NOMINEES FOR THE 38th ANNUAL
NEWS & DOCUMENTARYEMMY®AWARDS
ANNOUNCED
Charles Osgood to be honored with Lifetime Achievement Award
October 5th Award Presentation at Jazz at Lincoln Center’s Frederick P. Rose Hall in NYC
New York, N.Y. – July 25, 2017 (revised 9.18.17) – Nominations for the 38th Annual News and Documentary Emmy® Awards were announced today by The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS). The News & Documentary Emmy Awards will be presented on Thursday, October 5th, 2017, at a ceremony at Jazz at Lincoln Center’s Frederick P. Rose Hall in the Time Warner Complex at Columbus Circle in New York City. The event will be attended by more than 1,000 television and news media industry executives, news and documentary producers and journalists. Awards will be presented in 49 categories.
“Many say we’re in a ‘golden age’ of television and I would argue that the incredible growth of quality, in-depth reporting in broadcast journalism and documentary filmmaking has helped drive that change,” said Bob Mauro, President, NATAS. “We live in a continually-connected world where a tweet can set off a firestorm that travels around the world in seconds. These awards are a tribute to the outstanding work being done by these nominees who provide the viewer with thorough, fact-checked reporting, examining the stories of the day from multiple perspectives while never wavering in their quest to provide us with the truth about world events. It is with great pleasure that The National Academy honors the achievements of these many organizations and individuals. It is an added delight to honor the one-of-a-kind broadcasting career of Charles Osgood, who through his decades as host of the ‘Osgood File’ and as the anchor of ‘CBS Sunday Morning,’ has graced many a news story with his innate ability to engage his audience with humor, warmth and credibility.”
The 38th Annual News & Documentary Emmy® Awards honors programming distributed during the calendar year 2016.
The list of nominees is also available on the NationalTelevisionAcademy's website:
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The numerical breakdown, by media entities, as compiled by the independent accountancy firm of Lutz and Carr, LLP, follows:
Over-the-Air, Cable, Satellite and Internet Broadcast Nominees
PBS / 48 / Discovery Channel / 3CBS / 43 / World / 3
ABC / 19 / Al Jazeera International USA / 2
HBO / 18 / CNN en Español / 2
CNN / 16 / American Heroes Channel / 1
Univision / 11 / Bloomberg Television / 1
NBC / 9 / Council on Foreign Relations / 1
The New York Times / 8 / Fusion / 1
Telemundo / 7 / Guardian US / 1
National Geographic/ nationalgeographic.com / 6 / History Channel / 1
Netflix / 6 / Investigation Discovery / 1
MSNBC / 5 / Jaunt VR / 1
Vox / 4 / Mother Jones / 1
BBC World News / 3 / RYOT/Huffington Post / 1
The Washington Post / 3 / RYOT / 1
CuriosityStream / 3 / VOD / 1
Smithsonian Channel / 3 / Weather Channel / weather.com / 1
Regional Nominees
KARE-TV / 1 / WDRB-TV / 1KGTV-TV / 1 / WCAU-TV / 1
KNXV-TV / 1 / WFAA-TV / 1
KTLM-TV / 1 / WNBC-TV / 1
Tampa Bay Times/Sarasota Herald Tribune / 1 / WLS-TV / 1
About TheNationalAcademyof Television Arts & Sciences
The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS) is a service organization dedicated to the advancement of the arts and sciences of television and the promotion of creative leadership for artistic, educational and technical achievements within the television industry. It recognizes excellence in television with the coveted Emmy®Award for News & Documentary, Sports, Daytime Entertainment, Daytime Creative Arts & Entertainment, Public & Community Service, and Technology & Engineering.NATAS membership consists of over 15,000 broadcast and media professionals represented in 19 regional chapters across the country. Beyond awards, NATAS has extensive educational programs including Regional Student Television and its Student Award for Excellence for outstanding journalistic work by high school students, as well as scholarships, publications, and major activities for both industry professionals and the viewing public. For more information, please visit the website at
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CategoryINDEX OF CATEGORIESPage #
Outstanding Coverage of a Breaking News Story in a Newscast5-7
Outstanding Continuing Coverage of a News Story in a Newscast8-9
Outstanding Feature Story in a Newscast10-11
Outstanding Hard News Feature Story in a Newscast11-13
Outstanding Investigative Report in a Newscast13-14
Outstanding Coverage of a Breaking News Story in a Newsmagazine15-17
Outstanding Continuing Coverage of a News Story in a Newsmagazine18-19
Outstanding Feature Story in a Newsmagazine20-21
Outstanding Investigative Report in a Newsmagazine21-22
Outstanding Breaking News Coverage23-25
Outstanding News Special26-28
Outstanding News Discussion & Analysis28-30
Outstanding Live Interview30-32
Outstanding Edited Interview33-34
Outstanding Science, Medical and Environmental Report34-35
Outstanding Arts, Culture and Entertainment Report36-37
Outstanding Business, Consumer and Economic Report37-38
Outstanding Current Affairs Documentary38-39
Outstanding Politics and Government Documentary40-41
Outstanding Social Issue Documentary41-42
Outstanding Investigative Documentary43-44
Outstanding Historical Documentary44-45
Outstanding Arts & Culture Documentary46-47
Outstanding Science and Technology Documentary47
Outstanding Nature Documentary48-49
Outstanding Business and Economic Documentary49-50
Outstanding Short Documentary51-52
Best Story in a Newscast52-53
Best Story in a Newsmagazine54-55
Best Documentary55-56
Outstanding Newscast or Newsmagazine in Spanish57-59
Outstanding Coverage of a Breaking News Story in Spanish60-63
Outstanding Investigative Journalism in Spanish64-65
Outstanding Feature Story in Spanish65-66
Outstanding New Approaches: Current News66-68
Outstanding New Approaches: Documentary68-70
Outstanding New Approaches: Arts, Lifestyle and Culture71-72
Outstanding Writing73
Outstanding Research73-74
Outstanding Video Journalism: News74
Outstanding Cinematography: Documentary75
Outstanding Editing: News75-76
Outstanding Editing: Documentary76
Outstanding Graphic Design and Art Direction77-78
Outstanding Music & Sound78-79
Outstanding Lighting Direction and Scenic Design80-81
Outstanding Promotional Announcement81-84
Outstanding Regional News Story: Spot News84-85
Outstanding Regional News Story: Investigative Report86
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