PBS dominated the 36th annual News & Documentary Emmy Awards, which were doled out tonight at at Lincoln Center’s David Geffen Hall in Manhattan. The pubcaster lapped the field with 17 trophies, nearly doubling runner-up CBS’ nine. NBC was third with four. Univision (three) and The New York Times (two) were the only other outlets to score more than a single statuette.
Amid a rocky 2015, NBC Nightly News took home the plum Emmy for Outstanding Coverage of a Breaking News Story in a Regularly Scheduled Newscast for its reporting on Ukraine. The program also won two others. CBS Evening News With Scott Pelley also won a pair of awards.
CNN founder Ted Turner was honored with the Lifetime Achievement Award for News & Documentary, which was presented by Larry King.
“The journalists and documentarians we pay tribute to this evening are our eyes and ears across the globe, bringing back the stories that affect each and every one of us,” said National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Chairman Chuck Dages. “Whether, an investigative special, a breaking news report, or a documentary on a pressing social or political issue, these are the stories we tune in to each night to be better informed and to guide us in this rapidly changing and politically volatile world. I can’t think of more important work than what tonight’s nominees represent.”
PBS went in with leading 57 nominations; only CBS was close, with 43. Just four other outlets managed double-digit noms: ABC (17), NBC (14) and CNN and HBO (10 apiece).
NATAS doled out the hardware in 45 categories. Here is the complete list of winners:
OUTSTANDING COVERAGE OF A BREAKING NEWS STORY IN A REGULARLY SCHEDULED NEWSCAST
NBC Nightly News NBC
Ukraine
Executive Producers
Patrick Burkey, Madeleine Haeringer, Jamie Kraft
Senior Producers
Andy Franklin, Ben Plesser
Senior Broadcast Producer
Sam Singal, Jennifer Suozzo
Producer
Yuka Tachibana
Field Producer
James Novogrod
Chief Foreign Correspondent
Richard Engel
OUTSTANDING CONTINUING COVERAGE OF A NEWS STORY IN A REGULARLY SCHEDULED NEWSCAST
CBS Evening News with Scott Pelley CBS
Challenge Academy
Executive Producer
Steve Capus
Senior Broadcast Producer
Kimberly Godwin
Producer
Alturo Rhymes, Simon Bouie, Michael Comfort, Miles Doran, Seth Fox
Correspondent
Michelle Miller
OUTSTANDING FEATURE STORY IN A REGULARLY SCHEDULED NEWSCAST
CBS Evening News with Scott Pelley CBS
On The Road: Pay It Forward
Executive Producer
Patricia Shevlin
Senior Broadcast Producer
Jim McGlinchy
Producer
Megan Kelty
Correspondent
Steve Hartman
OUTSTANDING HARD NEWS REPORT IN A REGULARLY SCHEDULED NEWSCAST
NBC Nightly News NBC
Inside Kobani
Executive Producers
Patrick Burkey, Madeleine Haeringer
Senior Broadcast Producer
Sam Singal
Senior Producers
Andy Franklin, Ben Plesser
Producers
James Novogrod, Yuka Tachibana
Field Producers
Randall Brown, Aziz Akyavas
Chief Foreign Correspondent
Richard Engel
OUTSTANDING INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALISM IN A REGULARLY SCHEDULED NEWSCAST
PBS NewsHour PBS
Hazardous Work: Diving into the Philippines’ Dangerous Underwater Mines
Executive Producer
Linda Winslow
Senior Producer
Justin Kenny
Reporter/Producer
Frank Carlson
Correspondent
Hari Sreenivasan
Investigative Reporter
Larry Price
Contributing Reporter
Richard C. Paddock
OUTSTANDING BUSINESS AND ECONOMIC REPORTING IN A REGULARY SCHEDULED NEWSCAST
Nightline ABC
Brian Ross Investigates: Herbalife– The Dream and The Reality
Executive Producer
Almin Karamehmedovic
Producer
Matthew Mosk
Field Producers
William Gallego, Rym Momtaz, Randy Kreider
Chief Investigative Correspondent
Brian Ross
Chief Investigative Producer
Rhonda Schwartz
DIgital Producer:
Lee Ferran
AND
PBS NewsHour & The Center for Investigative Reporting PBS
Who’s Behind The Chinese Takeover Of The World’s Biggest Pork Producer?
Executive Producers
Sharon Tiller, Linda Winslow
Senior Producer
Mia Zuckerkandel
Senior Editorial Producer
David Ritsher
Foreign Affairs & Defense Editor
Justin Kenny
National Affairs Editor
Murrey Jacobson
Senior Editor
Andrew Donahue
Producer
Amanda Pike
Reporter/Producer
Nathan Halverson
OUTSTANDING COVERAGE OF A BREAKING NEWS STORY IN A NEWS MAGAZINE
FRONTLINE PBS
The Battle for Ukraine
Executive Producer
David Fanning
Deputy Executive Producer
Raney Aronson-Rath
Executive Producer for Quicksilver Media
Eamonn Matthews
Producer/Director
James Jones
OUTSTANDING CONTINUING COVERAGE OF A NEWS STORY IN A NEWS MAGAZINE
48 Hours CBS
Perilous Journey
Executive Producer
Susan Zirinsky
Senior Producer
Peter Schweitzer
Producers
David Franklin, Jonathan Leach, Doug Longhini, Ana Real, Josh Yager
Development Producer
Kathleen O’Connell
Correspondent
Maureen Maher
OUTSTANDING FEATURE STORY IN A NEWS MAGAZINE
60 Minutes CBS
The Shooting at Chardon High
Executive Producer
Jeff Fager
Executive Editor
Bill Owens
Producers
Robert G. Anderson, Warren Lustig, Aaron Weisz
Correspondent
Scott Pelley
OUTSTANDING INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALISM IN A NEWS MAGAZINE
FRONTLINE PBS
Hunting Boko Haram
Executive Producer
David Fanning
Deputy Executive Producer
Raney Aronson-Rath
Series Senior Editor
Andrew Metz
Senior Producers
Frank Koughan, Dan Edge
Producer/Reporter
Evan Williams
Producer
Daniel Bogado
OUTSTANDING BUSINESS AND ECONOMIC REPORTING IN A NEWS MAGAZINE
60 Minutes CBS
Over a Barrel
Executive Producer
Jeff Fager
Executive Editor
Bill Owens
Producers
Robert G. Anderson, Aaron Weisz
Co-Producer
Robert Zimet
Correspondent:
Scott Pelley
OUTSTANDING NEWS DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS
All In with Chris Hayes MSNBC
Fifty Year War: The Changing Face of Poverty in America
Executive Producer
Denis Horgan
Senior Producers
Marisa Buchanan, Rebekah Dryden, Kim Harvey, Brendan O’Melia
Producers
Sheara Braun, Gregg Cockrell, Todd Cole, Carey Fox, Allison Koch, Joelle Martinez, Brendan McDonald, Tara Meltzer, Brian
Montopoli, Diane Shamis, Cydney Weiner
Digital Producers
Erin Delmore, Collier Meyerson
Video Producers
Rachel Simon, Sam Ulan
Director
Christian Alicea
Special Anchor, NBC News
Maria Shriver
Host
Christopher Hayes
OUTSTANDING LIVE COVERAGE OF A CURRENT NEWS STORY – LONG FORM
NBC News Specials NBC
Malaysia Flight 17
Anchors
Matt Lauer, Savannah Guthrie, Brian Williams
Correspondents
Tom Costello, Jim Miklaszewski, Kristen Welker, Chris Jansing, Andrea Mitchell
Directors
Rob George, Brett Holey
Associate Directors
Erica Levins, Mary Muzina
Executive Producers
Bob Epstein, Don Nash
Producers
Marisa Buchanan, Katie Primm, Stephanie Psyllos, Cydney Weiner, Jay Blackman, Neal Carter, Katie Ryan, Tom Mazzarelli, Brian Cohen, Cate Cetta, Jamie Kraft, Lauren Fairbanks, Jason Cumming, Alastair Jamieson, Cassandra Vinograd, Brinley Bruton, Drew Condell, David Verdi, Tony Capra, Rob Rivas, Frank Salamone, Mary Beth Fay, Jackie Carrero, Chris Nelson, John Baiata, Lou Dubois, Emmanuelle Saliba, John Mancini, Carlo Delaverson, Sean O’Murchu, Marc Smith, Lauren Prince, Niven McCall-Mazza, Adrienne Mong, Madeleine Haeringer, Tracy Snyder, Peter Jeary, Miriam Firestone, Shanshan Dong, Alexander Smith, Lucy Muccini, Hatice Soyal, Cheryll Simpson, Ghazi Balkiz
OUTSTANDING COVERAGE OF A CURRENT NEWS STORY – LONG FORM
FRONTLINE PBS
United States of Secrets
Executive Producer
David Fanning
Deputy Executive Producer
Raney Aronson-Rath
Part 1
Director/ Producer
Michael Kirk
Producer
Mike Wiser
Producer/Reporter
Jim Gilmore
Part 2
Producers
Martin Smith
Co-Producers
Linda Hirsch, Ben Gold
Editorial Consultant, parts 1 & 2
Barton Gellman
OUTSTANDING INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALISM – LONG FORM
FRONTLINE PBS
Firestone and the Warlord
Executive Producer
David Fanning
Deputy Executive Producer
Raney Aronson-Rath
Senior Series Editor
Andrew Metz
Producer/Director
Marcela Gaviria
Co- Producers
Will Cohen, Maeve O’Boyle
Senior Editor, ProPublica
Joe Sexton
Editor-in-Chief, ProPublica
Stephen Engelberg
Reporters, ProPublica
Jonathan Jones, T. Christian Miller
OUTSTANDING INFORMATIONAL PROGRAMMING – LONG FORM
POV PBS
When I Walk
Director/Producer
Jason DaSilva
Producer
Alice Cook
Executive Producers
Lydia Dean Pilcher, Sally Jo Fifer, Simon Kilmurry, Yael Melamede, Stanley Nelson, Peter Starr
Co-Executive Producer
Cynthia López
Vice President, Programming & Production
Chris White
OUTSTANDING HISTORICAL PROGRAMMING – LONG FORM
Independent Lens PBS
The Trials of Muhammad Ali
Director/Producer
Bill Siegel
Executive Producers
Justine Nagan, Leon Gast, Gordon Quinn, Kat White, Sally Jo Fifer
Producer
Rachel Pikelny
Deputy Executive Producer, Independent Lens
Lois Vossen
OUTSTANDING BUSINESS AND ECONOMIC REPORTING – LONG FORM
Independent Lens PBS
Medora
Executive Producers
Wren Arthur, Steve Buscemi, Michael B. Clark, Sally Jo Fifer, Tim Foley, Stanley Tucci, Alex Turtletaub
Producers
Andrew Cohn, Davy Rothbart , Rachel Dengiz, Rachel Counce
Deputy Executive Producer
Lois Vossen
Directors
Andrew Cohn, Davy Rothbart
OUTSTANDING INTERVIEW
60 Minutes CBS
Recruiting for ISIS
Executive Editor
Bill Owens
Executive Producer
Jeff Fager
Producer
Randall Joyce
Co-Producer
Mark Ludlow
Correspondent
Clarissa Ward
OUTSTANDING ARTS & CULTURE PROGRAMMING
HBO Documentary Films HBO
Dangerous Acts Starring the Unstable Elements of Belarus
Director / Producer
Madeleine Sackler
Executive Producers
Andrea Meditch, Sheila Nevins
Supervising Producer
Sara Bernstein
OUTSTANDING SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY PROGRAMMING
CNN Films CNN
Dinosaur 13
Executive Producers
Amy Entelis, Vinnie Malhotra
Director/Producer
Todd Miller
Supervising Producer
Courtney Sexton
OUTSTANDING NATURE PROGRAMMING
Nature PBS
Snow Monkeys
Executive Producers
Jenny Apostol, Fred Kaufman
Series Producer
Bill Murphy
Series Editor
Janet Hess
Supervising Producer
Janice Young
Senior Producer
Laura Metzger Lynch
Producer
Joseph Pontecorvo
BEST STORY IN A REGULARLY SCHEDULED NEWSCAST
NBC Nightly News and Today NBC
Hooked
Executive Producers
Patrick Burkey, James Kraft, Don Nash
Senior Producers
Janet Klein, Katie Boyle, Matt Carluccio, Tom Mazarelli
Producers
Erika Angulo, Mark Evans, Scott Feinstein, Vincent Genova, Candace Kuo, Jody Henenfeld, Victor Limjoco, Paul Manson, Molly Paul, , Savannah Sellers, Barry Silverman, Gabriel Valdes, Wonbo Woo
National Correspondent
Kate Snow
Correspondent
Mark Potter
BEST REPORT IN A NEWS MAGAZINE
60 Minutes CBS
The Case of Alex Rodriguez
Executive Producer
Jeff Fager
Executive Editor
Bill Owens
Senior Producer
Michael Radutzky
Producers
Andrew Bast, Emily Rand
Correspondent
Scott Pelley
BEST DOCUMENTARY
FRONTLINE PBS
United States of Secrets
Executive Producer
David Fanning
Deputy Executive Producer
Raney Aronson-Rath
Part 1
Director/ Producer
Michael Kirk
Producer
Mike Wiser
Producer/Reporter
Jim Gilmore
Part 2
Producers
Martin Smith
Co-Producers
Linda Hirsch, Ben Gold
Editorial Consultant, parts 1 & 2
Barton Gellman
AND
POV PBS
After Tiller
Directors/Producers
Martha Shane, Lana Wilson
Executive Producers
Simon Kilmurry, Diane Max, Regina K. Scully
Co-Executive Producer
Cynthia López
Vice President, Programming & Production
Chris White
NEW APPROACHES: CURRENT NEWS COVERAGE
Guardian US in partnership with The Texas Observer
Beyond the Border: The US’s Deadly Immigration Crisis
US News Editor
Alex Koppelman
Managing Editor
Brad Tyer
Interactive Editor
Feilding Cage
Multimedia Editor
Jen Reel
Interactive Journalists
Kenan Davis, Nadja Popovich, Kenton Powell, Rich Harris
Video Journalist
Mae Ryan
Editor
Dave Mann
Writer
Melissa del Bosque
NEW APPROACHES: DOCUMENTARIES
{THE AND}
Director
Topaz Adizes
Producer
Julia Gorbach
Co-Producers
Heran Abate, Carla Tramullas
Digital Producer
Jordan Makow
Executive Creative Director
Jeff Sikaitis
Creative Director
Nathan Phillips
Design
Mikell Fine Iles
Developers
Ricky Bacon, Jerry Bai, Mark Edgington
Editor
Christopher McNabb
Additional Editors
Armando Croda, Sebastian Diaz
Camera Operators
Adhat Campos, Julia Gorbach
Sound Editor
Dan Dzula
NEW APPROACHES: ARTS, LIFESTYLE AND CULTURE
The New York Times The New York Times
Notes On Blindness
Executive Producers
Mike Brett, Steve Jamison, Jason Spingarn-Koff, Alex Usborne
Producers
Jo-Jo Ellison, Peter Middleton
Interactive Designer and Producers
Meghan Louttit, Ryan Smith
Coordinating Producer
Kathleen Lingo
Directors
Peter Middleton, James Spinney
Series Researcher
Lindsay Crouse
OUTSTANDING WRITING
60 Minutes CBS
The Shooting at Chardon High
Writers
Scott Pelley, Robert G. Anderson, Aaron Weisz
OUTSTANDING RESEARCH
FRONTLINE PBS
Firestone & The Warlord
Researchers
Jonathan Jones, T. Christian Miller, Marcela Gaviria,, Will Cohen, Nesa Azimi, Abel Welwean
OUTSTANDING VIDEO JOURNALISM: NEWS
60 Minutes CBS
War and Hunger
Camera
Dan Bussell, Chris Everson, Ian Robbie
OUTSTANDING CINEMATOGRAPHY: DOCUMENTARY AND LONG FORM
Nature PBS
Snow Monkeys
Director of Photography
Joseph Pontecorvo
Additional Cinematography
Nimmida Pontecorvo
OUTSTANDING EDITING: NEWS
Retro Report The New York Times
Go Or No Go: The Challenger Legacy
Editor
Bret Sigler
OUTSTANDING EDITING: DOCUMENTARY AND LONG FORM
Mission Blue Netflix
Editor
Peter R. Livingston Jr.
OUTSTANDING GRAPHIC DESIGN AND ART DIRECTION
Future Cat National Geographic Wild
Visual Effects
Big Machine
Creative Director
Steve Peterson
Art Directors
Ming Wang, Elizabeth Steinberg
Visual Effects Supervisor
Natalie Eagan
Animators
Geoff Ciccarelli, June Sho, Zach Carnes, Abby Chang, Ariana Ziae-Mohseni , Jaques Clement
Graphics Producer
Crystal Deones
AND
Your Inner Fish PBS
Animators
Henry Affonso, Chris Seed
Compositor
Charles Brelaud
Modelers
Mathew Cooling, Xu Xing
Motion Graphics
Steven Azancot, Matthew Lee, Arnau Millet
Animation Director/Creative Director
Tom Brass
Visual Effects Producers
Amber Ducker, Carmen Perez-Marsa
CG Lead
David Cook
OUTSTANDING MUSIC AND SOUND
Nature PBS
Animal Misfits
Composers
Chris Biondo, Lenny Williams, Brollyman
Re-Recording Mixer
Ed Campbell
Sound Editor
Neil Hipkiss
Sound Mixers
Matt Coster, Pete Howell
OUTSTANDING LIGHTING DIRECTION AND SCENIC DESIGN
A Crime to Remember Investigation Discovery
38 Witnesses
Production Designers
Jeanelle Marie, Timothy Whidbee
Director of Photography
Andreas Burgess
OUTSTANDING PROMOTIONAL ANNOUNCEMENT
Nature PBS
New Season of NATURE: Sneak Preview
Executive Producer
Fred Kaufman
Producer
Laura Metzger Lynch
Editor
Patrick Krass
Sound Mixer
Ed Campbell
OUTSTANDING REGIONAL NEWS STORY: SPOT NEWS
KFOR-TV News (Oklahoma City, OK)
Moore Tornado: May 20, 2013 KFOR-TV
Interim News Directors
Natalie Hughes, Steve Johnson
OUTSTANDING REGIONAL NEWS STORY: INVESTIGATIVE REPORTING
KNTV NBC Bay Area (San Francisco, CA) KNTV-TV
Sysco’s Dirty Secret: Hidden Food Sheds Across North America
Executive Producer
Matt Goldberg
Producer
Felipe Escamilla
Investigative Producer
Kevin Nious
Investigative Reporter
Vicky Nguyen
Investigative Photojournalist
David Paredes
Photographers
Jeremy Carroll, Mark Villarreal
OUTSTANDING NEWSCAST OR NEWS MAGAZINE IN SPANISH
Aquí y Ahora Univision
Senior Executive Producers
Isaac Lee, Daniel Coronell, Patsy Loris
Executive Producers:
María Elena Salinas, Mirna Couto
Producers
Jorge Mota, Daily Camacaro
Reporter
María Elena Salinas
OUTSTANDING COVERAGE OF A BREAKING NEWS STORY IN SPANISH
Aquí y Ahora – Univision Investiga Univision
La Masacre de Iguala
Executive Producers
Jairo Marín, Daniel Coronell
Producers
Tomas Ocaña, Margarita Rabin, Mayra Rocha, Esteban Roman, Jesica Zermeño
Coordinating Producer
Jeannette Casal Miranda
Co-Hosts
Teresa Rodriguez, Maria Elena Salinas
Correspondents
Raul Benoit, Carmen Escobosa, Guillermo González del Campo, Gerardo Reyes, Tifani Roberts
OUTSTANDING INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALISM IN SPANISH
Aquí y Ahora — Univision Investiga Univision
Nuevos Narco Tesoros
Executive Producer
Jairo Marin
Executive Director
Daniel Coronell
Producers
Juan Cooper, Tomas Ocana, Margarita Rabin, Esteban Roman
Managing Producer
Jeannette Casal Miranda
Anchor
Jorge Ramos
Director and Reporter
Gerardo Reyes
AND
Telemundo, The Weather Channel, The Investigative Fund Telemundo
and Efran Films
Muriendo por Cruzar
Senior Executive Producers
Alina Falcon, Neil Katz, Sylvia Rosabal
Executive Producers
Gregory Gilderman, Solly Granatstein, Marisa Venegas
Director of Special Projects
Desiree Colomina
Senior Producers
Esther Kaplan, Shawn Efran
Producers
Sofia Lachapelle, Marisa Venegas
Field Producers
Carlos Calvo, Milton Verdugo, Ramfis Rodriguez, Eric Jankstrom, Miguel Alvarez, Orlando Bazaka, Fernando Canales, Brandon Kieffer, Roberto Rivadeneira, Robert Fuentes, Ruben Rosado
Anchors
Carmen Dominicci, John Carlos Frey, Neida Sandoval
Senior Executive Producers
Alina Falcon, Neil Katz, Sylvia Rosabal
Executive Producers
Gregory Gilderman, Solly Granatstein, Marisa Venegas
Director of Special Projects
Desiree Colomina
Senior Producers
Esther Kaplan, Shawn Efran
Producers
Sofia Lachapelle, Marisa Venegas
Field Producers
Carlos Calvo, Milton Verdugo, Ramfis Rodriguez, Eric Jankstrom, Miguel Alvarez, Orlando Bazaka, Fernando Canales, Brandon Kieffer, Roberto Rivadeneira, Robert Fuentes, Ruben Rosado
Anchors
Carmen Dominicci, John Carlos Frey, Neida Sandoval
