42nd News & Documentary Emmy Awards

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42nd News & Documentary Emmy Awards
Date
  • September 28, 2021 (News Categories)
  • September 29, 2021 (Documentary Categories)
LocationVirtual
Television/radio coverage
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The 42nd News & Documentary Emmy Awards were presented by the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS), to honor the best in American news and documentary programming in 2020. The winners were announced on two ceremonies via live-stream at Watch.TheEmmys.TV and other apps associated, the winners for the News categories were announced on September 28, 2021, while the ones for the Documentary categories were revealed on September 29, 2021.[1][2][3]

The nominees were announced on July 27, 2021, with CBS's news magazine 60 Minutes and Vice's news program VICE News Tonight leading the nominations with 16 each while PBS was the most nominated network with 52.[4]

Winners and nominees[]

The nominations were announced on July 27, 2021.[5]

News Programming[]

Outstanding Newscast Outstanding News Special
  • VICE News Tonight (Vice)
    • ABC World News Tonight with David Muir (ABC)
    • NBC Nightly News (NBC)
    • Nightline (ABC)
    • The Rachel Maddow Show (MSNBC)
  • CBS News Special: "Bravery and Hope: 7 Days on the Front Line" (CBS)
    • 20/20: "Juneteenth" (ABC)
    • CNN Special Report: "Witness to the Pandemic" (CNN)
    • Fareed Zakaria Special: "China's Deadly Secret" (CNN)
    • Retro Report: "Enemies of the People: Trump and the Political Press" (Retro Report and VICE TV)
Outstanding Coverage of a Breaking News Story in a Newscast Outstanding Coverage of a Breaking News Story in a Newsmagazine
  • VICE News Tonight: "American Uprising" (Vice)
    • Go There: "Coronavirus Outbreak in Wuhan" (CNN)
    • Nightline: "Voices of Conviction" (ABC)
    • Nightline: "Conspiracy in Michigan" (ABC)
    • The Washington Post: "How a Night of Protest Turned Deadly in Kenosha" (The Washington Post)
  • 60 Minutes: "On the Frontline" (CBS)
    • 20/20: "Outbreak: What You Need to Know" (ABC)
    • 20/20: "Kobe Bryant: The Death of a Legend" (ABC)
    • 60 Minutes: "Counting the Vote" (CBS)
    • 60 Minutes: "Inside Jeffrey Epstein's Cell" (CBS)
Outstanding Continuing Coverage of a News Story in a Newscast Outstanding Continuing Coverage of a News Story in a Newsmagazine
  • PBS NewsHour: "Desperate Journey" (PBS)
    • Nightline: "Turning Point" (ABC)
    • PBS NewsHour: "Searching for Justice" (PBS)
    • PBS NewsHour: "Inside Venezuela" (PBS)
    • The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer: "Yemen Hunger Crisis: Made in America" (CNN)
    • The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer: "CNN Investigates China’s Treatment of the Uyghurs in Xinjiang" (CNN)
    • VICE News Tonight: "Death and Denial: COVID in Bolsonaro's Brazil" (Vice)
  • 20/20: "Falling From the Sky" (ABC)
    • 20/20: "Truth and Lies: Jeffrey Epstein" (ABC)
    • 20/20: "American Catastrophe: How Did We Get Here?" (ABC)
    • FRONTLINE: "Taliban Country" (PBS)
    • FRONTLINE in partnership with The Marshall Project & Pulitzer Center: "Undocumented in the Pandemic" (PBS)
Outstanding Short Feature Story in a Newscast Outstanding Long Feature Story in a Newscast
  • VICE News: "The Kids Being Trained and Armed to Fight Mexican Cartels" (Vice)
    • CNN Business: "Conspiracy Theorists Said She Started the Coronavirus Pandemic, Now She's Afraid for Her Life" (CNN)
    • CNN Newsroom: "The Body Collectors" (CNN)
    • VICE News Tonight: "Table Stakes" (Vice)
    • VICE News Tonight: "Surviving COVID-19" (Vice)
  • How the Police Killed Breonna Taylor (The New York Times)
    • A Racist Attack Was Caught on Camera. Nearly 45 Years Later, It Still Stings (The New York Times)
    • Inside One of New York's Deadliest ZIP Codes (The New York Times)
    • The Washington Post: "Murder in Afghanistan, a Trump Pardon, and the Soldiers Left Behind" (The Washington Post)
    • VICE News Tonight: "COVID-19: Italy’s Tragedy" (Vice)
Outstanding Investigative Report in a Newscast Outstanding Investigative Report in a Newsmagazine
  • AC360: "CNN/Bellingcat Investigation into the Poisoning of Russian Opposition Leader Alexey Navalny" (CNN)
    • CBS Evening News: "Military Sexual Assault: Norah O’Donnell Investigates' (CBS)
    • CBS This Morning: "Toxic Legacy" (CBS)
    • CBS This Morning: "Escaping Justice: U.S. Sex Crime Suspects Using Legal Loophole to Move to Israel" (CBS)
    • The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer: "Lekki Toll Gate Shooting Investigation" (CNN)
    • VICE News Tonight: "Unreleased Footage Gives an Inside Look at the Night Breonna Taylor Died" (Vice)
  • FRONTLINE in partnership with The International Consortium of Investigative Journalists: "The Luanda Leaks" (PBS)
    • 48 Hours: "Find Yura: Manhunt on the Dark Web" (CBS)
    • 60 Minutes: "Excited Delirium" (CBS)
    • 60 Minutes: "Opioid Playbook" (CBS)
Outstanding Breaking News Coverage Outstanding Feature Story in a Newsmagazine
  • Investigations by VICE: "Disgrace" (Hulu)
    • 60 Minutes: "Talking to the Past" (CBS)
    • Fringe Nation: "Legacy of the KKK" (Vice)
    • FRONTLINE: "Love, Life & the Virus" (PBS)
    • On Assignment with Richard Engel: "Enemy of the State" (MSNBC)
Outstanding News Discussion & Analysis Outstanding News Analysis: Editorial and Opinion
  • Fareed Zakaria Special: "How the World Sees America" (CNN)
    • Face the Nation: "US & Iran on the Brink" (CBS)
    • Face the Nation: "Facing the Pandemic" (CBS)
    • The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell: "A Discussion with Barack Obama: “A Promised Land”" (MSNBC)
    • This Week with George Stephanopoulos: "Your Voice Your Vote" (ABC)
  • Heartache in the Hot Zone: The Front Line Against COVID-19 (The New York Times)
    • If I Caught the Coronavirus, Would You Want Me Making Your Next Meal? (The New York Times)
    • How the U.S. Bungled the Plague (The New York Times)
    • How Was My Son Ahmaud Arbery's Murder Not a Hate Crime? (The New York Times)
    • VICE News Tonight: "Black, Pissed, and Patriotic" (Vice)
Outstanding Live Interview Outstanding Edited Interview
  • NBC News Specials: Trump Town Hall (NBC)
    • CNN Newsroom: "Anderson Cooper Presses Las Vegas Mayor" (CNN)
    • CNN Newsroom: "Anderson Cooper Grills Mike Lindell of MyPillow" (CNN)
    • CNN Tonight: "Sara Sidner Connects Floyd Family with Minneapolis Police Chief" (CNN)
    • State of the Union: "Dana Bash Presses Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos on School Reopenings" (CNN)
    • The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer: "Wolf Blitzer interviews Attorney General Bill Barr" (CNN)
  • HBO Documentary Films: "Axios: President Donald J. Trump--an interview" (HBO)
    • 60 Minutes: "The Republican Ticket" (CBS)
    • ABC News: "Their Painful Bond- Black Mothers Speak Out Together on Their Unimaginable Loss" (ABC)
    • ABC News: "Judge Esther Salas: A Mother's Journey" (ABC)
    • The Rachel Maddow Show: "The Lev Parnas Interview" (MSNBC)
Outstanding Science, Technology or Environmental Coverage Outstanding Health or Medical Coverage
  • E-ternal: A Tech Quest to 'Live' Forever (Wall Street Journal)
    • AC360: "Pandemic: How a Virus Changed the World in 1918" (CNN)
    • CNN Special Report: "Bats: The Mystery Behind Covid-19" (CNN)
    • VICE News Tonight: "A Climate for Locusts" (Vice)
    • VICE News Tonight: "Longest Oil Spill" (Vice)
    • Vox Atlas: "Why Scientists Are So Worried About This Glacier" (Vox)
  • 20/20: "The Shot: Race for the Vaccine" (ABC)
    • 60 Minutes: "Short Supply" (CBS)
    • CNN Worldwide COVID-19 Coverage (CNN)
    • PBS NewsHour: "Best Health Care?" (PBS)
    • The Weekly: "My Blood" (FX)
Outstanding Arts, Culture or Entertainment Coverage Outstanding Business, Consumer or Economic Coverage
  • World News Tonight with David Muir and Nightline: "The Children of Auschwitz" (ABC)
    • 60 Minutes: "Joaquin Phoenix" (CBS)
    • ABC News Prime: "Diaspora Divide" (ABC)
    • Dominic Fike, at First (The New York Times)
    • Opinion Video: "Cause of Life" (The New York Times)
    • Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel: "Fairway to Freedom: The Story of Valentino Dixon" (HBO)
  • Rescuing Her Father From an Assisted Living Facility in the Coronavirus Epicenter (ProPublica)
    • 60 Minutes: "Talent on the Spectrum" (CBS)
    • CBS Sunday Morning: "Not So Plain" (CBS)
    • Fault Lines: "Virus on the Poultry Line" (Al Jazeera International USA)
    • New Day: "A Family's Struggle as Pandemic Worsens Food Insecurity" (CNN)
    • VICE Versa: "Between Musk and Mars" (Vice)

Spanish Language Programming[]

Outstanding Newscast or News Magazine in Spanish Outstanding Coverage of a Breaking News Story in Spanish
  • Noticias Telemundo 11:35 (Telemundo)
Outstanding Investigative Journalism in Spanish Outstanding Feature Story in Spanish
  • Aquí y Ahora: "Inundados en Plástico" (Univision)
    • Aquí y Ahora: "Captura y Liberación de un Intocable" (Univision)
    • Aquí y Ahora: "Desaparecidos de la Frontera" (Univision)
    • Docufilms: "Nisman: 5 Años de Preguntas" (CNN en Español)
    • En La Línea: México (Discovery Networks Latin America / US Hispanic)
  • Op-Docs: "Atencion! Murderer Next Door" (The New York Times)
    • Univision Noticias Digital: "El trauma, el miedo y la desesperanza de quienes esperan su asilo atrapados en México" (Univision)
    • Univision Noticias Digital: "California contra la bandera antiinmigrante de Trump" (Univision)
    • VICE News Tonight: "Heridos, Presos, o Muertos: Las Consecuencias de Protestar en Venezuela" (Vice)
    • VICE News Tonight: "El precio de protestar en Chile" (Vice)
Outstanding Interview in Spanish

Documentary Programming[]

Best Documentary Outstanding Arts and Culture Documentary
  • POV: "Advocate" (PBS)
    • Athlete A (Netflix)
    • Born to Be (VOD)
    • FRONTLINE: "Once Upon a Time in Iraq" (PBS)
    • Independent Lens: "Belly of the Beast" (PBS)
    • The Trade (Showtime)
  • Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool (PBS)
    • CNN Films: "Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice" (CNN)
    • Mucho Mucho Amor: The Legend of Walter Mercado (Netflix)
    • POV: "Our Time Machine" (PBS)
    • The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show (Peacock)
Outstanding Current Affairs Documentary Outstanding Social Issue Documentary
  • HBO Documentary Films: "Stockton on My Mind" (HBO)
    • Father Soldier Son (Netflix)
    • FRONTLINE: "United States of Conspiracy" (PBS)
    • FRONTLINE: "Inside Italy’s COVID War" (PBS)
    • Independent Lens: "Belly of the Beast" (PBS)
    • The Trade (Showtime)
  • POV: "The Rescue List" (PBS)
    • Independent Lens: "Rewind" (PBS)
    • Not Done: Women Remaking America (PBS)
    • This Ain't Normal (VOD)
    • With Drawn Arms (Starz)
Outstanding Politics and Government Documentary Outstanding Business and Economic Documentary
  • Kingdom of Silence (Showtime)
    • POV: "Advocate" (PBS)
    • POV: "Softie" (PBS)
    • The Perfect Weapon (HBO)
    • The Way I See It (MSNBC)
  • FRONTLINE: "Amazon Empire: The Rise and Reign of Jeff Bezos" (PBS)
    • CNN Films: "Scandalous: The Untold Story of the National Enquirer" (CNN)
    • FRONTLINE in partnership with Financial Times: "Opioids, Inc." (PBS)
    • 31 Days in March: The Month Coronavirus Unraveled American Business (Wall Street Journal)
    • Trafficked with Mariana van Zeller: "Scams" (National Geographic)
    • VOCES: "Building the American Dream" (PBS)
Outstanding Investigative Documentary Outstanding Historical Documentary
  • FRONTLINE: "Once Upon a Time in Iraq" (PBS)
    • Challenger: The Final Flight (Netflix)
    • CNN Films: "John Lewis: Good Trouble" (CNN)
    • HBO Documentary Films: "The Art of Political Murder" (HBO)
    • HBO Documentary Films: "Bully. Coward. Victim. The Story of Roy Cohn" (HBO)
Outstanding Science and Technology Documentary Outstanding Nature Documentary
  • The Surgeon's Cut (Netflix)
    • Connected: The Hidden Science of Everything (Netflix)
    • Ken Burns Presents The Gene: An Intimate History (PBS)
    • NOVΛ: "Human Nature" (PBS)
    • Pandemic (Netflix)
    • Secrets of the Solar System: "Mars" (CuriosityStream)
  • The Last Ice (National Geographic)
    • Jade Eyed Leopard (National Geographic Wild)
    • Jane Goodall: The Hope (National Geographic)
    • Nature: "Cuba's Wild Revolution" (PBS)
    • NOVΛ: "Nature's Fear Factor" (PBS)
Outstanding Short Documentary
  • POV Shorts: "The Love Bugs" (PBS)
    • Church and the Fourth Estate (Field of Vision)
    • FRONTLINE in partnership with The Marshall Project & WORLD Channel: "Tutwiler" (PBS)
    • Op-Docs: "Dying in Your Mother's Arms" (The New York Times)
    • The New Yorker Documentary: "When Humanitarian Aid Is Considered a Crime" (The New York Times & Condé Nast Entertainment)

Craft[]

Outstanding Cinematography: Documentary Outstanding Video Journalism: News
  • The Trade – Jacopo Campaiola, Pablo Durana, Nicholas Kraus, Ross McDonnell, Max Preiss (Showtime)
    • Epic Animal Migrations: Mexico (Smithsonian Channel)
    • Hidden Kingdoms of China (National Geographic)
    • Nature: "Cuba's Wild Revolution" (PBS)
    • The Last Ice (National Geographic)
    • The Weekly: "The Sicario" (FX)
  • FRONTLINE: "Taliban Country" – Karim Shah, Najibullah Quraishi (PBS)
    • Inside One of New York's Deadliest Zip Codes (The New York Times)
    • On Assignment with Richard Engel: "On Assignment: Age of Hate" (MSNBC)
    • The Report by NBC News: "Fighting the Surge" (Quibi)
    • VICE News Tonight: "American Uprising" (Vice)
Outstanding Direction: News Outstanding Direction: Documentary
  • Election Week in America – Directed by Reza Baktar (CNN)
    • ABC News: "Your Voice Your Vote 2020: The Democratic Debate" (ABC)
    • AC360: "Coronavirus: Facts and Fears Town Hall" (CNN)
    • CBS News – Directed by Renee Cullen (CBS)
    • Today – Directed by Jim Gaines (NBC)
  • The Trade – Matthew Heineman (Showtime)
Outstanding Editing: News Outstanding Editing: Documentary
  • CBS News Special: "Bravery and Hope: 7 Days on the Front Line" – Diana DeCilio, Seth Fox, Michael McHugh, Michael Vele (CBS)
    • Stressed Election (The New York Times)
    • The Circus: Inside the Craziest Political Campaign on Earth (Showtime)
    • The Weekly: "My Blood" (FX)
    • VICE News Tonight: "COVID-19: Italy's Tragedy" (Vice)
  • Father Soldier Son – Amy Foote (Netflix)
    • Challenger: The Final Flight (Netflix)
    • Independent Lens: "Belly of the Beast" (PBS)
    • Independent Lens: "Rewind" (PBS)
    • NOVΛ: "Human Nature" (PBS)
Outstanding Graphic Design and Art Direction: News Outstanding Graphic Design and Art Direction: Documentary
  • The 2020 Iowa Brown & Black Presidential Forum – Ana Simões, Kazuyuki Ishii, Kris Cave, Joyce N. Ho, Annie Rosen, Matt Schoen (Vice)
    • HBO Documentary Films: Axios, Season 3 (HBO)
    • Nightline: "Turning Point: What America Owes" (ABC)
    • Univision Noticias Digital: "Potato Slaves" (Univision)
    • Open Sourced (Vox)
    • Who Gets a Ventilator? (The New York Times)
  • Alien Worlds – Paul Simpson, Simon Wood, Sebastian Read (Netflix)
    • Connected: The Hidden Science of Everything (Netflix)
    • HBO Documentary Films: "Agents of Chaos" (HBO)
    • High Score (Netflix)
    • NBC News: "She Wanted a 'Freebirth' With No Doctors. Online Groups Convinced Her It Would Be OK" (NBC)
    • NOVΛ: "Human Nature" (PBS)
    • The Marshall Project, Sharp As Knives and Topic: "The Zo" (The Marshall Project and Topic)
Outstanding Research: News Outstanding Research: Documentary
  • AC360: "CNN/Bellingcat Investigation into the Poisoning of Russian Opposition Leader Alexey Navalny" – Tim Lister, Sebastian Shukla, Darya Tarasova, Clarissa Ward (CNN)
    • 60 Minutes: "Opioid Playbook" (CBS)
    • 60 Minutes: "Hell Flight" (CBS)
    • Axios: "President Donald J. Trump: An Interview" (HBO)
    • The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer: "Lekki Toll Gate Shooting Investigation" (CNN)
Outstanding Lighting Direction and Scenic Design Outstanding Technical Achievement
  • HBO Documentary Films: "Alabama Snake" – Katie Hickman, Knox White, Britton Foster, Jimi Jones, Nisa Schoonhoven (HBO)
    • America's Hidden Stories: "Hitler's US Election Plot" (Smithsonian Channel)
    • CNN Films: "John Lewis: Good Trouble" (CNN)
    • Election Coverage (MSNBC)
    • The News with Shepard Smith (CNBC)
  • AMHQ: Immersive Mixed Reality - Virtual Views (The Weather Channel)
    • 48 Hours (CBS)
    • America's Choice 2020: "CNN Magic Wall" (CNN)
    • Anderson Cooper Full Circle: "ACFC Remote" (CNN)
    • Today – TODAY Technical Team (NBC)
Outstanding Music Composition Outstanding Sound
  • Primates – Adam Lukas, Denise Santos (PBS)
    • Being the Queen (National Geographic)
    • HBO Documentary Films: "The Soul of America" (HBO)
    • Howard (Disney+)
    • POV: "The Love Bug" (PBS)
  • Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool – Brian Bracken, Gautam Choudhury, Benny Mouthon (PBS)
    • Great Performances: "Now Hear This: The Schubert Generation" (PBS)
    • Jade Eyed Leopard (National Geographic Wild)
    • Micro Monsters with David Attenborough (Oculus TV)
    • Nature: "Cuba's Wild Revolution" (PBS)
Best Story in a Newscast Best Story in a Newsmagazine
  • How the Police Killed Breonna Taylor (The New York Times)
    • AC360: "Idlib: Forced to Flee Again" (CNN)
    • CBS Sunday Morning: "Americans without Water" (CBS)
    • VICE News Tonight: "Armenia and Azerbaijan Return to War" (Vice)
    • VICE News Tonight: "COVID-19: Italy's Tragedy" (Vice)
  • FRONTLINE: "Love, Life & the Virus" (PBS)
    • 20/20: "America in Pain: What Comes Next?" (ABC)
    • FRONTLINE: "Taliban Country" (PBS)
    • Retro Report: "Enemies of the People: Trump and the Political Press" (Retro Report and VICE TV)
    • The Circus: Inside the Craziest Political Campaign on Earth (Showtime)
Outstanding Writing: News Outstanding Writing: Documentary
  • The CBS Evening News with Norah O'Donnell: "ON THE ROAD: Steve Hartman" – Written by Steve Hartman (CBS)
    • 60 Minutes: "Exhume the Truth" (CBS)
    • 60 Minutes: "Life & Death" (CBS)
    • 60 Minutes: "Putin's Public Enemy" (CBS)
    • Nightline: "Facing Racism" (ABC)
  • The Story of Plastic – Written by Kyle Cadotte, Tony Hale, Megan Ponder, Deia Schlosberg, Brian Wilson, Stiv Wilson (Discovery Channel)
    • 20/20: "In the Cold Dark Night" (ABC)
    • FRONTLINE: "Policing the Police 2020" (PBS)
    • FRONTLINE in partnership with Financial Times: "Opioids, Inc." (PBS)
    • Op-Docs: "Hysterical Girl" (The New York Times)
Outstanding Interactive Media: Current News Outstanding Interactive Media: Documentary
  • CNN Digital: "How American Police Gear up to Respond to Protests" (CNN)
    • Inside The Fight to Save Houston's Most Vulnerable (The New York Times)
    • Living in the Unknown AJ Contrast (Al Jazeera Digital)
    • The Washington Post: "Reconstructing Seven Days of Protests in Minneapolis After George Floyd's Death" (The Washington Post)
    • Visual Investigations: Police Misconduct & Racial Injustice in 2020 (The New York Times)
  • In Event of Moon Disaster (VOD/moondisaster.org)
    • Micro Monsters with David Attenborough (Oculus TV)
    • RT Creative Lab: "Lessons of Auschwitz VR Project" (RT)
    • The Marshall Project, Sharp As Knives and Topic: "The Zo" (The Marshall Project and Topic)
    • Univision Noticias Digital: "Essential but Deportable: Undocumented Immigrants in the Trump Era" (Univision)
Outstanding Interactive Media: Arts, Lifestyle and Culture Outstanding Promotional Announcement
  • Disappearing Daughters (The Seattle Times)
    • CGTN America Digital: "U.S. Racial Equality Through the Eyes of an Afro-Latino" (CGTN America)
    • CNN Digital: "From Olympics to Outer Space: The Untold Story of Munich '72" (CNN)
    • The CBS Evening News with Norah O'Donnell: "ON THE ROAD: Kindness 101" (CBS)
    • The New York City of Our Imagination (The New York Times)
  • Coronavirus Global Town Hall: "Alicia Keys - Good Job" (CNN)
    • CNN Creative Marketing: "Donkey & Elephant Campaign" (CNN)
    • CNN New Year's Eve Live: "2021 Might Not Suck' (CNN)
    • CNN Original Series: "First Ladies Campaign" (CNN)
    • FRONTLINE: "Amazon Empire: The Rise and Reign of Jeff Bezos Trailer" (PBS)
    • Shark Week 2020: "Pickles" (Discovery Channel)

Regional News[]

Outstanding Regional News Story: Spot or Breaking News Outstanding Regional News Story: Investigative Report
  • Not Again: STEM School Shooting (KMGH-TV – Denver, CO)
    • Channel 3 News at 11: "Tragedy in Dayton" (WKYC-TV – Cleveland, OH)
    • Local 10 News: "Hurricane Dorian: Live from Marsh Harbour" (WPLG-TV – Miami, FL)
    • NewsChannel 5 at 6: "Music City Tornado" (WTVF-TV – Nashville, TN)
    • NewsChannel 5 This Morning: "The Aftermath" (WTVF-TV – Nashville, TN)
    • Two Lives on a Tow Rope (KFOR-TV – Oklahoma City, OK)
    • WCCO 4 News: "Peaceful Protests, Unrest & Arrests" (WCCO-TV – Minneapolis, MN)
  • The Reveal: "911: Still Lost on the Line - Parkland" (WXIA-TV/11Alive – Atlanta, GA)
    • 10pm News: "Unwarranted" (WBBM-TV – Chicago, IL)
    • ABC15 News: "Unlocked and Unsafe" (KNXV-TV – Phoenix, AZ)
    • NBC5 News: "The Invisibles" (KXAS-TV – Dallas–Fort Worth, TX)
    • WVUE-TV News: "Inspecting the Inspectors" (WVUE-TV – New Orleans, LA)

Multiple nominations[]

Shows that received multiple nominations
Nominations Program Network
16 60 Minutes CBS
VICE News Tonight Vice
14 FRONTLINE [note 1] PBS
10 HBO Documentary Films HBO
9 20/20 ABC
8 Independent Lens PBS
7 POV
6 Nightline ABC
5 AC360 CNN
CNN Films
The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer
4 NOVΛ PBS
PBS NewsHour
Aquí y Ahora Univision
Univision Noticias Digital
The Trade Showtime
3 Nature PBS
CNN Newsroom CNN
Op-Docs The New York Times
The Last Ice National Geographic
Noticiero Telemundo Telemundo
The Weekly FX
2 Miles Davis: Birth Of The Cool PBS
CNN Digital CNN
CNN Special Report
Fareed Zakaria Special
48 Hours CBS
CBS News Special
CBS Sunday Morning
CBS This Morning
Face the Nation
The CBS Evening News with Norah O'Donnell
ABC News ABC
How the Police Killed Breonna Taylor The New York Times
"If I Caught the Coronavirus, Would You Want Me Making Your Next Meal?"
Al Punto Univision
Noticiero Univision
Primer Impacto
Athlete A Netflix
Challenger: The Final Flight
Connected: The Hidden Science of Everything
Father Soldier Son
On Assignment with Richard Engel MSNBC
The Rachel Maddow Show
The Circus: Inside the Craziest Political Campaign on Earth Showtime
Today NBC
Born to Be VOD
Jade Eyed Leopard National Geographic Wild
Micro Monsters with David Attenborough Oculus TV
Retro Report Retro Report and VICE TV
The Marshall Project, Sharp As Knives and Topic: "The Zo" The Marshall Project and Topic
Nominations by Network
Nominations Network
52 PBS
41 CNN
30 CBS
22 ABC
20 Vice
19 The New York Times
15 Univision
13 HBO
Netflix
8 MSNBC
7 National Geographic
Showtime
6 Telemundo
5 NBC
4 VOD
3 CNN en Español
FX
The Washington Post
2 Discovery Channel
National Geographic Wild
Oculus TV
Retro Report and VICE TV
Smithsonian Channel
The Marshall Project and Topic
Vox
The Wall Street Journal

Notes[]

  1. ^ The official press release lists separately the 14 nominations that FRONTLINE received alone and the 5 other nominations that it received in partnership with projects like The Marshall Project.

References[]

  1. ^ "NOMINEES ANNOUNCED FOR THE 42ND ANNUAL NEWS & DOCUMENTARY EMMY AWARDS". National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. July 27, 2021. Retrieved July 28, 2021.
  2. ^ "WINNERS FOR THE NEWS CATEGORIES OF THE 42nd ANNUAL NEWS & DOCUMENTARY EMMY® AWARDS ANNOUNCED" (PDF). National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. Retrieved November 15, 2021.
  3. ^ "WINNERS FOR THE DOCUMENTARY CATEGORIES OF THE 42nd ANNUAL NEWS & DOCUMENTARY EMMY® AWARDS ANNOUNCED" (PDF). National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. Retrieved November 15, 2021.
  4. ^ Pedersen, Erik (July 27, 2021). "News & Documentary Emmy Nominations: '60 Minutes' & 'Vice News Tonight' Lead Programs; PBS Tops Nets". Deadline. Retrieved July 28, 2021.
  5. ^ "NOMINEES ANNOUNCED FOR THE 42ND ANNUAL NEWS & DOCUMENTARY EMMY® AWARDS - NEWS RELEASE" (PDF). National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. July 27, 2021. Retrieved July 28, 2021.

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