43rd News and Documentary Emmy Awards explained

43rd News and Documentary Emmy Awards
Presenter:National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences
Most Awards:Frontline (4)
Most Nominations:VICE News Tonight and HBO Documentary Films (19)
Network:Watch.TheEmmys.TV
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The 43rd News and Documentary Emmy Awards was presented by the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS), to honor the best in American news and documentary programming in 2021. The winners were announced on two ceremonies held at Palladium Times Square in New York City and live-streamed at Watch.TheEmmys.TV and other associated apps. The winners for the news categories were announced on September 28, 2022, while the ones for the documentary categories were revealed on September 29, 2022.[1] [2]

The nominees were announced on July 28, 2022, with Vice's news program VICE News Tonight and HBO's film unit HBO Documentary Films leading with 19 nominations each, while ABC was the most nominated network with 39.[3] PBS NewsHours anchor and managing editor Judy Woodruff and filmmaker and biologist Sir David Attenborough received the Lifetime Achievement Award at the news and documentary ceremonies, respectively.[4]

Winners and nominees

The nominees were announced on July 28, 2022.[5] The winners are listed first and in bold.[6] [7]

Lifetime Achievement Award

News Programming

Outstanding Live News ProgramOutstanding Recorded News Program
Outstanding Live Breaking News CoverageOutstanding Edited Breaking News Coverage
Outstanding Continuing News Coverage: Short FormOutstanding Continuing News Coverage: Long Form
Outstanding Soft Feature Story: Short FormOutstanding Soft Feature Story: Long Form
Outstanding Hard News Feature Story: Short FormOutstanding Hard News Feature Story: Long Form
Outstanding Investigative News Coverage: Short FormOutstanding Investigative News Coverage: Long Form
Outstanding Live News SpecialOutstanding Recorded News Special
Outstanding News Discussion & AnalysisOutstanding News Analysis: Editorial and Opinion
Outstanding Live InterviewOutstanding Edited Interview
Outstanding Science, Technology or Environmental CoverageOutstanding Health or Medical Coverage
Outstanding Arts, Culture or Entertainment CoverageOutstanding Business, Consumer or Economic Coverage
Outstanding Crime and Justice CoverageOutstanding Emerging Journalist
Best News Coverage: Short FormBest News Coverage: Long Form

Spanish Language Programming

Outstanding News Program in SpanishOutstanding Journalist in Spanish Language Media
  • Vanessa Huac (Telemundo)
Outstanding Coverage of a Breaking News Story in SpanishOutstanding Investigative Journalism in Spanish
Outstanding Feature Story in Spanish

Documentary Programming

Best DocumentaryOutstanding Arts and Culture Documentary
Outstanding Current Affairs Documentary Outstanding Social Issue Documentary
Outstanding Politics and Government Documentary Outstanding Business and Economic Documentary
Outstanding Investigative Documentary Outstanding Historical Documentary
Outstanding Science and Technology Documentary Outstanding Nature Documentary
Outstanding Crime and Justice DocumentaryOutstanding Short Documentary

Craft

Outstanding Cinematography: DocumentaryOutstanding Video Journalism: News
  • Return of the Taliban: A VICE News Special Report – Daniel Bateman, Adam Desiderio, Ben Foley, Gelareh Kiazand, Javier Manzano, Tarek Turkey, Joe Hill, Juan Carlos Quintero, Ben C. Solomon (Showtime)
  • VICE News Tonight: "Inside the Battle for Jerusalem" – Daniel Bateman, Ayman Abu Ramouz, Oren Rosenfeld, Lama Al-Arian (Vice)
    • 60 Minutes: "The Green River Drift" (CBS)
    • Unlivable Oasis (ProPublica, TIME, Truly CA, Univision Noticias)
    • VICE News Tonight: "After the Flood" (Vice)
Outstanding Direction: News Outstanding Direction: Documentary
  • ABC News Soul of a Nation: "Juneteenth: Together We Triumph" – Tine Fields (ABC)
    • 20/20: "911 Babies: Twenty Years Later" – Michaela Dowd (ABC)
    • ABC News Soul of a Nation – James Adolphus (ABC)
    • January 6th – Reza Baktar (CNN)
    • The 15th Annual CNN Heroes All-Star Tribute – Brett Kelly (CNN)
Outstanding Editing: News Outstanding Editing: Documentary
  • Vice News: "The Shockwave" – Karim Lopez (Vice)
    • 20/20: "George Floyd: A Man, A Moment, America Changed" (ABC)
    • Day of Rage: How Trump Supporters Took the U.S. Capitol (The New York Times)
    • Return of the Taliban: A VICE News Special Report (Showtime)
    • Unlivable Oasis (ProPublica, TIME, Truly CA, Univision Noticias)
Outstanding Graphic Design and Art Direction: News Outstanding Graphic Design and Art Direction: Documentary
  • CNN Digital: "The Hippie Trail" – Ignacio Osorio, Agne Jurkenaite, Emma Beinish, Daisy Mella Roca (CNN)
    • ABC News Soul of a Nation: "Graphic Open" (ABC)
    • CNN Digital: "QAnon Letter" (CNN)
    • The New York Times Opinion Video: "Joe Did It. But How?" (The New York Times)
    • The Secret IRS Files (ProPublica)
    • VICE News Tonight: "Pandemic Time" (Vice)
  • CNN Films: "Dreamland: The Burning of Black Wall Street" (CNN)
    • Camp Confidential: America's Secret Nazis (Netflix)
    • Coded: The Hidden Love of J.C. Leyendecker (MTV Documentary Films)
    • Gossip (Showtime)
    • Vox: "Missing Chapter" (Vox)
Outstanding Research: NewsOutstanding Research: Documentary
  • Ethiopia: Exposing the Hallmarks of a Genocide – Barbara Arvanitidis, Nima Elbagir, Bethlehem Feleke, Eliza MacIntosh, Gianluca Mezziofiore, Katie Polglase (CNN)
  • Vice News: "The Shockwave" – Lama Al-Arian, Paula Neudorf, Jawad Rizkallah, Lindsay Schneider (Vice)
Outstanding Lighting Direction and Scenic Design Outstanding Technical Achievement
  • TODAY: "Jenna Skydives Live with U.S. Army" – Patti Armstrong, Dave Auerbach, Billy Chin, Barry Cruz, Kim Doughery, James Dugan, Jonas Einstein, Brian Gessner, Jim Green, Cate Gropper, Erik Haas, Doug Hamilton, Kylie Haoues, Gavin Hartman, Craig Hopkins, Jim Hughes, Josh Hunter, Brian Iacone, Ryan Kiernan, Evan Klupt, Adrian Kotiga, Erica Levens, Jay Lopez, Don Lynch, Jesse Maggio, Lee McKinney, Lee Miller, Steve Mitnick, Reid Murtaugh, JP Park, Paul Rigney, Mike Ruiz, Andy Schritchfield (NBC)
" (ABC)
Outstanding Music Composition Outstanding Sound
  • The Reason I JumpNainita Desai (Netflix)
    • (National Geographic)
    • Camp Confidential: America's Secret Nazis (Netflix)
    • The First Wave (Hulu)
    • The Real Charlie Chaplin (Showtime)
    • Woman In Motion (Paramount+)
Outstanding Writing: NewsOutstanding Writing: Documentary
  • 20/20: "Escape from a House of Horror" – Diane Sawyer (ABC)
    • 60 Minutes: "9/11: The FDNY" (CBS)
    • 60 Minutes: "Handcuffed to the Truth" (CBS)
    • ABC News Live Prime: "Soul of a Nation: Tulsa's Buried Truth" (ABC)
    • Return of the Taliban: A VICE News Special Report (Showtime)
  • Nature: "The Elephant and the Termite" – Mark Deeble (PBS)
    • (National Geographic)
    • HBO Documentary Films: "The Forever Prisoner" (HBO)
    • The Rescue (National Geographic)
    • Trafficked with Mariana van Zeller: "Outlaw Motorcycle Clubs" (National Geographic)
    • Trafficked with Mariana van Zeller: "Romance Scams" (National Geographic)
Outstanding Interactive MediaOutstanding Interactive Media: Innovation
  • Re-Educated (The New Yorker)
    • Alchemy Immersive: "Kingdom of Plants with David Attenborough" (Oculus TV)
    • Alchemy Immersive: "David Attenborough's First Life" (Oculus TV)
    • CNN Visuals: "Assault on Democracy: Paths to the Insurrection" (CNN)
    • The New York Times Opinion Video: "Postcards from a World on Fire" (The New York Times)
  • Frontline: "Un(re)solved" (PBS)
    • Goliath: Playing with Reality (Oculus)
    • Inaccessible Cities (AJ Contrast / Al Jazeera Digital)
    • POV: "The Changing Same: American Pilgrimage" (POV)
    • What the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre Destroyed (The New York Times)
Outstanding Promotional Announcement
  • – Chris Spencer, Tyler Korba, Carla Daeninckx, Daniela Delgado, Isabella Alonzo, Maricruz Merlo (National Geographic)

Regional News

Multiple nominations

Shows that received multiple nominations
NominationsProgramNetwork
19VICE News TonightVice
HBO Documentary FilmsHBO
13FrontlinePBS
60 MinutesCBS
scope=row style="text-align:center"1020/20ABC
scope=row style="text-align:center"9ABC News Soul of a NationABC
scope=row style="text-align:center"8The New York Times Opinion VideoThe New York Times
scope=row style="text-align:center"7The First WaveHulu
6Vice NewsVice
National Geographic
Noticiero TelemundoTelemundo
5NaturePBS
The RescueNational Geographic
Return of the Taliban: A VICE News Special ReportShowtime
Aquí y AhoraUnivision
4ABC World News Tonight with David MuirABC
CNN FilmsCNN
Independent LensPBS
Trafficked with Mariana van ZellerNational Geographic
The New York Times PresentsFX
3ABC News Live PrimeABC
ABC News Special Events
Nightline
CNN DigitalCNN
Ethiopia: Exposing the Hallmarks of a Genocide
CNN Special Report
48 HoursCBS
Op-DocsThe New York Times
The Reason I JumpNetflix
MSNBC FilmsMSNBC
Fault LinesAl Jazeera International USA
Unlivable Oasis ProPublica, TIME, Truly CA, Univision Noticias
2ABC News LiveABC
Anderson Cooper 360°CNN
State of the Union
The 15th Annual CNN Heroes All-Star Tribute
The Coup in Myanmar
The Lead with Jake Tapper
POVPBS
CBS Sunday MorningCBS
CBS News Face the Nation
Day of Rage: How Trump Supporters Took the U.S. CapitolThe New York Times
How a U.S. Drone Strike Killed the Wrong Person
Camp Confidential: America's Secret NazisNetflix
BuriedShowtime
The Real Charlie Chaplin
Noticiero UnivisionUnivision
NBC Nightly News with Lester HoltNBC
TODAY
ABC News Originals for HuluHulu
FathomApple TV+
The Line
Desert One History Channel
Alchemy ImmersiveOculus
Get Away from the Target — Rescuing Migrants from the Libyan Coast Guard The Outlaw Ocean Project / The Guardian
Nominations by Network
NominationsNetwork
scope=row style="text-align:center"39ABC
scope=row style="text-align:center"37CNN
28PBS
Vice
scope=row style="text-align:center"26CBS
scope=row style="text-align:center"23HBO
scope=row style="text-align:center"19The New York Times
scope=row style="text-align:center"15National Geographic
scope=row style="text-align:center"13Netflix
12Showtime
Univision
10NBC
Hulu
scope=row style="text-align:center"9Telemundo
6Apple TV+
MSNBC
scope=row style="text-align:center"4FX
3Al Jazeera International USA
History Channel
ProPublica, TIME, Truly CA, Univision Noticias
The New Yorker
Oculus
2CNN en Español
Disney+
The Outlaw Ocean Project / The Guardian

Multiple wins

Shows that received multiple wins
WinsProgramNetwork
scope=row style="text-align:center"4FrontlinePBS
3The First WaveHulu
The RescueNational Geographic
HBO Documentary FilmsHBO
2The New York Times Opinion VideoThe New York Times
How a U.S. Drone Strike Killed the Wrong Person
60 MinutesCBS
Return of the Taliban: A VICE News Special ReportShowtime
National Geographic
CNN FilmsCNN
Wins by Network
WinsNetwork
scope=row style="text-align:center"9ABC
8Vice
National Geographic
scope=row style="text-align:center"7CNN
scope=row style="text-align:center"6PBS
scope=row style="text-align:center"5The New York Times
scope=row style="text-align:center"4HBO
3CBS
NBC
2Showtime
Telemundo
Univision
Netflix

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ABC, Vice Lead 2022 News Emmy Award Winners. Variety. Michael. Schneider. September 29, 2022. September 30, 2022.
  2. Web site: ‘The Rescue,’ ‘The First Wave’ Among Top Documentary Emmy Winners. The Hollywood Reporter. Christy. Peña. September 29, 2022. September 30, 2022.
  3. Web site: News And Documentary Emmy Awards Nominations Announced For 43rd Edition. Deadline. Lynette. Rice. July 28, 2022. July 30, 2022.
  4. Web site: 2022 News & Documentary Emmy Nominations Revealed. The Hollywood Reporter. Beatrice. Verhoeven. July 28, 2022. July 30, 2022.
  5. Web site: NOMINEES ANNOUNCED FOR THE 43RD ANNUAL NEWS & DOCUMENTARY EMMY® AWARDS. National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. July 28, 2022. July 30, 2022.
  6. Web site: WINNERS FOR THE NEWS CATEGORIES OF THE 43rd ANNUAL NEWS & DOCUMENTARY EMMY® AWARDS ANNOUNCED. National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. September 28, 2022. September 30, 2022.
  7. Web site: WINNERS FOR THE DOCUMENTARY CATEGORIES OF THE 43rd ANNUAL NEWS & DOCUMENTARY EMMY® AWARDS ANNOUNCED. National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. September 29, 2022. September 30, 2022.