Prime Minister gained the highest prize of greatest documentary on the 2026 Information & Documentary Emmy Awards on Thursday.
The documentary, which hails from HBO Documentary Movies and CNN Movies, tracked Jacinda Ardern’s pathway to changing into New Zealand’s fortieth Prime Minister.
Different prime honors of the night time went to Simon Schama: The Holocaust, 80 Years On, for excellent historic documentary; Tiler Peck for excellent arts and tradition documentary for Tiler Peck: Suspending Time; and Nationwide Geographic’s Secrets and techniques of the Penguins with the excellent nature documentary award.
The documentary winners have been handed out at Jazz at Lincoln Heart’s Frederick P. Rose Corridor on Thursday night time, the place Michael Ian Black hosted. Emmy-winning documentarian and Academy Award-nominated filmmaker Sam Pollard was acknowledged with a lifetime achievement honor.
Presenters at Thursday night time’s awards ceremony included Serena Davies (Nationwide Geographic, NASA), Producer Stephanie Jenkins, Cynthia Lopez (CEO of New York Girls in Movie & Tv), Tiler Peck (NYC Ballet, Tiler Peck: Suspending Time) and Simon Schama (Simon Schama’s Story of Us). Christina Ruffini additionally moderated discussions with nominees concerning the challenges of documentary filmmaking.
On Wednesday night time, the prize winners in the news categories have been introduced, with ABC Information and Nationwide Geographic among the many night time’s top winners.
ABC World Information Tonight with David Muir was awarded the prize for excellent dwell information program. ABC earned probably the most awards of the night time with eight, adopted by Trafficked with Mariana van Zeller by way of Nationwide Geographic/Muck Media with seven and CNN with 4.
See beneath for a whole checklist of the documentary Emmy winners.
Excellent Present Affairs Documentary
Misplaced within the Jungle
Little Monster Movies [Lightbox | Pacha Films | Señal Colombia | Demolition Films | National Geographic Documentary Films]
Excellent Politics and Authorities Documentary
Prime Minister
Madison Wells [HBO Documentary Films | CNN Films | Dark Doris | Divergent Pictures]
Excellent Social Subject Documentary
The Journey Forward
American Documentary | POV | PBS [LikeRightNow Films]
Excellent Investigative Documentary
Essential Incident: A Loss of life on the Border
HBO Documentary Movies [Midnight Films | crazyrose | Film 45]
Excellent Historic Documentary
Simon Schama: The Holocaust, 80 Years On
Oxford Movie and Tv | PBS [BBC | The WNET Group]
Excellent Arts and Tradition Documentary
Tiler Peck: Suspending Time
Nice Performances
Late Autumn Productions, LLC. | PBS [THIRTEEN Productions LLC]
Excellent Science and Know-how Documentary
The Reminiscence of Darkness, Mild, and Ice
Metamorph Movies, LLC
Excellent Nature Documentary
Secrets and techniques of the Penguins
Talesmith [National Geographic]
Excellent Enterprise and Financial Documentary
Can’t Look Away: The Case Towards Social Media
Bloomberg Originals [DCTV]
Excellent Crime and Justice Documentary
The Strike
Impartial Lens
Latino Public Broadcasting | PBS
Excellent Quick Documentary
Projecting Protest
Scripps Information [Clement Cinema]
Greatest Documentary
Prime Minister
Madison Wells [HBO Documentary Films | CNN Films | Dark Doris | Divergent Pictures]
Excellent Writing – Documentary
Underdogs
Wildstar Movies [Maximum Effort | National Geographic]
Excellent Analysis – Documentary
Turning Level: The Vietnam Warfare
Netflix [Luminant Media | Netflix]
Excellent Route – Documentary
2000 Meters to Andriivka
FRONTLINE FEATURES | PBS [Associated Press]
Excellent Cinematography – Documentary
Coronary heart of the Emperors
Secrets and techniques of the Penguins
Talesmith [National Geographic]
Excellent Modifying – Documentary
Cowl-Up
Netflix [Plan B | Netflix | Praxis Films]
Excellent Graphic Design – Documentary
In Waves and Warfare
Studio AKA | Netflix [Netflix | Actual Films]
Excellent Music Composition – Documentary
Pangolin: Kulu’s Journey
Netflix [Dog Star Films | Water Creature Film | Netflix | Anonymous Content]
Excellent Sound – Documentary
Underdogs
Wildstar Movies [Maximum Effort | National Geographic]
Excellent Lighting Route – Documentary
Chilly Case: The Tylenol Murders
Netflix [Third Eye Motion Picture Company | Netflix | Radical Media | MA Productions | Silvio Films]
Excellent Artwork Route / Set Ornament / Scenic Design – Documentary
Songs From the Gap
Netflix [Cocomotion Pictures | Question Culture | Impact Partners | Artemis Rising Foundation | Netflix]
Excellent Promotional Announcement – Documentary
Chris Hemsworth: A Street Journey to Keep in mind
Nationwide Geographic [Mattock]
Excellent Regional Documentary
Blue – The Life and Artwork of George Rodrigue
WLAE-TV
