Awards & Winners

News & Documentary Emmy Award for Best Documentary

News & Documentary Emmy Award

The News & Documentary Emmy Award for Best Documentary is one of the awards presented at the News & Documentary Emmy Awards ceremony.

Check all the winners of News & Documentary Emmy Award for Best Documentary presented under News & Documentary Emmy Award since 1990 .


Nominations 2014 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Gil Goldschein Valentine Road
HBO Documentary Film Series
Jonathan Murray Valentine Road
HBO Documentary Film Series
Sheila Nevins Valentine Road
HBO Documentary Film Series
Sasha Alpert Valentine Road
HBO Documentary Film Series
Marta Cunningham Valentine Road
HBO Documentary Film Series
Eddie Schmidt Valentine Road
HBO Documentary Film Series
Lisa Heller Valentine Road
HBO Documentary Film Series
Sebastian Junger Which Way Is The Front Line From Here? The Life and Time of Tim Hetherington
HBO Documentary Film Series
Sheila Nevins Which Way Is The Front Line From Here? The Life and Time of Tim Hetherington
HBO Documentary Film Series
James Brabazon Which Way Is The Front Line From Here? The Life and Time of Tim Hetherington
HBO Documentary Film Series
Nick Quested Which Way Is The Front Line From Here? The Life and Time of Tim Hetherington
HBO Documentary Film Series
Sara Bernstein Which Way Is The Front Line From Here? The Life and Time of Tim Hetherington
HBO Documentary Film Series
Gretchen McGowan Which Way Is The Front Line From Here? The Life and Time of Tim Hetherington
HBO Documentary Film Series
Nicole Boxer The Invisible War
Independent Lens
Maria Cuomo Cole The Invisible War
Independent Lens
Abigail Disney The Invisible War
Independent Lens
Sally Jo Fifer The Invisible War
Independent Lens
Sarah Johnson Redlich The Invisible War
Independent Lens
Regina Kulik Scully The Invisible War
Independent Lens
Teddy Leifer The Invisible War
Independent Lens
Jennifer Siebel Newsom The Invisible War
Independent Lens
Geralyn Dreyfous The Invisible War
Independent Lens
Tanner King Barklow The Invisible War
Independent Lens
Amy Ziering The Invisible War
Independent Lens
Kirby Dick The Invisible War
Independent Lens
Lois Vossen The Invisible War
Independent Lens
Ken Burns The Central Park Five
Sarah Burns The Central Park Five
David Mcmahon The Central Park Five
David France How to Survive a Plague
Independent Lens
Dan Cogan How to Survive a Plague
Independent Lens
Sally Jo Fifer How to Survive a Plague
Independent Lens
Joy Tomchin How to Survive a Plague
Independent Lens
Howard Gertler How to Survive a Plague
Independent Lens
Lois Vossen How to Survive a Plague
Independent Lens

Sheila Nevins, Lisa Heller, Davis Coombe, Alison L. Greenberg, Sabiha Sumar, Daniel Junge, Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy

Honored for : HBO Documentary Film Series
(Saving Face)

Nominations 2013 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Sheila Nevins HBO Documentary Film Series
Saving Face
Lisa Heller HBO Documentary Film Series
Saving Face
Davis Coombe HBO Documentary Film Series
Saving Face
Alison L. Greenberg HBO Documentary Film Series
Saving Face
Sabiha Sumar HBO Documentary Film Series
Saving Face
Daniel Junge HBO Documentary Film Series
Saving Face
Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy HBO Documentary Film Series
Saving Face
John Battsek HBO Documentary Film Series
Project NIM
Andrew Ruhemann HBO Documentary Film Series
Project NIM
Jamie Laurenson HBO Documentary Film Series
Project NIM
Nick Fraser HBO Documentary Film Series
Project NIM
Hugo Grumbar HBO Documentary Film Series
Project NIM
Sheila Nevins HBO Documentary Film Series
Project NIM
Nancy Abraham HBO Documentary Film Series
Project NIM
Simon Chinn HBO Documentary Film Series
Project NIM
George Chignell HBO Documentary Film Series
Project NIM
Maureen A. Ryan HBO Documentary Film Series
Project NIM
James Marsh HBO Documentary Film Series
Project NIM
Scott Berrie HBO Documentary Film Series
The Loving Story
Marshall Sonenshine HBO Documentary Film Series
The Loving Story
Sheila Nevins HBO Documentary Film Series
The Loving Story
Nancy Abraham HBO Documentary Film Series
The Loving Story
Nancy Buirski HBO Documentary Film Series
The Loving Story
Elisabeth Haviland James HBO Documentary Film Series
The Loving Story
Patricia Romeu HBO Documentary Film Series
The Loving Story
Tim Case HBO Documentary Film Series
The Tsunami and The Cherry Blossom
Charles V. Salice HBO Documentary Film Series
The Tsunami and The Cherry Blossom
Kira Carstensen HBO Documentary Film Series
The Tsunami and The Cherry Blossom
Lucy Walker HBO Documentary Film Series
The Tsunami and The Cherry Blossom
Danfung Dennis Independent Lens
Hell and Back Again
Dan Cogan Independent Lens
Hell and Back Again
Karol Martesko-Fenster Independent Lens
Hell and Back Again
Gernot Schaffler Independent Lens
Hell and Back Again
Thomas Brunner Independent Lens
Hell and Back Again
Maxyne Franklin Independent Lens
Hell and Back Again
Mike Lerner Independent Lens
Hell and Back Again
Martin Herring Independent Lens
Hell and Back Again
Sally Jo Fifer Independent Lens
Hell and Back Again
Lois Vossen Independent Lens
Hell and Back Again
Patricio Guzmán POV
Nostalgia for the Light
Renate Sachse POV
Nostalgia for the Light
Simon Kilmurry POV
Nostalgia for the Light
Sandie Viquez Pedlow POV
Nostalgia for the Light
Cynthia Lopez POV
Nostalgia for the Light
Chris White POV
Nostalgia for the Light
Yance Ford POV
Nostalgia for the Light
Andrew Catauro POV
Nostalgia for the Light

Robert Levi, Joshua Blum, George Seminara, Sally Jo Fifer

Honored for : Independent Lens
(Billy Strayhorn: Lush Life)

Sheila Nevins, Lisa Heller, Kimberlee Acquaro, Stacy Sherman

Honored for : God Sleeps in Rwanda

Geralyn Dreyfous, Pamela Tanner Boll, Zana Briski, Ross Kauffman

Honored for : Cinemax Reel Life
(Born into Brothels: Calcutta's Red Light Kids)

Sheila Nevins, Lisa Heller, Jen Chaiken

Honored for : America Undercover
(My Flesh and Blood)

Sally Jo Fifer, Tracy Droz Tragos, Randy Mason, Chris Tragos, Kat Tragos, Michael Murphy, Chris Donahue

Honored for : Independent Lens
(Be Good, Smile Pretty)

Paula S. Apsell, Matthew Barrett, Garfield Kennedy, Larry Klein, John Lynch

Honored for : Nova
(Why The Towers Fell)

Alexander Marshall

Honored for : The Revenge of the Sons of the Desert