The 46th annual News & Documentary Emmy Awards has announced its first winners, focusing on the News categories during a ceremony held at Palladium Times Square in New York City. The event precedes the Documentary Awards, which will be presented Thursday night.
This year’s awards cover 67 categories featuring programming content that premiered throughout 2024. Both events are streamed live via the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences’ platform, available at watch.theemmys.tv and through Emmy apps, starting at 7:30 p.m. ET / 4:30 p.m. PT.
Al Roker, a celebrated figure from Today, was honored with a Lifetime Achievement Award for his broadcast journalism career. On Thursday, Jon H. Else will receive a similar honor for his contributions to documentary filmmaking.
Below is a selection of notable winners at the 2025 News Emmy Awards:
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Outstanding Live News Program: ABC World News Tonight with David Muir (ABC)
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Outstanding Recorded News Program: The Whole Story with Anderson Cooper (CNN Worldwide)
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Outstanding Emerging Journalist: Natasha Zouves (NewsNation)
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Outstanding Breaking News Coverage: ‘Hurricane Helene Landfall’ – The Weather Channel
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Outstanding Continuing News Coverage – Long Form: ‘Border Coverage’ – 60 Minutes (CBS News)
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Outstanding Hard News Feature – Short Form: ‘She Survived an Airstrike that Killed Her Entire Family in Gaza’ – The New York Times
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Outstanding Investigative News Coverage – Long Form: ‘Targeting Americans’ – 60 Minutes (CBS)
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Outstanding Climate, Environment and Weather Coverage: ‘Maui’s Deadly Firestorm’ – Frontline (PBS)
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Outstanding Health or Medical Coverage: ‘Body Parts’ – Trafficked: Underworlds with Mariana van Zeller (National Geographic)
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Outstanding Business, Consumer or Economic Coverage: ‘The True Cost of Mining Electric Car Battery Metals’ – Business Insider
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Outstanding Coverage of a Breaking News Story in Spanish: ‘Harris o Trump: Batalla Final Decision 2024’ – Noticias Telemundo
Other standout categories include editing, research, graphic design, lighting direction, and technical excellence, highlighting the diverse range of talent and production quality within the industry.
The Documentary winners will be announced Thursday evening, promising further celebration of excellence in nonfiction storytelling.
