When 18-year-old director Nick Shaw learned from his mom that he won the regional student Emmy award on June 11 for his film “The Muffin Man,” he was shocked.
“Won what?” Shaw said.
Angela Shaw, watching the ceremony on TV, was the first to learn her son’s film had won and called him with the results. Shaw and the rest of the members of cast and crew were thrilled when they learned of their award because they were unable to attend the ceremony near Seattle.
Shaw attends the Vancouver School of the Arts and Academics. He was nominated for the High School Award of Excellence given by the Northwest Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts and Science.
Competing against one other team in his category, Shaw, who normally is confident about his films, admits he was worried about the stiff competition. He said he saw some of the other teams films calling them “decent.”