We have the winners for Night 1 of the 45th annual News & Documentary Emmy Awards. The News categories were in the spotlight tonight at the at the Palladium Times Square in New York City, which also will host the Documentary ceremony on Thursday night.
The 65 total categories cover programming content that premiered during calendar 2023. 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.
TV news legend Jane Pauley was honored with the Lifetime Achievement Award tonight, and Oscar-winning documentarian Alex Gibney will receive the same honor Thursday.
Here are the Night 1 winners at the 2024 News & Doc Emmys.
Outstanding Live News Program
ABC World News Tonight with David Muir (ABC)
Outstanding Recorded News Program
The Whole Story with Anderson Cooper (CNN)
Outstanding Emerging Journalist
Nada Bashir (CNN)
Outstanding Breaking News Coverage
Israel-Hamas War (CNN)
Outstanding Continuing News Coverage: Short Form
Clarissa Ward Covers the Israel-Hamas War (CNN)
Outstanding Continuing News Coverage: Long Form
The Whole Story with Anderson Cooper & Anderson Cooper 360 (CNN)
Outstanding Soft Feature Story: Short Form
‘South Sudan: Isolated by Water and War’
ABC World News Tonight with David Muir (ABC)
Outstanding Soft Feature Story: Long Form
‘It Happened Here: A Year in Uvalde’
20/20 (ABC)
Outstanding Hard News Feature Story: Short Form
‘It’s Bisan from Gaza and I’m Still Alive’
Aj+ Reports (AJ+)
Outstanding Hard News Feature Story: Long Form
‘Inside Wagner: The Rise of Russia’s Notorious Mercenaries’
VICE Special Report (Vice)
Outstanding Investigative News Coverage: Short Form
Poisoned Water (Scripps News)
Outstanding Investigative News Coverage: Long Form
‘Going Home: The War in Sudan’
The Whole Story with Anderson Cooper (CNN)
Outstanding Live News Special
A CNN Town Hall: Toxic Train Disaster, Ohio Residents Speak Out (CNN)
Outstanding Recorded News Special
‘Our Barbara’
20/20 (ABC)
Outstanding News Discussion & Analysis
‘Guns: Three American Stories’
Meet The Press Reports (NBC News NOW)
Outstanding News Discussion & Analysis: Editorial & Opinion
‘Meet the World’s Most Honorable Bank Robbers’
The New York Times Opinion (The New York Times)
Outstanding Live Interview: Short Form
Israeli Leader Speaks Out
ABC News Live (ABC)
Outstanding Live Interview: Long Form
Christiane Amanpour Interviews Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian
Amanpour (CNN)
Outstanding Edited Interview
The Hostage Story
60 Minutes (CBS)
Outstanding Science and Technology Coverage
Cyber Pirates
Trafficked with Mariana van Zeller (National Geographic [Muck Media])
Outstanding Climate, Environment and Weather Coverage
The Shark Fin Hunters
Fault Lines (Al Jazeera)
Outstanding Health or Medical Coverage
‘On the Brink’
IMPACT x Nightline (Hulu [ABC News Studios])
Outstanding Arts, Culture or Entertainment Coverage
Rap Trap: Hip Hop On Trial (Hulu [ABC News Studios])
Outstanding Business, Consumer or Economic Coverage
Black Market Babies
Trafficked with Mariana van Zeller (National Geographic [Muck Media])
Outstanding Crime and Justice Coverage
Grand Knighthawk: Infiltrating the KKK (Hulu [ABC News Studios | The Associated Press])
Outstanding News Program in Spanish
Noticiero Univision (Univision)
Outstanding Journalist in Spanish Language Media
Pedro Ultreras (Univision)
Outstanding Coverage of a Breaking News Story in Spanish
‘Huracan Otis – Furia Repentina’
Noticias Telemundo (Telemundo)
Outstanding Investigative News Coverage in Spanish
‘Las Armas de Ovidio’
N+ FOCUS (VIX | TelevisaUnivision)
Outstanding Feature Story in Spanish
‘Los buscadores de migrantes perdidos en el desierto de Sonora’ (BBC News Mundo)
Outstanding Writing: News
‘The Trek: A Migrant Trail to America’
The Whole Story with Anderson Cooper (CNN)
Outstanding Research: News
‘Adrift: An AP Investigation’ (The Associated Press)
‘Black in Vegas’
A Soul of a Nation Presentation (ABC [ABC News Studios])
Outstanding Direction: News
Trafficked with Mariana van Zeller (National Geographic [Muck Media])
Outstanding Editing: News
Trafficked with Mariana van Zeller (National Geographic [Muck Media])
Outstanding Graphic Design: News
The Night Doctrine (ProPublica and The New Yorker)
Outstanding Music Composition: News
The Night Doctrine (ProPublica and The New Yorker)
Outstanding Sound: News
‘The Trek: A Migrant Trail to America’
The Whole Story with Anderson Cooper (CNN)
Outstanding Lighting Direction: News
MDMA
Trafficked with Mariana van Zeller (National Geographic [Muck Media])
Outstanding Art Direction/Set Decoration/Scenic Design: News
The 17th Annual CNN Heroes: An All-Star Tribute (CNN)
Outstanding Technical Excellence: News
FloodFX – Florida Storms (Idalia)
Tracking Idalia (The Weather Channel)
Outstanding Promotional Announcement: News
60 Minutes: ‘It’s Time for…’
60 Minutes (CBS)
Outstanding Regional News Story: Breaking/Spot News
December Tornado Outbreak (WDSU [Suncoast Chapter])
Outstanding Regional News Story: Investigative
‘Disabled & Denied’ (WBFF [National Capital Chesapeake Bay Chapter])
