2026 News and Documentary Emmy Awards Nominations Nominees List

In the best documentary category, the nominees are Black Snow, Hurricane Katrina: Race Against Time, Life After, Love + War, 2000 Meters to Andriivka, Prime Minister, Turning Point: The Vietnam War and Union.

Best Documentary

Black Snow
American Documentary | POV [Nordland Pictures | Prettier in the Dark Productions]

Hurricane Katrina: Race Against Time
Lightbox [Proximity Media | National Geographic]

Life After
Multitude Films [ITVS]

Love + War
Little Monster Films [National Geographic]

2000 Meters to Andriivka
FRONTLINE | PBS [Associated Press]

Prime Minister
Madison Wells [HBO Documentary Films | CNN Films | Dark Doris | Divergent Pictures]

Turning Point: The Vietnam War
Netflix [Luminant Media | Netflix]

Union
American Documentary | POV [Level Ground Productions]


Outstanding Politics and Government Documentary

Bodyguard Of Lies
See It Now Studios [Jigsaw Productions | Amblin Entertainment Documentaries]

The Dark Money Game
HBO Documentary Films [Jigsaw Productions]

Hollywoodgate
Rolling Narratives [Cottage M | RaeFilm Studios | Jouzour Film Production]

The Making of a Japanese
Doc World
Cineric Creative [NHK | ZED | Pystymetsa Oy]

Prime Minister
Madison Wells [HBO Documentary Films | CNN Films | Dark Doris | Divergent Pictures]

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