5th Marine Division where he trains Marines for combat as agunnery sergeant. He meets and marries Lena Riggi. Basilonelands at Iwo Jima, but is killed in action on the first day. | ||||||
| 9 | "Part Nine" "Okinawa" | Tim Van Patten | Bruce C. McKenna | May 9, 2010 (2010-05-09) | 1.81[57] | |
Sledge and the 1st Marine Divisionland at Okinawa. Cynical and exhausted, Sledge and Shelton show no compassion for the Japanese troops and struggle to lead new replacement Marines fresh out of boot camp. The Marines are horrified to discover Okinawan civilians, including women and children, are being forced to act as cannon fodder. Sledge is nearlycourt martialed after assaulting a JapanesePOW. As the battle concludes, the Marines hear of a "new bomb" that "vaporized an entire [Japanese] city in the blink of an eye". | ||||||
| 10 | "Part Ten" "Home" | Jeremy Podeswa | Bruce C. McKenna and Robert Schenkkan | May 16, 2010 (2010-05-16) | 1.96[58] | |
Following theJapanese surrender, the Marines return home. Leckie takes a job with a newspaper; he starts a relationship with Vera, revealing that he never sent the letters he wrote because he believed he was not going to survive the war. Sledge, Shelton, and Burgin arrive home in the spring of 1946. Sledge isstill haunted by the horrors of war, he struggles to adjust despite reassurance from his father and Phillips. Basilone's widow, Lena, visits his parents and gives them hisMedal of Honor. | ||||||
| Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | US viewers (millions) | |
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| "Anatomy of a War" | TBD | TBD | 2010 (2010) | TBD | |
This episode is a companion piece to the series. It uses historical footage, footage from the series, and interviews with participants, scholars, and members of the series cast and crew to try to explain the societal, cultural, and religious reasons that contributed to the ferocity and brutality of the Japanese military during World War II.[59] | |||||
The Pacific received widespread critical acclaim. On the review aggregation websiteRotten Tomatoes, the series holds an approval rating of 89% with an average rating of 8.5 out of 10, based on 46 reviews. The website's critical consensus reads, "An honest, albeit horrifying, exploration of World War II,The Pacific is a visually stunning miniseries not for the faint of heart."[60] OnMetacritic, the series has aweighted average score of 86 out of 100, based on 32 critics, indicating "universal acclaim".[61]
Time magazine'sJames Poniewozik named it one of the Top 10 TV Series of 2010.[62]IGN reviewer Ramsey Isler gave the entire miniseries an 8.5 out of 10, saying, "Although I don't thinkThe Pacific overtakesBand of Brothers in terms of technical execution and overall entertainment value, many of the comparisons will be moot asThe Pacific is a different kind of series with different goals. This series sought to look beyond the combat and it paints a full, vivid picture of the war and the people that fought in it through focused, individual stories. That's a tall order for any series to fulfill, and althoughThe Pacific doesn't always come through with shining colors, it does make an admirable effort."[63] IGN also reviewed each episode, with Episode 9 receiving a perfect 10 out of 10 score.[64]
| Year | Award | Category | Nominee(s) | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2010 | Artios Awards | Outstanding Achievement in Casting – Television Movie/Mini Series | Meg Liberman, Cami Patton, Christine King, andJennifer Euston | Won | [65] |
| Hollywood Post Alliance Awards | Outstanding Color Grading – Television | Steve Porter(for "Peleliu Landing") | Won | [66] | |
| IGN Summer Movie Awards | Best TV DVD or Blu-Ray | Nominated | [67] | ||
| Las Vegas Film Critics Society Awards | Best DVD | Nominated | [68] | ||
| Online Film & Television Association Awards | Best Motion Picture or Miniseries | Won | [69] | ||
| Best Actor in a Motion Picture or Miniseries | James Badge Dale | Nominated | |||
| Joseph Mazzello | Nominated | ||||
| Best Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture or Miniseries | Ashton Holmes | Nominated | |||
| Best Direction of a Motion Picture or Miniseries | Won | ||||
| Best Writing of a Motion Picture or Miniseries | Won | ||||
| Best Ensemble in a Motion Picture or Miniseries | Won | ||||
| Best Cinematography in a Non-Series | Won | ||||
| Best Costume Design in a Non-Series | Nominated | ||||
| Best Editing in a Non-Series | Won | ||||
| Best Makeup/Hairstyling in a Non-Series | Nominated | ||||
| Best Music in a Non-Series | Won | ||||
| Best Production Design in a Non-Series | Nominated | ||||
| Best Sound in a Non-Series | Won | ||||
| Best Visual Effects in a Non-Series | Won | ||||
| Best New Titles Sequence | Won | ||||
| Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Miniseries | Tom Hanks,Steven Spielberg, Gary Goetzman,Tony To,Graham Yost, Eugene Kelly,Bruce C. McKenna, Cherylanne Martin,Todd London, Steven Shareshian, andTim Van Patten | Won | [70] | |
| Outstanding Directing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Dramatic Special | David Nutter andJeremy Podeswa(for "Iwo Jima") | Nominated | |||
| Tim Van Patten(for "Okinawa") | Nominated | ||||
| Outstanding Writing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Dramatic Special | Robert Schenkkan andMichelle Ashford (for "Iwo Jima") | Nominated | |||
| Bruce C. McKenna and Robert Schenkkan (for "Home") | Nominated | ||||
| Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards | Outstanding Art Direction for a Miniseries or Movie | Anthony Pratt, Dominic Hyman, Richard Hobbs, Scott Bird, Jim Millett, Rolland Pike, and Lisa Thompson | Won | ||
| Outstanding Casting for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special | Meg Liberman, Cami Patton, Christine King, Jennifer Euston, and Suzanne Smith | Won | |||
| Outstanding Cinematography for a Miniseries or Movie | Remi Adefarasin(for "Peleliu Landing") | Nominated | |||
| Stephen F. Windon(for "Okinawa") | Nominated | ||||
| Outstanding Costumes for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special | Penny Rose and Ken Crouch(for "Melbourne") | Nominated | |||
| Outstanding Main Title Design | Steve Fuller, Ahmet Ahmet, Peter Frankfurt, and Lauren Hartstone | Nominated | |||
| Outstanding Makeup for a Miniseries or a Movie (Non-Prosthetic) | Chiara Tripodi and Toni French | Won | |||
| Outstanding Prosthetic Makeup for a Series, Miniseries, Movie or a Special | Jason Baird, Sean Genders, Jac Charlton, Chad Atkinson, Ben Rittenhouse, Steve Katz, Robert Charlton, andGreg Nicotero | Won | |||
| Outstanding Music Composition for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special (Original Dramatic Score) | Blake Neely,Geoff Zanelli, andHans Zimmer (for "Home") | Nominated | |||
| Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Miniseries or a Movie | Edward A. Warschilka(for "Peleliu Landing") | Nominated | |||
| Alan Cody(for "Iwo Jima") | Nominated | ||||
| Alan Cody and Marta Evry(for "Okinawa") | Nominated | ||||
| Outstanding Sound Editing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special | Tom Bellfort, Benjamin L. Cook, Daniel S. Irwin, Hector C. Gika, Charles Maynes, Paul Aulicino, John C. Stuver, David Williams, Michelle Pazer, John Finklea, Jody Thomas, and Katie Rose (for "Peleliu Landing") | Won | |||
| Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Miniseries or a Movie | Andrew Ramage,Michael Minkler, and Daniel J. Leahy(for "Basilone") | Won | |||
| Andrew Ramage, Michael Minkler, Daniel J. Leahy, andCraig Mann (for "Peleliu Landing") | Nominated | ||||
| Gary Wilkins, Michael Minkler, Daniel J. Leahy, and Marc Fishman(for "Iwo Jima") | Nominated | ||||
| Gary Wilkins, Michael Minkler, and Daniel J. Leahy(for "Okinawa") | Nominated | ||||
| Outstanding Special Visual Effects for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special | John E. Sullivan, Joss Williams, David Taritero, Peter Webb, Dion Hatch, John P. Mesa, Jerry Pooler, and Paul Graff (for "Guadalcanal/Leckie") | Nominated | |||
| John E. Sullivan, Joss Williams, David Taritero, David Goldberg, Angelo Sahin, Marco Recuay, William Mesa, Chris Bremble, and Jerry Pooler (for "Peleliu Landing") | Won | ||||
| Satellite Awards | Best Miniseries | Nominated | [71] | ||
| Television Critics Association Awards | Outstanding Achievement in Movies, Miniseries and Specials | Won | [72] | ||
2011 | American Cinema Editors Awards | Best Edited Miniseries or Motion Picture for Television | Marta Evry and Alan Cody(for Okinawa") | Nominated | [73] |
| American Film Institute Awards | Top 10 Television Programs | Won | [74] | ||
| American Society of Cinematographers Awards | Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in Motion Picture/Miniseries | Stephen F. Windon(for "Okinawa") | Won | [75] | |
| Australian Cinematographers Society Awards | Drama or Comedy Series & Telefeatures | Stephen F. Windon(for "Iwo Jima") | Won | [76] | |
| Cinema Audio Society Awards | Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing for Television Movies and Mini-Series | Andrew Ramage, Michael Minkler, and Daniel J. Leahy(for "Basilone") | Nominated | [77] | |
| Andrew Ramage, Michael Minkler, Daniel J. Leahy, and Craig Mann (for "Peleliu Landing") | Nominated | ||||
| Gary Wilkins, Michael Minkler, Daniel J. Leahy, and Marc Fishman(for "Iwo Jima") | Nominated | ||||
| Gary Wilkins, Michael Minkler, and Daniel J. Leahy(for "Okinawa") | Nominated | ||||
| Costume Designers Guild Awards | Outstanding Made for Television Movie or Miniseries | Penny Rose | Nominated | [78] | |
| Critics' Choice Awards | Best Picture Made for Television | Won | [79] | ||
| Directors Guild of America Awards | Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Movies for Television and Miniseries | David Nutter and Jeremy Podeswa(for "Basilone") | Nominated | [80] | |
| Jeremy Podeswa(for "Home") | Nominated | ||||
| Tim Van Patten(for "Okinawa") | Nominated | ||||
| Golden Globe Awards | Best Miniseries or Television Film | Nominated | [81] | ||
| Golden Reel Awards | Best Sound Editing – Long Form Dialogue and ADR in Television | Tom Bellfort, Daniel S. Irwin, John C. Stuver, Michael Hertlein, Michelle Pazer, and David Williams(for "Basilone") | Won | [82] | |
| Best Sound Editing - Long Form Sound Effects and Foley in Television | Tom Bellfort, Hector C. Gika, Paul Aulicino, Benjamin L. Cook, Charles Maynes, Katherine Rose, and Jody Thomas (for "Peleliu Landing") | Won | |||
| Guild of Music Supervisors Awards | Best Music Supervision for Movie of the Week | Deva Anderson andEvyen Klean | Nominated | ||
| Evyen Klean[a] | Won | ||||
| Humanitas Prize | 60 Minute Network or Syndicated Television | Bruce C. McKenna and Robert Schenkkan (for "Home") | Nominated | [83] | |
| Imagen Awards | Best Supporting Actor – Television | Jon Seda | Nominated | [84] | |
| Best Actor – Television | Nominated | [85] | |||
| NAACP Image Awards | Outstanding Actor in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special | Nominated | [86] | ||
| Peabody Awards | APlaytone andDreamWorks Productions in association withHBO Miniseries | Won | [87] | ||
| Prism Awards | Performance in a TV Movie or Miniseries | James Badge Dale | Nominated | [88] | |
| Producers Guild of America Awards | David L. Wolper Award for Outstanding Producer of Long-Form Television | Gary Goetzman, Tom Hanks, Eugene Kelly, Todd London, Cherylanne Martin, Bruce C. McKenna, Steven Shareshian, Steven Spielberg, Tony To, Tim Van Patten, and Graham Yost | Won | [89] | |
| Visual Effects Society Awards | Outstanding Visual Effects in a Broadcast Miniseries, Movie or Special | John Sullivan, David Taritero, William Mesa, and Marco Requay | Won | [90] | |
| Outstanding Created Environment in a Live Action Broadcast Program | Marco Recuay, Morgan McDermott, and Nicholas Lund-Ulrich (for "Iwo Jima" – Battle of Iwo Jima) | Won | |||
| Outstanding Compositing in a Broadcast Program or Commercial | Jeremy Nelson, John P. Mesa, Dan Novy, and Tyler Cote(for "Peleliu Landing") | Won | |||
2019 | Online Film & Television Association Awards | Hall of Fame – Television Programs | Inducted | [91] | |
In 2011, HBO aired a documentary entitledHe Has Seen War with Tom Hanks as executive producer and Mark Herzog as a director about the postwar stories of and lasting effects of the war, includingpost-traumatic stress disorder, on not only 1st Marine Division members but also the members ofE ("Easy") Company, 2nd Battalion,506th Parachute Infantry Regiment of the101st Airborne Division, who were the subjects ofBand of Brothers after fighting inOperation Overlord in Normandy (includingBrécourt Manor on D-Day andCarentan), inOperation Market Garden andOperation Pegasus in the Netherlands and in theSiege of Bastogne during theBattle of the Bulge.
Eugene Sledge's andRobert Leckie's families both appear, as does the family of Easy Company 1st LieutenantLynn "Buck" Compton. Staff SergeantWilliam "Wild Bill" Guarnere and Technical SergeantDonald Malarkey, both of Easy Company, also appear alongside their families.[92][93][94]
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