Primetime Emmy Award for Exceptional Merit - Documentary Filmmaking (Primetime Emmy Award)

Primetime Emmy Award

The Primetime Emmy for Exceptional Merit In Documentary Filmmaking is one of the awards presented every year at the Primetime Emmy Awards ceremony.

Check all the winners of Primetime Emmy Award for Exceptional Merit - Documentary Filmmaking presented under Primetime Emmy Award since 2005 .

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Andrea Nix, Sean Fine, Nancy Abraham, Sheila Nevins

Honored for : Life According to Sam

Nominations 2014 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Mark Samels	American Experience The Amish: Shunned
Sharon Grimberg	American Experience The Amish: Shunned
Callie T. Wiser	American Experience The Amish: Shunned
Cecilia Peck	Brave Miss World
Motty Reif	Brave Miss World
Inbal B. Lessner	Brave Miss World
Lati Grobman	Brave Miss World
Deirdre Fenton	30 for 30: Soccer Stories Hillsborough
Connor Schell	30 for 30: Soccer Stories Hillsborough
John Dahl	30 for 30: Soccer Stories Hillsborough
Daniel Gordon	30 for 30: Soccer Stories Hillsborough
Sheila Nevins	Life According to Sam
Nancy Abraham	Life According to Sam
Sean Fine	Life According to Sam
Andrea Nix	Life According to Sam

Alex Gibney, Alexandra Johnes, Todd Wider, Jedd Wider, Sheila Nevins, Sara Bernstein

Honored for : Mea Maxima Culpa: Silence in the House of God

Lois Vossen, Sally Jo Fifer, Connie Field

Honored for : Independent Lens

(Have You Heard From Johannesburg?)

Nominations 2012 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Callie T. Wiser	American Experience The Amish
Sharon Grimberg	American Experience The Amish
Mark Samels	American Experience The Amish
David Belton	American Experience The Amish
Lois Vossen	Independent Lens Have You Heard From Johannesburg?
Sally Jo Fifer	Independent Lens Have You Heard From Johannesburg?
Connie Field	Independent Lens Have You Heard From Johannesburg?
Jonathan Silberberg	Paradise Lost 3: Purgatory
Joe Berlinger	Paradise Lost 3: Purgatory
Nancy Abraham	Paradise Lost 3: Purgatory
Sheila Nevins	Paradise Lost 3: Purgatory

Stanley Nelson Jr., Laurens Grant, Mark Samels, Sharon Grimberg

Honored for : Freedom Riders

Nominations 2011 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Stanley Nelson Jr.	Freedom Riders
Laurens Grant	Freedom Riders
Mark Samels	Freedom Riders
Sharon Grimberg	Freedom Riders
Trish Adlesic	Gasland
Josh Fox	Gasland
Molly Gandour	Gasland
Rick Goldsmith	POV The Most Dangerous Man in America: Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers
Judith Ehrlich	POV The Most Dangerous Man in America: Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers
Jodie Evans	POV The Most Dangerous Man in America: Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers
Sally Jo Fifer	POV The Most Dangerous Man in America: Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers

Simon Kilmurry, Cara Mertes, Ellen Kuras, Flora Fernandez-Marengo

Honored for : POV

(The Betrayal (Nerakhoon))

Nominations 2010 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Simon Kilmurry	POV The Betrayal (Nerakhoon)
Cara Mertes	POV The Betrayal (Nerakhoon)
Ellen Kuras	POV The Betrayal (Nerakhoon)
Flora Fernandez-Marengo	POV The Betrayal (Nerakhoon)
Marc Levin	Brick City
Mark Benjamin	Brick City
Forest Whitaker	Brick City
Mala Chapple	Brick City
Mark Samels	American Experience My Lai
Sharon Grimberg	American Experience My Lai
Susan Bellows	American Experience My Lai
Barak Goodman	American Experience My Lai
Simon Kilmurry	Patti Smith: Dream of Life
Steven Sebring	Patti Smith: Dream of Life
Margaret Smilow	Patti Smith: Dream of Life
Jeffrey Skoll	Pressure Cooker
Diane Weyermann	Pressure Cooker
Jennifer Grausman	Pressure Cooker
Sheila Nevins	Sergio
Nancy Abraham	Sergio
Greg Barker	Sergio
John Battsek	Sergio
Julie Goldman	Sergio

Sheila Nevins, Maria Shriver, John Hoffman, Shari Cookson, Nick Doob

Honored for : The Alzheimer's Project

(The Memory Loss Tapes)

Nominations 2009 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Sheila Nevins	Section 60: Arlington National Cemetery
Jacqueline Glover	Section 60: Arlington National Cemetery
Jon Alpert	Section 60: Arlington National Cemetery
Matthew O'Neill	Section 60: Arlington National Cemetery
Sheila Nevins	The Alzheimer's Project The Memory Loss Tapes
Maria Shriver	The Alzheimer's Project The Memory Loss Tapes
John Hoffman	The Alzheimer's Project The Memory Loss Tapes
Shari Cookson	The Alzheimer's Project The Memory Loss Tapes
Nick Doob	The Alzheimer's Project The Memory Loss Tapes

Sheila Nevins, Steven Okazaki, Sara Bernstein, Robert Richter

Honored for : White Light/Black Rain: The Destruction of Hiroshima and Nagasaki

Nominations 2008 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Sheila Nevins	White Light/Black Rain: The Destruction of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
Steven Okazaki	White Light/Black Rain: The Destruction of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
Sara Bernstein	White Light/Black Rain: The Destruction of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
Robert Richter	White Light/Black Rain: The Destruction of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
Mark Zwonitzer	American Experience Walt Whitman
Patrick Long	American Experience Walt Whitman
Mark Samels	American Experience Walt Whitman
Jamila Wignot	American Experience Walt Whitman
Mark Samels	American Experience Oswald's Ghost
Sharon Grimberg	American Experience Oswald's Ghost
Robert Stone	American Experience Oswald's Ghost

Steven Bognar, Julia Reichert, Sally Jo Fifer, Lois Vossen

Honored for : Independent Lens

(A Lion in the House)

Nominations 2007 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Steven Bognar	Independent Lens A Lion in the House
Julia Reichert	Independent Lens A Lion in the House
Sally Jo Fifer	Independent Lens A Lion in the House
Lois Vossen	Independent Lens A Lion in the House
Samuel D. Pollard	When the Levees Broke A Requiem In Four Acts
Spike Lee	When the Levees Broke A Requiem In Four Acts
Sheila Nevins	When the Levees Broke A Requiem In Four Acts
Jacqueline Glover	When the Levees Broke A Requiem In Four Acts
Stanley Nelson Jr.	Jonestown: The Life and Death of Peoples Temple
Sharon Grimberg	Jonestown: The Life and Death of Peoples Temple
Mark Samels	Jonestown: The Life and Death of Peoples Temple

Samuel D. Pollard, Spike Lee, Sheila Nevins, Jacqueline Glover

Honored for : When the Levees Broke

(A Requiem In Four Acts)

Nominations 2007 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Steven Bognar	Independent Lens A Lion in the House
Julia Reichert	Independent Lens A Lion in the House
Sally Jo Fifer	Independent Lens A Lion in the House
Lois Vossen	Independent Lens A Lion in the House
Samuel D. Pollard	When the Levees Broke A Requiem In Four Acts
Spike Lee	When the Levees Broke A Requiem In Four Acts
Sheila Nevins	When the Levees Broke A Requiem In Four Acts
Jacqueline Glover	When the Levees Broke A Requiem In Four Acts
Stanley Nelson Jr.	Jonestown: The Life and Death of Peoples Temple
Sharon Grimberg	Jonestown: The Life and Death of Peoples Temple
Mark Samels	Jonestown: The Life and Death of Peoples Temple

Jon Alpert, Joseph Feury, Sheila Nevins, Matthew O'Neill

Honored for : Baghdad ER

(Exceptional Merit In Nonfiction Filmmaking)

Nominations 2006 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Joe Halderman	Three Days In September Exceptional Merit In Nonfiction Filmmaking
Michael McHugh	Three Days In September Exceptional Merit In Nonfiction Filmmaking
Peter Van Sant	Three Days In September Exceptional Merit In Nonfiction Filmmaking
Michael Vele	Three Days In September Exceptional Merit In Nonfiction Filmmaking
Jon Alpert	Baghdad ER Exceptional Merit In Nonfiction Filmmaking
Joseph Feury	Baghdad ER Exceptional Merit In Nonfiction Filmmaking
Sheila Nevins	Baghdad ER Exceptional Merit In Nonfiction Filmmaking
Matthew O'Neill	Baghdad ER Exceptional Merit In Nonfiction Filmmaking
Sally Jo Fifer	POV In The Realms Of The Unreal","Exceptional Merit In Nonfiction Filmmaking
Cara Mertes	POV In The Realms Of The Unreal","Exceptional Merit In Nonfiction Filmmaking
Susan West	POV In The Realms Of The Unreal","Exceptional Merit In Nonfiction Filmmaking
Jessica Yu	POV In The Realms Of The Unreal","Exceptional Merit In Nonfiction Filmmaking
Nick Fraser	American Experience Two Days In October","Exceptional Merit In Nonfiction Filmmaking
Sharon Grimberg	American Experience Two Days In October","Exceptional Merit In Nonfiction Filmmaking
Robert Kenner	American Experience Two Days In October","Exceptional Merit In Nonfiction Filmmaking
Mark Samels	American Experience Two Days In October","Exceptional Merit In Nonfiction Filmmaking
Nancy Dubuc	Combat Diary: The Marines of Lima Company Exceptional Merit In Nonfiction Filmmaking
Michael Epstein	Combat Diary: The Marines of Lima Company Exceptional Merit In Nonfiction Filmmaking
Jonathan Yellen	Combat Diary: The Marines of Lima Company Exceptional Merit In Nonfiction Filmmaking
Dierdre O'Hearn	Combat Diary: The Marines of Lima Company Exceptional Merit In Nonfiction Filmmaking

Nick Fraser, Sharon Grimberg, Robert Kenner, Mark Samels

Honored for : American Experience

(Two Days In October, Exceptional Merit In Nonfiction Filmmaking)

Nominations 2006 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Joe Halderman	Three Days In September Exceptional Merit In Nonfiction Filmmaking
Michael McHugh	Three Days In September Exceptional Merit In Nonfiction Filmmaking
Peter Van Sant	Three Days In September Exceptional Merit In Nonfiction Filmmaking
Michael Vele	Three Days In September Exceptional Merit In Nonfiction Filmmaking
Jon Alpert	Baghdad ER Exceptional Merit In Nonfiction Filmmaking
Joseph Feury	Baghdad ER Exceptional Merit In Nonfiction Filmmaking
Sheila Nevins	Baghdad ER Exceptional Merit In Nonfiction Filmmaking
Matthew O'Neill	Baghdad ER Exceptional Merit In Nonfiction Filmmaking
Sally Jo Fifer	POV In The Realms Of The Unreal","Exceptional Merit In Nonfiction Filmmaking
Cara Mertes	POV In The Realms Of The Unreal","Exceptional Merit In Nonfiction Filmmaking
Susan West	POV In The Realms Of The Unreal","Exceptional Merit In Nonfiction Filmmaking
Jessica Yu	POV In The Realms Of The Unreal","Exceptional Merit In Nonfiction Filmmaking
Nick Fraser	American Experience Two Days In October","Exceptional Merit In Nonfiction Filmmaking
Sharon Grimberg	American Experience Two Days In October","Exceptional Merit In Nonfiction Filmmaking
Robert Kenner	American Experience Two Days In October","Exceptional Merit In Nonfiction Filmmaking
Mark Samels	American Experience Two Days In October","Exceptional Merit In Nonfiction Filmmaking
Nancy Dubuc	Combat Diary: The Marines of Lima Company Exceptional Merit In Nonfiction Filmmaking
Michael Epstein	Combat Diary: The Marines of Lima Company Exceptional Merit In Nonfiction Filmmaking
Jonathan Yellen	Combat Diary: The Marines of Lima Company Exceptional Merit In Nonfiction Filmmaking
Dierdre O'Hearn	Combat Diary: The Marines of Lima Company Exceptional Merit In Nonfiction Filmmaking

Sheila Nevins, Nancy Abraham, James Miller, Saira Shah

Honored for : Death in Gaza

(Exceptional Merit in Nonfiction Filmmaking)

Nominations 2005 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Sheila Nevins	Death in Gaza Exceptional Merit in Nonfiction Filmmaking
Nancy Abraham	Death in Gaza Exceptional Merit in Nonfiction Filmmaking
James Miller	Death in Gaza Exceptional Merit in Nonfiction Filmmaking
Saira Shah	Death in Gaza Exceptional Merit in Nonfiction Filmmaking
John Hoffman	Last Letters Home Exceptional Merit in Nonfiction Filmmaking
Sheila Nevins	Last Letters Home Exceptional Merit in Nonfiction Filmmaking
Jane Bornemeier	Last Letters Home Exceptional Merit in Nonfiction Filmmaking
Bill Couturié	Last Letters Home Exceptional Merit in Nonfiction Filmmaking
Mark Samels	American Experience Exceptional Merit in Nonfiction Filmmaking, For Episode: Guerrilla: The Taking of Patty Hearst
Nick Fraser	American Experience Exceptional Merit in Nonfiction Filmmaking, For Episode: Guerrilla: The Taking of Patty Hearst
Robert Stone	American Experience Exceptional Merit in Nonfiction Filmmaking, For Episode: Guerrilla: The Taking of Patty Hearst
Steve Carlis	With All Deliberate Speed Exceptional Merit in Nonfiction Filmmaking
Steven Rosenbaum	With All Deliberate Speed Exceptional Merit in Nonfiction Filmmaking
Don Baer	With All Deliberate Speed Exceptional Merit in Nonfiction Filmmaking
Peter Gilbert	With All Deliberate Speed Exceptional Merit in Nonfiction Filmmaking

Primetime Emmy Award for Exceptional Merit - Documentary Filmmaking