45th News & Documentary Emmy Winners – Full List

Glenn Garner and Erik Pedersen
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We have the winners forthe 45th annual News & Documentary Emmy Awards. The News categories were in the spotlight Wednesday at the Palladium Times Square in New York City, which also hosted the Documentary ceremony on Thursday night.

The 65 total categories covered programming content that premiered during calendar 2023. Both ceremonies are presented live on the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences’ dedicated viewing platform and streaming at watch.theemmys.tv and Emmy apps starting at 7:30 p.m. ET/4:30 p.m. PT. The full list of nominees is here.

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TV news legend Jane Pauley was honored with the Lifetime Achievement Award on Wednesday, and Oscar-winning documentarian Alex Gibney received the same honor Thursday.

Here are the winners at the 2024 News & Doc Emmys. For the complete list with producers, writers, correspondents, etc., for Night 1, click here; click here for Night 2:

News Emmy Winners (Night 1)

Outstanding Live News Program
ABC World News Tonight with David Muir (ABC)

Outstanding Recorded News Program
The Whole Story with Anderson Cooper (CNN)

Outstanding Emerging Journalist
Nada Bashir (CNN)

Outstanding Breaking News Coverage
Israel-Hamas War (CNN)

Outstanding Continuing News Coverage: Short Form
Clarissa Ward Covers the Israel-Hamas War (CNN)

Outstanding Continuing News Coverage: Long Form
The Whole Story with Anderson Cooper & Anderson Cooper 360 (CNN)

Outstanding Soft Feature Story: Short Form
‘South Sudan: Isolated by Water and War’
ABC World News Tonight with David Muir (ABC)

Outstanding Soft Feature Story: Long Form
‘It Happened Here: A Year in Uvalde’
20/20 (ABC)

Outstanding Hard News Feature Story: Short Form
‘It’s Bisan from Gaza and I’m Still Alive’
Aj+ Reports (AJ+)

Outstanding Hard News Feature Story: Long Form
‘Inside Wagner: The Rise of Russia’s Notorious Mercenaries’
VICE Special Report (Vice)

Outstanding Investigative News Coverage: Short Form
Poisoned Water (Scripps News)

Outstanding Investigative News Coverage: Long Form
‘Going Home: The War in Sudan’
The Whole Story with Anderson Cooper (CNN)

Outstanding Live News Special
A CNN Town Hall: Toxic Train Disaster, Ohio Residents Speak Out (CNN)

Outstanding Recorded News Special
‘Our Barbara’
20/20 (ABC)

Outstanding News Discussion & Analysis
‘Guns: Three American Stories’
Meet The Press Reports (NBC News NOW)

Outstanding News Discussion & Analysis: Editorial & Opinion
‘Meet the World’s Most Honorable Bank Robbers’
The New York Times Opinion (The New York Times)

Outstanding Live Interview: Short Form
Israeli Leader Speaks Out
ABC News Live (ABC)

Outstanding Live Interview: Long Form
Christiane Amanpour Interviews Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian
Amanpour (CNN)

Outstanding Edited Interview
The Hostage Story
60 Minutes (CBS)

Outstanding Science and Technology Coverage
Cyber Pirates
Trafficked with Mariana van Zeller (National Geographic [Muck Media])

Outstanding Climate, Environment and Weather Coverage
The Shark Fin Hunters
Fault Lines (Al Jazeera)

Outstanding Health or Medical Coverage
‘On the Brink’
IMPACT x Nightline (Hulu [ABC News Studios])

Outstanding Arts, Culture or Entertainment Coverage
Rap Trap: Hip Hop On Trial (Hulu [ABC News Studios])

Outstanding Business, Consumer or Economic Coverage
Black Market Babies
Trafficked with Mariana van Zeller (National Geographic [Muck Media])

Outstanding Crime and Justice Coverage
Grand Knighthawk: Infiltrating the KKK (Hulu [ABC News Studios | The Associated Press])

Outstanding News Program in Spanish
Noticiero Univision (Univision)

Outstanding Journalist in Spanish Language Media
Pedro Ultreras (Univision)

Outstanding Coverage of a Breaking News Story in Spanish
‘Huracan Otis – Furia Repentina’
Noticias Telemundo (Telemundo)

Outstanding Investigative News Coverage in Spanish
‘Las Armas de Ovidio’
N+ FOCUS (VIX | TelevisaUnivision)

Outstanding Feature Story in Spanish
‘Los buscadores de migrantes perdidos en el desierto de Sonora’ (BBC News Mundo)

Outstanding Writing: News
‘The Trek: A Migrant Trail to America’
The Whole Story with Anderson Cooper (CNN)

Outstanding Research: News
‘Adrift: An AP Investigation’ (The Associated Press)

Outstanding Direction: News
‘Black in Vegas’
A Soul of a Nation Presentation (ABC [ABC News Studios])

Outstanding Editing: News
Trafficked with Mariana van Zeller (National Geographic [Muck Media])

Outstanding Graphic Design: News
The Night Doctrine (ProPublica and The New Yorker)

Outstanding Music Composition: News
The Night Doctrine (ProPublica and The New Yorker)

Outstanding Sound: News
‘The Trek: A Migrant Trail to America’
The Whole Story with Anderson Cooper (CNN)

Outstanding Lighting Direction: News
MDMA
Trafficked with Mariana van Zeller (National Geographic [Muck Media])

Outstanding Art Direction/Set Decoration/Scenic Design: News
The 17th Annual CNN Heroes: An All-Star Tribute (CNN)

Outstanding Technical Excellence: News
FloodFX – Florida Storms (Idalia)
Tracking Idalia (The Weather Channel)

Outstanding Promotional Announcement: News
60 Minutes: ‘It’s Time for…’
60 Minutes (CBS)

Outstanding Regional News Story: Breaking/Spot News
December Tornado Outbreak (WDSU [Suncoast Chapter])

Outstanding Regional News Story: Investigative
‘Disabled & Denied’ (WBFF [National Capital Chesapeake Bay Chapter])

Documentary Emmy Winners (Night 2)

Outstanding Current Affairs Documentary
Poisoned: The Dirty Truth About Your Food (Netflix [Campfire Studios | Atlas Films])

Outstanding Politics and Government Documentary
‘Clarence and Ginni Thomas: Politics, Power and the Supreme Court’
FRONTLINE (PBS)

Outstanding Social Issue Documentary
‘Eat Your Catfish’
POV (PBS [Zela Film | American Documentary, POV])

Outstanding Investigative Documentary
‘Global Spyware Scandal: Exposing Pegasus’
FRONTLINE (PBS [FRONTLINE | Forbidden Film | the Forbidden Stories Consortium])

Outstanding Historical Documentary
‘Free Chol Soo Lee’
Independent Lens (PBS)

Outstanding Arts and Culture Documentary
Little Richard: I Am Everything (CNN Films | Max [Bungalow Media + Entertainment])

Outstanding Science and Technology Documentary
Science Fair: The Series (National Geographic [Muck Media])

Outstanding Nature Documentary
Path of the Panther (National Geographic [Grizzly Creek Films | Wildpath | National Geographic | Common Pictures | Appian Way])

Outstanding Business and Economic Documentary
Big Vape: The Rise and Fall Of Juul (Netflix [Amblin Television | This Machine (a part of Sony Pictures Television) | TIME Studios])

Outstanding Crime and Justice Documentary
Murder in Boston: Roots, Rampage & Reckoning (HBO | Max [HBO Documentary Films | The Boston Globe | Little Room Films])

Outstanding Short Documentary
The Silent Witness (Life Stories)

Best Documentary
Lakota Nation vs. United States (AMC+ [Unceded Films, LLC | IFC Films])

Outstanding Writing: Documentary
Nazis at Nuremberg: The Lost Testimony (National Geographic [Steve Rotfeld Productions])

Outstanding Research: Documentary
Victim/Suspect (Netflix [Motto Pictures | Center for Investigative Reporting Studios])

Outstanding Direction: Documentary
Lakota Nation vs. United States (AMC+ [Unceded Films, LLC | IFC Films])

Outstanding Cinematography: Documentary
Murder In Big Horn (Showtime [Fairhaven])

Outstanding Editing: Documentary
American Manhunt: The Boston Marathon Bombing (Netflix [The Cut | Tillerman Films | Ventureland])

Outstanding Graphic Design: Documentary
World War II: From the Front Lines (Netflix [72 Films])

Outstanding Music Composition: Documentary
World War II: From the Front Lines (Netflix [72 Films])

Outstanding Sound: Documentary
Incredible Animal Journeys (National Geographic [Plimsoll Productions])

Outstanding Lighting Direction: Documentary
To End All War: Oppenheimer & the Atomic Bomb (MSNBC Films | MSNBC [NBC News Studios])

Outstanding Art Direction/Set Decoration/Scenic Design: Documentary
Stan Lee (Disney + [Marvel Studios])

Outstanding Promotional Announcement: Documentary
JFK: One Day in America (National Geographic [72 Films | JAX])

Outstanding Regional Documentary
The Lost Story of Emmett Till: Then and Now (WMAQ [Chicago/Midwest Chapter])

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