Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Hosted Nonfiction Series or Special explained

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Hosted Nonfiction Series or Special
Awarded For:Outstanding Hosted Nonfiction Series or Special
Presenter:Academy of Television Arts & Sciences
Country:United States
Year:1978
Holder: (2023)

The Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Hosted Nonfiction Series or Special is handed out annually at the Creative Arts Emmy Award ceremony. The award was called Outstanding Informational Series or Special from 2013 until 2019, and was also presented from 1978 to 1998. From 1998 until 2012, informational series competed in Outstanding Nonfiction Series.

Beginning in 2020, the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences renamed the category to reflect that it recognizes "personality-driven programs in which the host drives the show's narrative; includes documentaries, travelogues, segmented/magazine program and interview formats."[1]

Winners and nominations

1970s

YearProgramRecipientsNetwork
1975
(27th)
Special Classification of Outstanding Program and Individual Achievement[2] [3]
The American Film Institute Salute to James CagneyPaul W. Keyes and George Stevens Jr., producersCBS
Masterpiece TheatreAlistair Cooke, hostPBS
86th Annual Pasadena Tournament of Roses ParadeDick SchneiderNBC
The American Film Institute Salute to Orson WellesPaul W. Keyes and George Stevens Jr., producersCBS
Bicentennial MinutesJohn Hueners, Jack StewartCBS
The Dick Cavett ShowDick Cavett, John GilroyABC
That's Entertainment: 50 Years of MGM (ABC's Wide World of Entertainment)Jack Haley Jr., executive producer; Jimmie Baker, producerABC
TomorrowTom Snyder, hostNBC
1978
(30th)
Outstanding Informational Series[4]
The Body HumanThomas W. Moore, executive producer; Alfred R. Kelman, producerCBS
Between the WarsAlan Landsburg, executive producer; Anthony Potter, series producerSyndicated
Cousteau: Oasis in SpacePhilippe Cousteau, executive producer; Andrew Solt, producerPBS
Mutual of Omaha's Wild KingdomDon Meier, producer Syndicated
NovaJohn Angier, executive producerPBS
Outstanding Informational Special[5]
The Great Whales: National Geographic SpecialThomas Skinner and Dennis B. Kane, executive producers; Nicolas Noxon, producerPBS
Bing Crosby: His Life and LegendFrank Konigsberg, executive producer; Marshall Flaum, producerABC
Calypso's Search for Atlantis: The Cousteau OdysseyJacques-Yves Cousteau and Philippe Cousteau, executive producers; Andrew Solt, producerPBS
The Treasures of TutankhamunDonald Knox, executive producer; Valerie Gentile, producer
Tut: The Boy KingGeorge A. Heinemann, executive producer NBC
1979
(31st)
Outstanding Informational Program[6]
Scared Straight!Arnold Shapiro, producerSyndicated
The Body Human: The SexesThomas W. Moore, executive producer; Robert E. Fuisz and Alfred R. Kelman, producers; Charles A. Bangert and Vivian R. Moss, co-producersCBS
Who Are the DeBolts? And Where Did They Get Nineteen Kids?Henry Winkler, executive producer; John Korty, Warren Lockhart and Dan McCann, producersABC

1980s

YearProgramRecipientsNetwork
1980
(32nd)
Outstanding Informational Program[7]
The Body Human: The Magic SenseThomas W. Moore, executive producer; Robert E. Fuisz and Alfred R. Kelman, producers; Charles A. Bangert and Vivian R. Moss, co-producersCBS
Bill Moyers JournalJoan Konner, executive producer; Bill Moyers, starPBS
The Body Human: The Body BeautifulThomas W. Moore, executive producer; Robert E. Fuisz and Alfred R. Kelman, producers; Charles A. Bangert, Vivian R. Moss and Geof Bartz, co-producersCBS
The Nile: The Cousteau OdysseyJacques-Yves Cousteau and Philippe Cousteau, executive producersPBS
Picasso: A Painter's DiaryGeorge Page, executive producer; Perry Miller Adato, producer
1981
(33rd)
Outstanding Informational Series[8]
Steve Allen's Meeting of MindsLoring d'Usseau, producerPBS
The Barbara Walters SpecialsDon Mischer, executive producer; Joann Goldberg, producerABC
CosmosAdrian Malone, executive producer; Geoffrey Haines-Stiles and David Kennard, senior producers; Gregory Andorfer, producerPBS
Profile: Lillian HellmanDavid Dowe, producer
Real PeopleGeorge Schlatter, executive producer; Bob Wynn and John Barbour, producersNBC
Outstanding Informational Special[9]
The Body Human: The Bionic BreakthroughThomas W. Moore, executive producer; Robert E. Fuisz and Alfred R. Kelman, producers; Charles A. Bangert and Nancy Smith, co-producersCBS
The Body Human: The Sexes IIThomas W. Moore, executive producer; Robert E. Fuisz and Alfred R. Kelman, producers; Charles A. Bangert and Vivian R. Moss, co-producersCBS
Gorilla: National Geographic SpecialDennis B. Kane and Thomas Skinner, executive producers; Barbara Jampel, producerPBS
Making M*A*S*HMichael Hirsh, producer
Starring Katharine HepburnGeorge Page, executive producer; David Heeley, producer
1982
(34th)
Outstanding Informational Series[10]
Creativity with Bill MoyersMert Koplin, Charles Grinker and Bill Moyers, executive producers; Betsy McCarthy, coordinating producerPBS
The Barbara Walters SpecialsDon Mischer, executive producer; Joann Goldberg, producerABC
The Dick Cavett ShowRobin Breed, producerPBS
Entertainment TonightJim Bellows, executive producer; Andy Friendly, John Goldhammer and Vin Di Bona, producersSyndicated
MiddletownPeter Davis, producerPBS
Outstanding Informational Special[11]
The Making of Raiders of the Lost ArkSid Ganis, executive producer; Howard Kazanjian, producerPBS
Great Movie Stunts: Raiders of the Lost ArkSid Ganis, executive producer; Robert Guenette, producerCBS
High Hopes: The Capra YearsCarl Pingitore and Frank Capra Jr., producersNBC
Hollywood: The Gift of LaughterDavid L. Wolper, executive producer; Jack Haley Jr., producerABC
Marva Collins: Excellence in EducationKathleen Maloney, producerPBS
Outstanding Individual Achievement - Informational Programming[12] [13]
Omni: The New FrontierPeter Ustinov, hostSyndicated
1983
(35th)
Outstanding Informational Series[14]
The Barbara Walters SpecialsBeth Polson, producer; Barbara Walters, hostABC
Entertainment TonightGeorge Merlis and Jim Bellows, executive producers; Vin Di Bona, producer; Bruce Cook, coordinating producerSyndicated
Over Easy with Mary Martin & Jim HartzRichard R. Rector and Jules Power, executive producers; Ben Bayol and Janice Tunder, producers; Jim Hartz and Mary Martin, hostsPBS
Real PeopleGeorge Schlatter, executive producer; Bob Wynn, producerNBC
Terry Sanders and Freida Lee Mock, producersPBS
Outstanding Informational Special[15]
The Body Human: The Living CodeThomas W. Moore, executive producer; Robert E. Fuisz and Alfred R. Kelman, producers; Charles A. Bangert, Franklin Getchel and Nancy Smith, co-producer CBS
I, Leonardo: A Journey of the MindChandler Cowles and Helen Kristt Radin, executive producers; Lee R. Bobker, producerCBS
King Penguin: Stranded Beyond the FalklandsAubrey Buxton, executive producer; Colin Willock, producer
The Making of Gandhi: Mr. Attenborough and Mr. GandhiJenny Barraclough, producerPBS
John Musilli and Stephan Chodorov, executive producers; JoAnn Young, producer
Outstanding Individual Achievement - Informational Programming[16] [17]
Entertainment TonightSteve Edwards, hostSyndicated
I, Leonardo: A Journey of the MindFrank Langella, performerCBS
1984
(36th)
Outstanding Informational Series[18]
A Walk Through the 20th Century with Bill MoyersMert Koplin, senior executive producer; Charles Grinker and Sanford H. Fisher, executive producers; Betsy McCarthy, coordinating producer; David Grubin and Ronald Blumer, producers; Bill Moyers, hostPBS
The Barbara Walters SpecialsBeth Polson, producer; Barbara Walters, hostABC
Cousteau/AmazonJacques-Yves Cousteau, executive producer/host; Jean-Michel Cousteau, executive producer; Mose Richards and John Soh, producersSyndicated
Entertainment TonightGeorge Merlis, executive producer; Jack Reilly and Vin Di Bona, producers; Stuart Crowner and Bruce Cook, coordinating producers
Siskel & Ebert at the MoviesJoseph Antelo, executive producer; Nancy De Los Santos, producer; Roger Ebert and Gene Siskel, hosts
Outstanding Informational Special[19]
America Remembers John F. KennedyThomas Horton, producerSyndicated
The Body Human: The Journey WithinJohn D. Backe and Thomas W. Moore, executive producer; Alfred R. Kelman and Robert E. Fuisz, producers; Bob Eisenhardt and Nancy Smith, co-producersCBS
Dance in America: Balanchine (Great Performances)Jac Venza, executive producer; Judy Kinberg, producerPBS
Lifestyles of the Rich and FamousRobin Leach, executive producer; Jim Cross, supervising producerSyndicated
The Lions of Etosha: King of the BeastsAubrey Buxton, executive producer; Colin Willock, producerCBS
1985
(37th)
Outstanding Informational Series[20]
The Living PlanetRichard Brock, executive producer; Adrian Warren, Ned Kelly and Andrew Neal, producersPBS
At the Movies with Siskel & EbertJoseph Antelo, executive producer; Laura C. Hernandez and Nancy De Los Santos, producers; Roger Ebert and Gene Siskel, hostsSyndicated
The Barbara Walters SpecialsBeth Polson, producer; Barbara Walters, hostABC
Entertainment TonightJack Reilly, producer; Stuart Crowner and Gary Grossman, coordinating producersSyndicated
Heart of the DragonPeter Montagnon, executive producer; Patrick W. Lui, Nigel Houghton and Alasdair Clayre, producers; Herb Bloom, coordinating producerPBS
Outstanding Informational Special[21]
Cousteau: MississippiJacques-Yves Cousteau, executive producer/host; Jean-Michel Cousteau, executive producer; Andrew Solt, producerSyndicated
Cousteau/Amazon: Snowstorm in the JungleJacques-Yves Cousteau, executive producer/host; Jean-Michel Cousteau, executive producerSyndicated
A Day in the Country: Impressionism and the French LandscapeAnn Zane Shanks and Bob Shanks, producersPBS
Judy Garland: The Concert Years (Great Performances)Jac Venza, executive producer; Joan Kramer and David Heeley, producers
Missing... Have You Seen This Person?Dave Bell, executive producer; John Cosgrove, Terry Dunn Meurer and Chris Pye, producersNBC
Outstanding Individual Achievement - Informational Programming - Performing[22] [23]
The Secret World of the Very YoungRuth Gordon, performerCBS
1986
(38th)
Outstanding Informational Series[24]
Laurence Olivier: A Life (Great Performances)Nick Evans and Nick Elliott, executive producers; Bob Bee, producerPBS
Planet EarthThomas Skinner, executive producer; Gregory Andorfer, series producer; Georgann Kane, coordinating producer
The Barbara Walters SpecialsBeth Polson, producer; Barbara Walters, hostABC
Entertainment TonightJack Reilly, producer; Stuart Crowner and Gary Grossman, coordinating producersSyndicated
In Search of the Trojan WarBill Lyons, producerPBS
Outstanding Informational Special[25]
W.C. Fields: Straight UpRobert B. Weide, executive producer; Ronald J. Fields, co-producerPBS
The Indomitable Teddy RooseveltHarrison Engle, producer; Marilyn S. Engle, co-producerABC
The Spencer Tracy Legacy: A Tribute by Katharine HepburnGeorge Paris and George Paige, executive producers; David Heeley and Joan Kramer, producers; Katharine Hepburn, hostPBS
The Statue of LibertyMarcie Setlow, executive producer; Ken Burns and Buddy Squires, producers
We Are The World: A Year of GivingKen Kragen and Kenneth Yates, executive producers; Howard G. Malley and Craig Golin, producersCBS
Outstanding Individual Achievement - Informational Programming[26] [27]
NatureGeorge Page, hostPBS
OceanquestShawn Weatherly, hostNBC
Winds of EverestJohn Denver, hostPBS
1987
(39th)
Outstanding Informational Series[28]
Smithsonian WorldAdrian Malone, executive producer; David Grubin, producerPBS
Unknown Chaplin (American Masters)Kevin Brownlow and David Gill, producers
The Barbara Walters SpecialsPhyllis McGrady, producer; Barbara Walters, hostABC
Entertainment TonightDavid Nuell, executive producer; Jim Van Messel, senior producer; Barry Berk, supervising producer; Bob Flick, line producer; Gary Grossman, coordinating producerSyndicated
Siskel & EbertDonna La Pietra, executive producer; Andrea Gronvall, producer; Roger Ebert and Gene Siskel, hosts
Outstanding Informational Special[29]
Agnes, the Indomitable DeMille (Great Performances)Jac Venza, executive producer; Judy Kinberg, producerPBS
Billie Holiday: The Long Night of Lady Day (American Masters)Angus Trowbridge, executive producer; Alan Yentob, producerPBS
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life (Great Performances)Jac Venza and George Paris, executive producers; Joan Kramer and David Heeley, producers
Minnelli on Minnelli: Liza Remembers VincenteDavid Niven Jr., Jack Haley Jr. and Richard Schickel, producers; Liza Minnelli, host
Scared Straight! 10 Years LaterArnold Shapiro, executive producer/producer; Anthony Cassara and Greg Nathanson, executive producersSyndicated
Outstanding Individual Achievement - Informational Programming - Performing[30] [31]
Eleanor: In Her Own Words (American Playhouse)Lee Remick, performerPBS
1988
(40th)
Outstanding Informational Series[32]
(American Masters)Kevin Brownlow and David Gill, producersPBS
NatureDavid Heeley, executive producer; Fred Kaufman, series producer
The Barbara Walters SpecialsPhyllis McGrady, producer; Barbara Walters, hostABC
Entertainment TonightDavid Nuell, executive producer; Jim Van Messel, senior producer; Barry Berk, supervising producer; Gary Grossman, coordinating producerSyndicated
Siskel & EbertLarry J. Dieckhaus, executive producer; Andrea Gronvall, producer; Roger Ebert and Gene Siskel, hosts
Outstanding Informational Special[33]
Bill Couturié and Thomas Bird, producersHBO
Bacall on Bogart (Great Performances)Jac Venza, executive producer; Joan Kramer and David Heeley, producers; Lauren Bacall, hostPBS
Directed by William Wyler (American Masters)Catherine Wyler, executive producer; Catherine Tatge, producer
George Gershwin Remembered (American Masters)John H. Williams and Kirk D'Amico, executive producers; Peter Adam, producer
Legacy of the Hollywood BlacklistLoren Stephens, executive producer; Ellen Geiger, executive producer for KCET; Judy Chaikin, producer
Outstanding Individual Achievement - Informational Programming[34] [35]
Portrait of America: New York CityHal Holbrook, hostTBS
1989
(41st)
Outstanding Informational Series[36]
NatureDavid Heeley, executive producer; Fred Kaufman, series producerPBS
CopsJohn Langley and Malcolm Barbour, executive producers; Paul Stojanovich and Andrew Thomas, co-producersFox
A Current AffairGerald Stone, executive producer; Peter Brennan, senior producerSyndicated
Entertainment TonightDavid Nuell, executive producer; Jim Van Messel, senior producer; Barry Berk, supervising producer; Cliff Lachman, coordinating producer
Unsolved MysteriesTerry Dunn Meurer and John Cosgrove, executive producers; Ed Horwitz and Chris Pye, supervising producers; Stuart Schwartz, coordinating producerNBC
Outstanding Informational Special[37]
Lillian Gish: The Actor's Life for Me (American Masters)Freida Lee Mock and Susan Lacy, executive producers; Terry Sanders, producer; William T. Cartwright, co-producerPBS
AIDS: The Global ExpansionBob Cawley, executive producer; Alex Paen and Keith Shaw, producersSyndicated
A Duke Named Ellington (American Masters)Susan Lacy, executive producer; Terry Carter, producer; Leonard Malone, co-producerPBS
The 50th Barbara Walters SpecialBill Geddie, producer; Barbara Walters, hostABC
The Unforgettable Nat 'King' ColeMartin Haxby and Anthony Wall, executive producers; Jo Lustig, producerDisney
Outstanding Performance in Informational Programming[38] [39]
Portrait of America: AlaskaHal Holbrook, hostTBS
Crimes of PassionJames Woods, hostABC

1990s

YearProgramRecipientsNetwork
1990
(42nd)
Outstanding Informational Series[40]
Smithsonian WorldAdrian Malone, executive producer; Sandra W. Bradley, producerPBS
America's Most WantedMichael Linder, executive producer; Dan Kavanaugh, producer; Cord Keller, co-producerFox
CopsJohn Langley and Malcolm Barbour, executive producers; Paul Stojanovich, producer; Bertram van Munster, co-producer
Entertainment TonightJim Van Messel and David Nuell, executive producers; Barry Berk, supervising producerSyndicated
Unsolved MysteriesJohn Cosgrove and Terry Dunn Meurer, executive producers; Chris Pye and Ed Horwitz, supervising producers; Stuart Schwartz, coordinating producerNBC
Outstanding Informational Special[41]
Bob Fosse: Steam Heat (Great Performances)Jac Venza, executive producer; Judy Kinberg, producerPBS
Broadway's Dreamers: The Legacy of the Group Theatre (American Masters)Jac Venza and Susan Lacy, executive producers; Joan Kramer, David Heeley and Joanne Woodward, producers
The Barbara Walters Summer Special with Billy Crystal, Jay Leno and Robin WilliamsBill Geddie, producer; Wendy Roth, coordinating producer; Barbara Walters, hostABC
Harold Lloyd: The Third Genius (American Masters)Susan Lacy and Suzanne Lloyd Hayes, executive producers; David Gill and Kevin Brownlow, producers; Harlene Freezer, coordinating producerPBS
I Love Lucy: The Very First ShowB. Donald Grant, executive producer; Billy Van Zandt and Jane Milmore, producers; Jason Shubb, coordinating producerCBS
Outstanding Performance in Informational Programming[42] [43]
A Conversation with...George Burns, hostDisney
Broadway's Dreamers: The Legacy of the Group Theatre (American Masters)Joanne Woodward, hostPBS
1991
(43rd)
Outstanding Informational Series[44]
The Civil WarKen Burns and Ric Burns, producers; Stephen Ives, Julie Dunfey and Mike Hill, co-producers; Catherine Eisele-Yang, coordinating producerPBS
The AstronomersBlaine Baggett, executive producer; Peter R. Baker, series producer; James F. Golway, producer; Julio Moline, coordinating producerPBS
Entertainment TonightDavid Nuell and Jim Van Messel, executive producers; Barry Berk, supervising producer; Jim Ziegler and Bill Olsen, producers Syndicated
Smithsonian WorldAdrian Malone, executive producer; Sandra Wentworth Bradley, producerPBS
Unsolved MysteriesJohn Cosgrove and Terry Dunn Meurer, executive producers; Ed Horwitz and Raymond Bridgers, supervising producers; Stuart Schwartz, coordinating producerNBC
Outstanding Informational Special[45]
Edward R. Murrow: This Reporter (American Masters)Susan Lacy, executive producer; Susan Steinberg, producer; Elizabeth Kreutz and Harlene Freezer, co-producersPBS
All in the Family: 20th Anniversary SpecialNorman Lear and Mark E. Pollack, executive producers; Michael Doqui, supervising producer; George Zaloom and Les Mayfield, producers; Jean-Michel Michenaud, line producerCBS
The Barbara Walters Summer Special with Whoopi Goldberg, Jeremy Irons and Sophia LorenBill Geddie, producer; Wendy Roth, coordinating producer; Barbara Walters, hostABC
Cheers: 200th Anniversary SpecialJames Burrows, Glen Charles, Les Charles, Cherie Steinkellner, Bill Steinkellner and Phoef Sutton, executive producers; Tim Berry, producer; Andy Ackerman, Brian Pollack, Mert Rich, Dan O'Shannon, Tom Anderson and Larry Balmagia, co-producersNBC
The Very Best of The Ed Sullivan ShowAndrew Solt, executive producer; Susan F. Walker, supervising producerCBS
1992
(44th)
Outstanding Informational Series[46]
MGM: When Lions RoaredJoni Levin, producerTNT
Entertainment TonightJim Van Messel and David Nuell, executive producers; Barry Berk, supervising producer; Bill Olson and Jim Ziegler, producersSyndicated
Later with Bob CostasLou Del Prete and Matthew McCarthy, executive producers; Bruce Cornblatt and Fred Rothenberg, senior producers; Cynthia Parsons and Michael Weinberg, producers; Bob Costas, hostNBC
Siskel & EbertLarry Dieckhaus, executive producer; Jim Murphy, supervising producer; Andrea Gronvall, producer; Gene Siskel and Roger Ebert, hostsSyndicated
Unsolved MysteriesTerry Dunn Meurer and John Cosgrove, executive producers; Stuart Schwartz, coordinating producer; Raymond Bridgers and Ed Horwitz, supervising producersNBC
Outstanding Informational Special[47]
Abortion: Desperate Choices (America Undercover)Susan Froemke, executive producerHBO
The Barbara Walters Summer Special with Michelle Pfeiffer, Anthony Hopkins and Tom CruiseBill Geddie, producer; Barbara Walters, hostABC
Ken Burns, Morgan Wesson and Tom Lewis, producersPBS
Doug Claybourne and Fred Roos, executive producers; George Zaloom and Les Mayfield, producersShowtime
In the Company of WhalesTim Cowling, executive producer; Robin Brown, producerDiscovery
1993
(45th)
Outstanding Informational Series[48]
Healing and the Mind with Bill MoyersDavid Grubin, executive producer; Bill Moyers, editorial producer/host; Alice Markowitz, producer; Judith Davidson Moyers, editorial producerPBS
CopsJohn Langley and Malcolm Barbour, executive producers; Murray Jordan, supervising producer; Bertram van Munster, producer; Karla Bair, co-producerFox
Entertainment TonightJim Van Messel, executive producer; Barry Berk, senior producer; Linda Ellman, supervising producer; Bill Olson, Jim Ziegler and Steve Skinner, producersSyndicated
Unsolved MysteriesTerry Dunn Meurer and John Cosgrove, executive producers; Stuart Schwartz and Raymond Bridgers, supervising producers; Tim Rogan, coordinating producerNBC
The Wild WestDouglas Netter, executive producer; John Copeland and Kieth Merrill, producer; Jamie Smith and Fabian Forte, co-producersSyndicated
Outstanding Informational Special[49]
Lucy and Desi: A Home MovieLucie Arnaz and Laurence Luckinbill, executive producers; Don Buford, producerNBC
The Barbara Walters Summer Special with Kathie Lee Gifford & Frank Gifford, Al Pacino, Jerry Seinfeld and Clint EastwoodBill Geddie, producer; Barbara Walters, hostABC
D.W. Griffith: Father of Film (American Masters)Susan Lacy and Ian Martin, executive producers; Kevin Brownlow and David Gill, producersPBS
Katharine Hepburn: All About MeJoan Kramer and David Heeley, producers; Katharine Hepburn, hostTNT
Michael Jackson Talks to... Oprah LiveOprah Winfrey, executive producer; Debra Di Maio, producer; Wendy Roth, coordinating producerABC
Outstanding Individual Achievement - Informational Programming[50] [51]
Gardens of the World

Flower Gardens

Audrey Hepburn, hostPBS
1994
(46th)
Outstanding Informational Series[52]
Later with Bob CostasLou Del Prete and Matthew McCarthy, executive producers; Fred Rothenberg and Bruce Cornblatt, senior producers; Michael Weinberg, producer; Bob Costas, hostNBC
Geoffrey Drummond, Natan Katzman and John Potthast, executive producers; Susie Heller, coordinating producer; Julia Child, hostPBS
CopsJohn Langley and Malcolm Barbour, executive producers; Murray Jordan, supervising producer; Bertram van Munster, producer; Karla Bair, co-producerFox
Entertainment TonightJim Van Messel, executive producer; Bill Olson, Jim Ziegler and Kathryn McEachern, supervising producers; Barry Berk, senior producerSyndicated
Siskel & EbertLarry Dieckhaus, executive producer; Don DuPree, supervising producer/director; Andrea Gronvall, producer; Gene Siskel and Roger Ebert, hosts
Outstanding Informational Special[53] [54] [55]
(America Undercover)Alan Raymond and Susan Raymond, producersHBO
Audrey Hepburn RememberedGene Feldman and Suzette Winter, co-producersPBS
The Barbara Walters Summer Special with Elton John, Meg Ryan and Steven SpielbergBill Geddie, producer; Barbara Walters, hostABC
Leonard Bernstein: The Gift of Music (Great Performances)Harry J. Kraut and Klaus Hallig, executive producers; Michael Bronson, producer; Elaine Warner, coordinating producerPBS
Outstanding Individual Achievement - Informational Programming[56] [57]
Are You What You Watch?Linda Ellerbee, hostNickelodeon
1995
(47th)
Outstanding Informational Series[58]
BaseballKen Burns, producer/director/writer; Lynn Novick, producer; Geoffrey C. Ward, writer; John Chancellor, narratorPBS
TV NationMichael Moore, executive producer/director/writer/host; Jerry Kupfer, supervising producer; David Wald, senior producer; Kathleen Glynn, producer; Eric Zicklin, Steve Sherrill, Chris Kelly and Randy Cohen, writersNBC
A Century of WomenJacoba Atlas, executive producer/writer; Pat Mitchell, executive producer for TBS; Susan Krakower, supervising producer; Vivian Schiller, supervising producer for TBS; Carol Romo, coordinating producer; Lynne Tuite, producer: fiction; Kyra Thompson, producer/writer; Barbara Kopple, director: fictional family; Judy Korin, Chris Harty and Sylvia Morales, directors; Lynn Roth, co-producer/writer: fictional family; Heidi Schulman, writer; Jane Fonda, narratorTBS
The Hermitage: A Russian OdysseyDaniel Wilson, executive producer; John Baehrend, producer; Rod MacLeish, writerSyndicated
The History of Rock 'n' RollJeffrey Peisch, series producer; Andrew Solt, Robert B. Meyrowitz, David Salzman and Quincy Jones, executive producers; Ted Haimes, producer/director/writer; Greg Vines, co-producer; Marc Sachnoff, supervising producer; David Axlerod, line producerWBN
Unsolved MysteriesTerry Dunn Meurer and John Cosgrove, executive producers; Stuart Schwartz and Raymond Bridgers, supervising producers; Tim Rogan, coordinating producer; Joshua Alper, Glenn Kirschbaum and Lynn Lawrence, writers; Jim Lindsay, Mike Mathis and Robert M. Wise, directors; Robert Stack, hostNBC
Outstanding Informational Special[59]
One Survivor RemembersKary Antholis, producer; Sheila Nevins, senior producer; Michael Berenbaum and Raye Farr, co-producersHBO
Taxicab ConfessionsSheila Nevins, executive producer; Joe Gantz and Harry Gantz, producers/directors
5 American Kids – 5 American Handguns (America Undercover)Sheila Nevins, executive producer; Vince DiPersio and Bill Guttentag, producers/writers/directors; Beau Bridges, narratorHBO
Michael Tollin, executive producer/director/writer; Denzel Washington, Debra Martin Chase and Brian Robbins, executive producers; David Houle and Jack Myers, executive producers for TV Prod. Partners; Fredric Golding, producer; Dorian Harewood, narrator; Pat Mitchell, executive producer for TBS; Tom McMahon, supervising producer for TBS; Vivian Schiller, senior producer for TBSTBS
Moon ShotDavid Hoffman, executive producer; Kirk Wolfinger, director; Rushmore DeNooyer, producer: 3rd hour/chief writer; Dana Rae Warren, writer/producer: 1st hour; Aaron Fische and Dan Gordon-Levitt, producers: 2nd hour; Jim Ohm, producer: 3rd hour; Sarah Kerruish, writer/producer: 4th hour; Barry Corbin, narrator; Pat Mitchell and John Savage, executive producers for TBS; Vivian Schiller, supervising producer for TBS
30 Years of National Geographic SpecialsNicolas Noxon, executive producer; Gail Willumsen, producer/writer; Barry Nye, producer; Richard Kiley, narratorNBC
1996
(48th)
Outstanding Informational Series[60]
Time Life's Lost CivilizationsJoel Westbrook, executive producer; Jason Williams, producer; Robert H. Gardner, producer/director/writer; William Morgan, coordinating producer; Ed Fields, writer; Sam Waterston, hostNBC
The Beatles AnthologyNeil Aspinall, executive producer; Chips Chipperfield, producer; Geoff Wonfor, director; Bob Smeaton, series director/writerABC
BiographyJosh Howard and Michael Cascio, executive producers; Michael Rosenbaum, senior producer; Randy Martin and Brooke Runnette, producers; Bill Harris, series producer/director; Diane Ferenczi, coordinating producerA&E
The Private Life of PlantsPat Mitchell, executive producer; Mike Salisbury, executive producer/producer; Vivian Schiller, senior producer; Neil Nightingale and Keith Scholey, producers; Neil Lucas, directors; David Attenborough, writer/hostTBS
TV NationMichael Moore. executive producer/director/writer; Kathleen Glynn, producer; Jerry Kupfer, supervising producer; Annie Cohen, John Derevlany, Francis Gasparini, Jay Martel, Jeff Stilson and Louis Theroux, writersFox
Outstanding Informational Special[61]
Survivors of the HolocaustPat Mitchell, executive producer; Vivian Schiller, senior producer; June Beallor and James Moll, producers; Jacoba Atlas, supervising producer; Allan Holzman, directorTBS
Andersonville DiariesKaye Zusmann, executive producer; Amy Walter Richards, producer/writer; Charlton Heston, narratorTNT
The Battle Over Citizen Kane (American Experience)Thomas Lennon and Michael Epstein, producersPBS
The Celluloid Closet (America Undercover)Howard Rosenman, Bernie Brillstein, Brad Grey and Sheila Nevins, executive producers; Lily Tomlin, co-executive producer/narrator; Rob Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman, producers/directors/writers; Michael Lumpkin, co-producer; Sharon Wood and Armistead Maupin, writersHBO
1997
(49th)
Outstanding Informational Series[62]
BiographyMichael Cascio, executive producer; CarolAnne Dolan, supervising producer; Diane Ferenczi, coordinating producer; Peter Graves and Jack Perkins, hostsA&E
The Great War and the Shaping of the 20th CenturyBlaine Baggett, executive producer/writer; Jay Winter, co-producer/writer; Carl Byker, producer/director/writerPBS
Discover Magazine Suzy Geller-Wolf and David McKillop, executive producers; Evan Hadingham, executive producer/writer; Mark Etkind, producer/director/writer; Nancy Dubuc, coordinating producer; Dan Gordon-Levitt, co-producer; Peter DeMeo, hostDiscovery
Inside the Actors StudioJames Lipton, executive producer/host; Michael Kostel, producer; Caroline Kaplan, series producer; Jeff Wurtz, directorBravo
Siskel & EbertLarry Dieckhaus, executive producer; Andrea Gronvall, producer; Don DuPree, director; Gene Siskel and Roger Ebert, hosts Syndicated
Outstanding Informational Special[63]
National Geographic Special: Tigers of the SnowNicolas Noxon, executive producer; Mark Stouffer, producer/director; Kevin McCarey, writer; Richard Kiley, narratorNBC
Sheila Nevins, executive producer; Michael Mierendorf, producer/director/writer; Jonathan Moss, coordinating producer; Christopher Reeve, narratorHBO
Man Ray: Prophet of the Avant Garde (American Masters)Susan Lacy, executive producer; Tamar Hacker, senior producer; Mel Stuart, producer/director; William T. Cartwright, co-producer; Neil Baldwin, writerPBS
Sheila Nevins, executive producer; Joe Berlinger and Bruce Sinofsky, producers/directors; Jonathan Moss, coordinating producerHBO
Talked to DeathSheila Nevins, executive producer; John Parsons Peditto, producer; Ellen Goosenberg Kent and Diane Rosenberg, co-producers; Nancy Abraham, associate producer; Eames Yates, director
Taxicab Confessions IIISheila Nevins, executive producer; Joe Gantz and Harry Gantz, producers/directors

Between 1998 and 2012, informational series competed in Outstanding Nonfiction Series.

2010s

YearProgramRecipientsNetwork
2013
(65th)
[64]
Anthony Bourdain, Christopher Collins, Lydia Tenaglia and Sandra Zweig, executive producers; Nick Brigden, Michael Steed, Tom Vitale and Jared Andrukanis, producersCNN
Inside the Actors StudioJames Lipton and Christian Barcellos, executive producers; Shawn Tesser and Jeff Wurtz, producersBravo
Brain GamesJerry Kolber and Allan Butler, executive producers; Adam 'Tex' Davis and Isaac Holub, supervising producers; Jason Williams, producer; Jason Silva, hostNat Geo
Oprah's Master ClassJustin Wilkes, Jon Kamen, Jon Sinclair and Oprah Winfrey, executive producersOWN
Stand Up to CancerJoel Gallen and Gwyneth Paltrow, executive producers; Nikki Varhely-Gillingham and Rick Austin, supervising producers; Emily Wolfe, producerABC/CBS/NBC
2014
(66th)
[65]
Anthony Bourdain, Christopher Collins, Lydia Tenaglia and Sandra Zweig, executive producers; Nick Brigden, Michael Steed, Tom Vitale and Jared Andrukanis, producersCNN
ViceBill Maher, Shane Smith, Eddy Moretti and Bradley J. Levin, executive producers; Jedd Thomas, senior producer; Jonah Kaplan, series producerHBO
Inside the Actors StudioJames Lipton, executive producer; Shawn Tesser and Jeff Wurtz, producersBravo
Through the WormholeProducing TeamScience
The Writers' RoomTom Forman, Brad Bishop, Mike Maloy and Neal Kendall, executive producers; Jim Rash, producer/hostSundance
2015
(67th)
[66]
Anthony Bourdain, Christopher Collins, Lydia Tenaglia and Sandra Zweig, executive producers; Tom Vitale and Erik Osterholm, producersCNN
James A. Rota, John Ramsay and Dave Grohl, executive producers; John Silva, Gaby Skolnek, John Cutcliffe and Kristen Welsh, produced byHBO
Inside the Actors StudioJames Lipton, executive producer; Shawn Tesser and Jeff Wurtz, producersBravo
StarTalk with Neil deGrasse TysonNeil deGrasse Tyson, Helen Matsos, Brian Lovett and Michael Kovnat, executive producers; Drew Pulley, co-executive producerNat Geo
ViceBill Maher, Shane Smith, Eddy Moretti and Bradley J. Levin, executive producers; Jonah Kaplan, co-executive producer; Tim Clancy, supervising producer; Ben Anderson, senior producerHBO
2016
(68th)
[67]
Anthony Bourdain, executive producer/host; Christopher Collins, Lydia Tenaglia and Sandra Zweig, executive producers; Toby Oppenheimer, Mike Steed and Tom Vitale, producersCNN
Inside the Actors StudioJames Lipton, executive producer/host; Shawn E. Tesser and Jeff Wurtz, producersBravo
StarTalk with Neil deGrasse TysonNeil deGrasse Tyson, executive producer/host; Helen Matsos, Brian Lovett and Michael Kovnat, executive producers; Drew Pulley, co-executive producerNat Geo
The Story of God with Morgan FreemanMorgan Freeman, executive producer/host; James Younger, Lori McCreary, Michael J. Miller and Simon Andreae, executive producers; Scott Tiffany, supervising producer; Frank Kosa, producer
ViceShane Smith, Eddy Moretti, Bradley J. Levin and Bill Maher, executive producers; Jonah Kaplan, co-executive producer; Tim Clancy, supervising producer; Ben Anderson, produced byHBO
2017
(69th)
[68]
Eli Holzman, Aaron Saidman, Leah Remini, Alex Weresow and Devon Graham Hammonds, executive producers; Erin Gamble and Rachelle Mendez, co-executive producers; Jeana Dill, supervising producerA&E
Anthony Bourdain, Christopher Collins, Lydia Tenaglia and Sandra Zweig, executive producers; Tom Vitale and Jeffrey D. Allen, producersCNN
Inside the Actors StudioJames Lipton, executive producer; Shawn E. Tesser and Jeff Wurtz, producersBravo
StarTalk with Neil deGrasse TysonNeil deGrasse Tyson, executive producer/host; Helen Matsos, Brian Lovett, Drew Pulley and Michael J. Miller, executive producersNat Geo
ViceShane Smith, Jonah Kaplan, Tim Clancy and Bill Maher, executive producers; Beverly Chase and David Schankula, supervising producers; Ben Anderson, senior producerHBO
2018
(70th)
[69]
Anthony Bourdain, Christopher Collins, Lydia Tenaglia and Sandra Zweig, executive producers; Morgan Fallon, producerCNN
Eli Holzman, Aaron Saidman, Leah Remini, Devon Graham Hammonds, Myles Reiff, Elaine Frontain Bryant and Amy Savitsky, executive producersA&E
My Next Guest Needs No Introduction with David LettermanJustin Wilkes, Dave Sirulnick, Jon Kamen and Tom Keaney, executive producers; Louise Shelton, supervising producer; Aaron Bergeron, series producer; Mary Barclay, producerNetflix
StarTalk with Neil deGrasse TysonNeil deGrasse Tyson, executive producer/host; Helen Matsos, Brian Lovett, Drew Pulley and Betsy Forhan, executive producersNat Geo
ViceShane Smith, Jonah Kaplan, Tim Clancy, Bill Maher and Michael Kenneth Williams, executive producers; Beverly Chase and David Schankula, supervising producers; Ben Anderson, senior producerHBO
2019
(71st)
[70]
Anthony Bourdain, Christopher Collins, Lydia Tenaglia and Sandra Zweig, executive producers; Jared Andrukanis, co-executive producer; Michael Steed and Jonathan Cianfrani, producersCNN
Comedians in Cars Getting CoffeeJerry Seinfeld, George Shapiro and Tammy Johnston, executive producers; Melissa Miller, producerNetflix
Leah Remini, Eli Holzman, Aaron Saidman and Myles Reiff, executive producers; Mike Rinder, Meaghan Rady and Kai Bowe, co-executive producersA&E
My Next Guest Needs No Introduction with David LettermanChris Cechin-De La Rosa, Lydia Tenaglia, Tom Keaney, Sandra Zweig and Mary Barclay, executive producers; Michael Steed and Helen Cho, producersNetflix
Surviving R. KellyJoel Karsberg, dream hampton, Tamra Simmons, Jesse Daniels and Brie Miranda Bryant, executive producers; Jessica Everleth and Maria Pepin, co-executive producersLifetime

2020s

YearProgramRecipientsNetwork
2020
(72nd)
[71]
Leah Remini, executive producer/host; Eli Holzman, Aaron Saidman, Ray Dotch and Devon Graham Hammonds, executive producers; Chris Rowe and Mike Rinder, co-executive producersA&E
Comedians in Cars Getting CoffeeJerry Seinfeld, executive producer/host; Tammy Johnston and George Shapiro, executive producers; Denis Jensen, producerNetflix
Ugly DeliciousDavid Chang, executive producer/host; Morgan Neville, Dara Horenblas, Christopher Chen and Caryn Capotosto, executive producers; Blake Davis and Chris Ying, co-executive producers
ViceBeverly Chase and Subrata De, executive producers; Craig Thomson, co-executive producer; Greg Wright, supervising producerShowtime
The World According to Jeff GoldblumJeff Goldblum, executive producer/host; Jane Root, Peter Lovering, Keith Addis and Matt Renner, executive producers; Arif Nurmohamed, co-executive producer; John Hodgson, series producerDisney+
2021
(73rd)
[72]
Stanley Tucci, executive producer/host; Adam Hawkins, Eve Kay, Amy Entelis and Lyle Gamm, executive producers; Jon Adler and Molly Harrington, supervising producersCNN
My Next Guest Needs No Introduction with David LettermanTom Keaney, Mary Barclay, Chris Cechin-De La Rosa and Alexandra Lowry, executive producers; Helen Cho and Michael Steed, producersNetflix
Oprah with Meghan and Harry: A CBS Primetime SpecialTara Montgomery and Terry Wood, executive producers; Brian Piotrowicz and Brad Pavone, co-executive producers; Corinne Gilliard, Amanda Cash and Colleen Dunnegan, senior producersCBS
United Shades of America with W. Kamau BellW. Kamau Bell, executive producer/host; Lydia Tenaglia, Morgan Fallon and Sandra Zweig, executive producers; Raza Naqvi and Jane Jo, producers; Dwayne Kennedy, supervising producerCNN
ViceBeverly Chase and Subrata De, executive producers; Craig Thomson, co-executive producer; Robert Booth, Paula Salhany, Greg Wright and Amanda Pisetzner, supervising producersShowtime
2022
(74th)
[73]
Stanley Tucci, executive producer/host; Tom Barry, Eve Kay, Adam Hawkins, Amy Entelis, Lyle Gamm and Jon Adler, executive producersCNN
My Next Guest Needs No Introduction with David LettermanTom Keaney, Mary Barclay, Michael Steed, John Skidmore, Tony Hernandez, Brooke Posch, Lilly Burns and Justin Wilkes, executive producersNetflix
The Problem with Jon StewartJon Stewart, executive producer/host; Brinda Adhikari, James Dixon and Richard Plepler, executive producers; Chris McShane, co-executive producer; Lorrie Baranek, supervising producer; Caity Gray, producerApple TV+
ViceBeverly Chase and Subrata De, executive producers; Craig Thomson, co-executive producer; Robert Booth, Paula Salhany and Amanda Pisetzner, supervising producers; Lama Al-Arian and Simone Perez, producers; Hind Hassan and Paola Ramos, hostsShowtime
The World According to Jeff GoldblumJeff Goldblum, executive producer/host; Jane Root, Sara Brailsford, Keith Addis, Matt Renner and Chris Kugelman, executive producers; John Hodgson, co-executive producerDisney+
2023
(75th)
[74]
Stanley Tucci, executive producer/host; Shauna Minoprio, Robin O'Sullivan, Amy Entelis, Lyle Gamm and Jon Adler, executive producers; Katie Isaacson, supervising producer; Fiona Cleary and Nadya Mahdi, series producers; Francesco Ficarra, producerCNN
The Light We Carry: Michelle Obama and Oprah WinfreyMichelle Obama, Jesse Collins and Dionne Harmon, executive producers; Tanisha Whitfield, supervising producer; Tonia Davis and Ethan Lewis, produced by; Oprah Winfrey, hostNetflix
My Next Guest Needs No Introduction with David Letterman and Volodymyr ZelenskyyTom Keaney, Mary Barclay, John Skidmore, Justin Wilkes and Michael Steed, executive producers; Razan Ghalayini, co-executive producer; Tommy Alter, producer
Taste the Nation with Padma LakshmiPadma Lakshmi, executive producer/host; David Shadrack Smith and Rachel Tung, executive producers; Lauren Budabin, co-executive producer; Matthew Alvarez, producerHulu
United Shades of America with W. Kamau BellW. Kamau Bell, executive producer/host; Christopher Collins, Lydia Tenaglia, Sandra Zweig, Morgan Fallon, Amy Entelis and Lyle Gamm, executive producers; Dwayne Kennedy, supervising producer; Crystal Isaac and Andrew Ford, producersCNN
2024
(76th)
[75]
Conan O'Brien Must GoConan O'Brien, executive producer/host; Jeff Ross, executive producer; Aaron Bleyaert and Jordan Schlansky, supervising producers; Jason Chillemi, Sarah Federowicz, Jessie Gaskell, Matt O'Brien and Mike Sweeney, producers; Njål Lambrechts, line producerMax
Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates, Jr.John F. Wilson, Dyllan McGee, Henry Louis Gates Jr. and Peter Kunhardt, executive producers; Deborah C Porfido, supervising producer; Sabin Streeter, senior producer; Natalia Warchol, series producer; Kevin Burke and Matthew Cesario, producers; Robert L. Yacyshyn, line producerPBS
How To with John WilsonJohn Wilson, executive producer/host; Nathan Fielder, Michael Koman and Clark Reinking, executive producers; Shirel Kozak, produced byHBO
My Next Guest with David Letterman and John MulaneyTom Keaney, Mary Barclay, Michael Steed, Séamus Murphy-Mitchell, Justin Wilkes and Jake Fuller, executive producers; Tommy Alter, producerNetflix
The Reluctant Traveler with Eugene LevyEugene Levy, host/executive producer; David Brindley, Nic Patten, Sara Brailsford and Alex Menzies, executive producers; Stephen Pain, series producer; Tracey Smyth, senior producer; Claire Kunzel, producerApple TV+

Programs with multiple wins

6 wins
3 wins
2 wins

Programs with multiple nominations

Totals are for nominees since 2013 and include nominations for Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Series and Outstanding Unstructured Reality Program.

18 nominations
9 nominations
7 nominations
6 nominations
4 nominations
3 nominations
2 nominations

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Rules Changes for 2020 Emmy Competition . December 17, 2019 . Emmys.com . . January 5, 2020.
  2. Web site: Nominees/Winners | Television Academy . . April 19, 2020.
  3. As a juried award, nominees had to garner 50% approval to win the award.
  4. Web site: Nominees/Winners. Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. May 9, 2017.
  5. Web site: Nominees/Winners. Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. May 9, 2017.
  6. Web site: Nominees/Winners. Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. May 9, 2017.
  7. Web site: Nominees/Winners. Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. May 9, 2017.
  8. Web site: Nominees/Winners. Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. May 9, 2017.
  9. Web site: Nominees/Winners. Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. May 9, 2017.
  10. Web site: Nominees/Winners. Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. May 9, 2017.
  11. Web site: Nominees/Winners. Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. May 9, 2017.
  12. Web site: Nominees/Winners | Television Academy . . April 19, 2020.
  13. As a juried award, nominees had to garner 50% approval to win the award. The nominee did not meet the benchmark and no award was given.
  14. Web site: Nominees/Winners. Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. May 9, 2017.
  15. Web site: Nominees/Winners. Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. May 9, 2017.
  16. Web site: Nominees/Winners | Television Academy . . April 19, 2020.
  17. As a juried award, nominees had to garner 50% approval to win the award. The nominees did not meet the benchmark and no award was given.
  18. Web site: Nominees/Winners. Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. May 9, 2017.
  19. Web site: Nominees/Winners. Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. May 9, 2017.
  20. Web site: Nominees/Winners. Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. May 9, 2017.
  21. Web site: Nominees/Winners. Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. May 9, 2017.
  22. Web site: Nominees/Winners | Television Academy . . April 19, 2020.
  23. As a juried award, nominees had to garner 50% approval to win the award. The nominee did not meet the benchmark and no award was given.
  24. Web site: Nominees/Winners. Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. May 9, 2017.
  25. Web site: Nominees/Winners. Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. May 9, 2017.
  26. Web site: Nominees/Winners | Television Academy . . April 19, 2020.
  27. As a juried award, nominees had to garner 50% approval to win the award. The nominees did not meet the benchmark and no award was given.
  28. Web site: Nominees/Winners. Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. May 9, 2017.
  29. Web site: Nominees/Winners. Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. May 9, 2017.
  30. Web site: Nominees/Winners | Television Academy . . April 19, 2020.
  31. As a juried award, nominees had to garner 50% approval to win the award. The nominee did not meet the benchmark and no award was given.
  32. Web site: Nominees/Winners. Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. May 9, 2017.
  33. Web site: Nominees/Winners. Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. May 9, 2017.
  34. Web site: Nominees/Winners | Television Academy . . April 19, 2020.
  35. As a juried award, nominees had to garner 50% approval to win the award. The nominee did not meet the benchmark and no award was given.
  36. Web site: Nominees/Winners. Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. May 9, 2017.
  37. Web site: Nominees/Winners. Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. May 9, 2017.
  38. Web site: Nominees/Winners | Television Academy . . April 19, 2020.
  39. As a juried award, nominees had to garner 50% approval to win the award.
  40. Web site: Nominees/Winners. Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. May 9, 2017.
  41. Web site: Nominees/Winners. Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. May 9, 2017.
  42. Web site: Nominees/Winners | Television Academy . . April 19, 2020.
  43. As a juried award, nominees had to garner 50% approval to win the award.
  44. Web site: Nominees/Winners. Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. May 9, 2017.
  45. Web site: Nominees/Winners. Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. May 9, 2017.
  46. Web site: Nominees/Winners. Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. August 4, 2016.
  47. Web site: Nominees/Winners. Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. August 4, 2016.
  48. Web site: Nominees/Winners. Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. August 4, 2016.
  49. Web site: Nominees/Winners. Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. August 4, 2016.
  50. Web site: Nominees/Winners | Television Academy . . April 19, 2020.
  51. This program was nominated as Outstanding Individual Achievement - Informational Programming for its host. As a juried award, nominees had to garner 50% approval to win the award.
  52. Web site: Nominees/Winners. Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. August 4, 2016.
  53. In 2020, the TV Academy rescinded a nomination in this category for the Disney Channel special George Stevens: D-Day to Berlin, produced by George Stevens Jr. The program was a re-edit of the 1985 BBC documentary D-Day to Berlin, in violation of a rule that "a program that is a foreign acquisition without benefit of a domestic co-production cannot be re-introduced into eligibility in a current awards year, even though it may have been modified with new footage, sound track, musical score, etc."
  54. Web site: Feinberg. Scott. TV Academy Rescinds Several of George Stevens Jr.'s Emmy Noms, Awards (Exclusive). . March 12, 2020 . March 12, 2020.
  55. Web site: Nominees/Winners. Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. August 4, 2016.
  56. Web site: Nominees/Winners | Television Academy . . April 18, 2020.
  57. This program was nominated as Outstanding Individual Achievement - Informational Programming for its host. As a juried award, nominees had to garner 50% approval to win the award.
  58. Web site: Nominees/Winners. Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. August 4, 2016.
  59. Web site: Nominees/Winners. Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. July 13, 2017.
  60. Web site: Nominees/Winners. Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. July 13, 2017.
  61. Web site: Nominees/Winners. Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. July 13, 2017.
  62. Web site: Nominees/Winners. Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. July 13, 2017.
  63. Web site: Nominees/Winners. Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. July 13, 2017.
  64. Web site: Nominees/Winners. Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. July 13, 2017.
  65. Web site: Nominees/Winners. Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. July 13, 2017.
  66. Web site: Nominees/Winners. Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. July 13, 2017.
  67. Web site: Nominees/Winners. Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. July 13, 2017.
  68. Web site: Nominees/Winners. Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. July 13, 2017.
  69. Web site: Nominees/Winners. Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. July 14, 2018.
  70. Web site: Nominees/Winners. Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. July 16, 2019.
  71. Web site: Nominees/Winners. Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. July 28, 2020.
  72. Web site: Nominees/Winners. Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. July 14, 2021.
  73. Web site: Nominees/Winners. Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. July 12, 2022.
  74. Web site: Nominees/Winners. Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. July 13, 2023.
  75. Web site: Nominees/Winners. Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. July 17, 2024.