As a film enthusiast with over two decades of experience under my belt, I must say that these nominations and winners truly showcase the diversity and creativity in documentary storytelling today. From the heart-wrenching tales of World War II to the fascinating journeys of incredible animals, each production offers a unique perspective on our world.
At the documentary section of the News & Documentary Emmys on Thursday, AMC+’s “Lakota Nation vs. United States” won two prestigious awards – best documentary and outstanding direction in a documentary. The film was skillfully directed by Jesse Short Bull and Laura Tomaselli, and executive produced by Mark Ruffalo.
Additionally, Netflix had a successful evening, bagging a total of six awards – more than any other network or streaming platform. Among the awards were two for “World War II: From the Front Lines,” along with wins for “Victim/Suspect,” “American Manhunt: The Boston Marathon Bombing,” “Big Vape: The Rise and Fall of Juul,” and “Poisoned: The Dirty Truth About Your Food.
On the award night, only three titles stood out as multiple Emmy recipients: “Lakota Nation vs. United States”, “World War II: From the Front Lines” and “PBS’s Frontline”. The victories of PBS were divided between two for “Frontline”, one for “POV” and another for “Independent Lens”.
Meanwhile, National Geographic was a standout at the News & Documentary Emmys held on Wednesday. They won the most awards after Netflix, with a total of five. Their winning titles included “Science Fair: The Series”, “Path of the Panther”, “Nazis at Nuremberg: The Lost Testimony”, “Incredible Animal Journeys” and “JFK: One Day in America”.
At the event held last Thursday, I had the pleasure of witnessing Alex Gibney, an esteemed documentarian and director, receiving a well-deserved lifetime achievement award. The evening was skillfully orchestrated by none other than W. Kamau Bell, a multiple Emmy and Peabody Award-winning stand-up comedian who served as our host for the 45th Annual Documentary Emmy Awards.
On Wednesday evening, I was thrilled to witness CNN taking the lead with an impressive 11 awards in the news segment of the two-night event. Five of these victories were secured by “The Whole Story with Anderson Cooper.” ABC and National Geographic both claimed five wins each. Interestingly, ABC News accumulated a total of eight awards, with three credited to Hulu. The Nat Geo series “Trafficked with Mariana van Zeller” also shone brightly, earning an equal number of Emmys as Cooper’s wins, making them the joint champions for the night. Lastly, the esteemed broadcast journalist and author, Jane Pauley, was honored with a Lifetime Achievement award during this news-centric ceremony. She is currently the host of “CBS News Sunday Morning.
The 45th News & Documentary Emmy Awards, organized by the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences in New York City, unfolded across two evenings (September 25 and 26) at the Palladium Times Square in New York. The event was streamed on NATAS’ viewing app.
According to EbMaster’s Addie Morfoot, the book “Lakota Nation vs. United States” tells the longstanding story of the Lakota Indians’ fight to recover the Black Hills in South Dakota, a sacred land that was unjustly taken from them by the U.S. government as early as 1876.
The two-hour documentary is structured into three parts: extermination, assimilation, and reparations, and it’s narrated from the perspective of the Lakota people. It details how the Black Hills were illegally seized in breach of numerous treaty obligations, while simultaneously exploiting and relocating the original inhabitants. The film also delves into the ongoing struggle to regain ownership of the Black Hills, as well as examining the numerous instances where the U.S. has neglected, overlooked, or failed to address the historical injustices inflicted upon Indigenous communities nationwide.
Here are this year’s winners:
BEST DOCUMENTARY
Elon Musk’s Twitter Takeover — Frontline (PBS)
Free Chol Soo Lee — Independent Lens (PBS)
Great Photo, Lovely Life: Facing a Family’s Secrets (HBO | Max)
Hidden Letters — Independent Lens (PBS) [ITVS]
January 6th (Discovery+) [Discovery+ | Propagate]
WINNER: Lakota Nation vs. United States (AMC+) [Unceded Films, LLC | IFC Films]
Mourning In Lod (Showtime) [MTV Documentary Films | Medalia Productions]
The Stroll (HBO | Max) [HBO Documentary Films]
OUTSTANDING SHORT DOCUMENTARY
Birthing A Nation: The Resistance of Mary Gaffney (Paramount+)
Deciding Vote — The New Yorker Documentary (The New Yorker)
Last Song From Kabul (Paramount+)
WINNER: The Silent Witness (lifestories.org/films-series/the-silent-witness)
The Takeover (Field of Vision)
OUTSTANDING CURRENT AFFAIRS DOCUMENTARY
Love in the Time of Fentanyl —Independent Lens (PBS) [ITVS]
Mourning In Lod (Showtime) [MTV Documentary Films | Medalia Productions]
WINNER: Poisoned: The Dirty Truth About Your Food (Netflix) [Campfire Studios | Atlas Films]
OUTSTANDING POLITICS AND GOVERNMENT DOCUMENTARY
WINNER: Clarence and Ginni Thomas: Politics, Power and the Supreme Court — Frontline (PBS)
Deadlocked: How America Shaped the Supreme Court (Showtime) [Trilogy Films]
Floyd Abrams: Expressing Openly – American Icons (PBS) [Vivacious Highlights | American Icons Images | Thirteen/WNET]
Giuliani: What Happened to America’s Mayor (CNN)
OUTSTANDING SOCIAL ISSUE DOCUMENTARY
Anonymous Sister (anonymoussister.com) [Big Mouth Productions | Vulcan Productions]
David Holmes: The Boy Who Lived (HBO | Max)
WINNER: Eat Your Catfish — POV (PBS) [Zela Film | American Documentary, POV]
Every Body (NBC) [NBC News Studios |BetterThanFiction Productions]
Sound of the Police (Hulu) [ABC News Studios | Firelight Films]
OUTSTANDING INVESTIGATIVE DOCUMENTARY
Crush (Paramount+) [Triage Entertainment | All Rise Films |See It Now Studios]
Title Winner: Unveiling the Global Spyware Scandal: Pegasus – An Investigation by Frontline (PBS) [This investigation is a part of the Forbidden Stories consortium]
Savior Complex (HBO | Max)[Latchkey Films]
Confidential Documents Revealed: Behind the Scenes with the Boy Scouts of America (Netflix) [Produced by Luminant Media, Grain Media, and Insight Films]
Victim/Suspect (Netflix) [Motto Pictures, Center for Investigative Reporting Studios]
OUTSTANDING HISTORICAL DOCUMENTARY
America and The Taliban — Frontline (PBS)
WINNER: Free Chol Soo Lee — Independent Lens (PBS)
JFK: One Day in America (National Geographic) [72 Films | National Geographic]
To End All War: Oppenheimer & the Atomic Bomb —MSNBC Films (MSNBC) [NBC News Studios]
World War II: From the Front Lines (Netflix) [72 Films]
OUTSTANDING ARTS AND CULTURE DOCUMENTARY
As a passionate film enthusiast, I can’t help but share my excitement about diving into “The Legacy of J. Dilla” presented by The New York Times on FX. This documentary isn’t just any ordinary production; it’s a masterpiece crafted by The New York Times in collaboration with Left/Right, a distinguished company under the North Road umbrella. I can hardly wait to immerse myself in this captivating journey that delves into the life and music of the legendary J Dilla.
Lift (liftdocumentary.com) [Beaufort 9 Films]
WINNER: Little Richard: I Am Everything (CNN Films | Max) [Bungalow Media + Entertainment]
Watch Willie Nelson & Family on Paramount+, a production by MTV Entertainment Studios, 101 Studios, Sight Unseen, and Blackbird.
OUTSTANDING SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY DOCUMENTARY
The Struggle Against Malaria – Nova (PBS) [Produced by Wingspan Productions, HHMI Tangled Bank Studios, and Nova/GBH]
Cosmic Time Machine — Unknown (Netflix)
Encounters (Netflix) [Amblin Television, Boardwalk Pictures, VICE Studios]
Human Footprint (PBS) [Day’s Edge Productions]
WINNER: Science Fair: The Series (National Geographic) [Muck Media]
OUTSTANDING NATURE DOCUMENTARY
The Hummingbird Principle – A Natural Phenomenon (as depicted by PBS, produced by Coneflower Productions, The WNET Group, and Terra Mater Studios)
Incredible Animal Journeys (National Geographic) [Plimsoll Productions]
The winning title is “Path of the Panther” by Grizzly Creek Films, in association with Wildpath and National Geographic.
OUTSTANDING BUSINESS AND ECONOMIC DOCUMENTARY
Age of Easy Money — Frontline (PBS)
WINNER: Big Vape: The Rise and Fall of Juul (Netflix)
Elon Musk’s Twitter Takeover — Frontline (PBS)
Nothing Lasts Forever (Showtime) [Kilo Films]
Working: What We Do All Day (Netflix) [ Higher Ground | Concordia Studio]
OUTSTANDING CRIME AND JUSTICE DOCUMENTARY
Amber: The Girl Behind the Alert (Peacock) [Lusid Media]
Chowchilla (CNN Films | Max) [Zipper Bros Films | Sutter Road Picture Company]
El Equipo — Independent Lens (PBS) [Quiet Pictures LLC]
Wanted: The Escape of Carlos Ghosn (Apple TV+)
OUTSTANDING WRITING: DOCUMENTARY
Exposing Parchman (A&E) [Good Caper Content | Roc Nation | Red Summer TV ]
Great Photo, Lovely Life: Facing a Family’s Secrets (HBO | Max)
WINNER: Nazis at Nuremberg: The Lost Testimony (National Geographic) [Steve Rotfeld Productions]
Netanyahu, America & the Road to War in Gaza — Frontline (PBS)
The Pigeon Tunnel (Apple TV+)
OUTSTANDING RESEARCH: DOCUMENTARY
Worldwide Spyware Controversy: Unveiling Pegasus – Frontline (PBS) [Frontline | Prohibited Documentary | the Forbidden Stories alliance]
JFK: One Day in America (National Geographic) [72 Films | National Geographic]
Take Care of Maya (Netflix) [Story Syndicate | Wise Fool]
The Lady Bird Diaries (Hulu) [ABC News Studios | Trilogy Films]
WINNER: Victim/Suspect (Netflix) [Motto Pictures | Center for Investigative Reporting Studios]
World War II: From the Front Lines (Netflix) [72 Films]
OUTSTANDING DIRECTION: DOCUMENTARY
A Different Film Production (website: anotherbodyfilm.com) by WILLA, Murmuration Productions, and Remarkably Calm Productions
WINNER: Lakota Nation vs. United States (AMC+) [Unceded Films, LLC, | IFC Films]
The Mission (National Geographic) [National Geographic | Lightbox | Mile End Films]
Take Care of Maya (Netflix) [Story Syndicate | Wise Fool]
Victim/Suspect (Netflix) [Motto Pictures | Center for Investigative Reporting Studios]
OUTSTANDING CINEMATOGRAPHY: DOCUMENTARY
Incredible Animal Journeys (National Geographic) [Plimsoll Productions]
The Lost Pyramid — Unknown (Netflix) [A Story Syndicate]
WINNER: Murder In Big Horn (Showtime) [Fairhaven]
Swift Justice — The New Yorker Documentary (The New Yorker)
OUTSTANDING EDITING: DOCUMENTARY
WINNER: American Manhunt: The Boston Marathon Bombing (Netflix)
David Holmes: The Boy Who Lived (HBO | Max)
Little Richard: I Am Everything (CNN Films | Max) [Bungalow Media + Entertainment]
OUTSTANDING GRAPHIC DESIGN: DOCUMENTARY
Ancient Earth — Nova (PBS) [BBC Studios | Nova | WGBH]
Neighbour Abdi — Op-Docs (The New York Times)
Nixon’s Reversal (Ovid) [Hi-Lo | Lost Nation Pictures]
Who Killed Robert Wone? (Peacock) [Jupiter Entertainment]
WINNER: World War II: From the Front Lines (Netflix) [72 Films]
OUTSTANDING MUSIC COMPOSITION: DOCUMENTARY
David Holmes: The Boy Who Lived (HBO | Max)
Flames of Liberty: Ukraine’s Battle for Independence (freedomonfire.film) [Produced by Miraflores Films, Winter on Fire, MakeMake Entertainment, PFX, 1+1MEDIA, Diamond Docs, Frontliner at Donbas, Donetsk Institute of Information]
JFK: One Day in America (National Geographic) [72 Films]
Navajo Police: Class 57 (HBO | Max) [Concordia Studios]
WINNER: World War II: From the Front Lines (Netflix) [72 Films]
OUTSTANDING SOUND: DOCUMENTARY
Big Beasts (Apple TV+) [Plimsoll Productions in association with Apple]
WINNER: Incredible Animal Journeys (National Geographic) [Plimsoll Productions]
Exploring the Legacy of J. Dilla – A Presentation by The New York Times (FX) [New York Times, produced by Left/Right, a North Road company]
The Lost Pyramid — Unknown (Netflix) [Story Syndicate]
OUTSTANDING LIGHTING DIRECTION: DOCUMENTARY
Homicide Hunter: The Man With No Face (ID: Investigation Discovery) [Jupiter Entertainment]
JFK: One Day in America (National Geographic)
WINNER: To End All War: Oppenheimer & the Atomic Bomb — MSNBC Films (MSNBC) [NBC News Studios]
Who Killed Robert Wone? (Peacock) [Jupiter Entertainment]
Wild Crime: Blood Mountain (Hulu) [Lone Wolf Media, (ABC) News Studios]
OUTSTANDING ART DIRECTION / SET DECORATION / SCENIC DESIGN: DOCUMENTARY
Burden of Proof (HBO | Max)
Chowchilla (CNN Films | Max) [Zipper Bros Films | Sutter Road Picture Company]
The Enfield Poltergeist (Apple TV+) [MetFilm | Concordia Studio | Apple]
Madoff: The Monster of Wall Street (Netflix) [RadicalMedia]
WINNER: Stan Lee (Disney+) [Marvel Studios]
Who Killed Robert Wone? (Peacock) [Jupiter Entertainment]
OUTSTANDING PROMOTIONAL ANNOUNCEMENT: DOCUMENTARY
Giuliani: What Happened to America’s Mayor (CNN)
Incredible Animal Journeys (National Geographic) [Plimsoll Productions]
WINNER: JFK: One Day in America (National Geographic) [72 Films]
The Mission (National Geographic) [National Geographic | Lightbox | Mile End Films] [ITVS]
Teaser: Free Chol Soo Lee on Independent Lens — Independent Lens (PBS)
Trailer: The Lady Bird Diaries (Hulu) [ABC News Studios | Jump Cut]
OUTSTANDING REGIONAL DOCUMENTARY
WINNER: “The Lost Story of Emmett Till: Then and Now” (WMAQ)
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