NOMINEES ANNOUNCED FOR THE 41ST ANNUAL …

NOMINEES ANNOUNCED FOR THE 41ST ANNUAL NEWS & DOCUMENTARY

EMMY? AWARDS

Honorees in More Than 40+ Categories to be Live-Streamed In Two Ceremonies on September 21sh & 22nd

NEW YORK (AUGUST 6, 2020) ? Nominations for the 41th Annual News and Documentary Emmy? Awards were announced today by The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS).

The awards will be presented in two individual ceremonies:

News Categories ? Monday, September 21st, 2020 at 8 p.m. EDT Documentary Categories ? Tuesday, September 22nd, 2020 at 8 p.m. EDT

Each ceremony will be streamed live on NATAS' dedicated viewing platform powered by Vimeo, available on the web at watch. and via The Emmys? apps for iOS, tvOS, Android, FireTV, and Roku (full list at apps.).

"As we continue to innovate and honor the best in our industry, we are for the first time honoring our news and documentary communities with distinct ceremonies," said Adam Sharp, President & CEO, NATAS. "We will honor those professionals that consistently deliver crucial, clear and factual reporting so critical during these unprecedented times. In light of the ongoing pandemic, the events will build on the success of our live Daytime creative arts ceremonies and upcoming Sports Emmys, and be similarly presented with hosts, recipients and other special guests appearing from home and other distributed locations."

The 41st. Annual News & Documentary Emmy? Awards honor programming content from more than 2000 submissions that originally premiered in calendar-year 2019, judged by a pool of 875 peer professionals from across the television and streaming/digital media News & Documentary industry.

The complete list of nominees is also available on the National Television Academy's website:

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ABOUT NATAS

The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS) is a service organization dedicated to the advancement of the arts and sciences of television and the promotion of creative leadership for artistic, educational, and technical achievements within the television industry. It recognizes excellence in television with the coveted Emmy? Awards for News & Documentary, Sports, and Daytime television programming, as well as achievements in television Technology & Engineering. NATAS membership consists of more than 18,000 broadcast and media professionals represented in 19 regional chapters across the United States Beyond awards, NATAS provides extensive educational programs through its Foundation, including regional and national scholarships and Student Production Awards.

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The numerical breakdown, by media entities, as compiled by the independent accountancy firm of Lutz and Carr, LLP, follows:

Over-the-Air, Cable, Satellite and Internet Broadcast Nominees

PBS

48 CNN en Espa?ol

3

CNN

30 A&E

2

HBO

27 Hulu

2

Univision

18 Vice TV

2

CBS

17 Vox

2

Netflix

15 The Wall Street Journal

2

The New York Times

14 Discovery Channel

1

NBC

12

Discovery Networks Latin America / US Hispanic

1

ABC

9

First Look Media

1

FX Networks

9

Fusion

1

Al Jazeera International USA

6

Investigation Discovery

1

MSNBC

5

The Intercept

1

National Geographic

5

The Marshall Project

1

Showtime

5

Newsy

1

Smithsonian Channel

5

OWN

1

Telemundo

5

Reveal from The Center for Investigative Reporting

1

VOD

5

Science Channel

1

Starz

4

The Washington Post

1

BBC America

3

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Regional Nominees

*Awards presented in these categories are not Emmy Awards, but rather a form of special national recognition

given to outstanding regional news reports. Award recipients in the regional reporting categories receive crystal

pillars rather than Emmy statues.

KNXV-TV

1

WJXT-TV

1

KSTP-TV

1

WLWT-TV

1

KWEX-DT

1

WRAL-TV

1

WBFF-TV

1

WVLT-TV

1

WBBM-TV

1

WXIA-TV

1

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INDEX OF CATEGORIES Category

Outstanding Coverage of a Breaking News Story in a Newscast Outstanding Continuing Coverage of a News Story in a Newscast Outstanding Feature Story in a Newscast Outstanding Hard News Feature Story in a Newscast Outstanding Investigative Report in a Newscast Outstanding Coverage of a Breaking News Story in a Newsmagazine Outstanding Continuing Coverage of a News Story in a Newsmagazine Outstanding Feature Story in a Newsmagazine Outstanding Investigative Report in a Newsmagazine Outstanding Breaking News Coverage Outstanding News Special Outstanding News Discussion and Analysis Outstanding News Analysis: Editorial and Opinion Outstanding Live Interview Outstanding Edited Interview Outstanding Science, Medical and Environmental Report Outstanding Arts, Culture or Entertainment Report Outstanding Business, Consumer or Economic Report Outstanding Current Affairs Documentary Outstanding Politics and Government Documentary Outstanding Social Issue Documentary Outstanding Investigative Documentary Outstanding Historical Documentary Outstanding Arts and Culture Documentary Outstanding Science and Technology Documentary Outstanding Nature Documentary Outstanding Business and Economic Documentary Outstanding Short Documentary Best Story in a Newscast Best Story in a Newsmagazine Best Documentary Outstanding Newscast or Newsmagazine in Spanish Outstanding Coverage of a Breaking News Story in Spanish Outstanding Investigative Journalism in Spanish Outstanding Feature Story in Spanish Outstanding Interview in Spanish Outstanding New Approaches: Current News Outstanding New Approaches: Documentary Outstanding New Approaches: Arts, Lifestyle and Culture Outstanding Writing Outstanding Research Outstanding Direction: News Outstanding Video Journalism: News Outstanding Cinematography: Documentary Outstanding Editing: News Outstanding Editing: Documentary Outstanding Graphic Design and Art Direction Outstanding Music Composition Outstanding Sound Outstanding Lighting Direction and Scenic Design Outstanding Promotional Announcement Outstanding Regional News Story: Spot News Outstanding Regional News Story: Investigative Report

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THE NOMINATIONS

Outstanding Coverage of a Breaking News Story in a Newscast

ABC World News Tonight with David Muir

ABC

Shooting in El Paso

ABC World News Tonight with David Muir

ABC

California Burning

ABC World News Tonight with David Muir and Nightline

ABC

The Sri Lanka Easter Massacre

New Day

CNN

Roger Stone Raid

PBS NewsHour

PBS

Why the Caliphate's fall is a `milestone' but not the end for ISIS

Today

NBC

Mass Shootings in America

Outstanding Continuing Coverage of a News Story in a Newscast

PBS NewsHour

PBS

Inside the Honduran Migrant Crisis

VICE News Tonight

HBO

Hong Kong Revolts

VICE News Tonight

HBO

Collapse of the Caliphate

VICE News Tonight

HBO

Cross-Border Crackdown

VICE News Tonight

HBO

Enduring Maduro: Life in Venezuela

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