CNN led night one of the 46th Annual News & Documentary Emmy Awards, with five wins in the news categories — including one for “The Whole Story with Anderson Cooper” as outstanding recorded news program. Right behind CNN, scoring four wins apiece were ABC, CBS and Nat Geo.
Winners of the news categories were presented Wednesday by the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences at the Palladium Times Square in New York City. On had was “Today” weather and feature anchor Al Roker (also the co-host of the third hour of “Today”), who received the Lifetime Achievement Award. Presenting the award was former “Today” anchor Bryant Gumbel.
Among other big wins, ABC picked up the top live news program Emmy for “World News Tonight with David Muir.” The evening’s presenters included Jason Bellini (Scripps), Morgan Chesky (NBC News), Katie Kingsbury (The New York Times), Leila Molana-Allen (PBS NewsHour), Rhana Natour (Al Jazeera), Abby Phillip (CNN), Deborah Roberts, (ABC News), Julio Vaqueiro (Telemundo) and Bill Whitaker (CBS News).
The documentary portion of the 46th Annual News & Documentary Emmy Awards will be awarded on Thursday. Overall, Disney’s National Geographic led all noms this year 46 nominations. Behind Nat Geo was PBS with 37, followed by CNN (33), ABC (including Hulu, that brought it to 30), Netflix (29) and CBS (28). Among Spanish-lingo outlets, Univision led with 13.
“The talents of our journalistic and documentary communities have profoundly shaped our culture andnation,” said Terry O’Reilly, chair of NATAS. “In the face of an evolving media landscape, theirdedication to truth and storytelling has illuminated critical issues and empowered the public.”
Adam Sharp, president and CEO of NATAS, added: “We are proud to celebrate those who do the bravework of bringing truth to our nation’s screens. Their commitment sets a high bar for future generations ofjournalists and documentarians. We are especially pleased to recognize the contributions of Al Roker andour 2025 Gold & Silver Circle honorees.”
The Gold and Silver Circle recognizes professionals “who have made significant contributions to television for 50 and 25 years, respectively.” This year’s news inductees in the Gold Circle were Marc Burstein (senior executive producer & mentor, ABC) and Martha Teichner (correspondent & journalist, CBS Sunday Morning). Silver Circle news inductees included Akram Abi-Hanna (veteran cameraman & photojournalist, ABC News), Cater Lee (executive management, Spectrum News and E.W. Scripps), Bill Owens (executive producer, “60 Minutes”) and Deborah Roberts (journalist & co-anchor, “20/20”).
As part of a scheduling realignment at the National Academy of TV Arts and Sciences, the 46th Annual News & Documentary Emmy Awards moved to the summer, instead of its normal fall dates, this year.
The 46th Annual News & Documentary Emmy Awards received more than 2200 submissions from the calendar year of 2024, and nominations were judged by a pool of more than 980 people from across the television and streaming/digital media news and documentary community.
Here are the winners across 41 news categories:
Outstanding Live News Program
** WINNER: ABC World News Tonight with David Muir
The CBS Evening News with Norah O’Donnell
CBS Mornings
Good Morning America
NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt
Top Story with Tom Llamas
NBC News NOW
Outstanding Recorded News Program
**WINNER: The Whole Story with Anderson Cooper
CNN Worldwide
CBS Sunday Morning
Dateline NBC
In Real Life
Evident | Scripps News
Trafficked: Underworlds with Mariana van Zeller
National Geographic [Muck Media]
Outstanding Emerging Journalist
** WINNER: Natasha Zouves
NewsNation
Gerardo del Valle
ProPublica | The Texas Tribune | Univision
Skyler Henry
Jay O’Brien
Katie Polglase
CNN Worldwide
Outstanding Breaking News Coverage
** WINNER: Hurricane Helene Landfall: Tracking Helene
The Weather Channel
Hurricane Milton
CNN Worldwide
Hurricane Milton State of Emergency (ABC World News Tonight with David Muir)
On the Brink
PBS News Hour
South Korea Declares Marital Law
CNN Worldwide
The Trump Assassination Attempt
The New York Times
Outstanding Continuing News Coverage – Short Form
** WINNER: Myanmar’s Civil War
Clarissa Ward: The Fall of Damascus
CNN Worldwide
Gang-Fueled Unrest in Haiti
CNN Worldwide
Inside Syria: Assad Overthrown
Nick Paton Walsh Covers the War in Ukraine
CNN Worldwide
Outstanding Continuing News Coverage – Long Form
** WINNER: Border Coverage (60 Minutes)
Abortion in America: Fallout from the Dobbs Decision (Nightline)
Donie O’Sullivan: MisinfoNation Trilogy
CNN Worldwide
Sudan’s Civil War (PBS News Hour)
PBS News Hour
A Week in Israel & The Pager Plot (60 Minutes)
Outstanding Light Feature – Short Form
** WINNER: Face to Face (CBS Sunday Morning)
African Migration: The Deadly Atlantic Route (ABC News Nightline and ABC News Prime)
Empty Rooms (CBS Sunday Morning)
How Tyson Captured All The Pork You Eat (And Made Billions)
More Perfect Union
Return to Normandy (ABC World News Tonight with David Muir)
Outstanding Light Feature – Long Form
** WINNER: The Man Who Feeds Gaza’s Children
Business Insider
Bhutan (60 Minutes)
The Cap Arcona (60 Minutes)
Last Lands: Central Africa (ABC News Live and Global Conservation)
The Moses Videos (In the Shadows with Jason Bellini)
Scripps News
The Playing Field (The Whole Story with Anderson Cooper)
CNN Worldwide
Outstanding Hard News Feature – Short Form
** WINNER: She Survived an Airstrike that Killed Her Entire Family in Gaza
The New York Times
Haiti: Inside the City Ruled by Over 100 Gangs (World News America)
BBC News [BBC World Service, BBC World News America]
How Indiscriminate Israeli Fire Killed Half a Family in Gaza
CNN Worldwide
A Mother’s Tragic Tale from War-Torn Gaza
CNN Worldwide
Nowhere to Call Home: The Working Homeless (Matter of Fact with Soledad O’Brien)
Hearst Television
Sde Teiman: Israeli Whistleblowers Detail Abuse
CNN Worldwide
The Walking Route
CNN Worldwide
Outstanding Hard News Feature – Long Form
** WINNER: Children of the Darien Gap (Fault Lines)
Al Jazeera International USA
All That Remains (Fault Lines )
Al Jazeera International USA
Caught in a Coup (Trafficked: Underworlds with Mariana van Zeller)
National Geographic [Muck Media]
A Hidden War (In Real Life)
Evident | Scripps News
On the Front Lines of Sudan’s Forgotten War
The Wall Street Journal
Outstanding Investigative News Coverage – Short Form
** WINNER: Europe’s Migration Crisis
Dealing the Dead (NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt)
Grandmother Shot and Killed Fleeing Gaza
CNN Worldwide
Hospitals in Peril, The Looting of Steward Health Care
Maine Shooting: Missed Warnings (Scripps News Investigates)
Scripps News
Outstanding Investigative News Coverage – Long Form
** WINNER: Targeting Americans (60 Minutes )
Baby Heaven: The Buried Stories of Camp Lejeune
NBC News NOW
Documenting Police Use of Force (Frontline)
PBS [The Associated Press, The Howard Centers for Investigative Journalism]
The Drug Mule Scam (Trafficked: Underworlds with Mariana van Zeller)
National Geographic [Muck Media]
How ‘Trophy’ Videos Link Paramilitary Commanders to War Crimes in Sudan
The New York Times
Missed Warnings (Scripps News Investigates)
Scripps News
Outstanding Live News Special
** WINNER: 2024 Total Solar Eclipse: Through the Eyes of NASA
CNN Presidential Town Hall with Vice President Kamala Harris
CNN Worldwide
Decision 2024: Election Night
Special Report: Assassination Attempt
Total Eclipse of the Heartland
Your Voice Your Vote: The 2024 Election
Outstanding Recorded News Special
** WINNER: Jimmy Carter: A Full Life (20/20)
Exodus: Global Migration (ABC News Live)
Growing Broke: Forever Chemicals in America’s Heartland (NewsNation Prime)
NewsNation
Hostages: The Road Home (The Whole Story with Anderson Cooper)
CNN Worldwide
Surviving Nova (Vice Special Report)
VICE News
Outstanding News Discussion & Analysis
** WINNER (TIE): America First: A Fareed Zakaria Special
CNN Worldwide
** WINNER (TIE): Elliott County Voted for Democrats For 144 Years. Then Came Trump…
More Perfect Union
American Autocracy: It Could Happen Here (Deadline | White House)
Independent America (In Real Life)
Evident | Scripps News
Israel-Hamas War (Face the Nation)
Outstanding News Discussion & Analysis – Editorial and Opinion
** WINNER: Two Weeks Inside Gaza’s Ruined Hospitals (The New York Times Opinion)
The New York Times
Deadlock: An Election Story
PBS [Room 608, Inc., GBH Educational Foundation]
Grab Your Calculators. We’re Going to Jail. (The New York Times Opinion)
The New York Times
How Tennessee Keeps Nearly Half a Million People From Voting (The New York Times Opinion)
The New York Times
I Put Him on Death Row. He Shouldn’t Die. (The New York Times Opinion)
The New York Times
Outstanding Live Interview – Short Form
** WINNER: Interview with Jake Larson (Amanpour)
CNN Worldwide
Breaking News: The Assassination Attempt of Donald Trump
Interview with Oklahoma School Superintendent Ryan Walters (Newsroom with Pamela Brown)
CNN Worldwide
Interview with the Parents of Breonna Moffett (NewsNight with Abby Phillip)
CNN Worldwide
Interview with Vice President Kamala Harris (Anderson Cooper 360)
CNN Worldwide
Outstanding Live Interview – Long Form
** WINNER: President Biden Exclusive (NBC News Specials & Nightly News)
Interview with JD Vance (State of the Union with Jake Tapper and Dana Bash)
CNN Worldwide
Interview with the Parents of Hersh Goldberg-Polin (Anderson Cooper 360)
CNN Worldwide
Interview with Trump Advisor Stephen Miller (The Beat with Ari Melber)
One on One with President Biden (Good Morning America)
Outstanding Edited Interview
** WINNER: Pope Francis (60 Minutes)
Celine’s Story: An NBC News Special with Hoda Kotb (NBC News Special Report)
The Democratic Ticket (60 Minutes)
Ketanji Brown Jackson (CBS Sunday Morning)
Prisoner in Russia: The Brittney Griner Interview (20/20)
Outstanding Science and Technology Coverage
** WINNER: Quantum Arms Race (The Future with Hannah Fry)
Bloomberg
Darwin’s War (In Real Life)
Scripps News
Farming the Water (Hope in the Water)
PBS [Intuitive Content]
Growing Broke: Forever Chemicals in America’s Heartland (NewsNation Prime)
NewsNation [NewsNation Films]
The Promise (60 Minutes)
Sextortion (Trafficked: Underworlds with Mariana van Zeller)
National Geographic [Muck Media]
Outstanding Climate, Environment and Weather Coverage
** WINNER: Maui’s Deadly Firestorm (Frontline)
Apes (Trafficked: Underworlds with Mariana van Zeller)
National Geographic [Muck Media]
Last Lands: Indonesia and Ecuador (ABC News Live in Partnership with Global Conservation)
Relief, NC (60 Minutes)
Toxic Trifecta (PBS News Hour)
Warning to the World: Australia’s Climate Disaster (The Whole Story with Anderson Cooper)
CNN Worldwide
Outstanding Health or Medical Coverage
** WINNER: Body Parts (Trafficked: Underworlds with Mariana van Zeller)
National Geographic [Muck Media]
Black Market Meds (Trafficked: Underworlds with Mariana van Zeller)
National Geographic [Muck Media]
Lie to Fly (The New York Times Presents)
FX | Hulu [The New York Times, Left/Right (a North Road company)]
Master of the Mind (60 Minutes)
Starving Gaza (Fault Lines)
Al Jazeera International USA
Twice Harmed: Asylum Seekers Face Sexual Violence & Abortion Bans (Alex Wagner Tonight)
What’s My Life Worth? (The New York Times Opinion)
The New York Times
Outstanding Arts, Culture or Entertainment Coverage
** WINNER: Illegal Gambling (Trafficked: Underworlds with Mariana van Zeller)
National Geographic [Muck Media]
10 Million Names (ABC News Live)
Bruce Springsteen: Backstage and Backstreets (ABC News Studios)
Finding His Voice (CBS Sunday Morning)
The Last Heroes of Normandy (ABC World News Tonight with David Muir and Nightline)
Netflix is Betting Big on Latin America (The Circuit with Emily Chang)
Bloomberg
Outstanding Business, Consumer or Economic Coverage
** WINNER: The True Cost of Mining Electric Car Battery Metals (True Cost)
Business Insider
Migrant Smugglers (Trafficked: Underworlds with Mariana van Zeller)
National Geographic [Muck Media]
Raising the Stakes: America’s Growing Sports Gambling Addiction (CBS Reports)
Trashed: The Secret World of Plastic Exports (ABC News Live)
The Trustbuster (60 Minutes)
Outstanding Crime and Justice Coverage
** WINNER: Hash Smugglers (Trafficked: Underworlds with Mariana van Zeller)
National Geographic [Muck Media]
Assassins (Trafficked: Underworlds with Mariana van Zeller)
National Geographic [Muck Media]
Breakdown in Maine (Frontline)
PBS [Portland Press Herald, Maine Public Radio]
How Russian Hackers Stole Millions from U.S. Investors — Putin’s Trader
Sins of the Parents: The Crumbley Trials (ABC News Studios)
Outstanding News Program in Spanish
** WINNER: Noticiero Univision
Univision
Conclusiones
CNN Worldwide
Noticias Telemundo con Julio Vaqueiro
Telemundo
Noticiero Univision Edicion Digital
Univision
Outstanding Journalist in Spanish Language Media
** WINNER: Julio Vaqueiro
Telemundo
Damià Bonmatí
Telemundo
Albert Martínez
The Weather Channel en Español
Pau Mosquera
CNN Worldwide
Outstanding Coverage of a Breaking News Story in Spanish
** WINNER: Harris o Trump: Batalla Final Decision 2024 (Noticias Telemundo)
Atentado Contra Donald Trump (Noticiero Univision)
Univision
Eclipse Total (Noticias Telemundo)
Telemundo
Outstanding Investigative News Coverage in Spanish
** WINNER: NarcoFiles: Tren de Aragua (CNN Worldwide)
CNN Worldwide
Cada Vez Más Migrantes Viajan Encerrados en Tráileres por México Rumbo a EE.UU.
Telemundo
China Inc: Un Negocio Criminal de Aduanas (N+ Focus)
VIX | TelevisaUnivision
Deportación Infantil: el Muro Mexicano (N+ Focus)
VIX | TelevisaUnivision
El Darién, Cementerio Sin Cruces (Noticiero Univision)
Univision
La Lucha por Salvar las Últimas 8 Vaquitas Marinas del Mundo (El Último Refugio de la Vaquita Marina)
VICE News
Outstanding Feature Story in Spanish
** WINNER: Nacer Sin Extremidades: la Vida de Carlos Candelario Tras la Exposición a Pesticidas de su Madre
El Camino Correcto: el Largo Viaje Para Pedir Asilo de Una Familia Venezolana
ProPublica | The Texas Tribune | Univision
Más y Más y Más Flores
The New York Times
Nuestro Planeta: Voces del Cambio Climático
Telemundo Station Group
To Live in a Wild Sea
The New York Times
Outstanding Writing – News
** WINNER: CBS Sunday Morning: Empty Rooms (CBS Sunday Morning)
Dr. Kuznetzov (60 Minutes)
Elephant V. Man (The Whole Story with Anderson Cooper)
CNN Worldwide
Growing Broke: Forever Chemicals in America’s Heartland (NewsNation Prime)
NewsNation
A Mother’s Tragic Tale from War-Torn Gaza (CNN Worldwide)
CNN Worldwide
Apes (Trafficked: Underworlds with Mariana van Zeller)
National Geographic [Muck Media]
Outstanding Research – News
** WINNER: The Hidden Autopilot Data That Reveals Why Teslas Crash
The Wall Street Journal
Apes (Trafficked: Underworlds with Mariana van Zeller)
National Geographic [Muck Media]
Breakdown in Maine (Frontline)
PBS [Portland Press Herald, Maine Public Radio]
The Cap Arcona (60 Minutes)
Documenting Police Use of Force (Frontline)
PBS [The Associated Press, The Howard Centers for Investigative Journalism]
K File Investigation in North Carolina Governor’s Race (CNN Worldwide)
CNN Worldwide
Starving Gaza (Fault Lines)
Al Jazeera International USA
Outstanding Direction – News
** WINNER: ABC News Your Voice Your Vote (The ABC News Presidential Debate)
Assassins (Trafficked: Underworlds with Mariana van Zeller)
National Geographic [Muck Media]
Caught in a Coup (Trafficked: Underworlds with Mariana van Zeller)
National Geographic [Muck Media]
The Drug Mule Scam (Trafficked: Underworlds with Mariana van Zeller)
National Geographic [Muck Media]
Election Night
Surviving Nova (Vice Special Report)
Outstanding Video Journalism
** WINNER: A Hidden War (In Real Life)
Evident | Scripps News
Caught in a Coup (Trafficked: Underworlds with Mariana van Zeller)
National Geographic [Muck Media]
Hash Smugglers (Trafficked: Underworlds with Mariana van Zeller)
National Geographic [Muck Media]
Migrant Smugglers (Trafficked: Underworlds with Mariana van Zeller)
National Geographic [Muck Media]
On the Front Lines With Ukraine’s Killer Drone Pilot
The Wall Street Journal
Outstanding Editing – News
** WINNER: Children of the Darien Gap (Fault Lines)
Al Jazeera International USA
Assassins (Trafficked: Underworlds with Mariana van Zeller)
National Geographic
The Drug Mule Scam (Trafficked: Underworlds with Mariana van Zeller)
National Geographic [Muck Media]
Illegal Gambling (Trafficked: Underworlds with Mariana van Zeller)
National Geographic [Muck Media]
Notes of Protest: Afghanistan’s Orchestra in Exile
NBC News NOW | NBC News
Outstanding Graphic Design – News
** WINNER: You’re Being Lied To About Voter Fraud. Here’s the Truth. (The New York Times Opinion)
The New York Times
AFP Videographic : The International Criminal Court
Four Gazans Show How War Devastated Their Coastline
Business Insider
The Hidden Autopilot Data That Reveals Why Teslas Crash
The Wall Street Journal
The Price of Money (Bloomberg News Spotlight)
Bloomberg
Rohingya Hijras Facing Transphobic Abuse and Sexual Violence
CNN Worldwide
Outstanding Show Open or Title Sequence – News
** WINNER: Election Night Live with Brian Williams
Prime Video [White Cherry Entertainment]
2024 Total Solar Eclipse: Through the Eyes of NASA
Assassins (Trafficked: Underworlds with Mariana van Zeller)
National Geographic [Muck Media]
Migrant Smugglers (Trafficked: Underworlds with Mariana van Zeller)
National Geographic [Muck Media]
Total Eclipse of the Heartland
What Happened to Karen Silkwood: The Lost Tapes (Impact x Nightline)
ABC | Hulu
Outstanding Lighting Direction – News
** WINNER: Illegal Gambling (Trafficked: Underworlds with Mariana van Zeller)
National Geographic [Muck Media]
Assassins (Trafficked: Underworlds with Mariana van Zeller)
National Geographic [Muck Media]
Hash Smugglers (Trafficked: Underworlds with Mariana van Zeller)
National Geographic [Muck Media]
Sextortion (Trafficked: Underworlds with Mariana van Zeller)
National Geographic [Muck Media]
Technical Excellence – News
** WINNER: NBC News: Election Night Coverage
America Decides, Election ’24
CNN Presidential Debate: President Joe Biden & Former President Donald J. Trump
CNN Worldwide
Telemundo Decision 2024
Telemundo
Trafficked: Underworlds with Mariana van Zeller
National Geographic [Muck Media]
Outstanding Promotional Announcement – News
** WINNER: No Fear (ABC World News Tonight with David Muir)
Election Night
I’M IN (Image Campaign) (Good Morning America)
Sins of the Parents
ABC News Studios | Hulu
Steve Kornacki Brand Campaign (Decision 2024)
MSNBC [Bodega Studios, Matt Wilcox Music]
Outstanding Regional News Story: Breaking/Spot News
** WINNER: Jet Crash on I-75
WINK News
Deadly Tornado Coverage
Lakewood Church Shooting
North Texas Tornadoes
This is not Normal
Outstanding Regional News Story: Investigative
** WINNER: In Plane Sight
Coroner’s Criminal Past
Disabled in Danger
Double Injustice
KARE 11 Investigates: Nowhere to Turn
Spit Hoods Can Be Deadly. Police Still Use Them Anyway