46th News and Documentary Emmy Awards

46th News and Documentary Emmy Awards
46th News and Documentary Emmy Awards
Date	June 25, 2025 (News Categories); June 26, 2025 (Documentary Categories);
Location	Palladium Times Square, New York City
Most awards	Trafficked: Underworlds with Mariana van Zeller (4)
Most nominations	Trafficked: Underworlds with Mariana van Zeller (29)
Television/radio coverage
Network	Watch.TheEmmys.TV

The 46th News and Documentary Emmy Awards, presented by the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, honored the best in American news and documentary programming in 2024. The award ceremonies took place on June 25 and 26, 2025, at Palladium Times Square in New York City. The winners of the news categories were revealed on the first night, and the winners of the documentary categories were announced on the second night. The ceremonies were live-streamed at Watch.TheEmmys.TV and the Emmys app.^[1]

In January 2025, NATAS president Adam Sharp revealed that the News and Documentary Emmys would change its scheduling from late September to June, saying that moving the ceremony earlier "shines a brighter light on the timely nature of the incredible content being recognized".^[2]

The nominees were announced on May 1, 2025.^[1] National Geographic's investigative series Trafficked: Underworlds with Mariana van Zeller led the nominations with 29. American weather presenter Al Roker and American documentary filmmaker Jon H. Else received the Lifetime Achievement Awards, for their work in news and documentaries respectively.^[3]

Winners and nominees

The nominees were announced on May 1, 2025. The winners were revealed on June 25 and 26, 2025.

Lifetime Achievement Award

Al Roker (Weather presenter, journalist, television personality, and author – news)
Jon H. Else (Documentary filmmaker and professor at UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism – documentary)

Gold Circle Inductees

Marc Burstein – Senior Executive Producer & Mentor, ABC News (news)
Martha Teichner – Correspondent & Journalist, CBS Sunday Morning (news)
Michael Kirk – Filmmaker, Frontline and Kirk Documentary Group (documentary)
Gordon Quinn – Filmmaker, Kartemquin Films (documentary)
Marcia Smith – Filmmaker, Firelight Media (documentary)

Silver Circle Inductees

Akram Abi-Hanna – Veteran Cameraman & Photojournalist, ABC News (news)
Cater Lee – Executive Management, Spectrum News and E.W. Scripps (news)
Bill Owens – Executive Producer, 60 Minutes (news)
Deborah Roberts – Journalist & Co-Anchor, 20/20 (news)
Gemma Cubero del Barrio – Producer, Director & Writer, PBS (documentary)
Aljernon Tunsil – Editor, PBS and Firelight Films (documentary)

News Programming

Outstanding Live News Program	Outstanding Recorded News Program
ABC World News Tonight with David Muir (ABC) CBS Evening News with Norah O'Donnell (CBS) CBS Mornings (CBS) Good Morning America (ABC) Top Story with Tom Llamas (NBC News Now) NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt (NBC)	The Whole Story with Anderson Cooper (CNN Worldwide) CBS News Sunday Morning (CBS) Dateline NBC (NBC News) In Real Life (Evident, Scripps News) Trafficked: Underworlds with Mariana van Zeller (National Geographic)
Outstanding Breaking News Coverage	Outstanding Emerging Journalist
Tracking Helene: "Hurricane Helene Landfall" (The Weather Channel) "Hurricane Milton" (CNN Worldwide) ABC World News Tonight with David Muir: "Hurricane Milton State of Emergency" (ABC) "On the Brink" (PBS News Hour) "South Korea Declares Martial Law" (CNN Worldwide) "The Trump Assassination Attempt" (The New York Times)	Natasha Zouves (NewsNation) Gerardo del Valle (ProPublica / The Texas Tribune / Univision) Skyler Henry (CBS) Jay O'Brien (ABC News) Katie Polglase (CNN Worldwide)
Outstanding Continuing News Coverage: Short Form	Outstanding Continuing News Coverage: Long Form
"Myanmar's Civil War" (BBC News) "Clarissa Ward: The Fall of Damascus" (CNN Worldwide) "Gang-Fueled Unrest in Haiti" (CNN Worldwide) "Inside Syria: Assad Overthrown" (ABC News) "Nick Paton Walsh Covers the War in Ukraine" (CNN Worldwide)	60 Minutes: "Border Coverage" (CBS News) Nightline: "Abortion in America: Fallout from the Dobbs Decision" (ABC) "Donie O'Sullivan: MisinfoNation Trilogy" (CNN Worldwide) "Sudan's Civil War" (PBS News Hour) 60 Minutes: "A Week in Israel & The Pager Plot" (CBS News)
Outstanding Light Feature Story: Short Form	Outstanding Light Feature Story: Long Form
CBS Sunday Morning: "Face to Face" (CBS) ABC News Nightline and ABC News Prime: "African Migration: The Deadly Atlantic Route" (ABC) CBS Sunday Morning: "Empty Rooms" (CBS) "How Tyson Captured All The Pork You Eat (And Made Billions)" (More Perfect Union) ABC World News Tonight with David Muir: "Return to Normandy" (ABC)	"The Man Who Feeds Gaza's Children" (Business Insider) 60 Minutes: "Bhutan" (CBS News) 60 Minutes: "The Cap Arcona" (CBS News) ABC News Live and Global Conservation: "Last Lands: Central Africa" (ABC) In the Shadows with Jason Bellini: "The Moses Videos" (Scripps News) The Whole Story with Anderson Cooper: "The Playing Field" (CNN Worldwide)
Outstanding Hard News Feature Story: Short Form	Outstanding Hard News Feature Story: Long Form
"She Survived an Airstrike that Killed Her Entire Family in Gaza" (The New York Times) BBC World News America: "Haiti: Inside the City Ruled by Over 100 Gangs" (BBC News) "How Indiscriminate Israeli Fire Killed Half a Family in Gaza" (CNN Worldwide) "A Mother's Tragic Tale from War-Torn Gaza" (CNN Worldwide) Matter of Fact with Soledad O'Brien: "Nowhere to Call Home: The Working Homeless" (Hearst Television) "Sde Teiman: Israeli Whistleblowers Detail Abuse" (CNN Worldwide) "The Walking Route" (CNN Worldwide)	Fault Lines: "Children of the Darien Gap" (Al Jazeera International USA) Fault Lines: "All That Remains" (Al Jazeera International USA) Trafficked: Underworlds with Mariana van Zeller: "Caught in a Coup" (National Geographic) In Real Life: "A Hidden War" (Evident, Scripps News) "On the Front Lines of Sudan's Forgotten War" (The Wall Street Journal)
Outstanding Investigative News Coverage: Short Form	Outstanding Investigative News Coverage: Long Form
"Europe's Migration Crisis" (BBC News) NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt: "Dealing the Dead" (NBC News) "Grandmother Shot and Killed Fleeing Gaza" (CNN Worldwide) "Hospitals in Peril, The Looting of Steward Health Care" (CBS News) Scripps News Investigates: "Maine Shooting: Missed Warnings" (Scripps News)	60 Minutes: "Targeting Americans" (CBS) "Baby Heaven: The Buried Stories of Camp Lejeune" (NBC News NOW) Frontline: "Documenting Police Use of Force" (PBS) Trafficked: Underworlds with Mariana van Zeller: "The Drug Mule Scam" (National Geographic) "How 'Trophy' Videos Link Paramilitary Commanders to War Crimes in Sudan" (The New York Times) Scripps News Investigates: "Missed Warnings" (Scripps News)
Outstanding Live News Special	Outstanding Recorded News Special
"2024 Total Solar Eclipse: Through the Eyes of NASA" (NASA+) "CNN Presidential Town Hall with Vice President Kamala Harris" (CNN Worldwide) "Decision 2024: Election Night" (NBC News) "Special Report: Assassination Attempt" (NBC News) "Total Eclipse of the Heartland" (CBS) "Your Voice Your Vote: The 2024 Election" (ABC News)	20/20: "Jimmy Carter: A Full Life" (ABC) ABC News Live: "Exodus: Global Migration" (ABC) NewsNation Prime: "Growing Broke: Forever Chemicals in America's Heartland" (NewsNation) The Whole Story with Anderson Cooper: "Hostages: The Road Home" (CNN Worldwide) VICE Special Report: "Surviving Nova" (VICE News)
Outstanding News Discussion & Analysis	Outstanding News Discussion & Analysis: Editorial and Opinion
"America First: A Fareed Zakaria Special" (CNN Worldwide) "Elliott County Voted for Democrats For 144 Years. Then Came Trump..." (More Perfect Union) "American Autocracy: It Could Happen Here" (MSNBC) In Real Life: "Independent America" (Evident, Scripps News) Face the Nation: "Israel-Hamas War" (CBS)	The New York Times Opinion: "Two Weeks Inside Gaza's Ruined Hospitals" (The New York Times) "Deadlock: An Election Story" (PBS) The New York Times Opinion: "Grab Your Calculators. We’re Going to Jail." (The New York Times) The New York Times Opinion: "How Tennessee Keeps Nearly Half a Million People From Voting" (The New York Times) The New York Times Opinion: "I Put Him on Death Row. He Shouldn't Die." (The New York Times)
Outstanding Live Interview: Short Form	Outstanding Live Interview: Long Form
Amanpour: "Interview with Jake Larson" (CNN Worldwide) "Breaking News: The Assassination Attempt of Donald Trump" (BBC News) Newsroom with Pamela Brown: "Interview with Oklahoma School Superintendent Ryan Walters" (CNN Worldwide) NewsNight with Abby Phillip: "Interview with the Parents of Breonna Moffett" (CNN Worldwide) Anderson Cooper 360°: "Interview with Vice President Kamala Harris" (CNN Worldwide)	NBC News Specials and NBC Nightly News: "President Biden Exclusive" (NBC News) State of the Union with Jake Tapper and Dana Bash: "Interview with JD Vance" (CNN Worldwide) Anderson Cooper 360°: "Interview with the Parents of Hersh Goldberg-Polin" (CNN Worldwide) The Beat with Ari Melber: "Interview with Trump Advisor Stephen Miller" (MSNBC) Good Morning America and This Week with George Stephanopoulos: "One on One with President Biden" (ABC News)
Outstanding Edited Interview	Outstanding Science and Technology Coverage
60 Minutes: "Pope Francis" (CBS News) NBC News: "Celine's Story: An NBC News Special with Hoda Kotb" (NBC News / Dateline) 60 Minutes: "The Democratic Ticket" (CBS News) CBS Sunday Morning: "Ketanji Brown Jackson" (CBS) 20/20: "Prisoner in Russia: The Brittney Griner Interview" (ABC)	The Future with Hannah Fry: "Quantum Arms Race" (Bloomberg) In Real Life: "Darwin's War" (Scripps News) Hope in the Water: "Farming the Water" (PBS) 60 Minutes: "The Promise" (CBS News) Trafficked: Underworlds with Mariana van Zeller: "Sextortion" (National Geographic)
Outstanding Climate, Environment and Weather Coverage	Outstanding Health or Medical Coverage
Frontline: "Maui's Deadly Firestorm" (PBS) Trafficked: Underworlds with Mariana van Zeller: "Apes" (National Geographic) ABC News Live in Partnership with Global Conservation: "Last Lands: Indonesia and Ecuador" (ABC) 60 Minutes: "Relief, NC" (CBS News) PBS News Hour: "Toxic Trifecta" (PBS) The Whole Story with Anderson Cooper: "Warning to the World: Australia's Climate Disaster" (CNN Worldwide)	Trafficked: Underworlds with Mariana van Zeller: "Body Parts" (National Geographic) Trafficked: Underworlds with Mariana van Zeller: "Black Market Meds" (National Geographic) The New York Times Presents: "Lie to Fly" (FX on Hulu) 60 Minutes: "Master of the Mind" (CBS News) Fault Lines: "Starving Gaza" (Al Jazeera International USA) Paola Ramos and Alex Wagner Tonight: "Twice Harmed: Asylum Seekers Face Sexual Violence & Abortion Bans" (MSNBC) The New York Times Opinion: "What's My Life Worth?" (The New York Times)
Outstanding Arts, Culture or Entertainment Coverage	Outstanding Business, Consumer or Economic Coverage
Trafficked: Underworlds with Mariana van Zeller: "Illegal Gambling" (National Geographic) ABC News Live: "10 Million Names" (ABC) ABC News Studios: "Bruce Springsteen: Backstage and Backstreets" (ABC) CBS Sunday Morning: "Finding His Voice" (CBS) ABC World News Tonight with David Muir and Nightline: "The Last Heroes of Normandy" (ABC) The Circuit with Emily Chang: "Netflix is Betting Big on Latin America" (Bloomberg)	True Cost: "The True Cost of Mining Electric Car Battery Metals" (Business Insider) Trafficked: Underworlds with Mariana van Zeller: "Migrant Smugglers" (National Geographic) CBS Reports: "Raising the Stakes: America's Growing Sports Gambling Addiction" (CBS) ABC News Live: "Trashed: The Secret World of Plastic Exports" (ABC) 60 Minutes: "The Trustbuster" (CBS News)
Outstanding Crime and Justice Coverage
Trafficked: Underworlds with Mariana van Zeller: "Hash Smugglers" (National Geographic) Trafficked: Underworlds with Mariana van Zeller: "Assassins" (National Geographic) Frontline: "Breakdown in Maine" (PBS) "How Russian Hackers Stole Millions from U.S. Investors — Putin's Trader" (CNBC) ABC News Studios: "Sins of the Parents: The Crumbley Trials" (Hulu)

Spanish Language Programming

Outstanding News Program in Spanish	Outstanding Journalist in Spanish Language Media
Noticiero Univision (Univision) Conclusiones (CNN Worldwide) Noticias Telemundo con Julio Vaqueiro (Telemundo) Noticiero Univision Edicion Digital (Univision)	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	Outstanding Investigative News Coverage in Spanish
Noticias Telemundo: "Harris o Trump: Batalla Final Decision 2024" (Telemundo) Noticiero Univision: "Atentado Contra Donald Trump" (Univision) Noticias Telemundo: "Eclipse Total" (Telemundo)	"NarcoFiles: Tren de Aragua" (CNN Worldwide) "Cada Vez Más Migrantes Viajan Encerrados en Tráileres por México Rumbo a EE.UU." (Telemundo) N+ Focus: "China Inc: Un Negocio Criminal de Aduanas" (Vix / TelevisaUnivision) N+ Focus: "Deportación Infantil: El Muro Mexicano" (Vix / TelevisaUnivision) Noticiero Univision: "El Darién, Cementerio Sin Cruces" (Univision) El Último Refugio de la Vaquita Marina: "La Lucha por Salvar las Últimas 8 Vaquitas Marinas del Mundo" (VICE News)
Outstanding Feature Story in Spanish
"Nacer Sin Extremidades: la Vida de Carlos Candelario Tras la Exposición a Pesticidas de su Madre" (Univision) "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 Op-Docs) "Nuestro Planeta: Voces del Cambio Climático" (Telemundo Station Group) "To Live in a Wild Sea" (The New York Times Op-Docs)

Documentary Programming

Best Documentary	Outstanding Arts and Culture Documentary
The Sing Sing Chronicles (MSNBC) American Conspiracy: The Octopus Murders (Netflix) The Commandant's Shadow (HBO / Max) The Grab (Center for Investigative Reporting Studios) Hollywood Black (MGM+) Mammals (BBC America / BBC+) Queendom (Galdanova Film) The Sixth (Amazon / Apple TV+) The Truth vs. Alex Jones (HBO / Max)	Madu (Disney+) As We Speak: Rap Music on Trial (Paramount+) Butterfly in the Sky (Fifth Season) Hollywood Black (MGM+) POV: "King Coal" (PBS)
Outstanding Current Affairs Documentary	Outstanding Social Issue Documentary
We Will Dance Again (Paramount+) 64 Days: The Insurrection Playbook (Goldcrest Films) Bread & Roses (Apple TV+) ABC News Live: "Print It Black" (ABC) Frontline: "A Year of War: Israelis and Palestinians" (PBS)	Frontline: "Two American Families: 1991-2024" (PBS) Daughters (Netflix) Death Without Mercy (Showtime) POV: "Name Me Lawand" (PBS) Independent Lens: "One With the Whale" (PBS)
Outstanding Politics and Government Documentary	Outstanding Business and Economic Documentary
The Sixth (A24) Battleground Texas (VICE News) POV: "The Body Politic" (PBS) Carville: Winning is Everything, Stupid (CNN Worldwide) From Russia with Lev (MSNBC) American Experience: "The Riot Report" (PBS) POV: "Who's Afraid of Nathan Law?" (PBS)	Buy Now! The Shopping Conspiracy (Netflix) Bitconned (Netflix) Diane von Furstenberg: Woman in Charge (Hulu) The Hobby (Documentary+) MoviePass, MovieCrash (HBO / Max) Independent Lens: "Razing Liberty Square" (PBS)
Outstanding Investigative Documentary	Outstanding Historical Documentary
American Conspiracy: The Octopus Murders (Netflix) Frontline: "A Dangerous Assignment: Uncovering Corruption in Maduro's Venezuela" (PBS) The Grab (Center for Investigative Reporting Studios) Fault Lines: "The Night Won't End" (Al Jazeera International USA) Frontline: "South Korea's Adoption Reckoning" (PBS)	Tsunami: Race Against Time (National Geographic) An American Bombing: The Road to April 19th (HBO / Max) American Experience: "Fly with Me" (PBS) Turning Point: The Bomb And The Cold War (Netflix)
Outstanding Science and Technology Documentary	Outstanding Nature Documentary
Nova: "Hunt for the Oldest DNA" (PBS) Photographer: "Anand Varma: Hidden Wonders" (National Geographic) Apollo 13: Survival (Netflix) The Space Race (National Geographic) What's Next? The Future with Bill Gates (Netflix)	Photographer: "Paul Nicklen & Cristina Mittermeier: Win or Die" (National Geographic) Nature: "Patrick and the Whale" (PBS) Nature: "Attenborough and the Jurassic Sea Monster" (PBS) Billy & Molly: An Otter Love Story (National Geographic) Nature: "Grizzly 399: Queen of the Tetons" (PBS) Our Living World (Netflix) Nature: "Silverback" (PBS)
Outstanding Crime and Justice Documentary	Outstanding Short Documentary
The Truth vs. Alex Jones (HBO / Max) Cult Massacre: One Day In Jonestown (National Geographic) Into the Fire: The Lost Daughter (Netflix) Mastermind: To Think Like a Killer (Hulu) American Experience: "Poisoned Ground: The Tragedy at Love Canal" (PBS)	Bloomberg Investigates: "The Dirty Business of Monkey Laundering" (Bloomberg) Love To The Max (The New Yorker) Motorcycle Mary (ESPN) Swept (Human Rights Watch) Wings of Dust (Documentary+)

Craft

Outstanding Video Journalism: News	Outstanding Cinematography: Documentary
In Real Life: "A Hidden War" – Shrouq Aila, Javier Manzano, Adam Desiderio (Evident, Scripps News) Trafficked: Underworlds with Mariana van Zeller: "Caught in a Coup" – Frederic Menou, Daniel Hollis (National Geographic) Trafficked: Underworlds with Mariana van Zeller: "Hash Smugglers" – Frederic Menou, Joshua Flannigan (National Geographic) Trafficked: Underworlds with Mariana van Zeller: "Migrant Smugglers" – Frederic Menou, Joshua Flannigan (National Geographic) "On the Front Lines With Ukraine's Killer Drone Pilot" – Ben C. Solomon (The Wall Street Journal)	Secret World of Sound with David Attenborough – Camera Team ^[a] (Netflix) Earthsounds – Rod Clarke, Dawson Dunning, Dan Hunter, Louis Labrom, Mark Payne-Gill, David Reichert, Ed Saltau, Romilly Spiers (Apple TV+) POV: "King Coal" – Curren Sheldon (PBS) Nature: "Lions of the Skeleton Coast" – Lianne Steenkamp, Will Steenkamp (PBS) Mammals – Neil Anderson, Howard Bourne, Jo Charlesworth, Olly Jelley, Xuan Hui Ke, Florian Ledoux, Kieran O'Donovan, Jacky Poon, Oliver Richards, John Shier, Max Smith, Bertie Gregory, Jamie McPherson, Hugh Miller, Vincent Munier, Florian Schulz, Phil Timpany (BBC America / BBC+) Our Living World – Camera Team ^[b] (Netflix)
Outstanding Direction: News	Outstanding Direction: Documentary
The ABC News Presidential Debate: "ABC News Your Voice Your Vote" – Lily Olszewski (ABC) Trafficked: Underworlds with Mariana van Zeller: "Assassins" – Michael Davie (National Geographic) Trafficked: Underworlds with Mariana van Zeller: "Caught in a Coup" – Robert Muraskin (National Geographic) Trafficked: Underworlds with Mariana van Zeller: "The Drug Mule Scam" – Eric Strauss (National Geographic) "Election Night" – Richard Ablezer, Christian Alicea, Adam Benalt, Marc Greenstein, Adam Mancini, Dawn DiCicco, Kara Kennedy (NBC News) VICE Special Report: "Surviving Nova" – Gilad Thaler (VICE News)	Frida – Carla Gutiérrez (Prime Video) Billy & Molly: An Otter Love Story – Charlie Hamilton James (National Geographic) Daughters – Angela Patton, Natalie Rae (Netflix) Madu – Joel 'Kachi Benson, Matt Ogens (Disney+) American Experience: "Poisoned Ground: The Tragedy at Love Canal" – Jamila Ephron (PBS)
Outstanding Editing: News	Outstanding Editing: Documentary
Fault Lines: "Children of the Darien Gap" – Adrienne Haspel (Al Jazeera International USA) Trafficked: Underworlds with Mariana van Zeller: "Assassins" – Mike Gehman (National Geographic) Trafficked: Underworlds with Mariana van Zeller: "The Drug Mule Scam" – Jeremy Siefer (National Geographic) Trafficked: Underworlds with Mariana van Zeller: "Illegal Gambling" – Alex Hill, Dave Shulman (National Geographic) "Notes of Protest: Afghanistan’s Orchestra in Exile" – Andrew Higgs, Keith Lynch, Rachele Webb, Richard Engel, Gabe Joselow, Marc Smith (NBC News NOW / NBC News)	Blink – Ryan Mullins, Miranda Yousef, Rachelle Hamilton (National Geographic) Apollo 13: Survival – Otto Burham (Netflix) Citizen Nation – Anne Checler, Jane Jo, Benji Kast, Elana Meyers (PBS) Death Without Mercy – Agnieszka Liggett (Showtime) We Will Dance Again – Yasmine Novak, Roy Roy Balbirsky (Paramount+)
Outstanding Graphic Design: News	Outstanding Graphic Design: Documentary
The New York Times Opinion: "You're Being Lied To About Voter Fraud. Here's the Truth." – Neil Makhija, Molly Crabapple, Kim Boekbinder, Jim Batt (The New York Times) "AFP Videographic: The International Criminal Court" – Julie Pereira (AFP) "Four Gazans Show How War Devastated Their Coastline" – Barbara Corbellini Duarte, Robert Leslie, Dorian Barranco, Liz Kraker, Reem Makhoul, Erica Berenstein, Yasser Abu Wazna, Matilda Hay, Mark Abadi, Marisa Frey, Amelia Kosciulek, Clancy Morgan (Business Insider) "The Hidden Autopilot Data That Reveals Why Teslas Crash" – Jacqueline Lin, Ryan Trefes (The Wall Street Journal) Bloomberg News Spotlight: "The Price of Money" – Rubab Shakir, Alex Sears (Bloomberg) "Rohingya Hijras Facing Transphobic Abuse and Sexual Violence" – Laden Anoushfar, Elisa Solinas, Patrick Gallagher, Yukari Schrickel, Meera Senthilingam, Ankur Paliwal (CNN Worldwide)	Omnivore – Margherita Premuroso, Sky Bird, Steven Do, Cindy SooHoo, Trix Taylor, Benjamin Woodlock, Steve Biggert, Rachel Fowler, Javier Gonzalez (Apple TV+) Buy Now! The Shopping Conspiracy – Colin Thornton, Neil Wilson, Ka Hei Heiley Chiu, Sam Jewitt, Chris MacDonald, Hannah Privett, Beth Archibald, Henry Esterson, Yafang Hsueh, Hokun Tsou, Oliver Weinfeld, Katleen Kattnig, Tomas Koza, Assim Kumaka, Nik Maund, Becky Vicars, Ryan Wintle, Orla Smith, Genevieve Weatherburn, J.S. Young (Netflix) Food, Inc. 2 – Virgil Conklin, Ross Henderson, Josh Norton, Riley Carson, Doug Chang, Idil Gozde, Ann Kruetzkamp, Sohyun Park, Brian Landisman, Justin Nixon, Conner O'Brian, Nick Woythaler, Carson Hood, Ayden Ackerman, Adam Afzali, Padraic Driscoll, Casey Drogin, Marvin Perez, Kurt Huggins (Apple TV+) Frida – Sofía Inés Cázares, Renata Galindo (Prime Video) Join or Die – Mark Lopez (Delevan Street Films)
Outstanding Research: News	Outstanding Research: Documentary
"The Hidden Autopilot Data That Reveals Why Teslas Crash" – Frank Matt, Paul Overberg, Emma Scott (The Wall Street Journal) Trafficked: Underworlds with Mariana van Zeller: "Apes" – Eugen Bräunig, Cara Fitts, Jeffrey D. Allen, JJ Kelley, Jeffrey Plunkett, Mariana van Zeller, Paul Burger, Christopher Weeks, Erin Fifer, Mark Levenstein, Paulina Vaca, Robert Muraskin (National Geographic) Frontline: "Breakdown in Maine" – Kristina Abovyan, Julia Arenstam, Katherine Griwert, Steve Mistler, Nicole Reinert, Susan Sharon, John Terhune (PBS) 60 Minutes: "The Cap Arcona" – Marc Lieberman, Warren Lustig, Cassidy McDonald, Bill Whitaker (CBS News) Frontline: "Documenting Police Use of Force" – Martha Bellisle, Reece Dunklin, Ryan J. Foley, Kristin M. Hall, Holbrook Mohr, Aaron Morrison, Mitch Weiss, Roxana Hegeman, Angeliki Kastanis, Justin Pritchard, Rhonda Shafner, Helen Wieffering, Taylor Stevens, Sean Mussenden (PBS) "K File Investigation in North Carolina Governor's Race" – Matthew Phillips, Andrew Kaczynski, Em Steck (CNN Worldwide) Fault Lines: "Starving Gaza" – Júlia Nueno Guitart, Hind Hassan, Peter Polack, Mark Scialla (Al Jazeera International USA)	The Grab – McKenzie Funk, Nathan Halverson, JoeBill Muñoz, Mallory Newman, Amanda Pike, David Ritsher, Emma C. Schwartz, Yinuo Shi (Center for Investigative Reporting Studios) The Bibi Files – Eitan Amrami, Daniel Bellone, Alexis Bloom (Jolt.film) Frontline: "China, The U.S. and the Rise of Xi Jinping" – Scott Anger, Josephine Bradlee, Lily Wang, Elizabeth Hope Williams (PBS) American Experience: "Nazi Town, USA" – Peter Yost, Edna Alburquerque (PBS) Our Oceans – Kate Colley, Zoe Cousins, Inka Cresswell, Asher Flatt, Estelle Ngoumtsa, Ella Potts, Nadia Rashid Aswani, Dr Alex Schnell, Megan Soulsby, Nathalie SwainDiaz, Peter Webster (Netflix)
Outstanding Lighting Direction: News	Outstanding Lighting Direction: Documentary
Trafficked: Underworlds with Mariana van Zeller: "Illegal Gambling" – Frederic Menou, Joshua Flannigan (National Geographic) Trafficked: Underworlds with Mariana van Zeller: "Assassins" – Frederic Menou, Joshua Flannigan (National Geographic) Trafficked: Underworlds with Mariana van Zeller: "Hash Smugglers" – Frederic Menou, Joshua Flannigan (National Geographic) Trafficked: Underworlds with Mariana van Zeller: "Sextortion" – Frederic Menou, Joshua Flannigan (National Geographic)	Hitler and the Nazis: Evil on Trial – Jeff Hutchens (Netflix) American Conspiracy: The Octopus Murders – Brett Jutkiewicz, Chris Messina, Sean Gradwell (Netflix) POV Shorts: "American Seams" – Jared Jakins, Leesie Clegg (PBS) Cold Case: Who Killed JonBenét Ramsey – Jeff Hutchens (Netflix) Separated – Igor Martinović, Carlos Bermudez, Fritz de Jong, Frans Wetterings (MSNBC)
Outstanding Music Composition: Documentary	Outstanding Sound: Documentary
Endurance – Daniel Pemberton (National Geographic) Billy & Molly: An Otter Love Story – Erland Cooper (National Geographic) Photographer: "Dan Winters: Life is Once. Forever." – Bryce Dessner, Oliver Howlett (National Geographic) Frida – Victor Hernández Stumpfhauser (Prime Video) Mafia Spies – Leigh Roberts (Paramount+)	Earthsounds – Marc Anderson, Jonny Crew, Tom Mercer, Tim Owens, Luke O’Connell, Owen Peters, Owen Shirley, Graham Wild, Paul Ackerman, Rory Joseph, Myles Ackerman Smith, Ellie Bowler, Kate Hopkins (Apple TV+) Apollo 13: Survival – Greg Gettens, Rebecca Heathcote, Olly Freemantle, Glen Gathard, Paul Darling (Netflix) Billy & Molly: An Otter Love Story – Renzo Spiteri, Kate Hopkins, Graham Wild (National Geographic) Mammals – Paul Fisher, Oliver Baldwin, Dan Brown, Graham Wild (BBC America / BBC+) Secret World of Sound with David Attenborough – Paul Fisher, Angela Groves, Brian Moseley, Chris Watson, Ioannis Spanos, Ellie Wiiliams (Netflix)
Outstanding Writing: News	Outstanding Writing: Documentary
CBS Sunday Morning: "Empty Rooms" – Steve Hartman (CBS) 60 Minutes: "Dr. Kuznetzov" – Maria Gavrilovic, Sofiia Kochmar, Alex Ortiz, Scott Pelley (CBS News) The Whole Story with Anderson Cooper: "Elephant V. Man" – Nick Paton Walsh (CNN Worldwide) NewsNation Prime: "Growing Broke: Forever Chemicals in America's Heartland" – Ryan Kerr, Natasha Zouves (NewsNation) "A Mother's Tragic Tale from War-Torn Gaza" – Jeremy Diamond, Mick Krever, Abeer Salman (CNN Worldwide) Trafficked: Underworlds with Mariana van Zeller: "Apes" – Jeffrey Plunkett, Robert Muraskin (National Geographic)	Billy & Molly: An Otter Love Story – Charlie Hamilton James (National Geographic) Join or Die – Pete Davis, Rebecca Davis (Delevan Street Films) POV: "King Coal" – Elaine McMillion Sheldon (PBS) Fault Lines: "The Night Won't End" – Laila Al-Arian, Kavitha Chekuru (Al Jazeera International USA) American Experience: "Poisoned Ground: The Tragedy at Love Canal" – Jamila Ephron (PBS) The Space Race – Mark Monroe (National Geographic)
Outstanding Art Direction / Set Decoration / Scenic Design: Documentary	Outstanding Show Open or Title Sequence: News
The New York Times Opinion: "You're Being Lied To About Voter Fraud. Here's the Truth." – Neil Makhija, Jim Batt, Kim Boekbinder, Molly Crabpple (The New York Times) Apollo 13: Survival – Fiona Albrow, Beck Rainford, Mert L. Balta (Netflix) Glitter and Greed: The Lisa Frank Story – Brian Hodge, Chloe Reisen (Prime Video) Hitler and the Nazis: Evil on Trial – Rita Viktória Hetényi, Bernadett Redenczki, Janka Erdély (Netflix) Separated – Eugenio Caballero (MSNBC) The New York Times Opinion: "This Is What a Nuclear Strike Would Feel Like" – Jonah Kessel, Axel Sence, Swann Valenza (The New York Times)	"Election Night Live with Brian Williams" – Dan Hoffman, Brian Potter, Jonathan Wald, Mitchell Brooks, Pier De Sanctis, Rosie Nakamura, Autumn Nakmura, Daron Nealis, Ben Casey, Joe Anton, Yagmur Kaplan, Brian Williams (Prime Video) "2024 Total Solar Eclipse: Through the Eyes of NASA" – Sami Aziz, Emily Furfaro, Joy Ng, Beth Anthony (NASA+) Trafficked: Underworlds with Mariana van Zeller: "Assassins" – Mike Gehman, Alfie Koetter, Michael Davie, Jeffrey Plunkett (National Geographic) Trafficked: Underworlds with Mariana van Zeller: "Migrant Smugglers" – Hunter Gross, Alfie Koetter, Erik Osterholm, Jeffrey Plunkett (National Geographic) "Total Eclipse of the Heartland" – Wesley Carlton, Thomas Keeley, Ana Sandoval, Stefanie Toigo, Gabriel Almanzar, Sungkyu Koo (CBS) Impact X Nightline: "What Happened to Karen Silkwood: The Lost Tapes" – Mary Marsh, Scott A. Levy, Jodie Charity, Alberto Reyes, Nick Barber, Zoe Chevalier, Eman Varoqua (ABC / Hulu)
Outstanding Promotional Announcement: News	Outstanding Promotional Announcement: Documentary
ABC World News Tonight with David Muir: "No Fear" (ABC) "Election Night" (ABC News) Good Morning America: "I'M IN (Image Campaign)" (ABC) ABC News Studios: "Sins of the Parents: The Crumbley Trials" (Hulu) "Decision 2024 – Steve Kornacki Brand Campaign" (MSNBC)	Billy & Molly: An Otter Love Story (National Geographic) Blink (National Geographic) ABC News Studios: "Brats" (Hulu) The Grab (Center for Investigative Reporting Studios) ABC News Studios: "Patrice: The Movie" (Hulu) Tsunami: Race Against Time (National Geographic)
Outstanding Technical Excellence: News
NBC News: "Election Night Coverage" (NBC News) "America Decides, Election '24" (CBS News) "CNN Presidential Debate: President Joe Biden & Former President Donald J. Trump" (CNN Worldwide) Noticias Telemundo: "Harris o Trump: Batalla Final Decision 2024" (Telemundo) Trafficked: Underworlds with Mariana van Zeller (National Geographic)

Regional News

Outstanding Regional News Story: Breaking/Spot News	Outstanding Regional News Story: Investigative
"Jet Crash on I-75" (WINK News – Fort Myers, Florida / Suncoast Emmy Awards) "Deadly Tornado Coverage" (KCCI – Des Moines, Iowa / Mid-America Emmy Awards) "Lakewood Church Shooting" (KPRC-TV – Houston, Texas / Lone Star Emmy Awards) "North Texas Tornadoes" (WFAA – Dallas, Texas / Lone Star Emmy Awards) "This Is Not Normal" (KUSA – Denver, Colorado / Heartland Emmy Awards)	"In Plane Sight" (WANF-TV – Atlanta, Georgia / Southeast Emmy Awards) "Coroner's Criminal Past" (WWL-TV – New Orleans, Louisiana / Mid-America Emmy Awards) "Disabled in Danger" (WFAA – Dallas, Texas / Lone Star Emmy Awards) "Double Injustice" (WVUE-DT – New Orleans, Louisiana / Mid-America Emmy Awards) "KARE 11 Investigates: Nowhere to Turn" (KARE-TV – Minneapolis, Minnesota / Upper Midwest Emmy Awards) "Spit Hoods Can Be Deadly. Police Still Use Them Anyway" (WTSP-TV – St. Petersburg, Florida / Suncoast Emmy Awards)
Outstanding Regional Documentary
The Holly (Rocky Mountain Public Media – Denver, Colorado / Heartland Emmy Awards) Angels Too Soon (WTTW / PBS – Chicago, Illinois / Chicago / Midwest Emmy Awards) Desde Cero: The Migrant Journey in Chicago (WMAQ – Chicago, Illinois / Chicago / Midwest Emmy Awards) STEPS: OKC Thunder (Oklahoma City Thunder – Oklahoma City, Oklahoma / Heartland Emmy Awards) A Towering Task: The Story of the Peace Corps (Rocky Mountain Public Media – Denver, Colorado / Heartland Emmy Awards)

Notes

^ Kevin Flay, Hugo Kitching, James Aldred, Luke Barnett, Ralph Bower, Duncan Brake, Tavish Campbell, Rod Clarke, Ben Cunningham, Filipe Deandrade, Adam Horder, Deirdre Leowinata, Katie Mayhew, Sam Meyrick, Roger Munns, Duncan Parker, Robin Smith, Romilly Spiers, Gavin Thurston, Darren West, Mark Yates
^ Knut Aas, Ben Adams, James Aldred, Felix Baker, Guillaume Beaudoin, Owen Bissell, Julian Braatvedt, Bernt Bruns, Juan Pablo Bueno Gomez, Sashwa Burrous, Santiago Cabral, Mauricio Copetti, Nate Dappen, Tania Escobar, James Ewen, Richard Fitzpatrick, Steve Hathaway, Corby Hines, Matt Hobbs, Jeff Hogan, Tom Hooker, David Hutchinson, Todd Kewley, Georgia Krause, Brett Kuxhausen, Joseph Large, Justin Lewis, Simon Lewis, Neil Losin, Michael Male, Andrew Manske, Michael Mauro, Kyle McBurnie, Zachary Moxley, Jordan Myers, Greg Nelson, Nick Pitt, Corey Robinson, Santiago Espindola Rodriguez, Dariosky Gonzalez Romero, Christiaan Muñoz Salas, Florian Schulz, Mark Sharman, Tim Shepherd, Alexander Sommer, Julian Tryba, Taylor Turner, Alex Vail, Noah Waldron, Darren West, Dom West, Alex Wiles, Shaun Wolfe, George Woodcock, David Wright, Mark Ó Fearghaíl

References

^ ^a ^b Pedersen, Erik (May 1, 2025). "News & Documentary Emmy Nominations Revealed". Deadline Hollywood.
^ White, Peter (January 8, 2025). "Daytime, News & Documentary Emmys Move Dates". Deadline Hollywood.
^ Schneider, Michael (May 29, 2025). "Al Roker, Filmmaker Jon Else to Receive Lifetime Achievement Honors at 46th News & Documentary Emmys". Variety. Retrieved June 13, 2025.

"Nominees of the 46th Annual News & Documentary Emmy Awards" (PDF) (Press release). National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. May 1, 2025.
"Nominees of the 46th Annual News & Documentary Emmy Awards with Names" (PDF) (Press release). National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. June 30, 2025.
"Winners of the 46th Annual News & Documentary Emmy Awards" (PDF) (Press release). National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. June 30, 2025.

External links

News & Documentary Emmys website

[4] Kevin Flay, Hugo Kitching, James Aldred, Luke Barnett, Ralph Bower, Duncan Brake, Tavish Campbell, Rod Clarke, Ben Cunningham, Filipe Deandrade, Adam Horder, Deirdre Leowinata, Katie Mayhew, Sam Meyrick, Roger Munns, Duncan Parker, Robin Smith, Romilly Spiers, Gavin Thurston, Darren West, Mark Yates

[5] Knut Aas, Ben Adams, James Aldred, Felix Baker, Guillaume Beaudoin, Owen Bissell, Julian Braatvedt, Bernt Bruns, Juan Pablo Bueno Gomez, Sashwa Burrous, Santiago Cabral, Mauricio Copetti, Nate Dappen, Tania Escobar, James Ewen, Richard Fitzpatrick, Steve Hathaway, Corby Hines, Matt Hobbs, Jeff Hogan, Tom Hooker, David Hutchinson, Todd Kewley, Georgia Krause, Brett Kuxhausen, Joseph Large, Justin Lewis, Simon Lewis, Neil Losin, Michael Male, Andrew Manske, Michael Mauro, Kyle McBurnie, Zachary Moxley, Jordan Myers, Greg Nelson, Nick Pitt, Corey Robinson, Santiago Espindola Rodriguez, Dariosky Gonzalez Romero, Christiaan Muñoz Salas, Florian Schulz, Mark Sharman, Tim Shepherd, Alexander Sommer, Julian Tryba, Taylor Turner, Alex Vail, Noah Waldron, Darren West, Dom West, Alex Wiles, Shaun Wolfe, George Woodcock, David Wright, Mark Ó Fearghaíl

[nominees-1] Pedersen, Erik (May 1, 2025). "News & Documentary Emmy Nominations Revealed". Deadline Hollywood.

[2] White, Peter (January 8, 2025). "Daytime, News & Documentary Emmys Move Dates". Deadline Hollywood.

[3] Schneider, Michael (May 29, 2025). "Al Roker, Filmmaker Jon Else to Receive Lifetime Achievement Honors at 46th News & Documentary Emmys". Variety. Retrieved June 13, 2025.

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