We have the first winners for the 46th annual News & Documentary Emmy Awards. The News categories were in the spotlight Wednesday at the Palladium Times Square in New York City, which also is set to host the Documentary ceremony on Thursday night. See the list of winners thus far below.
The 67 total categories cover programming content that premiered during calendar 2024. 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.
Today‘s Al Roker received a Lifetime Achievement honor for his career in broadcast journalism during the News ceremony Wednesday. Jon H. Else will receive a lifetime honor at Thursday’s Documentary ceremony for his contributions to documentary filmmaking.
Here are the News winners at the 2025 News & Doc Emmys. Check back Thursday night for the doc winners.
Outstanding Live News ProgramABC World News Tonight with David Muir (ABC)
Outstanding Recorded News ProgramThe Whole Story with Anderson Cooper (CNN Worldwide)
Outstanding Emerging JournalistNatasha Zouves (NewsNation)
Outstanding Breaking News Coverage‘Hurricane Helene Landfall’Tracking Helene (The Weather Channel)
Outstanding Continuing News Coverage – Short Form‘Myanmar’s Civil War’ (BBC News)
Outstanding Continuing News Coverage – Long Form‘Border Coverage’60 Minutes (CBS News)
Outstanding Light Feature – Short Form‘Face to Face’CBS Sunday Morning (CBS)
Outstanding Light Feature – Long Form‘The Man Who Feeds Gaza’s Children’ (Business Insider)
Outstanding Hard News Feature – Short Form‘She Survived an Airstrike that Killed Her Entire Family in Gaza’ (The New York Times)
Outstanding Hard News Feature – Long Form‘Children of the Darien Gap’Fault Lines (Al Jazeera International USA)
Outstanding Investigative News Coverage – Short Form‘Europe’s Migration Crisis’ (BBC News)
Outstanding Investigative News Coverage – Long Form‘Targeting Americans’60 Minutes (CBS)
Outstanding Live News Special2024 Total Solar Eclipse: Through the Eyes of NASA (NASA+)
Outstanding Recorded News Special‘Jimmy Carter: A Full Life’20/20 (ABC)
Outstanding News Discussion & Analysis America First: A Fareed Zakaria Special (CNN Worldwide)and‘Elliott County Voted for Democrats For 144 Years. Then Came Trump…’ (More Perfect Union)
Outstanding News Discussion & Analysis – Editorial and Opinion‘Two Weeks Inside Gaza’s Ruined Hospitals’ (The New York Times Opinion)
Outstanding Live Interview – Short Form‘Interview with Jake Larson’Amanpour (CNN Worldwide)
Outstanding Live Interview – Long Form‘President Biden Exclusive’NBC News Specials & Nightly News (NBC News)
Outstanding Edited Interview‘Pope Francis’60 Minutes (CBS News)
Outstanding Science and Technology Coverage‘Quantum Arms Race’The Future with Hannah Fry (Bloomberg)
Outstanding Climate, Environment and Weather Coverage‘Maui’s Deadly Firestorm’Frontline (PBS)
Outstanding Health or Medical Coverage‘Body Parts’Trafficked: Underworlds with Mariana van Zeller (National Geographic [Muck Media])
Outstanding Arts, Culture or Entertainment Coverage‘Illegal Gambling’Trafficked: Underworlds with Mariana van Zeller (National Geographic [Muck Media])
Outstanding Business, Consumer or Economic Coverage‘The True Cost of Mining Electric Car Battery Metals’True Cost (Business Insider)
Outstanding Crime and Justice Coverage‘Hash Smugglers’Trafficked: Underworlds with Mariana van Zeller (National Geographic [Muck Media])
Outstanding News Program in SpanishNoticiero Univision (Univision)
Outstanding Journalist in Spanish Language MediaJulio Vaqueiro
Outstanding Coverage of a Breaking News Story in Spanish‘Harris o Trump: Batalla Final Decision 2024’Noticias Telemundo (Telemundo)
Outstanding Investigative News Coverage in SpanishNarcoFiles: Tren de Aragua (CNN Worldwide)
Outstanding Feature Story in Spanish‘Nacer Sin Extremidades: la Vida de Carlos Candelario’Tras la Exposición a Pesticidas de su Madre (Univision)
Outstanding Writing – News‘CBS Sunday Morning: Empty Rooms’CBS Sunday Morning (CBS)Writer – Steve Hartman
Outstanding Research – News‘The Hidden Autopilot Data That Reveals Why Teslas Crash’ (The Wall Street Journal)Researcher – Frank Matt, Paul Overberg, Emma Scott
Outstanding Direction – News‘ABC News Your Voice Your Vote’The ABC News Presidential Debate (ABC)Director – Lily Olszewski
Outstanding Video Journalism‘A Hidden War’In Real Life (Evident | Scripps News)
Outstanding Editing – News‘Children of the Darien Gap’Fault Lines (Al Jazeera International USA)
Outstanding Graphic Design – News‘You’re Being Lied To About Voter Fraud. Here’s the Truth.’ (The New York Times Opinion)
Outstanding Show Open or Title Sequence – NewsElection Night Live with Brian Williams (Prime Video [White Cherry Entertainment])
Outstanding Lighting Direction – News‘Illegal Gambling’Trafficked: Underworlds with Mariana van Zeller (National Geographic [Muck Media])
Technical Excellence – NewsNBC News: Election Night Coverage (NBC News)
Outstanding Promotional Announcement – News‘No Fear’ABC World News Tonight with David Muir (ABC)
Outstanding Regional News Story – Breaking/Spot News‘Jet Crash on I-75’ (WINK News [Suncoast Chapter])
Outstanding Regional News Story – Investigative‘In Plane Sight’ (WANF-TV [Southeast Chapter])
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