CNN, ABC and National Geographic are among the top winners at Wednesday’s 2024 News & Documentary Emmy Awards primetime.
ABC World News Tonight with David Muir took home the award for best live news program, while CNN The Complete Story with Anderson Cooper won the award for Best Recorded News Program. CNN also picked up nine other wins, while ABC picked up four more wins (ABC News had eight total wins, including three for Hulu) and National Geo had five wins.
Aj+ Report I am Bisan from Gaza and I am still alivealso won Outstanding Hard News Feature Story: Short Form, despite calls to rescind the Emmy nomination. Journalist Bisan Owda, who filmed it, was criticized for her association with a group the United States considers a terrorist organization. However, NATAS CEO and President Adam Sharp defended the nomination.
The awards, presented by the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, recognized winners in the news categories Wednesday night. The documentary category winners will be announced at a ceremony Thursday at the Palladium Times Square in New York City.
“Those who shed light on uncomfortable truths, give voice to the voiceless or simply denounce
Documented facts are too often punished through attempts to demonize and delegitimize those facts.
essential work,” Sharp wrote in a statement. “On these two nights, we do the essential opposite. The Emmys celebrate those who brave these headwinds to bring important stories to our screens and, in turn, provide a vision of excellence that inspires the next generation to follow.”
Presenters for Wednesday's ceremony 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), Del Walters (Scripps News) and Rand Morrison (executive producer, CBS Sunday Morning).
On Wednesday, Emmy-winning journalist/host/author Jane Pauley received the Lifetime Achievement Award, while on Thursday, Academy Award-winning documentary filmmaker/director/producer Alex Gibney will receive the honor.
Below is the full list of this year's primetime winners.
Outstanding live news program
ABC World News Tonight with David Muir (ABC)
Best Recorded News Program
The whole story with Anderson Cooper (CNN)
Outstanding Emerging Journalist
Nada Bashir (CNN)
Exceptional coverage of breaking news
Israel-Hamas War (CNN)
Exceptional Continuous News Coverage: Short Form
Clarissa Ward Reports on the War Between Israel and Hamas (CNN)
Exceptional ongoing news coverage: long format
Terror in Israel; The Whole Story with Anderson Cooper & Anderson; Cooper 360 (CNN)
Best Soft Feature Story: Short Format
South Sudan: Cut Off by Water and War; ABC World News Tonight with David Muir (ABC)
Best Soft Feature Story: Long Form
It Happened Here: A Year in Uvalde; 20/20 (ABC)
Exceptional News Article: Short Form
I am Bisan from Gaza and I am still alive; Aj+ report (AJ+)
Exceptional News Article: Long Format
Inside Wagner: The Rise of Russia's Notorious Mercenaries; VICE Special Report (Vice)
Exceptional Investigative News Coverage: Short Form
Poisoned Water; Scripps News
Outstanding Investigative News Coverage: Long Format
Coming Home: The War in Sudan; The Full Story with Anderson Cooper (CNN)
Live news exceptional specials
CNN Public Meeting: Toxic Train Disaster, Ohio Residents Speak Out (CNN)
Special news recorded exceptional
Our Barbara; 20/20 (ABC)
Discussion and analysis of exceptional news
Guns: Three American Stories; Meet the Press Reports (NBC News NOW)
Discussion and analysis of exceptional news: editorial and opinion
Meet the World's Most Honorable Bank Robbers; The New York Times Opinion (The New York Times)
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The Doctrine of the Night; ProPublica and The New Yorker
Exceptional Live Interview – Short Form
Israeli leader speaks out; ABC News Live (ABC)
Exceptional Live Interview – Long Format
Christiane Amanpour interviews Iranian Foreign Minister; Hossein Amir-Abdollahian; Amanpour (CNN)
Edited Interview Outstanding
The Hostage Story; 60 Minutes (CBS)
Outstanding coverage of science and technology
Hackers; Trafficked with Mariana van Zeller; National Geographic [Muck Media]
Exceptional coverage of climate, environment and weather
Shark Fin Hunters; Fault Lines (Al Jazeera)
Exceptional health or medical coverage
On the Brink; IMPACT x Nightline; Hulu [ABC News Studios]
Exceptional coverage of art, culture or entertainment
Rap Trap: Hip Hop on Trial; Hulu [ABC News Studios]
Exceptional business, consumer or economic coverage
Black Market Children; Trafficking with Mariana van Zeller; National Geographic [Muck Media]
Outstanding coverage of crime and justice
Grand Knighthawk: Infiltration of the KKK; Hulu [ABC News Studios | The Associated Press]
Best news program in Spanish
Univision News (Univision)
Outstanding Journalist in Spanish-Language Media
Pedro Ultreras (Univision)
Exceptional breaking news coverage in Spanish
Huracan Otis – Sudden Fury; Telemundo News (Telemundo)
Outstanding investigative news coverage in Spanish
Ovid's Weapons; N+ FOCUS (VIX | TelevisaUnivision)
Best in-depth article in Spanish
Migrant seekers lost in the desert; Sonora (BBC News World)
Outstanding Writing: News
The Trek: A Migration Path to America; The Complete Story with Anderson Cooper (CNN)
Exceptional Research: News
Adrift: An AP investigation; The Associated Press (apnews.com)
Exceptional Direction: News
Black in Vegas; Introducing A Soul of a Nation; ABC [ABC News Studios]
Exceptional video journalism
Terrorist Oil; Trafficking with Mariana van Zeller; National Geographic [Muck Media]
Outstanding Editing: News
Ghost Guns; Traffic with Mariana van Zeller; National Geographic [Muck Media]
Outstanding Graphics: News
The Doctrine of the Night; ProPublica and The New Yorker
Outstanding Musical Composition: News
The Doctrine of the Night; ProPublica and The New Yorker
Exceptional Sound: News
The Trek: A Migration Path to America; The Complete Story with Anderson Cooper (CNN)
Direction of exceptional lighting: News
MDMA; Traffic with Mariana van Zeller; National Geographic [Muck Media]
Outstanding Art Direction / Set Decoration / Scenography: News
17th Annual CNN Heroes: A Tribute to the Stars (CNN)
Technical Excellence: News
FloodFX – Florida Storms (Idalia); Idalia Tracking; The Weather Channel
Exceptional Promotional Announcement: News
60 Minutes: “It's Time for…”; 60 Minutes (CBS)
Exceptional Regional News: Spot or Breaking News
Tornado Outbreak in December; WDSU [Suncoast Chapter]
Exceptional Regional News: Investigative Report
Disabled and denied; WBFF [National Capital Chesapeake Bay Chapter]