HBO Max’s 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 — taking home best documentary as well as best social issue documentary.
The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS) presented the Documentary category winners during a live ceremony at the Palladium Times Square in New York City and streamed live on NATAS’ viewing platform powered by Vimeo, the second of a two-night celebration. The News category winners were announced in a ceremony held at the Palladium on Wednesday.
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Scheduled presenters at the Thursday night Docs ceremony included HBO Documentary & Family Programming’s Nancy Abraham and Lisa Heller, 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 U.S.A., American Dream) was the previously announced recipient of the lifetime achievement honor during the event.
In addition to winning best documentary for The Janes, HBO Max led the night’s wins with a total of six. Across 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 prize for outstanding emerging journalist (Selina Wang).
The full list of winners from the second night of the News and Documentary Emmy Awards ceremony follows.
Best Documentary
CNN Films (CNN)
Roadrunner: A Film 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
Outstanding Current Affairs Documentary
11 Minutes (Paramount+)
Endangered (HBO Max)
POV (PBS)
Let the Little Light Shine
POV (PBS)
Wuhan Wuhan
Retrograde (National Geographic) — WINNER
The Trapped 13: How We Survived The Thai Cave (Netflix)
Outstanding Politics and Government Documentary
A Radical Life (Discovery+)
In Her Hands (Netflix) — WINNER
Independent Lens (PBS)
Apart
POV (PBS)
Not Going Quietly
Watergate: High Crimes In The White House (CBS)
Outstanding Social Issue Documentary
America ReFramed (World)
Sapelo
CIVIL (Netflix)
The Janes (HBO Max) — WINNER
MSNBC Films (MSNBC)
Model America
POV (PBS)
Accepted
Outstanding Investigative Documentary
Escape From Kabul (HBO Max) — WINNER
FIFA Uncovered (Netflix)
Flight/Risk (Prime Video)
I Am Vanessa Guillen (Netflix)
POV (PBS)
Delikado
Outstanding Historical Documentary
CNN Original Series (CNN)
Watergate: Blueprint for a Scandal
FRONTLINE, Retro Report (PBS)
American Reckoning
Hostages (HBO Max) — WINNER
Meltdown: Three Mile Island (Netflix)
Waterman – Duke: Ambassador of Aloha (PBS)
Outstanding Arts and Culture Documentary
CNN Films (CNN)
Roadrunner: A Film About Anthony Bourdain
Great Performances (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)
Outstanding Science and Technology Documentary
Earthstorm (Netflix)
Good Night Oppy (Prime Video)
How To Survive A Pandemic (HBO Max) — WINNER
NOVA (PBS)
Augmented
NOVA (PBS)
Ultimate Space Telescope
Outstanding Nature Documentary
America the Beautiful (Disney+)
Animal (Netflix)
The Green Planet (PBS)
Kangaroo Valley (Netflix)
Super/Natural (National Geographic)
Wildcat (Prime Video) — WINNER
Outstanding 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 Out
Victoria’s Secret: Angels and Demons (Hulu)
Outstanding Crime and Justice Documentary
Captive Audience: A Real American Horror Story (Hulu)
Hold Your Fire (AMC+)
MTV Documentary Films (Paramount+) — WINNER
The Fire That Took Her
Supreme Team (Showtime)
Unveiled: Surviving La Luz Del Mundo (HBO Max)
Outstanding Short Documentary
The Flagmakers (National Geographic) — WINNER
Guardian Documentaries (The Guardian)
Beirut Dreams in Color
MSNBC Films (MSNBC)
The Sentence of Michael Thompson
MTV Documentary Films (Paramount+)
As Far As They Can Run
Op-Docs (The New York Times)
MINK!
Outstanding Writing
FRONTLINE (PBS)
Lies, Politics and Democracy
Good Night Oppy (Prime Video) — WINNER
Hostages (HBO Max)
Nothing Compares (Showtime)
POV (PBS)
Not Going Quietly
Outstanding 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 U.S. and the Holocaust (PBS)
Outstanding Direction
In Her Hands (Netflix)
The Janes (HBO Max)
Master of Light (HBO Max)
Nothing Compares (Showtime)
Retrograde (National Geographic)
Wildcat (Prime Video)
Outstanding 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)
Outstanding Editing
CNN Films (CNN)
Roadrunner: A Film 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
Outstanding 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 Trip to Infinity (Netflix) — WINNER
Outstanding Music Composition
Body Parts (Starz)
CNN Films (CNN) — WINNER
Julia
Exposing Muybridge (VOD)
Good Night Oppy (Prime Video)
Wildcat (Prime Video)
Outstanding Sound
A Trip to Infinity (Netflix)
Good Night Oppy (Prime Video) — WINNER
Great Performances (PBS)
Now Hear This
Nuisance Bear (The New Yorker)
Our Universe (Netflix)
Retrograde (National Geographic)
Super/Natural (National Geographic)
