CBS, ABC, CNN and National Geographic are among the top winners at night one of the 2025 News & Documentary Emmy Awards on Wednesday.
ABC World News Tonight With David Muir took home the award for outstanding live news program for the third year in a row, while CNN’s The Whole Story With Anderson Cooper won outstanding recorded news program for the second year in a row.
Collectively, CBS earned the most Emmys for the night with five, including 60 Minutes winning three of those awards. ABC, CNN and National Geographic followed with four awards each, and The New York Times took home three.
Al Roker, longtime NBC Today weather anchor, and Jon Else, documentary filmmaker, were previously tapped to receive lifetime achievement honors at the 46th annual News & Documentary Emmy Awards. Bryant Gumbel presented Roker with his award on Wednesday.
“We are proud to celebrate those who do the brave work of bringing truth to our nation’s screens. Their commitment sets a high bar for future generations of journalists and documentarians,” Adam Sharp, president and CEO of NATAS, said in a statement. “We are especially pleased to recognize the contributions of Al Roker and our 2025 Gold & Silver Circle honorees.”
Gold Circle honorees this year include Marc Burstein and Martha Teichner, and Silver Circle honorees include Akram Abi-Hanna, Cater Lee, Bill Owens and Deborah Roberts.
The awards, presented by the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, handed out Wednesday night recognized winners in the news categories. Winners will be announced in the documentary categories during a ceremony Thursday at the Palladium Times Square in New York City.
Wednesday night presenters included Jason Bellini (Scripps), Morgan Chesky (NBC News), Katie Kingsbury (The New York Times), Leila Molana-Allen (PBS NewsHour), Rhana Natour (Al Jazeera), Abby Phillip (CNN), Deborah Roberts (ABC News), Julio Vaqueiro (Telemundo) and Bill Whitaker (CBS News).
Outstanding Recorded News ProgramThe Whole Story with Anderson Cooper (CNN Worldwide)
Outstanding Breaking News CoverageHurricane Helene LandfallTracking Helene (The Weather Channel)
Outstanding Continuing News Coverage: LongformBorder Coverage60 Minutes (CBS News)
Outstanding Light Feature Story: LongformThe Man Who Feeds Gaza’s Children (Business Insider)
Outstanding Hard News Feature Story: ShortformShe Survived an Airstrike that Killed Her Entire Family in Gaza (The New York Times)
Outstanding Hard News Feature Story: LongformChildren of the Darien GapFault Lines (Al Jazeera International USA)
Outstanding Investigative News Coverage: ShortformEurope’s Migration Crisis (BBC News)
Outstanding Investigative News Coverage: LongformTargeting Americans60 Minutes (CBS)
Outstanding Live News Special2024 Total Solar Eclipse: Through the Eyes of NASA (NASA+)
Outstanding News Discussion & AnalysisAmerica First: A Fareed Zakaria Special (CNN Worldwide) ANDElliott County Voted for Democrats For 144 Years. Then Came Trump… (More Perfect Union)
Outstanding News Discussion & Analysis: Editorial and OpinionTwo Weeks Inside Gaza’s Ruined HospitalsThe New York Times Opinion (The New York Times)
Outstanding Live Interview—ShortformInterview with Jake LarsonAmanpour (CNN Worldwide)
Outstanding Live Interview—LongformPresident Biden ExclusiveNBC News Specials & Nightly News (NBC News)
Outstanding Science and Technology CoverageQuantum Arms RaceThe Future with Hannah Fry (Bloomberg)
Outstanding Climate, Environment and Weather CoverageMaui’s Deadly FirestormFRONTLINE (PBS)
Outstanding Health or Medical CoverageBody PartsTrafficked: Underworlds with Mariana van Zeller (National Geographic/Muck Media)
Outstanding Arts, Culture or Entertainment CoverageIllegal GamblingTrafficked: Underworlds with Mariana van Zeller (National Geographic/Muck Media)
Outstanding Business, Consumer or Economic CoverageThe True Cost of Mining Electric Car Battery MetalsTrue Cost (Business Insider)
Outstanding Crime and Justice CoverageHash SmugglersTrafficked: Underworlds with Mariana van Zeller (National Geographic/Muck Media)
Outstanding Coverage of a Breaking News Story in SpanishHarris o Trump: Batalla Final Decision 2024Noticias Telemundo (Telemundo)
Outstanding Investigative News Coverage in SpanishNarcoFiles: Tren de Aragua (CNN Worldwide)
Outstanding Feature Story in SpanishNacer Sin Extremidades: la Vida de Carlos Candelario Tras la Exposición a Pesticidas de su Madre (Univision)
Outstanding Research: NewsThe Hidden Autopilot Data That Reveals Why Teslas Crash (The Wall Street Journal)
Outstanding Direction: NewsABC News Your Voice Your VoteThe ABC News Presidential Debate (ABC)
Outstanding Editing: NewsChildren of the Darien GapFault Lines (Al Jazeera International USA)
Outstanding Graphic Desig
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