We have the winners forthe 45th annual News & Documentary Emmy Awards. The News categories were in the spotlight Wednesday at the 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.
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.
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])