Simply hours after information that legendary information broadcaster Invoice Moyers had died, the icon was paid tribute at Thursday night time’s documentary portion of the Nationwide Academy of Tv Arts & Sciences’ forty sixth Annual Information & Documentary Emmy Awards. The occasion, held on the Palladium Instances Sq. in New York Metropolis, noticed Nat Geo take dwelling probably the most prizes with six, adopted by Netflix with 4.
Among the many night time’s huge winners: MSNBC’s “The Sing Sing Chronicles” was named greatest documentary; Paramount+’s “We Will Dance Once more” was named greatest present affairs documentary; and the necessary and groundbreaking doc “The Sixth” — which advised the dramatic and true story of the fear that happened on January 6, 2021 — earned the Emmy within the politics and authorities doc class. That Emmy was further candy, as streamers had been scared to point out it regardless of its essential message.
Comic and filmmaker Negin Farsad hosted the night, which additionally included a lifetime achievement award for documentary filmmaker, cinematographer and director Jon Else. Else’s award was offered by Carrie Lozano, president and CEO of ITVS.
In asking for a second of silence for Moyers, Terry O’Reilly, chairman of NATAS, stated, “Whereas in school, Moyers joined the Senate workplaces of Senator Lyndon Johnson, and over the course of 12 years made his method with LBJ from the Senate to the White Home — and from the position of an intern to the place of Presidential press secretary. He left the world of politics in 1967 and moved to media – initially to newspapers, the place his paper gained a pair of Pulitzer prizes. Then to tv, at CBS and PBS. He was a correspondent, a producer, and editor and a documentarian, and managed to win greater than 30 Emmy Awards, together with the Academy’s Lifetime Achievement Award. In an interview with my good friend Don Shelby from Minnesota, he was requested in regards to the transfer from presidential press secretary to journalist. And he noticed that he was ‘a complete lot happer telling the reality than attempting to cover it.’”
Presenters included Muta’Ali (“MoviePass, MovieCrash”), Joe Berlinger (“Hitler and the Nazis: Evil on Trial”), Lisa Cortés (“The House Race”), Gabriela Cowperthwaite (“The Seize”), and Barak Goodman (“Kissinger”).
Information classes had been honored on Wednesday, when CBS led with 5 wins within the information classes. Proper behind CBS, scoring 4 wins apiece had been ABC, CNN and Nat Geo.
“The skills of our journalistic and documentary communities have profoundly formed our tradition and nation,” stated O’Reilly. “Within the face of evolving societal landscapes, their unwavering dedication to fact and storytelling has illuminated essential points, fostered essential conversations, and empowered the general public.”
Adam Sharp, President and CEO of NATAS, added: “These honorees are leaders in bringing fact to our nation’s screens—by means of fearless journalism and highly effective documentary storytelling. Their work units the usual for excellence within the discipline. We’re significantly proud to acknowledge the extraordinary profession of Jon Else and our 2025 class of Gold & Silver Circle inductees.”
The Gold and Silver Circle acknowledges professionals “who’ve made vital contributions to tv for 50 and 25 years, respectively.” This 12 months’s doc inductees within the Gold Circle included Michael Kirk (filmmaker, PBS Frontline and Kirk Documentary Group), Gordon Quinn (filmmaker, Kartemquin Movies) and Marcia Smith (filmmaker, Firelight Media). Silver Circle doc inductees included Gemma Cubero del Barrio (producer, director and author, PBS) and Aljernon Tunsil (editor, PBS and Firelight Movies).
As a part of a scheduling realignment on the Nationwide Academy of TV Arts and Sciences, the forty sixth Annual Information & Documentary Emmy Awards moved to the summer time, as a substitute of its regular fall dates, this 12 months.
The forty sixth Annual Information & Documentary Emmy Awards obtained greater than 2200 submissions from the calendar 12 months of 2024, and nominations had been judged by a pool of greater than 980 folks from throughout the tv and streaming/digital media information and documentary neighborhood.
Listed here are the winners throughout 24 doc classes:
Excellent Present Affairs Documentary
** WINNER: We Will Dance Once more
Paramount+ [See It Now Studios, HOT 8, BBC Storyville, Sipur Studios, Bitachon365, MGM Television, HSCC]
64 Days: The Rebellion Playbook
Goldcrest Movies [Saboteur Media, Atomized Studios Limited, Smuggler Films]
Bread & Roses
Apple TV+ [Apple Original Films, Eyan Foundation, Extracurricular]
Print it Black (ABC Information Dwell )
ABC
A Yr of Battle: Israelis and Palestinians (Frontline)
PBS
Excellent Politics and Authorities Documentary
** WINNER: The Sixth
A24 [Change Content]
Battleground Texas
VICE Information
The Physique Politic (POV)
PBS [ITVS, Black Public Media, Corporation For Public Broadcasting, Rowhouse, LC | Rowhouse Collective]
Carville: Successful is Every little thing, Silly
CNN Worldwide [Altimeter Films, CNN Films]
From Russia with Lev
MSNBC [Rakontur, UTAS, Surprise Inside, MSNBC Films]
The Riot Report (American Expertise)
PBS [GBH, 42nd Parallel Films]
Who’s Afraid of Nathan Regulation? (POV)
PBS [Pandamonium Productions LLC, Herochaser, Palm Pictures, Official, LLC]
Excellent Social Difficulty Documentary
** WINNER: Two American Households: 1991-2024 (Frontline)
PBS
Daughters
Netflix [Netflix, XTR, Object & Animal, Epoch Films, Park Pictures, OPC, World of HA, Simpson Street, Two One Five]
Demise With out Mercy
Showtime [MTV Documentary Films, Docsville Studios, Basement Films, AMC Media Production]
Title Me Lawand (POV)
PBS [Pulse Films]
One With the Whale (Unbiased Lens)
PBS [Vitamin Sea Productions, Siyuqaq Incorporated, Actual Films]
Excellent Investigative Documentary
** WINNER: American Conspiracy: The Octopus Murders
Netflix [Stardust Frames, Duplass Brothers Productions]
A Harmful Task: Uncovering Corruption in Maduro’s Venezuela (Frontline)
PBS [Armando.Info]
The Seize
Apple TV+ | Google Play | Prime Video | Vimeo | Vudu | YouTube [Center for Investigative Reporting Studios, Magnolia Pictures, Participant Media, Rocklin | Faust, Impact Partners]
The Evening Received’t Finish (Fault Traces)
Al Jazeera Worldwide USA
South Korea’s Adoption Reckoning (Frontline)
PBS [The Associated Press]
Excellent Historic Documentary
** WINNER: Tsunami: Race In opposition to Time
Nationwide Geographic [Blast Films]
An American Bombing: The Street to April nineteenth
HBO | Max [HBO Documentary Films, Blowback Productions]
Fly With Me (American Expertise)
PBS [GBH, Sarah Colt Productions]
The Sixth
A24 [Change Content]
Turning Level: The Bomb and the Chilly Battle
Netflix [Luminant Media]
Excellent Arts and Tradition Documentary
** WINNER: Madu
Disney + [Disney Branded Television, Hunting Lane Films]
As We Communicate: Rap Music on Trial
Paramount+ [MTV Entertainment Studios, District 33, Park Pictures, Strike Anywhere]
Butterfly within the Sky
Netflix [Sidestilt Films, Window Pictures, XTR]
Hollywood Black
MGM+ [Radical Media, Culture Machine, Significant Productions]
King Coal (POV)
PBS [Drexler Films, Cottage M, Fishbowl Films, Narrow Vision Endeavors, King Coal Productions LLC]
Excellent Science and Expertise Documentary
WINNER: Hunt for the Oldest DNA (Nova)
PBS [Handful of Films, HHMI Tangled Bank Studios, NOVA/GBH, ZDF, DR Danish Broadcasting Corporation]
Anand Varma: Hidden Wonders (Photographer)
Nationwide Geographic [Little Monster Films]
Apollo 13: Survival
Netflix [Insight TWI Films, Fee Fie Foe]
The House Race
Nationwide Geographic [National Geographic Documentary Films, The Kennedy/Marshall Company, Alegria Films, Cortés Filmworks, Diamond Docs]
What’s Subsequent? The Future with Invoice Gates
Netflix [Tremolo Productions]
Excellent Nature Documentary
** WINNER: Paul Nicklen & Cristina Mittermeier: Win or Die (Photographer)
Nationwide Geographic [Little Monster Films]
Attenborough and the Jurassic Sea Monster (Nature)
PBS
Billy & Molly: An Otter Love Story
Nationwide Geographic [Silverback Films]
Grizzly 399: Queen of the Tetons (Nature)
PBS [Lucky 8 TV, The WNET Group]
Our Dwelling World
Netflix [Wild Space, Freeborne Media]
Patrick and the Whale (Nature)
PBS [Terra Mater Studios, The WNET Group]
Silverback (Nature)
PBS [Off the Fence Studios, BBC, France Télévisions, Featuristic Films, The WNET Group]
Excellent Enterprise and Financial Documentary
** WINNER: Purchase Now: The Buying Conspiracy
Netflix [Grain Media]
Bitconned
Netflix [Glass Entertainment Group]
Diane von Furstenberg: Lady in Cost
Hulu [Sutter Road Picture Company, Fabiola Beracasa Beckman Media Production]
The Interest
Documentary+ [XTR]
Moviepass, Moviecrash
HBO | Max [HBO Documentary Films, Unrealistic Ideas, Assemble Media, Nightbrain Pictures, Tower Way]
Razing Liberty Sq. (Unbiased Lens)
PBS [RLS Film, LLC]
Excellent Crime and Justice Documentary
** WINNER: The Reality vs. Alex Jones
HBO | Max [HBO Documentary Films, AMOS Pictures]
Cult Bloodbath: One Day In Jonestown
Nationwide Geographic [72 Films]
Into the Hearth: The Misplaced Daughter
Netflix [Tripod Media LLC, Denver & Delilah]
Mastermind: To Suppose Like a Killer
Hulu [Campfire Studios, Lewellen Pictures, Invited by Girls, Rebecca Halpern Productions]
Poisoned Floor: The Tragedy at Love Canal (American Expertise)
PBS [GBH, Madrona Productions]
Excellent Quick Documentary
** WINNER: The Soiled Enterprise of Monkey Laundering (Bloomberg Investigates)
Bloomberg
Love To The Max
The New Yorker
Motorbike Mary
ESPN [ESPN Films, Breakwater Studios]
Swept
Human Rights Watch
Wings of Mud
Documentary+ [Rolling Stone Films, Skyeyes Documentaries, 42 Parallelo, 5 Stick Films Inc.]
Finest Documentary
** WINNER: The Sing Sing Chronicles
MSNBC [NBC News Studios, MSNBC Films, Trilogy Films]
American Conspiracy: The Octopus Murders
Netflix [Stardust Frames, Duplass Brothers Productions]
The Commandant’s Shadow
HBO | Max [Warner Bros. Pictures, HBO Documentary Films, Snowstorm Productions, Creators Inc., New Mandate Films]
The Seize
Apple TV+ | Google Play | Prime Video | Vimeo | Vudu | YouTube [Center for Investigative Reporting Studios, Rocklin | Faust, Magnolia Pictures, Participant Media, Impact Partners]
Hollywood Black
MGM+ [Radical Media, Culture Machine, Significant Productions]
Mammals
BBC America | BBC+ [BBC Studios National History Unit, France Televisions, ZDF]
Queendom
Galdanova Movie
The Sixth
A24 [Change Content]
The Reality vs. Alex Jones
HBO | Max [HBO Documentary Films, AMOS Pictures
Outstanding Writing – Documentary
** WINNER: Billy & Molly: An Otter Love Story — Charlie Hamilton James
National Geographic [Silverback Films]
Be part of or Die
Netflix [Delevan Street Films]
King Coal (POV)
PBS [Drexler Films, Cottage M, Fishbowl Films, Narrow Vision Endeavors, King Coal Productions LLC]
The Evening Received’t Finish (Fault Traces)
Al Jazeera Worldwide USA
Poisoned Floor: The Tragedy at Love Canal (American Expertise)
PBS [GBH, Madrona Productions]
The House Race
Nationwide Geographic [National Geographic Documentary Films, The Kennedy/Marshall Company, Alegria Films, Cortés Filmworks, Diamond Docs]
Excellent Analysis – Documentary
** WINNER: The Seize
Heart for Investigative Reporting Studios [Magnolia Pictures, Participant Media, Rocklin | Faust, Impact Partners]
The Bibi Recordsdata
Jolt.movie [Jigsaw Productions]
China, The U.S. and the Rise of Xi Jinping (Frontline)
PBS
Nazi City, USA (American Expertise)
PBS [GBH, Pangloss Films]
Our Oceans
Netflix [Wild Space, Freeborne Media, Higher Ground]
Excellent Route – Documentary
** WINNER: Frida — Carla Gutiérrez
Prime Video [Imagine Documentaries, TIME Studios]
Billy & Molly: An Otter Love Story
Nationwide Geographic [Silverback Films]
Daughters
Netflix [XTR, Object & Animal, Epoch Films, Park Pictures, OPC, World of HA, Simpson Street, Two One Five]
Madu
Disney + [Disney Branded Television, Hunting Lane Films]
Poisoned Floor: The Tragedy at Love Canal (American Expertise)
PBS [GBH, Madrona Productions]
Excellent Cinematography – Documentary
** WINNER: Secret World of Sound with David Attenborough
Netflix [CBC, Sky, Humble Bee Films]
Earthsounds
Apple TV+ [Offspring Films]
King Coal (POV)
PBS [Drexler Films, Cottage M, Fishbowl Films, Narrow Vision Endeavors, King Coal Productions LLC]
Lions of the Skeleton Coast (Nature)
PBS [Into Nature Productions, ORF Universum, Arte, WDR]
Mammals
BBC America | BBC+ [BBC Studios National History Unit, France Televisions, ZDF]
Our Dwelling World
Netflix [Wild Space, Freeborne Media, Higher Ground]
Excellent Modifying – Documentary
** WINNER: Blink
Nationwide Geographic [MRC, EYESTEELFILM, National Geographic Documentary Films, Fishbowl Films, Motive]
Apollo 13: Survival
Netflix [Insight TWI Films, Fee Fie Foe]
Citizen Nation
PBS [Retro Report]
Demise With out Mercy
Showtime [MTV Documentary Films, Docsville Studios, Basement Films, AMC Media Production]
We Will Dance Once more
Paramount+ [See It Now Studios, HOT 8, BBC Storyville, Sipur Studios, Bitachon365, MGM Television, HSCC]
Excellent Graphic Design – Documentary
** WINNER: Omnivore
Apple TV+ [Fifth Season, Film 45]
Purchase Now: The Buying Conspiracy
Netflix [Grain Media]
Meals, Inc. 2
Apple TV+ | Amazon Prime Video | Google Play [The Food Project 2020]
Frida
Prime Video [Imagine Documentaries, TIME Studios]
Be part of or Die
Netflix [Delevan Street Films]
Excellent Music Composition – Documentary
** WINNER: Endurance
Nationwide Geographic [A Little Dot Studios, Consequential, History Hit Production, Little Monster Films, National Geographic Documentary Films]
Billy & Molly: An Otter Love Story
Nationwide Geographic [Silverback Films]
Dan Winters: Life is As soon as. Ceaselessly. (Photographer)
Nationwide Geographic [Little Monster Films]
Frida
Prime Video [Imagine Documentaries, TIME Studios]
Mafia Spies
Paramount+ [CreativeChaos vmg]
Excellent Sound – Documentary
** WINNER: Earthsounds
Apple TV+ [Offspring Films]
Apollo 13: Survival
Netflix [Insight TWI Films, Fee Fie Foe]
Billy & Molly: An Otter Love Story
Nationwide Geographic [Silverback Films]
Mammals
BBC America | BBC+ [BBC Studios National History Unit, France Televisions, ZDF]
Secret World of Sound with David Attenborough
Netflix [CBC, Sky, Humble Bee Films]
Excellent Lighting Route – Documentary
** WINNER: Hitler and the Nazis: Evil on Trial
Netflix [Smuggler Entertainment, Third Eye Motion Picture Company]
American Conspiracy: The Octopus Murders
Netflix [Stardust Frames, Duplass Brothers Productions]
American Seams (POV Shorts)
PBS [LA Times Studios, Paper Hat Films, The Plains]
Chilly Case: Who Killed JonBenét Ramsey
Netflix [RadicalMedia, Third Eye Motion Picture Company]
Separated
MSNBC [NBC News Studios, Participant Media, A Fourth Floor, Moxie Pictures Production, MSNBC Films]
Excellent Artwork Route / Set Ornament / Scenic Design – Documentary
** WINNER: You’re Being Lied To About Voter Fraud. Right here’s the Reality. (The New York Instances Opinion)
The New York Instances [Sharp As Knives]
Apollo 13: Survival
Netflix [Insight TWI Films, Fee Fie Foe]
Glitter and Greed: The Lisa Frank Story
Prime Video [Amazon MGM Studios, Maxine Productions, Sony Pictures Television]
Hitler and the Nazis: Evil on Trial
Netflix [Smuggler Entertainment, Third Eye Motion Picture Company]
Separated
MSNBC [NBC News Studios, Participant Media, A Fourth Floor, Moxie Pictures Production, MSNBC Films]
This Is What a Nuclear Strike Would Really feel Like (The New York Instances Opinion)
The New York Instances
Excellent Promotional Announcement – Documentary
** WINNER: Billy & Molly: An Otter Love Story
Nationwide Geographic [Silverback Films, Silk Factory]
Blink
Nationwide Geographic [MRC, EYESTEELFILM, National Geographic Documentary Films, Fishbowl Films, Motive]
Brats
ABC Information Studios | Hulu
The Seize
Apple TV+ | Google Play | Prime Video | Vimeo | Vudu | YouTube [Center for Investigative Reporting Studios, Magnolia Pictures, Participant Media, Rocklin | Faust, Impact Partners]
Patrice: The Film
ABC Information Studios | Hulu
Tsunami: Race In opposition to Time
Nationwide Geographic [Blast Films, Aspect]
Excellent Regional Documentary
** WINNER: The Holly
Rocky Mountain Public Media
Angels Too Quickly
WTTW / PBS
Desde Cero: The Migrant Journey in Chicago
WMAQ
OKC Thunder (STEPS)
Oklahoma Metropolis Thunder
A Towering Process: The Story of the Peace Corps
Rocky Mountain Public Media
