Nominations for the 44th Annual News and Documentary Emmy® Awards were announced today by The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS). The awards will be presented live at the Palladium Times Square in NYC.

The awards will be presented in two individual ceremonies:

News Categories – Wednesday, September 27th, 2023, at 7:30 p.m. EDT;

Documentary Categories – Thursday, September 28th, 2023, at 7:30 p.m. EDT

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The News & Documentary Emmy Awards will be presented live at the Palladium Times Square in New York City and will be streamed live on NATAS' dedicated viewing platform powered by Vimeo, available on the web at watch.theemmys.tv and via The Emmys® apps for iOS, tvOS, Android, FireTV, and Roku (full list at apps.theemmys.tv).

"The News & Documentary Emmy® Awards honor the work of dedicated professionals working at the highest level of the broadcast journalism and documentary filmmaking professions," said Adam Sharp, President and CEO, NATAS. "They pay tribute to the journalists who bring us up-to-the-minute reporting on the critical stories of our time, and the documentary storytellers who explore important social, cultural, and political issues in great depth. NATAS is proud to celebrate the work of this year's nominees."

The 44th Annual News & Documentary Emmy® Awards honor programming content from more than 2300 submissions that originally premiered in calendar-year 2022, judged by a pool of over 1000 peer professionals from across the television and streaming/digital media News & Documentary industry.

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The complete list of nominees is also available on the National Television Academy's website: theemmys.tv  

All voting was tabulated by the accounting firm of Lutz & Carr, LLP.

ABOUT NATAS

The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS) is a service organization dedicated to the advancement of the arts and sciences of television and the promotion of creative leadership for artistic, educational, and technical achievements within the television industry. It recognizes excellence in television with the coveted Emmy® Awards for News & Documentary, Sports, Daytime and Daytime Creative Arts programming, as well as achievements in television Technology & Engineering.

NATAS membership consists of more than 18,000+ broadcast and media professionals represented in 19 regional chapters across the country. Beyond awards, NATAS has extensive educational programs including regional student television and its Student Award for Excellence and the National Student Production Awards for outstanding journalistic work by high school students, as well as scholarships, publications, and major activities for both industry professionals and the viewing public.

For more information, please visit the website at http://www.theemmys.tv/

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Categories to be presented on Wednesday, September 27^th at the NEWS Event

(Categories subject to change. We will reach out with ticketing information during the week of August 1st.)

Outstanding Live News Program

Outstanding Recorded News Program

Outstanding Emerging Journalist

Outstanding Live Breaking News Coverage

Outstanding Edited Breaking News Coverage

Outstanding Continuing News Coverage: Short Form

Outstanding Continuing News Coverage: Long Form

Outstanding Soft Feature Story: Short Form

Outstanding Soft Feature Story: Long Form

Outstanding Hard News Feature Story: Short Form

Outstanding Hard News Feature Story: Long Form

Outstanding Investigative News Coverage: Short Form

Outstanding Investigative News Coverage: Long Form

Outstanding Live News Special

Outstanding Recorded News Special

Outstanding News Discussion & Analysis

Outstanding News Discussion & Analysis: Editorial and Opinion

Outstanding Live Interview—Short Form

Outstanding Live Interview—Long Form

Outstanding Edited Interview

Outstanding Science, Technology or Environmental Coverage

Outstanding Health or Medical Coverage

Outstanding Arts, Culture or Entertainment Coverage

Outstanding Business, Consumer or Economic Coverage

Outstanding Crime and Justice Coverage

Outstanding News Program in Spanish

Outstanding Journalist in Spanish Language Media

Outstanding Coverage of a Breaking News Story in Spanish

Outstanding Investigative News Coverage in Spanish

Outstanding Feature Story in Spanish

Outstanding Writing: News

Outstanding Research: News

Outstanding Direction: News

Outstanding Video Journalism

Outstanding Editing: News

Outstanding Graphic Design and Art Direction: News

Technical Excellence: News

Outstanding Regional News Story: Spot or Breaking News

Outstanding Regional News Story: Investigative Report

International Emmy for News

International Emmy for Current Affairs

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Categories to be presented on Thursday, September 28^th at the Documentary Event

(Categories subject to change. We will reach out with ticketing information during the week of August 1st.)

Outstanding Current Affairs Documentary

Outstanding Politics and Government Documentary

Outstanding Social Issue Documentary

Outstanding Investigative Documentary

Outstanding Historical Documentary

Outstanding Arts and Culture Documentary

Outstanding Science and Technology Documentary

Outstanding Nature Documentary

Outstanding Business and Economic Documentary

Outstanding Crime and Justice Documentary

Outstanding Short Documentary

Best Documentary

Outstanding Interactive Media

Outstanding Writing: Documentary

Outstanding Research: Documentary

Outstanding Direction: Documentary

Outstanding Cinematography: Documentary

Outstanding Editing: Documentary

Outstanding Graphic Design and Art Direction: Documentary

Outstanding Music Composition

Outstanding Sound

Outstanding Lighting Direction and Scenic Design

Outstanding Promotional Announcement