ABC News and National Geographic are among the top winners at night one of the 2026 News & Documentary Emmy Awards on Wednesday.
ABC World News Tonight with David Muir took home the award for outstanding live news program, while CNN Worldwide’s The Whole Story with Anderson Cooper won the award for outstanding recorded news program. Overall, ABC received eight awards, Trafficked with Mariana van Zeller via National Geographic/Muck Media won seven Emmys and CNN took home four.
Amber Ruffin hosted the ceremony held at the Jazz at Lincoln Center’s Frederick P. Rose Hall in New York City. ABC’s Debra OConnell was also on hand to present the lifetime achievement honors to Emmy and Peabody-winning ABC News correspondent Martha Raddatz, while Emmy-winning documentarian and Academy Award-nominated filmmaker Sam Pollard will receive lifetime achievement honors on Thursday.
“When the revolutionary generation put pen to parchment 250 years ago, they chose to align themselves to a vision of public freedom reinforced a decade later by the First Amendment. Generations of writers, publishers and broadcasters have rightly joined together to push back ever since,” Adam Sharp, president and CEO of the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, said in a statement. “Journalists are torchbearers for the public right to know and to speak.”
Wednesday night presenters included Lisa Abramowicz (Bloomberg), Jason Bellini (Scripps), Jim Cantore (The Weather Channel), Jeremy Diamond (CNN), Johnny Harris (YouTube), Vanessa Hauc (Telemundo), Hallie Jackson (NBC News), Areva Martin (The Special Report), Camilo Montoya-Galvez (CBS News), Bill Owens (former 60 Minutes producer), former Lifetime Achievement recipient Jorge Ramos (YouTube), Maria Rozman (Spectrum Noticias) and Natasha Zouves (NewsNation).
Winners for the documentary categories will be revealed on Thursday. A complete list of this year’s night one winners follows.
Outstanding Live News ProgramABC World News Tonight with David MuirABC News
Outstanding Recorded News ProgramThe Whole Story with Anderson CooperCNN Worldwide
Outstanding Live Breaking News CoverageU.S. Army’s Grand Military ParadeABC News Special ReportABC News
Outstanding Extended Breaking News CoverageThe Fires60 MinutesCBS News
Outstanding Live News SpecialAmerican Catastrophe: LA Burning20/20 & ABC World News TonightABC News
Outstanding Recorded News SpecialThe Children of GazaABC News LiveABC News [ABC News Studios]
Outstanding Continuing Coverage: Short FormEarthquake in MyanmarBBC News
Outstanding Continuing Coverage: Long FormAlong the Green LineThe Guardian
Outstanding Light Feature: Short FormWhat Japan’s Atom Bomb Survivors Have Taught UsRetro Report
Outstanding Light Feature: Long FormOperation Babylift: The 50 Year Journey20/20 & ABC News LiveABC News
Outstanding Hard News Report: Short FormThe War in Gaza60 MinutesCBS News
Outstanding Hard News Report: Long FormChasing a Ghost: The Search for Austin TiceCNN Worldwide
Outstanding Investigative Coverage: Short FormDOGE PackageThe New York Times
Outstanding Investigative Coverage: Long FormStrike On Iran: The Nuclear QuestionFRONTLINE | PBS [The Washington Post | Bellingcat | Evident Media]
Outstanding News Discussion & AnalysisDeport Them All: Who’s to Blame for Springfield’s Immigrant Crisis?More Perfect Union
Outstanding Interview: Short FormCNN’s Jeremy Diamond Presses Hamas Official on Suffering in GazaCNN Worldwide
Outstanding Interview: Long FormEric Dane SpeaksABC News [ABC News Studios]
Outstanding War or Violent Conflict CoverageKids Under FireFault LinesAl Jazeera International USA
Outstanding Science & Tech CoverageScam CityTrafficked with Mariana van ZellerMuck Media [National Geographic]
Outstanding Climate, Environment or Weather CoverageShark HuntersTrafficked with Mariana van ZellerMuck Media [National Geographic]
Outstanding Health or Medical CoverageThe Tranq Dope UndergroundTrafficked with Mariana van ZellerMuck Media [National Geographic]
Outstanding Arts, Culture or Entertainment CoverageUnderground Street RacingTrafficked with Mariana van ZellerMuck Media [National Geographic]
Outstanding Business, Consumer or Economic CoverageThe Zombie Debts Making Wall Street RichBloomberg InvestigatesBloomberg Originals
Outstanding Social Issue CoverageBlack Market LoveTrafficked with Mariana van ZellerMuck Media [National Geographic]
Crackdown: Deported Under TrumpFault LinesAl Jazeera International USA
Outstanding True Crime CoverageWicked Game: Devil in the DesertABC News Studios
Technical Excellence: NewsLive from the Southern California FiresABC World News Tonight with David MuirABC News
Outstanding Emerging News JournalistHanako MontgomeryCNN Worldwide
Outstanding Journalist in Spanish LanguageVictor Valles MataTelevisaUnivision
Outstanding News Program in SpanishJorge Ramos: Asi Veo las CosasI’m BackTres Alebrijes LLC
Outstanding Breaking News Story in SpanishCobertura de los Incendios en Los ÁngelesNoticias Telemundo con Julio VaqueiroNoticias Telemundo
Outstanding Investigative News Coverage in SpanishSobreviviendo al CECOTProPublica | The Texas Tribune [ProPublica | The Texas Tribune | Alianza RebeldeInvestiga | Cazadores de Fake News]
Outstanding Feature News Story in SpanishEstatus: VenezolanoProPublica | FRONTLINE FEATURES [ProPublica | FRONTLINE]
Outstanding Writing: NewsKids Under FireFault LinesAl Jazeera International USA
Outstanding Research: NewsBrides for SaleTrafficked with Mariana van ZellerMuck Media [National Geographic]
Outstanding Direction: NewsBlack Market LoveTrafficked with Mariana van ZellerMuck Media [National Geographic]
Outstanding Video Journalism: NewsFilmed In GazaNBC News
Outstanding Editing: NewsFilmed In GazaNBC News
Outstanding Graphic Design: NewsJohnny HarrisNewpress
Outstanding Cold Open or Title Sequence: NewsHow New Magnets Could Power the FutureBloomberg PrimerBloomberg Originals
Outstanding Promotional Announcement: NewsThe Substance and Soul of the SouthAJC [Jam Entertainment]
Outstanding Regional News Story: Breaking/Spot NewsHurricane Francine Live RescueWDSU
Outstanding Regional News Story: InvestigativeInspecting the InspectorsKMOV-TV
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