HBO Max The Janes was among the top winners at the 44th annual News and Documentary Emmy Awards on Wednesday, with the film – centered on a pre-Roe v. Wade abortion network in Chicago – which takes home both Best Documentary and Best Social Issues Documentary.
The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS) presented the winners of the Documentary category in a live ceremony at Palladium Times Square in New York City and streamed live on the NATAS viewing platform powered by Vimeo, the second of a two-day celebration. The winners of the News category were announced on Wednesday during a ceremony at the Palladium.
Scheduled presenters at Thursday night’s Docs ceremony included Nancy Abraham and Lisa Heller of HBO Documentary & Family Programming, reporter Jelani Cobb, Nothing compares director Kathryn Ferguson, NPR host and Is that black enough for you?!? writer-director Elvis Mitchell, DOC NYC co-founder Thom Powers and National Geographic correspondent Mariana van Zeller. Two-time Oscar winner Barbara Kopple (Harlan County, USA, American dream) was the previously announced recipient of the Lifetime Achievement award at the event.
In addition to winning best documentary for The Janes, HBO Max led the night’s wins with a total of six. On both nights, CNN Worldwide set a network record with 11 wins, including Emmys for its coverage of the Russian invasion of Ukraine and the Uvalde school shooting, plus the Outstanding Emerging Journalist award (Selina Wang).
The full list of winners from the second night of the News and Documentary Emmy Awards follows.
Best documentary
CNN movies (CNN)
Roadrunner: A Movie About Anthony Bourdain
Escape from Kabul (HBO Max)
FRONTLINE, the Associated Press (PBS)
Putin’s attack on Ukraine: documenting war crimes
Good Night Oppy (Prime Video)
The Janes (HBO Max) — WINNER
Excellent documentary on current affairs
11 minutes (Paramount+)
Endangered (HBO Max)
POV (PBS)
Let the little light shine
POV (PBS)
WuhanWuhan
Retrograde (National Geographic) — WINNER
The Trapped 13: How We Survived the Thai Cave (Netflix)
Excellent political and government documentary
A Radical Life (Discovery+)
In Her Hands (Netflix) – WINNER
Independent lens (PBS)
Part
POV (PBS)
Doesn’t go quietly
Watergate: High Crimes in the White House (CBS)
Excellent documentary on social issues
America ReFramed (World)
Sapelo
BURGER (Netflix)
The Janes (HBO Max) — WINNER
MSNBC Movies (MSNBC)
Model America
POV (PBS)
Accepted
Excellent investigative documentary
Escape from Kabul (HBO Max) — WINNER
FIFA discovered (Netflix)
Flight/risk (Prime Video)
I’m Vanessa Guillen (Netflix)
POV (PBS)
Delikado
Excellent historical documentary
CNN Original Series (CNN)
Watergate: blueprint for a scandal
FRONTLINE, Retroreport (PBS)
American reckoning
Hostages (HBO Max) — WINNER
Meltdown: Three Mile Island (Netflix)
Aquarius – Duke: Ambassador of Aloha (PBS)
Excellent arts and culture documentary
CNN movies (CNN)
Roadrunner: A Movie About Anthony Bourdain
Great Performance (PBS)
The conductor
Is that black enough for you?!? (Netflix)
Let me be me (VOD)
MTV Documentary Films (Paramount+) — WINNER
Art & Krimes by Krimes
Queer for Fear: the history of queer horror (Shudder)
Excellent documentary about science and technology
Earthstorm (Netflix)
Good Night Oppy (Prime Video)
How to Survive a Pandemic (HBO Max) – WINNER
NOVA (PBS)
Improved
NOVA (PBS)
Ultimate space telescope
Excellent nature documentary
America the Beautiful (Disney+)
Animal (Netflix)
The Green Planet (PBS)
Kangaroo Valley (Netflix)
Super/natural (National Geographic)
Wildcat (Prime Video) — WINNER
Excellent business and economic documentary
Eat the Rich: The GameStop (Netflix)
Icahn: The Restless Billionaire (HBO Max)
Independent lens (PBS)
TikTok, boom.
POV (PBS) — WINNER
The last one out
Victoria’s Secret: Angels and Demons (Hulu)
Excellent documentary about crime and justice
Captive Audience: A True American Horror Story (Hulu)
Hold Your Fire (AMC+)
MTV Documentary Films (Paramount+) — WINNER
The fire that took her
Supreme Team (Showtime)
Revealed: Surviving La Luz Del Mundo (HBO Max)
Excellent short documentary
The Flagmakers (National Geographic) — WINNER
Guardian documentaries (The Guardian)
Beirut dreams in color
MSNBC Movies (MSNBC)
Michael Thompson’s verdict
MTV Documentary Films (Paramount+)
As far as they can run
Op-Docs (The New York Times)
MINK!
Excellent writing
FRONT LINE (PBS)
Lies, politics and democracy
Good Night Oppy (Prime Video) — WINNER
Hostages (HBO Max)
Nothing Compares (Showtime)
POV (PBS)
Doesn’t go quietly
Excellent research
37 words (ESPN)
FRONTLINE, the Associated Press (PBS)
Putin’s attack on Ukraine: documenting war crimes
Hostages (HBO Max)
The Janes (HBO Max)
Lowndes County and the Road to Black Power (Peacock) – WINNER
The US and the Holocaust (PBS)
Excellent direction
In Her Hands (Netflix)
The Janes (HBO Max)
Master of Light (HBO Max)
Nothing Compares (Showtime)
Retrograde (National Geographic)
Wildcat (Prime Video)
Excellent cinematography
Master of Light (HBO Max)
Nuisance bear (The New Yorker)
Op-Docs (The New York Times)
Long line of ladies
Retrograde (National Geographic) — WINNER
Super/natural (National Geographic)
Excellent editing
CNN movies (CNN)
Roadrunner: A Movie About Anthony Bourdain
In Her Hands (Netflix)
Lowndes County and the Road to Black Power (Peacock)
Master of Light (HBO Max)
Retrograde (National Geographic) — WINNER
Excellent graphic design and art direction
Good Night Oppy (Prime Video)
How to Change Your Mind (Netflix)
Lincoln’s Dilemma (Apple TV+)
The Principles of Pleasure (Netflix)
A Journey to Infinity (Netflix) — WINNER
Excellent music composition
Body Parts (Starz)
CNN Films (CNN) — WINNER
Julia
Exposing Muybridge (VOD)
Good Night Oppy (Prime Video)
Wildcat (Prime Video)
Excellent sound
A Journey to Infinity (Netflix)
Good Night Oppy (Prime Video) — WINNER
Great Performance (PBS)
Hear this now
Nuisance bear (The New Yorker)
Our Universe (Netflix)
Retrograde (National Geographic)
Super/natural (National Geographic)
