DOCUMENTARY CATEGORIES NOMINEES:
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Outstanding Current Affairs Documentary 
64 Days: The Insurrection Playbook
Goldcrest Films [Saboteur Media, Atomized Studios Limited, Smuggler Films]
Bread & Roses
Apple TV+ [Apple Original Films, Eyan Foundation, Extracurricular,
Excellent Cadaver]
Print It Black
ABC News Live
ABC
We Will Dance Again
Paramount+ [See It Now Studios, HOT 8, BBC Storyville, Sipur Studios,
Bitachon365, MGM Television, HSCC]
A Year of War: Israelis and Palestinians
FRONTLINE
PBS
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OUTSTANDING POLITICS & GOVERNMENT DOCUMENTARY
Battleground Texas
VICE News
The Body Politic
POV
PBS [ITVS, Black Public Media, Corporation For Public Broadcasting,
Rowhouse, LC | Rowhouse Collective, American Documentary | POV]
Carville: Winning is Everything, Stupid
CNN Worldwide [Altimeter Films, CNN Films]
From Russia with Lev
MSNBC [Rakontur, UTAS, Surprise Inside, MSNBC Films]
The Riot Report
American Experience
PBS [GBH, 42nd Parallel Films]
The Sixth
A24 [Change Content]
Who's Afraid of Nathan Law?
POV
PBS [Pandamonium Productions LLC, Herochaser, Palm Pictures,
Official, LLC, American Documentary | POV]
 
 
OUTSTANDING SOCIAL ISSUE DOCUMENTARY
Daughters
Netflix [Netflix, XTR, Object & Animal, Epoch Films, Park Pictures, OPC,
World of HA, Simpson Street, Two One Five]
Death Without Mercy
Showtime [MTV Documentary Films, Docsville Studios, Basement Films,
AMC Media Production]
Name Me Lawand
POV
PBS [Pulse Films, American Documentary | POV]
One With the Whale
Independent Lens
PBS [Vitamin Sea Productions, Siyuqaq Incorporated, Actual Films]
Two American Families: 1991-2024
FRONTLINE
PBS
 
OUTSTANDING INVESTIGATIVE DOCUMENTARY
American Conspiracy: The Octopus Murders
Netflix [Stardust Frames, Duplass Brothers Productions]
A Dangerous Assignment: Uncovering Corruption
in Maduro’s Venezuela
FRONTLINE
PBS [Armando.Info]
The Grab
Center for Investigative Reporting Studios
[Magnolia Pictures, Participant Media, Rocklin | Faust, Impact Partners]
The Night Won't End
Fault Lines
Al Jazeera International USA
South Korea’s Adoption Reckoning
FRONTLINE
PBS [The Associated Press]​
 
OUTSTANDING HYSTORICAL DOCUMENTARY
An American Bombing: The Road to April 19th
HBO | Max [HBO Documentary Films, Blowback Productions]
Fly With Me
American Experience
PBS [GBH, Sarah Colt Productions]
Tsunami: Race Against Time
National Geographic [Blast Films]
Turning Point: The Bomb and the Cold War
Netflix [Luminant Media]
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OUTSTANDING ARTS & CULTURE DOCUMENTARY
As We Speak: Rap Music on Trial
Paramount+ [MTV Entertainment Studios, District 33, Park Pictures,
Strike Anywhere]
Butterfly in the Sky
Fifth Season [Sidestilt Films, Window Pictures, XTR]
Hollywood Black
MGM+ [Radical Media, Culture Machine, Significant Productions]
King Coal
POV
PBS [Drexler Films, Cottage M, Fishbowl Films, Narrow Vision Endeavors,
King Coal Productions LLC, American Documentary | POV]
Madu
Disney + [Disney Branded Television, Hunting Lane Films]
 
 
OUTSTANDING SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY DOCUMENTARY
Anand Varma: Hidden Wonders
Photographer
National Geographic [Little Monster Films]
Apollo 13: Survival
Netflix [Insight TWI Films, Fee Fie Foe]
Hunt for the Oldest DNA
NOVA
PBS [Handful of Films, HHMI Tangled Bank Studios, NOVA/GBH, ZDF,
DR Danish Broadcasting Corporation]
The Space Race
National Geographic [National Geographic Documentary Films, The
Kennedy/Marshall Company, Alegria Films, Cortés Filmworks, Diamond
Docs]
What's Next? The Future with Bill Gates
Netflix [Tremolo Productions]
 
OUTSTANDING NATURE DOCUMENTARY
Attenborough and the Jurassic Sea Monster
Nature
PBS | [BBC Studios Natural History Unit, BBC, The WNET Group])
Billy & Molly: An Otter Love Story
National Geographic [Silverback Films]
Grizzly 399: Queen of the Tetons
Nature
PBS [Lucky 8 TV, The WNET Group]
Our Living World
Netflix [Wild Space, Freeborne Media]
Patrick and the Whale
Nature
PBS [Terra Mater Studios, The WNET Group]
Paul Nicklen & Cristina Mittermeier: Win or Die
Photographer
National Geographic [Little Monster Films]
Silverback
Nature
PBS [Off the Fence Studios, BBC, France Télévisions, Featuristic Films,
The WNET Group]
 
 
OUTSTANDING BUSINESS & ECONOMIC DOCUMENTARY
Bitconned
Netflix [Glass Entertainment Group]
Buy Now: The Shopping Conspiracy
Netflix [Grain Media]
Diane von Furstenberg: Woman in Charge
Hulu [Sutter Road Picture Company, Fabiola Beracasa Beckman
Media Production]
The Hobby
Documentary+ [XTR]
Moviepass, Moviecrash
HBO | Max [HBO Documentary Films, Unrealistic Ideas, Assemble Media,
Nightbrain Pictures, Tower Way]
Razing Liberty Square
Independent Lens
PBS [RLS Film, LLC]
 
OUTSTANDING CRIME & JUSTICE DOCUMENTARY
Cult Massacre: One Day In Jonestown
National Geographic [72 Films]
Into the Fire: The Lost Daughter
Netflix [Tripod Media LLC, Denver & Delilah]
Mastermind: To Think Like a Killer
Hulu [Campfire Studios, Lewellen Pictures, Invented by Girls,
Rebecca Halpern Productions]
Poisoned Ground: The Tragedy at Love Canal
American Experience
PBS [GBH, Madrona Productions]
The Truth vs. Alex Jones
HBO | Max [HBO Documentary Films, AMOS Pictures]
 
OUTSTANDING SHORT DOCUMENTARY
The Dirty Business of Monkey Laundering
Bloomberg Investigates
Bloomberg
Love To The Max
The New Yorker
Motorcycle Mary
ESPN [ESPN Films, Breakwater Studios]
Swept
Human Rights Watch
Wings of Dust
Documentary+ [Rolling Stone Films, Skyeyes Documentaries, 42 Parallelo,
5 Stick Films Inc.]
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BEST DOCUMENTARY
American Conspiracy: The Octopus Murders
Netflix [Stardust Frames, Duplass Brothers Productions]
The Commandant's Shadow
HBO | Max [Warner Bros. Pictures, HBO Documentary Films,
Snowstorm Productions, Creators Inc., New Mandate Films]
The Grab
Center for Investigative Reporting Studios
[Magnolia Pictures, Participant Media, Rocklin | Faust, Impact Partners]
Hollywood Black
MGM+ [Radical Media, Culture Machine, Significant Productions]
Mammals
BBC America | BBC+ [BBC Studios National History Unit,
France Televisions, ZDF]
Queendom
Galdanova Film
The Sing Sing Chronicles
MSNBC [NBC News Studios, MSNBC Films, Trilogy Films]
The Sixth
Amazon | Apple TV [Apple Original Films, A24, Change Content]
The Truth vs. Alex Jones
HBO | Max [HBO Documentary Films, AMOS Pictures]
 
Outstanding News Program in Spanish
Conclusiones
CNN Worldwide
Noticias Telemundo con Julio Vaqueiro
Telemundo
Noticiero Univision
Univision
Noticiero Univision Edicion Digital
 
Outstanding Journalist in Spanish Language Media
Damià Bonmatí
Telemundo
Albert Martínez
The Weather Channel en Español
Pau Mosquera
CNN Worldwide
Julio Vaqueiro
Telemundo
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Outstanding Coverage of a Breaking News Story in Spanish
 

Atentado Contra Donald Trump
Noticiero Univision
Univision
Eclipse Total
Noticias Telemundo
Telemundo
Harris o Trump: Batalla Final Decision 2024
Noticias Telemundo
Telemundo
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Outstanding Investigative News Coverage in Spanish
 

Cada Vez Más Migrantes Viajan Encerrados
en Tráileres por México Rumbo a EE.UU.
Telemundo
China Inc: Un Negocio Criminal de Aduanas
N+ Focus
VIX | TelevisaUnivision
Deportación Infantil: el Muro Mexicano
N+ Focus
VIX | TelevisaUnivision
El Darién, Cementerio Sin Cruces
Noticiero Univision
Univision
La Lucha por Salvar las Últimas 8 Vaquitas
Marinas del Mundo
El Último Refugio de la Vaquita Marina
VICE News
NarcoFiles: Tren de Aragua
CNN Worldwide
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​​​Outstanding Feature Story in Spanish

El Camino Correcto: el Largo Viaje Para Pedir Asilo

de Una Familia Venezolana

ProPublica | The Texas Tribune | Univision

Más y Más y Más Flores

The New York Times Op-Docs

Nacer Sin Extremidades: la Vida de Carlos Candelario

Tras la Exposición a Pesticidas de su Madre

Univision

Nuestro Planeta: Voces del Cambio Climático

Telemundo Station Group

To Live in a Wild Sea

The New York Times Op-Docs

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Outstanding Writing – News

CBS Sunday Morning: Empty Rooms

CBS Sunday Morning

CBS

Dr. Kuznetzov

60 Minutes

CBS News

Elephant V. Man

The Whole Story with Anderson Cooper

CNN Worldwide

Growing Broke: Forever Chemicals in

America’s Heartland

NewsNation Prime

NewsNation

A Mother’s Tragic Tale from War-Torn Gaza

CNN Worldwide

Apes

Trafficked: Underworlds with Mariana van Zeller

National Geographic [Muck Media]

 

Outstanding Research – News

Apes

Trafficked: Underworlds with Mariana van Zeller

National Geographic [Muck Media]

Breakdown in Maine

FRONTLINE

PBS [Portland Press Herald, Maine Public Radio]

The Cap Arcona

60 Minutes

CBS News

Documenting Police Use of Force

FRONTLINE

PBS [The Associated Press, The Howard Centers for Investigative Journalism]

The Hidden Autopilot Data That Reveals Why Teslas

Crash

The Wall Street Journal

K File Investigation in North Carolina Governor's Race

CNN Worldwide

Starving Gaza

Fault Lines

Al Jazeera International USA

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Outstanding Direction – News

ABC News Your Voice Your Vote

The ABC News Presidential Debate

ABC

Assassins

Trafficked: Underworlds with Mariana van Zeller

National Geographic [Muck Media]

Caught in a Coup

Trafficked: Underworlds with Mariana van Zeller

National Geographic [Muck Media]

The Drug Mule Scam

Trafficked: Underworlds with Mariana van Zeller

National Geographic [Muck Media]

Election Night

NBC News

Surviving Nova

VICE Special Report

VICE News

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Outstanding Video Journalism

Caught in a Coup

Trafficked: Underworlds with Mariana van Zeller

National Geographic [Muck Media]

Hash Smugglers

Trafficked: Underworlds with Mariana van Zeller

National Geographic [Muck Media]

A Hidden War

In Real Life

Evident | Scripps News

Migrant Smugglers

Trafficked: Underworlds with Mariana van Zeller

National Geographic [Muck Media]

On the Front Lines With Ukraine's Killer Drone Pilot

The Wall Street Journal

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Outstanding Editing – News

Assassins

Trafficked: Underworlds with Mariana van Zeller

National Geographic

Children of the Darien Gap

Fault Lines

Al Jazeera International USA

The Drug Mule Scam

Trafficked: Underworlds with Mariana van Zeller

National Geographic [Muck Media]

Illegal Gambling

Trafficked: Underworlds with Mariana van Zeller

National Geographic [Muck Media]

Notes of Protest: Afghanistan’s Orchestra in Exile

NBC News NOW | NBC News

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Outstanding Graphic Design – News

AFP Videographic : The International Criminal Court

AFP

Four Gazans Show How War Devastated Their

Coastline

Business Insider

The Hidden Autopilot Data That Reveals

Why Teslas Crash

The Wall Street Journal

The Price of Money

Bloomberg News Spotlight

Bloomberg [Crisscross Studios]

Rohingya Hijras Facing Transphobic Abuse and

Sexual Violence

CNN Worldwide

You’re Being Lied To About Voter Fraud.

Here’s the Truth.

The New York Times Opinion

The New York Times

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Outstanding Show Open or Title Sequence –

News

2024 Total Solar Eclipse: Through the Eyes of NASA

NASA+

Assassins

Trafficked: Underworlds with Mariana van Zeller

National Geographic [Muck Media]

Election Night Live with Brian Williams

Prime Video [White Cherry Entertainment]

Migrant Smugglers

Trafficked: Underworlds with Mariana van Zeller

National Geographic [Muck Media]

Total Eclipse of the Heartland

CBS News

What Happened to Karen Silkwood: The Lost Tapes

Impact x Nightline

ABC | Hulu

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Outstanding Lighting Direction – News

Assassins

Trafficked: Underworlds with Mariana van Zeller

National Geographic [Muck Media]

Hash Smugglers

Trafficked: Underworlds with Mariana van Zeller

National Geographic [Muck Media]

Illegal Gambling

Trafficked: Underworlds with Mariana van Zeller

National Geographic [Muck Media]

Sextortion

Trafficked: Underworlds with Mariana van Zeller

National Geographic [Muck Media]

 

Technical Excellence – News

America Decides, Election '24

CBS News

CNN Presidential Debate: President Joe Biden &

Former President Donald J. Trump

CNN Worldwide

NBC News: Election Night Coverage

NBC News

Harris o Trump: Batalla Final Decision 2024

Telemundo

Trafficked: Underworlds with Mariana van Zeller

National Geographic [Muck Media]

 

Outstanding Writing – Documentary

Billy & Molly: An Otter Love Story

National Geographic [Silverback Films]

Join or Die

Delevan Street Films

King Coal

POV

PBS [Drexler Films, Cottage M, Fishbowl Films, Narrow Vision Endeavors,

King Coal Productions LLC, American Documentary | POV]

The Night Won't End

Fault Lines

Al Jazeera International USA

Poisoned Ground: The Tragedy at Love Canal

American Experience

PBS [GBH, Madrona Productions]

The Space Race

National Geographic [National Geographic Documentary Films,

The Kennedy/Marshall Company, Alegria Films, Cortés Filmworks,

Diamond Docs].

 

Outstanding Research – Documentary

The Bibi Files

Jolt.film [Jigsaw Productions]

China, The U.S. and the Rise of Xi Jinping

FRONTLINE

PBS

The Grab

Center for Investigative Reporting Studios

[Magnolia Pictures, Participant Media, Rocklin | Faust, Impact Partners]

Nazi Town, USA

American Experience

PBS [GBH, Pangloss Films]

Our Oceans

Netflix [Wild Space, Freeborne Media, Higher Ground]

 

 

Outstanding Direction – Documentary

Billy & Molly: An Otter Love Story

National Geographic [Silverback Films]

Daughters

Netflix [XTR, Object & Animal, Epoch Films, Park Pictures, OPC, World of HA,

Simpson Street, Two One Five]

Frida

Prime Video [Imagine Documentaries, TIME Studios]

Madu

Disney + [Disney Branded Television, Hunting Lane Films]

Poisoned Ground: The Tragedy at Love Canal

American Experience

PBS [GBH, Madrona Productions]

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Outstanding Cinematography – Documentary

Earthsounds

Apple TV+ [Offspring Films]

King Coal

POV

PBS [Drexler Films, Cottage M, Fishbowl Films, Narrow Vision Endeavors,

King Coal Productions LLC, American Documentary | POV]

Lions of the Skeleton Coast

Nature

PBS [Into Nature Productions, ORF Universum, Arte, WDR, The WNET Group]

Mammals

BBC America | BBC+ [BBC Studios National History Unit,

France Televisions, ZDF]

Our Living World

Netflix [Wild Space, Freeborne Media, Higher Ground]

Secret World of Sound with David Attenborough

Netflix [CBC, Sky, Humble Bee Films]

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Outstanding Editing – Documentary

Apollo 13: Survival

Netflix [Insight TWI Films, Fee Fie Foe]

Blink

National Geographic [MRC, EYESTEELFILM, National Geographic

Documentary Films, Fishbowl Films, Motive]

Citizen Nation

PBS [Retro Report]

Death Without Mercy

Showtime [MTV Documentary Films, Docsville Studios, Basement Films,

AMC Media Production]

We Will Dance Again

Paramount+ [See It Now Studios, HOT 8, BBC Storyville, Sipur Studios,

Bitachon365, MGM Television, HSCC]

 

Outstanding Graphic Design – Documentary

Buy Now: The Shopping Conspiracy

Netflix [Grain Media]

Food, Inc. 2

Apple TV+ | Google Play [The Food Project 2020]

Frida

Prime Video [Imagine Documentaries, TIME Studios]

Join or Die

Delevan Street Films

Omnivore

Apple TV+ [Fifth Season, Film 45]

 

Outstanding Music Composition – Documentary

Billy & Molly: An Otter Love Story

National Geographic [Silverback Films]

Dan Winters: Life is Once. Forever.

Photographer

National Geographic [Little Monster Films]

Endurance

National Geographic [A Little Dot Studios, Consequential, History Hit

Production, Little Monster Films, National Geographic Documentary Films]

Frida

Prime Video [Imagine Documentaries, TIME Studios]

Mafia Spies

Paramount+ [CreativeChaos vmg]

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Outstanding Sound – Documentary

Apollo 13: Survival

Netflix [Insight TWI Films, Fee Fie Foe]

Billy & Molly: An Otter Love Story

National Geographic [Silverback Films]

Earthsounds

Apple TV+ [Offspring Films]

Mammals

BBC America | BBC+ [BBC Studios National History Unit,

France Televisions, ZDF]

Secret World of Sound with David Attenborough

Netflix [CBC, Sky, Humble Bee Films]

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Outstanding Lighting Direction – Documentary

American Conspiracy: The Octopus Murders

Netflix [Stardust Frames, Duplass Brothers Productions]

American Seams

POV Shorts

PBS [LA Times Studios, Paper Hat Films, The Plains,

American Documentary | POV]

Cold Case: Who Killed JonBenét Ramsey

Netflix [RadicalMedia, Third Eye Motion Picture Company]

Hitler and the Nazis: Evil on Trial

Netflix [Smuggler Entertainment, Third Eye Motion Picture Company]

Separated

MSNBC [NBC News Studios, Participant Media, A Fourth Floor,

Moxie Pictures Production, MSNBC Films]

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Outstanding Art Direction / Set Decoration /Scenic Design – Documentary

Apollo 13: Survival

Netflix [Insight TWI Films, Fee Fie Foe]

Glitter and Greed: The Lisa Frank Story

Prime Video [Amazon MGM Studios, Maxine Productions, Sony Pictures

Television]

Hitler and the Nazis: Evil on Trial

Netflix [Smuggler Entertainment, Third Eye Motion Picture Company]

Separated

MSNBC [NBC News Studios, Participant Media, A Fourth Floor,

Moxie Pictures Production, MSNBC Films]

This Is What a Nuclear Strike Would Feel Like

The New York Times Opinion

The New York Times

You’re Being Lied To About Voter Fraud.

Here’s the Truth.

The New York Times Opinion

The New York Times [Sharp As Knives]

 

Outstanding Promotional Announcement – News

Election Night

ABC News

I'M IN (Image Campaign)

Good Morning America

ABC

No Fear

ABC World News Tonight with David Muir

ABC

Sins of the Parents

ABC News Studios | Hulu

Steve Kornacki Brand Campaign

Decision 2024

MSNBC [Bodega Studios, Matt Wilcox Music]

 

Outstanding Promotional Announcement –Documentary

Billy & Molly: An Otter Love Story

National Geographic [Silverback Films, Silk Factory]

Blink

National Geographic [MRC, EYESTEELFILM, National Geographic

Documentary Films, Fishbowl Films, Motive]

Brats

ABC News Studios | Hulu

The Grab

Center for Investigative Reporting Studios

[Magnolia Pictures, Participant Media, Rocklin | Faust, Impact Partners]

Patrice: The Movie

ABC News Studios | Hulu

Tsunami: Race Against Time

National Geographic [Blast Films, Aspect]

 

 

Outstanding Regional Documentary

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Angels Too Soon

WTTW / PBS

Desde Cero: The Migrant Journey in Chicago

WMAQ

The Holly

Rocky Mountain Public Media

OKC Thunder

STEPS

Oklahoma City Thunder

A Towering Task: The Story of the Peace Corps

Rocky Mountain Public Media

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