NEW YORK – (July 27, 2023) – CNN Worldwide celebrates 43 nominations in the 45th Annual News and Documentary Emmy® Award competition. The nominations were announced today by The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences.
Once again, CNN Worldwide dominated the competition, receiving the most nominations for any news organization. CNN’s diverse nominations encompass news programming, interviews and special events along with CNN Digital, CNN Heroes, CNN Investigates, and CNN Originals.
This year’s awards will be presented at the Palladium Times Square Theater on September 25th and September 26th in New York City.
The 2024 CNN Worldwide News & Documentary Emmy® nominations include:
OUTSTANDING LIVE NEWS PROGRAM
Anderson Cooper 360
OUTSTANDING RECORDED NEWS PROGRAM
The Whole Story with Anderson Cooper
OUTSTANDING EMERGING JOURNALIST
Jeremy Diamond
Nada Bashir
OUTSTANDING BREAKING NEWS COVERAGE
CNN Worldwide: The Israel-Hamas War Breaking News Coverage
OUTSTANDING CONTINUING NEWS COVERAGE: SHORT FORM
Clarissa Ward: The Israel-Hamas War Continuing Coverage
David Culver Covers the Migrant Crisis
OUTSTANDING CONTINUING NEWS COVERAGE: LONG FORM
“Terror in Israel” with Anderson Cooper, The Whole Story with Anderson Cooper & Anderson Cooper 360
OUTSTANDING SOFT FEATURE STORY: LONG FORM
“What Happened to San Francisco?” with Sara Sidner, The Whole Story with Anderson Cooper
OUTSTANDING HARD NEWS FEATURE STORY: SHORT FORM
“Clarissa Ward Reports from Rafah Field Hospital in Gaza,” CNN Worldwide
OUTSTANDING HARD NEWS FEATURE STORY: LONG FORM
“The Trek: A Migrant Trail to America” with Nick Paton Walsh, The Whole Story with Anderson Cooper
OUTSTANDING INVESTIGATIVE NEWS COVERAGE: SHORT FORM
CNN Investigates: The Coast Guard’s Secret
OUTSTANDING INVESTIGATIVE NEWS COVERAGE: LONG FORM
Nima Elbagir: The War in Sudan Continuing Coverage
OUTSTANDING LIVE NEWS SPECIAL
The 17th Annual CNN Heroes: An All-Star Tribute
“A CNN Town Hall: Toxic Train Disaster, Ohio Residents Speak Out”
“Navalny and the Cost of Standing Up to Putin,” Erin Burnett OutFront
OUTSTANDING RECORDED NEWS SPECIAL
“The Will to Win: Ukraine at War” with Clarissa Ward, CNN Special Report
OUTSTANDING NEWS DISCUSSION & ANALYSIS
“America Addicted: The Fentanyl Crisis,” Anderson Cooper 360
OUTSTANDING LIVE INTERVIEW: LONG FORM
“Christiane Amanpour Interviews Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian,” Amanpour
“Christiane Amanpour Interviews Siamak Namazi from Inside Iran’s Evin Prison,” Amanpour
“Christiane Amanpour Interviews Queen Raina Al Abdullah,” Amanpour
“Jake Tapper One-On-One with Cassidy Hutchinson,” The Lead with Jake Tapper
OUTSTANDING EDITED INTERVIEW
“Fareed Zakaria Interviews Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi,” Fareed Zakaria GPS
“Wolf Blitzer Interviews Gali Idan in Israel,” The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer
OUTSTANDING SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY OR ENVIRONMENTAL COVERAGE
Donie O’Sullivan: Science and Technology Continuing Coverage
OUTSTANDING CLIMATE, ENVIRONMENT AND WEATHER COVERAGE
“How to Unscrew a Planet” with Bill Weir, The Whole Story with Anderson Cooper
OUTSTANDING HEALTH OR MEDICAL COVERAGE
“Homebirth Journey: Saving Black Moms” with Abby Phillip, The Whole Story with Anderson Cooper
“Without Roe: The New Abortion Landscape,” The Whole Story with Anderson Cooper
OUTSTANDING POLITICS AND GOVERNMENT DOCUMENTARY
Giuliani: What Happened to America’s Mayor? (CNN Original Series)
OUTSTANDING ARTS AND CULTURE DOCUMENTARY
Little Richard: I Am Everything (CNN Films)
OUTSTANDING CRIME AND JUSTICE DOCUMENTARY
Chowchilla (CNN Films)
OUTSTANDING WRITING: NEWS
“Clarissa Ward Reports from Rafah Field Hospital in Gaza,” CNN Worldwide
“The Trek: A Migrant Trail to America” with Nick Paton Walsh, The Whole Story with Anderson Cooper
OUTSTANDING VIDEO JOURNALISM
“The Trek: A Migrant Trail to America” with Nick Paton Walsh, The Whole Story with Anderson Cooper
OUTSTANDING GRAPHIC DESIGN: NEWS
“’You Deny, Deny, Deny, Until It Becomes Untenable’: A Sniper’s Struggle with PTSD,” CNN Digital
OUTSTANDING MUSIC COMPOSITION: NEWS
CNN News Central
OUTSTANDING SOUND: NEWS
“The Trek: A Migrant Trail to America” with Nick Paton Walsh, The Whole Story with Anderson Cooper
OUTSTANDING LIGHTING DIRECTION: NEWS
The 17th Annual CNN Heroes: An All-Star Tribute
OUTSTANDING ART DIRECTION/SET DECORATION/SCENIC DESIGN: NEWS
The 17th Annual CNN Heroes: An All-Star Tribute
OUTSTANDING EDITING: DOCUMENTARY
Little Richard: I Am Everything (CNN Films)
OUTSTANDING ART DIRECTION/SET DECORATION/SCENIC DESIGN: DOCUMENTARY
Chowchilla (CNN Films)
OUTSTANDING TECHNICAL EXCELLENCE: NEWS
CNN’s The Fourth in America
OUTSTANDING PROMOTIONAL ANNOUNCEMENT: DOCUMENTARY
Giuliani: What Happened to America’s Mayor? (CNN Original Series)
About CNN Worldwide
CNN Worldwide is the most honored brand in cable news, reaching more individuals through television, streaming and online than any other cable news organization in the United States. Globally, people across the world can watch CNN International, which is widely distributed in over 200 countries and territories. CNN Digital is the #1 online news destination, with more unique visitors than any other news source. Max, Warner Bros. Discovery’s streaming platform, features CNN Max, a 24/7 streaming news offering available to subscribers alongside expanded access to News content and CNN Originals. CNN’s award-winning portfolio includes non-scripted programming from CNN Original Series and CNN Films for broadcast, streaming and distribution across multiple platforms. CNN programming can be found on CNN, CNN International and CNN en Español channels, via CNN Max and the CNN Originals hub on discovery+ and via pay TV subscription on CNN.com, CNN apps and cable operator platforms. Additionally, CNN Newsource is the world’s most extensively utilized news service partnering with over 1,000 local and international news organizations around the world. CNN is a division of Warner Bros. Discovery.
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