Outstanding Current Affairs Documentary
137 Shots
Netflix
Convergence: Courage in a Crisis
Netflix
FRONTLINE
China's COVID Secrets
PBS
FRONTLINE In Partnership with ProPublica and Berkeley Journalism’s Investigative Reporting Program
American Insurrection
PBS
HBO Documentary Films
In the Same Breath
HBO
WINNER
The Rescue
National Geographic
Outstanding Politics and Government Documentary
3212 Un-Redacted
ABC
HBO Documentary Films
Obama: In Search of a More Perfect Union
HBO
A La Calle
HBO
WINNER
POV
Mayor
PBS
Turning Point: 9/11 and the War on Terror
Netflix
Outstanding Social Issue Documentary
CNN Films
Dreamland: The Burning of Black Wall Street
CNN
End of the Line: The Women of Standing Rock
Fuse
WINNER
FRONTLINE
A Thousand Cuts
PBS
MSNBC Films
In the Dark of the Valley
MSNBC
The New York Times Presents
To Live and Die in Alabama
FX
Pray Away
Netflix
Outstanding Investigative Documentary
Assassins
Starz
FRONTLINE
In the Shadow of 9/11
PBS
FRONTLINE
Escaping Eritrea
PBS
WINNER
HBO Documentary Films
The Forever Prisoner
HBO
The Line
Apple TV+
Outstanding Historical Documentary
WINNER
9/11: One Day in America
National Geographic
The Black Church: This Is Our Story, This Is Our Song
PBS
Desert One
History Channel
Downing of a Flag
PBS
POV
The Neutral Ground
PBS
Outstanding Arts and Culture Documentary
HBO Documentary Films
A Choice of Weapons: Inspired by Gordon Parks
HBO
WINNER
HBO Documentary Films
Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street
HBO
MSNBC Films
Paper and Glue
MSNBC
The One and Only Dick Gregory
Showtime
The Real Charlie Chaplin
Showtime
Outstanding Science and Technology Documentary
WINNER
CNN Films
The Hunt for Planet B
CNN
Down to Earth: The Astronaut's Perspective
NASA TV
Fathom
Apple TV+
Independent Lens
Coded Bias
PBS
NOVA
Picture a Scientist
PBS
Outstanding Nature Documentary
Lucy The Human Chimp
HBO/HBO Max
Nature
The Elephant and the Termite
PBS
Nature
My Garden of a Thousand Bees
PBS
Playing with Sharks
Disney+
WINNER
Puff: Wonders of the Reef
Netflix
Outstanding Business and Economic Documentary
FRONTLINE and Chasing the Dream
The Power of the Fed
PBS
Independent Lens
Storm Lake
PBS
Local, USA
Entangled
WORLD Channel
Vice News
The Big Squeeze
Vice
WINNER
WeWork: or The Making and Breaking of a $47 Billion Unicorn
Hulu
Outstanding Crime and Justice Documentary
Buried
Showtime
WINNER
HBO Documentary Films
Life of Crime 1984-2020
HBO
HBO Documentary Films
The Murders at Starved Rock
HBO
HBO Documentary Films
The Slow Hustle
HBO
Trafficked with Mariana van Zeller
National Geographic
Outstanding Short Documentary
A Broken House
The New Yorker
HBO Documentary Films
The Last Cruise
HBO
Op-Docs
Takeover
The New York Times
WINNER
Through Our Eyes: Apart
HBO/HBO Max
Through Our Eyes: Shelter
HBO/HBO Max
Best Documentary
WINNER
The First Wave
Hulu
FRONTLINE
A Thousand Cuts
PBS
FRONTLINE In Partnership with ProPublica and Berkeley Journalism’s Investigative Reporting Program
American Insurrection
PBS
HBO Documentary Films
Four Hours at the Capitol
HBO
HBO Documentary Films
A Choice of Weapons: Inspired by Gordon Parks
HBO
HBO Documentary Films
Obama: In Search of a More Perfect Union
HBO
HBO Documentary Films
In the Same Breath
HBO
The Line
Apple TV+
MSNBC Films
Paper and Glue
MSNBC
The Rescue
National Geographic