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The 46th Annual Emmys Announce Documentary Winners

Sasha Stone by Sasha Stone
June 27, 2025
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The 46th Annual Emmys Announce Documentary Winners

Here are the winners.

Outstanding Current Affairs Documentary 

We Will Dance Again
Paramount+ [See It Now Studios, HOT 8, BBC Storyville, Sipur Studios, Bitachon365, MGM Television, HSCC]
Producer Michal Weits
Director Yariv Mozer
Cinematographer Nir Maman, Shahar Reznik
Writer Yariv Mozer
Executive Producer Orly Arbell, Dorit Hessel, Arturo Interian, Lucie Kon, Sheldon Lazarus, Rinat Klein Maron, Leo Pearlman, Emilio Schenker, Michael Schmidt, Dari Shai, Haim Slutzky, Gideon Tadmor, Ben Turner, Gabe Turner, Ariel Weisbrod, Ben Winston, Terence Wrong, Susan Zirinsky
Supervising Producer Aysu Saliba, Cara Tortora
Field Producer Hagit Segal
Associate Producer Ami Goldman, Megan McBride
Editor Roy Balbirsky, Yasmine Novak

Outstanding Politics and Government Documentary 
The Sixth 
A24 [Change Content]
Executive Producer Ben Cotner, Emily Osborne
Line Producer Grace Sin
Co-Executive Producer Adriana Banta, Sarba Das, Marissa Torres Ericson
Senior Producer Lauren Hafner Addison
Coordinating Producer Rebecca M. Abraham
Field Producer Margaret McEvoy
Editor Jeff Consiglio, Chrystie Martinez Gouz
Additional Cinematography Neil Barrett, Michael Crommett, Bahadir Gurel, Stephen Jeter, Samuel Kretchmar, Caz Rubacky
Additional Dialogue Editor Rusty Dunn
Additional Line Producer Cristina DiLegge, Michael Saffran, Kathleen Simmonds
Additional Music Christopher Knight, Tomás Videla
Additional Re-recording Mixer Tristan Baylis
Animator Michael Merlino, Sean Vickery
Archival Consultant Nino Shengelaia, Julia Squilla
Archival Researcher Sophie ReVeal
Assistant Editor Evan Gross
Associate Producer / Archival Researcher Jason Goldberg
Colorist Marcy Robinson
Composer H. Scott Salinas
DI Assist Rebecca Conner, Myahdellese Jones
DI Executive Producer Chris Peterson
DI Producer Tiffany Gale
Dialogue Editor Peter Russell
Finishing Editor Alex Hartley
Lead Designer / Animator Chris Bialkowski
Music Editor Jakob Freudendahl
Post Production Supervisor Kevin Otte
Producer / Director / Cinematographer Sean Fine
Re-recording Mixer Tom Paul
Senior DI Producer Megan Rumph P a g e | 3
Sound Recordists Brian Buckley, Spencer Smith
Visual Effects Editor Andres Marte
Writer / Director / Producer Andrea Nix Fine

Outstanding Social Issue Documentary 
Two American Families: 1991-2024 
FRONTLINE
PBS
Producer / Director / Editor Tom Casciato
Executive Producer Raney Aronson-Rath
Managing Editor Andrew Metz
Senior Producer Nina Chaudry, Frank Koughan
Reporter Bill Moyers
Editor Andrew Fredericks
Producer / Director / Writer Kathleen Hughes

Outstanding Investigative Documentary 
American Conspiracy: The Octopus Murders 
Netflix [Stardust Frames, Duplass Brothers Productions]
Producer Maggie Ambrose, Shuli Harel
Director Zachary Treitz
Cinematographer Brett Jutkiewicz, Chris Messina
Executive Producer Jay Duplass, Mark Duplass, Mel Eslyn, Christian Hansen, Juliana Lembi, Zachary Treitz, Chapman Way, Maclain Way
Co-Producer Carolyn Craddock
Field Producer Jeremy Koch, Rachel Walden
Cameraperson Matt Clegg, Mattia Palombi
Investigative Reporter Christian Hansen
Editor Joshua Banville, Jay Deuby, Sean Frechette, Eric Schuman, Seth Skundrick P a g e | 4

Outstanding Historical Documentary 
Tsunami: Race Against Time 
National Geographic [Blast Films]
Producer Arantxa Hernandez Barthe
Director Daniel Bogado
Cinematographer Charlie Laing, DUANE McCLUNIE
Executive Producer Danny Horan, Carolyn Payne, Tanya Winston
Line Producer Samara Midler, Laura Miller
Series Producer James Parris
Archive Producer Siobhan Harvey
Editor Audinga Kucinskaite, Bruce Law, Chris Nicholls, Livia Serpa
Outstanding Arts and Culture Documentary
Madu
Disney + [Disney Branded Television, Hunting Lane Films]
Producer Rachel Halilej, Katie McNeill, Jamie Patricof
Director Joel Kachi Benson
Director / Producer Matt Ogens

Outstanding Science and Technology Documentary 
Hunt for the Oldest DNA 
NOVA
PBS [Handful of Films, HHMI Tangled Bank Studios, NOVA/GBH, ZDF, DR Danish Broadcasting Corporation]
Producer Ally Barry, Richard Stone, Sandra Tober
Executive Producer Sean B. Carroll, Julia Cort, John Rubin, Chris Schmidt
Editor Jay Macmillan, Jen Randall, Tim Symes
Writer / Director / Executive Producer Niobe Thompson P a g e | 5

Outstanding Nature Documentary 
Paul Nicklen & Cristina Mittermeier: Win or Die 
Photographer
National Geographic [Little Monster Films]
Cinematographer Ronan Killeen, Alex Pritz
Executive Producer Anna Barnes, Jimmy Chin, Betsy Forhan, Pagan Harleman, Chris Kugelman, Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi
Line Producer Suzanne Giordano
Co-Executive Producer Brent Kunkle
Editorial Producer Shelby Hougui
Editor Nick August Perna
Archival Producer Michael Churton
Assistant Editor Luz Zamora
Post Supervisor Peter Jensen
Senior Line Producer Stephanie Stoltzfus
VP Production Aideen Kane

Outstanding Business and Economic Documentary 
Buy Now: The Shopping Conspiracy 
Netflix [Grain Media]
Producer Flora Bagenal
Director Nic Stacey
Cinematographer Brendan McGinty
Writer Nic Stacey
Executive Producer Chloe Leland, Alexander Marengo, Orlando Von Einsiedel
Line Producer Alexander Brunati
Editor Samuel R Santana P a g e | 6

Outstanding Crime and Justice Documentary 
The Truth vs. Alex Jones 
HBO | Max [HBO Documentary Films, AMOS Pictures]
Producer Marguerite Gaudin
Executive Producer Nancy Abraham, Lisa Heller
Supervising Producer Anna Klein
Associate Producer Milo Riley-Smith
Editor William Grayburn, Peter Haddon
Director / Producer / Cinematographer Dan Reed

Outstanding Short Documentary 
The Dirty Business of Monkey Laundering 
Bloomberg Investigates
Bloomberg
Producer Adrianne Jeffries
Cinematographer David Dominguez
Co-Executive Producer Neville Gillett, Kyle Kramer, Jordan Oplinger
Series Producer Leila Hussain
Reporter Jonathan Franklin
Cameraperson Nicholas Bennett, Ryan Cavataro, Anton Delgado, Josh Deveaux, Beau Molloy, Chris Mosson, Paul Overstrom, Wes Reel, Alexander Thornburg, Gialcarlo Zevallos
Editor Victoria Blackburne-Daniell
Editorial Producer David Rovella P a g e | 7

Best Documentary 
The Sing Sing Chronicles 
MSNBC [NBC News Studios, MSNBC Films, Trilogy Films]
Producer Sadie Bass, Lauren Capps, Nick McElroy
Cinematographer John Bentley, Bryant Fisher, Sean Gallagher, Rich White
Executive Producer Andy Berg, Liz Cole, Elizabeth Fischer, Rashida Jones, Rebecca Kutler, Amanda Spain
Line Producer Amanda Moore
Associate Producer Meghan Shiels
Post Producer Alex Pilkington
Editor Sonia Gonzalez-Martinez, Rosie Walunas
Co-Editor Dave Monteagudo
Assistant Editor Daniel Barbour, David Scherker
Director / Executive Producer Dawn Porter
Executive Producer / Cinematographer Dan Slepian
Executive Producer / Showrunner Kimberley Ferdinando

Outstanding Writing – Documentary 
Billy & Molly: An Otter Love Story
National Geographic [Silverback Films]
Writer Charlie Hamilton James
Outstanding Research – Documentary
The Grab
Center for Investigative Reporting Studios [Magnolia Pictures, Participant Media, Rocklin | Faust, Impact Partners]
Researcher McKenzie Funk, Nathan Halverson, JoeBill Muñoz, Mallory Newman, Amanda Pike, David Ritsher, Emma C. Schwartz, Yinuo Shi P a g e | 8

Outstanding Direction – Documentary 
Frida
Prime Video [Imagine Documentaries, TIME Studios]
Director Carla Gutiérrez

Outstanding Cinematography – Documentary 
Secret World of Sound with David Attenborough
Netflix [CBC, Sky, Humble Bee Films]
Director of Photography Kevin Flay, Hugo Kitching
Cameraperson James Aldred, Luke Barnett, Ralph Bower, Duncan Brake, Tavish Campbell, Rod Clarke, Ben Cunningham, Filipe Deandrade, Adam Horder, Deirdre Leowinata, Katie Mayhew, Sam Meyrick, Roger Munns, Duncan Parker, Robin Smith, Romilly Spiers, Gavin Thurston, Darren West, Mark Yates

Outstanding Editing – Documentary 
Blink
National Geographic [MRC, EYESTEELFILM, National Geographic Documentary Films, Fishbowl Films, Motive]
Editor Ryan Mullins, Miranda Yousef
Associate Editor Rachelle Hamilton

Outstanding Graphic Design – Documentary 
Omnivore
Apple TV+ [Fifth Season, Film 45]
Designer Margherita Premuroso
Lead Designer Sky Bird
Animator Steven Do, Cindy SooHoo, Trix Taylor
Creative Lead Benjamin Woodlock
Designer / Animator Steve Biggert
Graphics Editor Rachel Fowler, Javier Gonzalez P a g e | 9

Outstanding Music Composition – Documentary 
Endurance
National Geographic [A Little Dot Studios, Consequential, History Hit Production, Little Monster Films, National Geographic Documentary Films]
Composer Daniel Pemberton

Outstanding Sound – Documentary 
Earthsounds
Apple TV+ [Offspring Films]
Sound Recordist Marc Anderson
Sound Editor Jonny Crew, Tom Mercer, Tim Owens, Luke O’Connell, Owen Peters, Owen Shirley
Dubbing Mixer Graham Wild
Foley Artist Paul Ackerman, Rory Joseph, Myles Ackerman Smith
Foley Editor Ellie Bowler
Sound Supervisor Kate Hopkins

Outstanding Lighting Direction – Documentary 
Hitler and the Nazis: Evil on Trial
Netflix [Smuggler Entertainment, Third Eye Motion Picture Company]
Director of Photography Jeff Hutchens P a g e | 10
Outstanding Art Direction / Set Decoration / Scenic Design – Documentary
You’re Being Lied To About Voter Fraud. Here’s the Truth.
The New York Times Opinion
The New York Times [Sharp As Knives]
Creative Director Neil Makhija
Art Director Jim Batt, Kim Boekbinder, Molly Crabapple

Outstanding Promotional Announcement – Documentary 
Billy & Molly: An Otter Love Story
National Geographic [Silverback Films, Silk Factory]
Executive Producer Chris Spencer
Creative Director Nicole Strong
Producer Michael Knopf, Mihaela Muhtarova
Design Director Carla Daeninckx
Editor Martin Wrench
Executive Creative Director Andrew Snook
Project Manager Isabella Alonzo
Senior Writer / Producer David Numbers

Outstanding Regional Documentary 
The Holly
Rocky Mountain Public Media [Heartland Chapter]
Director / Producer Julian Rubinstein
Producer Dia Sokol Svage, Donnie l. Betts

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