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THE 43rd NEWS & DOCUMENTARY EMMYS®

NOMINEES

Outstanding Current Affairs Documentary

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137 Shots

Netflix
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Convergence: Courage in a Crisis

Netflix
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FRONTLINE

China's COVID Secrets
PBS
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FRONTLINE In Partnership with ProPublica and Berkeley Journalism’s Investigative Reporting Program

American Insurrection
PBS
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HBO Documentary Films

In the Same Breath
HBO
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WINNER

The Rescue

National Geographic

Outstanding Politics and Government Documentary

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3212 Un-Redacted

ABC
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HBO Documentary Films

Obama: In Search of a More Perfect Union
HBO
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A La Calle

HBO
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WINNER

POV

Mayor
PBS
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Turning Point: 9/11 and the War on Terror

Netflix

Outstanding Social Issue Documentary

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CNN Films

Dreamland: The Burning of Black Wall Street
CNN
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End of the Line: The Women of Standing Rock

Fuse
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WINNER

FRONTLINE

A Thousand Cuts
PBS
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MSNBC Films

In the Dark of the Valley
MSNBC
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The New York Times Presents

To Live and Die in Alabama
FX
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Pray Away

Netflix

Outstanding Investigative Documentary

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Assassins

Starz
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FRONTLINE

In the Shadow of 9/11
PBS
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FRONTLINE

Escaping Eritrea
PBS
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WINNER

HBO Documentary Films

The Forever Prisoner
HBO
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The Line

Apple TV+

Outstanding Historical Documentary

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WINNER

9/11: One Day in America

National Geographic
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The Black Church: This Is Our Story, This Is Our Song

PBS
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Desert One

History Channel
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Downing of a Flag

PBS
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POV

The Neutral Ground
PBS

Outstanding Arts and Culture Documentary

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HBO Documentary Films

A Choice of Weapons: Inspired by Gordon Parks
HBO
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WINNER

HBO Documentary Films

Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street
HBO
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MSNBC Films

Paper and Glue
MSNBC
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The One and Only Dick Gregory

Showtime
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The Real Charlie Chaplin

Showtime

Outstanding Science and Technology Documentary

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WINNER

CNN Films

The Hunt for Planet B
CNN
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Down to Earth: The Astronaut's Perspective

NASA TV
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Fathom

Apple TV+
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Independent Lens

Coded Bias
PBS
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NOVA

Picture a Scientist
PBS

Outstanding Nature Documentary

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Lucy The Human Chimp

HBO/HBO Max
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Nature

The Elephant and the Termite
PBS
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Nature

My Garden of a Thousand Bees
PBS
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Playing with Sharks

Disney+
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WINNER

Puff: Wonders of the Reef

Netflix

Outstanding Business and Economic Documentary

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FRONTLINE and Chasing the Dream

The Power of the Fed
PBS
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Independent Lens

Storm Lake
PBS
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Local, USA

Entangled
WORLD Channel
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Vice News

The Big Squeeze
Vice
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WINNER

WeWork: or The Making and Breaking of a $47 Billion Unicorn

Hulu

Outstanding Crime and Justice Documentary

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Buried

Showtime
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HBO Documentary Films

The Slow Hustle
HBO
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HBO Documentary Films

The Murders at Starved Rock
HBO
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WINNER

HBO Documentary Films

Life of Crime 1984-2020
HBO
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Trafficked with Mariana van Zeller

National Geographic

Outstanding Short Documentary

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A Broken House

The New Yorker
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HBO Documentary Films

The Last Cruise
HBO
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Op-Docs

Takeover
The New York Times
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WINNER

Through Our Eyes: Apart

HBO/HBO Max
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Through Our Eyes: Shelter

HBO/HBO Max

Best Documentary

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WINNER

The First Wave

Hulu
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FRONTLINE

A Thousand Cuts
PBS
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FRONTLINE In Partnership with ProPublica and Berkeley Journalism’s Investigative Reporting Program

American Insurrection
PBS
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HBO Documentary Films

In the Same Breath
HBO
News 2022 Nominees (Documentaries)

HBO Documentary Films

Obama: In Search of a More Perfect Union
HBO
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HBO Documentary Films

A Choice of Weapons: Inspired by Gordon Parks
HBO
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HBO Documentary Films

Four Hours at the Capitol
HBO
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The Line

Apple TV+
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MSNBC Films

Paper and Glue
MSNBC
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The Rescue

National Geographic