PBS programs received 47 nominations for the 40th Annual News & Documentary Emmy Awards, the most earned by any organization for the sixth consecutive year. The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS) announced the nominees on Thursday, July 25, 2019. The awards honor programming distributed during the 2018 calendar year.
PBS programs receiving multiple nominations include INDEPENDENT LENS (12), FRONTLINE (10), PBS NEWSHOUR (6) and POV (6). A complete list of PBS nominations is below.
As America's home for documentaries, PBS is committed to telling stories that deepen understanding and encourage conversation, said Paula Kerger, PBS President and CEO. We're thrilled that public television continues to be recognized for the quality of our programming, and we look forward to another season of educating, inspiring and entertaining our audiences.
The News & Documentary Emmy Awards will be presented on Tuesday, September 24, 2019 during a ceremony at Alice Tully Hall in New York City. To see the full list of nominees, please click here.
Congratulations to all PBS programs and producers!
PBS Nominees
AMERICA REFRAMED
Outstanding Business and Economic Documentary
FRONTLINE Documenting Hate
Outstanding Investigative Documentary
Outstanding Writing
FRONTLINE Exodus: The Journey Continues
Best Documentary
FRONTLINE Myanmars Killing Fields
Outstanding Investigative Documentary
FRONTLINE Separated: Children at the Border
Outstanding Politics and Government Documentary
FRONTLINE The Facebook Dilemma
Outstanding Current Affairs Documentary
Outstanding Research
FRONTLINE The Last Generation
Outstanding New Approaches: Documentary
FRONTLINE The Pension Gamble
Outstanding Business and Economic Documentary
FRONTLINE UN Sex Abuse Scandal
Outstanding Investigative Documentary
GOD KNOWS WHERE I AM
Outstanding Lighting Direction and Scenic Design
GOING TO WAR
Outstanding Historical Documentary
INDEPENDENT LENS Dawnland
Outstanding Research
Outstanding Music and Sound
INDEPENDENT LENS Dolores
Outstanding Business and Economic Documentary
INDEPENDENT LENS Tell Them We Are Rising: The Story of Black Colleges and Universities
Outstanding Historical Documentary
INDEPENDENT LENS The Cleaners
Outstanding Science and Technology Documentary
INDEPENDENT LENS The Judge
Outstanding Politics and Government Documentary
INDEPENDENT LENS Unrest
Outstanding Editing: Documentary
INDEPENDENT LENS I Am Not Your Negro
Outstanding Arts and Culture Documentary
Best Documentary
INDEPENDENT LENS Wildland
Outstanding Nature Documentary
Outstanding Cinematography: Documentary
Outstanding Editing: Documentary
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Outstanding Regional News Story: Investigative Report
NATIVE AMERICA
Outstanding Music and Sound
NATURE Sex, Lies and Butterflies
Outstanding Nature Documentary
NATURE Super Cats: Cats in Every Corner
Outstanding Nature Documentary
NATURE Super Cats: Extreme Lives
Outstanding Music and Sound
NEANDERTHAL
Outstanding Graphic Design and Art Direction
NOVA Black Hole Apocalypse
Outstanding Writing
NOVA Decoding the Weather Machine
Outstanding Science and Technology Documentary
NOVA Transplanting Hope
Outstanding Science and Technology Documentary
PBS NEWSHOUR Flossie Lewis, Still Spectacular at 94
Outstanding Feature Story in a Newscast
PBS NEWSHOUR Kept Out
Outstanding Business, Consumer or Economic Report
PBS NEWSHOUR Rape, Harassment and Retaliation in the U.S. Forest Service: Women Firefighters Tell Their Stories
Outstanding Investigative Report in a Newscast Continued
PBS NEWSHOUR The End of AIDS: Far From Over
Outstanding Science, Medical or Environmental Report
PBS NEWSHOUR These Girls Escaped Boko Haram. Now They're Pleading for Help to Save Their Generation
Outstanding Edited Interview Continued
PBS NEWSHOUR Yemens Spiraling Hunger Crisis is a Man-Made Disaster
Outstanding Hard News Feature Story in a Newscast
POV Nowhere to Hide
Outstanding Current Affairs Documentary
Best Documentary
POV Quest
Outstanding Social Issue Documentary
Best Documentary
POV Survivors
Outstanding Social Issue Documentary
POV The Workers Cup
Outstanding Business and Economic Documentary
POV Shorts Earthrise
Outstanding Short Documentary
POV Shorts Give
Outstanding New Approaches: Documentary
THE AMAZING HUMAN BODY
Outstanding Graphic Design and Art Direction
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