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NEWS RELEASE NOMINEES ANNOUNCED FOR THE 42ND ANNUAL NEWS & DOCUMENTARY EMMY® AWARDS Honorees in More Than 60 Categories to be Live-Streamed In Two Ceremonies on September 28th & 29th NEW YORK (July 27, 2021) – Nominations for the 42nd 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 28th, 2021 at 8 p.m. EDT Documentary Categories – Tuesday, September 29th, 2021 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.TheEmmys.TV and via The Emmys® apps for iOS, tvOS, Android, FireTV, and Roku (full list at apps.theemmys.tv). “In the unprecedented year of 2020, where a global health crisis had challenged our safety and survival and a presidential election shook the very bedrock of our democracy, these news and documentary professionals delivered the crucial, clear and factual reporting that gave us the tools and knowledge necessary to make the informed decisions that affected our everyday lives and indeed, our futures,” said Adam Sharp, President & CEO, NATAS. The 42nd Annual News & Documentary Emmy® Awards honor programming content from more than 2200 submissions that originally premiered in calendar-year 2020, judged by a pool of over 800 peer professionals from across the television and streaming/digital media News & Documentary industry. 1 The complete list of nominees is also available on the National Television Academy's website: theemmys.tv All voting was tabulated by the accounting firm of Lutz & Carr, LLP. ### NATAS CONTACTS Paul Pillitteri [email protected] B. Harlan Boll 626-296-3757 [email protected] 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. 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 52 Vox 2 CNN 41 Wall Street Journal 2 CBS 30 AJ Contrast/Al Jazeera Digital 1 ABC 22 Al Jazeera International USA 1 Vice 20 CGTN America 1 The New York Times 19 CNBC 1 Univision 15 Curiosity Stream 1 Discovery Networks Latin America HBO 13 1 / US HisPanic Netflix 13 Disney+ 1 MSNBC 8 ESPN 1 National GeograPhic 7 Field of Vision 1 Showtime 7 Hulu 1 Telemundo 6 Peacock 1 NBC 5 Pluto TV 1 2 VOD 4 ProPublica 1 CNN en EsPañol 3 Quibi 1 FX 3 RT 1 The Washington Post 3 Starz 1 The New Yorker | Condé Nast Discovery Channel 2 1 Entertainment National GeograPhic Wild 2 The Seattle Times 1 Oculus TV 2 The Weather Channel 1 Retro RePort and VICE TV 2 Turner Classic Movies 1 Smithsonian Channel 2 The Marshall Project and ToPic 2 \ 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. WTVF-TV 2 WCCO-TV 1 KFOR-TV 1 WKYC-TV 1 KMGH-TV 1 WPLG-TV 1 KNXV-TV 1 WVUE-TV 1 KXAS-TV 1 WXIA-TV 1 WBBM-TV 1 3 INDEX OF CATEGORIES Category Page # Outstanding Newscast 6 Coverage of a Breaking News Story in a Newscast 6 Outstanding Continuing Coverage of a News Story in a Newscast 7 Outstanding Short Feature Story in a Newscast 7 Outstanding Long Feature Story in a Newscast 8 Outstanding Investigative Report in a Newscast 8 Outstanding Coverage of a Breaking News Story in a Newsmagazine 9 Outstanding Continuing Coverage of a News Story in a Newsmagazine 9 Outstanding Feature Story in a Newsmagazine 10 Outstanding Investigative Report in a Newsmagazine 10 Outstanding Breaking News Coverage 11 Outstanding News Special 11 Outstanding News Discussion & Analysis 12 Outstanding News Analysis: Editorial and Opinion 12 Outstanding Live Interview 13 Outstanding Edited Interview 13 Outstanding Science, Technology or Environmental Coverage 14 Outstanding Health or Medical Coverage 14 Outstanding Arts, Culture or Entertainment Coverage 15 Outstanding Business, Consumer or Economic Coverage 15 Outstanding Current Affairs Documentary 16 Outstanding Politics and Government Documentary 16 Outstanding Social Issue Documentary 17 Outstanding Investigative Documentary 17 Outstanding Historical Documentary 18 Outstanding Arts and Culture Documentary 18 Outstanding Science and Technology Documentary 19 Outstanding Nature Documentary 19 Outstanding Business and Economic Documentary 20 Outstanding Short Documentary 20 Best Story in a Newscast 21 Best Story in a Newsmagazine 21 Best Documentary 22 Outstanding Newscast or News Magazine in Spanish 22 Outstanding Coverage of a Breaking News Story in Spanish 23 Outstanding Investigative Journalism in Spanish 23 Outstanding Feature Story in Spanish 24 Outstanding Interview in Spanish 24 Outstanding Interactive Media: Current News 25 Outstanding Interactive Media: Documentary 25 Outstanding Interactive Media: Arts, Lifestyle and Culture 26 Outstanding Writing: News 26 Outstanding Writing: Documentary 27 4 Outstanding Research: News 27 Outstanding Research: Documentary 28 Outstanding Direction: News 28 Outstanding Direction: Documentary 29 Outstanding Video Journalism: News 29 Outstanding Cinematography: Documentary 30 Outstanding Editing: News 30 Outstanding Editing: Documentary 31 Outstanding Graphic Design and Art Direction: News 31 Outstanding Graphic Design and Art Direction: Documentary 32 Outstanding Music Composition 32 Outstanding Sound 33 Outstanding Lighting Direction and Scenic Design 33 Outstanding Technical Achievement 34 Outstanding Promotional Announcement 34 Outstanding Regional News Story: Spot or Breaking News 35 Outstanding Regional News Story: Investigative Report 35 5 THE NOMINATIONS Outstanding Newscast ABC World News Tonight with David Muir ABC NBC Nightly News NBC Nightline ABC The Rachel Maddow Show MSNBC VICE News Tonight Vice Outstanding Coverage of a Breaking News Story in a Newscast Go There CNN Coronavirus Outbreak in Wuhan Nightline ABC Voices of Conviction Nightline ABC Conspiracy in Michigan The Washington Post The Washington Post How a Night of Protest Turned Deadly in Kenosha VICE News Tonight Vice American Uprising 6 Outstanding Continuing Coverage of a News Story in a Newscast Nightline ABC Turning Point PBS NewsHour PBS Searching for Justice PBS NewsHour PBS Desperate Journey PBS NewsHour PBS Inside Venezuela The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer CNN Yemen Hunger Crisis: Made in America The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer CNN CNN Investigates China’s Treatment of the Uyghurs in Xinjiang VICE News Tonight Vice Death and Denial: COVID in Bolsonaro's Brazil Outstanding Short Feature Story in a Newscast CNN Business CNN Conspiracy Theorists Said She Started the Coronavirus Pandemic. Now She's Afraid for Her Life. CNN Newsroom CNN The Body Collectors Vice News Vice The Kids Being Trained and Armed to Fight Mexican Cartels VICE News Tonight Vice Table Stakes 7 VICE News Tonight Vice Surviving COVID-19 Outstanding Long Feature Story in a Newscast A Racist Attack Was Caught on Camera. Nearly 45 Years Later, The New York Times It Still Stings. How the Police Killed Breonna Taylor The New York Times Inside One of New York's Deadliest ZIP Codes The New York Times The Washington Post The Washington Post Murder in Afghanistan, a Trump Pardon, and the Soldiers Left Behind VICE News Tonight Vice COVID-19: Italy’s Tragedy Outstanding Investigative Report in a Newscast AC360 CNN CNN/Bellingcat Investigation into the Poisoning of Russian Opposition Leader Alexey Navalny CBS Evening News CBS Military Sexual Assault: Norah O’Donnell Investigates CBS This Morning CBS Toxic Legacy CBS This Morning CBS Escaping Justice: U.S. Sex Crime Suspects Using Legal Loophole to Move to Israel The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer CNN Lekki Toll Gate Shooting Investigation VICE News Tonight Vice Unreleased Footage Gives an Inside Look at the Night Breonna Taylor Died 8 Outstanding Coverage of a Breaking News Story in a Newsmagazine 20/20 ABC Outbreak: What You Need to Know 20/20 ABC Kobe Bryant: The Death of a Legend 60 Minutes CBS On the Frontline 60 Minutes CBS Counting the Vote 60 Minutes CBS Inside Jeffrey Epstein's Cell Outstanding Continuing Coverage of a News Story in a Newsmagazine 20/20 ABC Truth and Lies: Jeffrey Epstein 20/20 ABC American Catastrophe: How Did We Get Here? 20/20 ABC Falling From the Sky FRONTLINE PBS Taliban Country FRONTLINE in partnership with The Marshall Project, Pulitzer Center PBS Undocumented in the Pandemic 9 Outstanding Feature Story in a Newsmagazine 60 Minutes CBS Talking to the Past Fringe Nation Vice Legacy of the KKK FRONTLINE PBS Love, Life & the Virus Investigations by VICE Hulu Disgrace On Assignment with Richard Engel MSNBC Enemy of the State