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

HBO Documentary Films
The Slow Hustle
HBO

HBO Documentary Films
The Murders at Starved Rock
HBO

WINNER
HBO Documentary Films
Life of Crime 1984-2020
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
In the Same Breath
HBO

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

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

HBO Documentary Films
Four Hours at the Capitol
HBO

The Line
Apple TV+

MSNBC Films
Paper and Glue
MSNBC

The Rescue
National Geographic