Winners: News Categories of the 45th Annual News & Documentary Emmy® Awards

Winners of the News categories of the 45th Annual News and Documentary Emmy® Awards were announced tonight by The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS). The awards were presented at the Palladium Times Square in NYC. 

Jane Pauley, the Emmy-winning journalist, anchor, and author, was honored with a Lifetime Achievement Award for her esteemed career in news broadcasting. The award was presented to her by Rand Morrison (Executive Producer, CBS Sunday Morning).


Winners List: Categories Of The 45th Annual News & Documentary Emmy® Awards Announced

Tonight's News Emmy Award ceremony was hosted by a group of industry leaders introducing different segments of the show. The group included: Jim Axelrod (CBS News), Nada Bashir (CNN), Jamelle Bouie (The New York Times), Maria Antonieta Collins (Univision), Joe Fryer (NBC News), Amna Nawaz (PBS NewsHour), Rachel Scott (ABC News), and Del Walters (Scripps News).

The News & Documentary Emmy® Awards are presented as two individual ceremonies: categories honoring Television News Programming were presented tonight; categories honoring Documentaries will be presented tomorrow evening. Both tonight's and tomorrow's ceremony are live-streamed at 7:30 p.m. EDT / 4:30 p.m. PDT on our dedicated platform, Watch.TheEmmys.TV powered by Vimeo.

"To say that this year has been a tumultuous one would be a sorry understatement. I don't think I have ever seen a year so challenging and yet so very exciting: a year when the talents of our journalistic and documentary communities have contributed so much to the future of our culture, and to that of our nation," said Terry O'Reilly, Chairman, NATAS. 


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"Those who shine a light on inconvenient truths, give voice to the voiceless, or simply report documented facts are far too often punished through efforts to demonize and delegitimize such essential work. On these two nights, we do the vital opposite. The Emmys® celebrate those who face these headwinds to bring important stories to our screens and, in turn, provide a vision of excellence that inspires the next generation to follow," said Adam Sharp, NATAS CEO & President. 

He added, "We are particularly pleased to honor the career contributions of Jane Pauley and our class of Gold & Silver Inductees."

This is the second class of national Gold and Silver Circle honorees for news was inducted tonight. The Gold and Silver Circle is a society honoring members of the television and wider broadcasting community who have made an enduring contribution to the industry. These honorees are an elite group of professionals who have made significant contributions to television for 50 and 25 years, respectively. 

GOLD CIRCLE – 2024 NEWS INDUCTEES:

  • Rodney Batten, Photojournalist, NBC News
  • Rita Braver, National Correspondent, "CBS Sunday Morning" CBS News
  • Maria Antonieta Collins, Journalist and Television Host, Univision
  • Marvin Kalb, Chief Diplomatic Correspondent, NBC News, CBS News, "Meet the Press"

SILVER CIRCLE – 2024 NEWS INDUCTEES:

  • Catherine McKenzie, Executive Producer, ABC News
  • Javier Morgado, Executive Producer, "New Day," "Early Start," CNN
  • Eduardo Suarez, Vice President of Production Programs, CNN en Español
  • Pierre Thomas, Chief Justice Correspondent, ABC News


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The 45th Annual News & Documentary Emmy® Awards honor programming content from more than 2200 submissions that originally premiered in calendar-year 2023, judged by a pool of 980 peer professionals from across the television and streaming/digital media News & Documentary industry.

The 45th Annual News & Documentary Emmy® Awards was produced by NATAS with Lisa Armstrong and Adam Sharp, Executive Producers, and David Winn and Christine Chin, News & Documentary Administration. Tonight's program was Directed by John D'Incecco.

All programming is available on the web at Watch.TheEmmys.TV and via The Emmys® apps for iOS, tvOS, Android, FireTV, Roku, and Samsung Smart TV (full list at apps.theemmys.tv).

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

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


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Winners        

OUTSTANDING LIVE NEWS PROGRAM

ABC World News Tonight with David Muir ABC

OUTSTANDING RECORDED NEWS PROGRAM

The Whole Story with Anderson Cooper CNN

OUTSTANDING CONTINUING NEWS COVERAGE: SHORT FORM

Clarissa Ward Covers the Israel-Hamas War CNN

Terror in Israel

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


AFI Announces World Premiere of Robert Zemeckis' "Here"

OUTSTANDING HARD NEWS FEATURE STORY: SHORT FORM

It's Bisan from Gaza and I'm Still Alive

Aj+ Reports

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 AND OPINION

Meet the World's Most Honorable Bank Robbers

The New York Times Opinion

The New York Times

AND

The Night Doctrine ProPublica and The New Yorker


World Premiere of Clint Eastwood’s Juror #2 To Close AFI Fest

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

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]


Hollywood Week: Toronto Hit with Protests, Taylor Swift Endorsement, Harvey Weinstein, James Earl Jones

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 Writer

OUTSTANDING RESEARCH: NEWS 

Adrift: An AP Investigation

The Associated Press

apnews.com


Haute-Lifestyle.com, Helmed by Publisher Janet Walker, Celebrates 15 Years

OUTSTANDING VIDEO JOURNALISM

OUTSTANDING DIRECTION: NEWS

Trafficked with Mariana van Zeller

National Geographic

[Muck Media]

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

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]

Haute Tease