How Buffy Sainte-Marie won an Oscar for "Up Where We Belong" | American Masters (2025)

Brenda Lee: Rockin’ Around [ASL]

Length 52:55Premiere Date 12/16/24

Brenda Lee: Rockin’ Around [Extended Audio Description + OC]

Length 1:00:13Premiere Date 12/16/24

Quincy Jones explains how he got started in music

Length 15:00Premiere Date 11/15/24

Brad Lomax: Creating Communities of Care

Length 10:19Premiere Date 10/29/24

Brad Lomax: Creating Communities of Care [ASL + OC]

Length 10:19Premiere Date 10/29/24

Brad Lomax: Creating Communities of Care [Extended Audio Description + OC]

Length 13:34Premiere Date 10/29/24

Thomas Wiggins: Composing the Future

Length 13:31Premiere Date 10/22/24

Thomas Wiggins: Composing the Future [ASL + OC]

Length 13:31Premiere Date 10/22/24

Thomas Wiggins: Composing the Future [Extended Audio Description + OC]

Length 16:54Premiere Date 10/22/24

Celestine Tate Harrington: Building a Legacy

Length 13:03Premiere Date 10/15/24

Celestine Tate Harrington: Building a Legacy [ASL + OC]

Length 13:03Premiere Date 10/15/24

Celestine Tate Harrington: Building a Legacy [Extended Audio Description + OC]

Length 15:56Premiere Date 10/15/24

Daniel K. Inouye: Life of Service

Length 12:41Premiere Date 10/08/24

Daniel K. Inouye: Life of Service [Extended Audio Description + OC]

Length 15:31Premiere Date 10/08/24

Daniel K. Inouye: Life of Service [ASL + OC]

Length 12:41Premiere Date 10/08/24

Judy-Lynn del Rey: The Galaxy Gal

Length 12:36Premiere Date 10/01/24

Judy-Lynn del Rey: The Galaxy Gal [Extended Audio Description + OC]

Length 15:35Premiere Date 10/01/24

Judy-Lynn del Rey: The Galaxy Gal [ASL + OC]

Length 12:36Premiere Date 10/01/24

Julia Alvarez: A Life Reimagined [EAD + OC]

Length 1:29:02Premiere Date 09/23/24

Julia Alvarez: A Life Reimagined [ASL]

Length 1:23:57Premiere Date 09/23/24

Blake Edwards: A Love Story in 24 Frames [ASL]

Length 1:23:35Premiere Date 08/27/24

Blake Edwards: A Love Story in 24 Frames [EAD + OC]

Length 1:30:00Premiere Date 08/27/24

How Lily Tomlin found liberation in exploring her Laugh-In characters

Length 12:35Premiere Date 06/20/24

Paul Mooney on his career and relationship with Richard Pryor

Length 10:39Premiere Date 06/20/24

How Phyllis Diller broke down the doors for female comics

Length 11:35Premiere Date 06/20/24

Jeff Foxworthy on how every American might be a "redneck"

Length 15:41Premiere Date 06/18/24

Love, Jamie

Length 19:45Premiere Date 06/03/24

Joan Rivers finds humor in being yourself

Length 09:59Premiere Date 05/28/24

Conan O’Brien gets serious about silliness

Length 15:32Premiere Date 05/16/24

Dear Corky

Length 16:27Premiere Date 05/01/24

Jerry Seinfeld on his place in American sitcom history

Length 16:01Premiere Date 04/23/24

Weaving Nature

Length 18:39Premiere Date 04/22/24

The Incomparable Mr. Buckley [Extended Audio Description]

Length 1:42:08Premiere Date 04/22/24

The Incomparable Mr. Buckley [ASL]

Length 1:40:40Premiere Date 04/22/24

Susie Essman on "Curb Your Enthusiasm" and the unique "genius” of Larry David

Length 08:45Premiere Date 04/14/24

Moynihan [Extended Audio Description]

Length 1:44:19Premiere Date 04/09/24

Moynihan [ASL]

Length 1:43:31Premiere Date 04/01/24

Becoming Yamazushi

Length 14:08Premiere Date 03/14/24

Searching for Augusta Savage

Length 21:48Premiere Date 02/15/24

HOPPER: An American love story [Extended Audio Description]

Length 1:07:42Premiere Date 01/02/24

HOPPER: An American love story [ASL + Audio Description]

Length 53:03Premiere Date 01/02/24

Louis Gossett, Jr. honors Maya Angelou's storytelling impact

Length 19:53Premiere Date 12/18/23

Jerry Lewis on comedy and his bond with Sammy Davis, Jr.

Length 09:45Premiere Date 12/07/23

Neil Young on David Geffen’s success as a media mogul

Length 15:10Premiere Date 11/08/23

How Rita Moreno auditioned and rehearsed for West Side Story

Length 20:32Premiere Date 11/06/23

How Billy Crystal learned to imitate Sammy Davis, Jr.

Length 19:23Premiere Date 11/01/23

John Singleton on having Maya Angelou as a mentor

Length 13:33Premiere Date 08/22/23

Steve Martin on how David Geffen thrived through friendships

Length 14:41Premiere Date 08/09/23

Filmmaker Jonas Mekas on living in Andy Warhol's New York

Length 22:21Premiere Date 08/02/23

Protactile: A Language of Touch

Length 17:42Premiere Date 07/25/23

Protactile: A Language of Touch [Audio Description + ASL]

Length 17:42Premiere Date 07/25/23

Protactile: A Language of Touch [Extended Audio Description]

Length 21:23Premiere Date 07/25/23

André Leon Talley on Mae West’s impact on fashion and style

Length 15:24Premiere Date 07/20/23

Fran Drescher on being a showrunner for the American sitcom

Length 21:12Premiere Date 07/11/23

James Earl Jones on Sidney Poitier and acting

Length 16:12Premiere Date 07/06/23

Lady Bunny on the echoes of Mae West in drag culture

Length 12:19Premiere Date 06/29/23

Treat Williams on the acting process with Sidney Lumet

Length 06:24Premiere Date 06/13/23

Keeping Video Art Alive With C.T. Lui

Length 08:24Premiere Date 06/09/23

Ethan Lim: Cambodian Futures

Length 16:42Premiere Date 04/25/23

Senghor Reid: Make Way For Tomorrow

Length 13:04Premiere Date 04/18/23

Walshy Fire: Pull Up

Length 10:25Premiere Date 04/11/23

Alejandro Jimenez: The Ground I Stand On

Length 12:00Premiere Date 04/04/23

Jonathan Thunder: Good Mythology

Length 14:11Premiere Date 03/28/23

Sydney G. James: How We See Us

Length 15:33Premiere Date 03/21/23

Lily Gladstone: Far Out There

Length 13:51Premiere Date 03/14/23

Jacques Pépin Makes Tuna Tartare

Length 06:39Premiere Date 09/21/22

Jacques Pépin Makes Sautéed Cod with Mushrooms

Length 05:44Premiere Date 09/14/22

Jacques Pépin Makes Baked Salmon with Sautéed Endive

Length 04:02Premiere Date 09/08/22

Martin Scorsese on the films of John Ford

Length 19:20Premiere Date 09/07/22

Jacques Pépin Makes Pork Roast with Ratatouille

Length 05:25Premiere Date 08/31/22

Jacques Pépin Makes Pasta Fagioli

Length 04:28Premiere Date 08/23/22

Jacques Pépin Makes Pasta Primavera

Length 05:32Premiere Date 08/18/22

Jacques Pépin Makes Spaghetti with Basil Pesto

Length 08:09Premiere Date 08/11/22

Jacques Pépin Prepares Blueberries with Lemon and Mint

Length 03:24Premiere Date 08/01/22

Jacques Pépin Makes Lemon Posset for Dessert

Length 04:16Premiere Date 07/25/22

Jacques Pépin Makes Ice Cream French Toast

Length 03:33Premiere Date 07/20/22

How Harry Belafonte embraced Black culture in music

Length 16:49Premiere Date 07/12/22

Tracey Ullman on Mel Brooks' intrinsically American comedy

Length 11:45Premiere Date 06/22/22

Baayork Lee on becoming a Broadway star at age 5

Length 12:24Premiere Date 05/25/22

I. M. Pei on sculpture

Length 07:26Premiere Date 05/18/22

Gloria Steinem on the legacy of Marilyn Monroe

Length 11:00Premiere Date 03/24/22

Laura Linney on mastering acting at Juilliard

Length 15:07Premiere Date 03/17/22

Patti Smith on Lou Reed and rock and roll

Length 15:35Premiere Date 03/04/22

Dionne Warwick on Lena Horne and her musical influences

Length 11:55Premiere Date 03/02/22

Herbie Hancock on jazz and Quincy Jones' influence

Length 15:39Premiere Date 02/25/22

Gloria Naylor on the American dream

Length 15:16Premiere Date 02/25/22

Betty White talks about funny women in comedy history

Length 12:12Premiere Date 02/25/22

Jacques Pépin Makes Cold Tomato-Cucumber Soup

Length 05:15Premiere Date 12/02/21

Jacques Pépin Makes Moules Two Ways

Length 05:22Premiere Date 12/02/21

Jacques Pépin Makes Kale Soup

Length 05:30Premiere Date 12/02/21

Jacques Pépin Makes Tomato Toasts

Length 06:41Premiere Date 12/02/21

Jacques Pépin Makes Clam Fritters

Length 05:40Premiere Date 12/02/21

Jacques Pépin Makes Quiche Lorraine

Length 12:09Premiere Date 12/02/21

Jacques Pépin Makes Beef Carpaccio

Length 05:13Premiere Date 11/19/21

Jacques Pépin Makes Onion Soup Gratinée

Length 06:49Premiere Date 11/18/21

Jacques Pépin Makes Sauteed Brussels Sprouts

Length 02:31Premiere Date 11/18/21

Jacques Pépin Makes Shrimp-Stuffed Portobello

Length 07:24Premiere Date 11/18/21

Jacques Pépin Makes Fresh Corn Purée

Length 04:09Premiere Date 11/18/21

Lights, Camera, Acción

Length 24:25Premiere Date 10/05/21

William Dorsey Swann: The first "Queen of Drag"

Length 04:39Premiere Date 10/01/21

Crystal Labeija: The Queen Who Reinvented Ball Culture

Length 05:38Premiere Date 09/24/21

Jean Malin: Queen of the Pansies

Length 05:57Premiere Date 09/03/21

Flawless Sabrina: Queer Icon and Star of 'The Queen'

Length 06:30Premiere Date 08/20/21

Joan Jett Blakk: The drag queen who ran for president

Length 06:13Premiere Date 08/06/21

Jose Sarria: Legendary Drag Queen and Queer Activist

Length 05:52Premiere Date 07/27/21

Kitty O'Neil: The Fastest Woman in the World

Length 08:55Premiere Date 07/26/21

Kitty O'Neil: The Fastest Woman in the World [Audio Description + ASL]

Length 08:55Premiere Date 07/26/21

Gladys Bentley: Drag King of the Harlem Renaissance

Length 05:57Premiere Date 06/25/21

Julian Eltinge: Female Impersonator of the Vaudeville Era

Length 04:45Premiere Date 03/01/21

Amyra León: Strange Grace

Length 15:18Premiere Date 10/14/20

Jamaica Heolimeleikalani Osorio: This Is the Way We Rise

Length 12:16Premiere Date 10/14/20

Damon Davis: Apologue for the Darkest Gods

Length 11:52Premiere Date 10/05/20

Bunky Echo-Hawk: The Resistance

Length 08:00Premiere Date 10/05/20

Anik Khan: Street Level

Length 13:09Premiere Date 10/05/20

Maia Cruz Palileo: Becoming the Moon

Length 11:54Premiere Date 10/05/20

Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah: The New Chief

Length 11:20Premiere Date 10/05/20

Vincent Valdez: The Beginning is Near

Length 11:01Premiere Date 10/05/20

Jacques Pépin makes buttermilk pancakes

Length 03:03Premiere Date 09/04/20

Jacques Pépin makes cocotte eggs

Length 03:48Premiere Date 09/04/20

Jacques Pépin makes an easy cream cheese soufflé

Length 03:28Premiere Date 09/04/20

Jacques Pépin makes easy and delicious crêpes

Length 06:05Premiere Date 09/04/20

Jacques Pépin makes fried eggs

Length 03:21Premiere Date 09/03/20

Jacques Pépin makes Eggs Jeannette

Length 06:27Premiere Date 09/03/20

Jacques Pépin makes a country omelet

Length 06:06Premiere Date 09/03/20

Jacques Pépin makes a seafood omelet

Length 06:40Premiere Date 09/03/20

Jacques Pépin makes classic scrambled eggs

Length 04:55Premiere Date 09/03/20

Jacques Pépin makes rice cakes with eggs

Length 03:22Premiere Date 09/03/20

The First Black Woman to Run for Vice President of The U.S.

Length 12:32Premiere Date 08/26/20

Zitkála-Šá: Trailblazing American Indian Composer and Writer

Length 11:39Premiere Date 08/19/20

Jeannette Rankin: The First Woman Member of U.S. Congress

Length 12:38Premiere Date 08/12/20

Jovita Idar: Mexican American Activist and Journalist

Length 11:08Premiere Date 08/05/20

Martha Hughes Cannon: The First Woman State Senator

Length 12:23Premiere Date 07/29/20

She was a Civil Rights Activist and Co-Founder of the NAACP

Length 11:53Premiere Date 07/22/20

Length 10:02Premiere Date 07/15/20

She was the First Woman to Swim Across the English Channel

Length 11:54Premiere Date 07/08/20

Queen Lili‘uokalani - The First and Last Queen of Hawai‘i

Length 12:14Premiere Date 07/01/20

Sissieretta Jones was a Trailblazing Black Opera Singer

Length 11:05Premiere Date 06/24/20

The First American Indian Doctor

Length 11:37Premiere Date 06/17/20

Annie Smith Peck: Record-Breaking Mountaineer

Length 10:40Premiere Date 06/10/20

Gladys Bentley: Gender-Bending Performer and Musician

Length 11:51Premiere Date 06/03/20

The First American-Born Chinese Woman Doctor

Length 10:18Premiere Date 05/27/20

She was a leader of the American labor movement

Length 10:59Premiere Date 05/20/20

She was the first Chinese American woman to vote in the U.S.

Length 10:18Premiere Date 05/13/20

This Astronomer Discovered Over 300 Stars During Her Career

Length 09:34Premiere Date 05/06/20

She was an American Cinema Pioneer

Length 12:12Premiere Date 04/29/20

The First Woman to Lead Arctic Expeditions

Length 10:00Premiere Date 04/22/20

Meta Warrick Fuller: Trailblazing African American Sculptor

Length 11:25Premiere Date 04/15/20

Anna May Wong: The first Asian American Movie Star

Length 11:25Premiere Date 04/08/20

Ynés Mexía: Mexican-American Botanist and Adventurer

Length 09:17Premiere Date 04/01/20

Lillian Gilbreth: Pioneering Inventor

Length 10:20Premiere Date 03/25/20

Maggie Lena Walker: Civil Rights Activist and Entrepreneur

Length 09:40Premiere Date 03/18/20

Grace Abbott: Social Work Pioneer

Length 09:04Premiere Date 03/11/20

Aviator Bessie Coleman

Length 09:03Premiere Date 03/04/20

How Buffy Sainte-Marie won an Oscar for "Up Where We Belong" | American Masters (2025)
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