**UPDATED** Arlington, VA; May 1, 2026 – PBS celebrates 51 collective nominations for the 47th Annual News & Documentary Emmy® Awards, announced today by the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences.
PBS’s wide-ranging nominations from its national and local producers encompass PBS NEWS HOUR, FRONTLINE, AMERICAN DOCUMENTARY/POV, BBC Studios, BREAKING THE DEADLOCK, NOVA, WASHINGTON WEEK WITH THE ATLANTIC, NATURE, FLORENTINE FILMS, VOCES/Latino Public Broadcasting, ITVS, INDEPENDENT LENS, AMERICAN MASTERS, and GREAT PERFORMANCES, along with The WNET Group, WETA, GBH, and Maryland Public Television, among others, reaffirming PBS’s ongoing commitment to delivering high-quality storytelling as a trusted and reliable source. A complete list of PBS News & Documentary Emmy® nominations is included below.
This year’s awards will be presented in two back-to-back ceremonies at the Palladium Times Square Theater in New York City on Wednesday, May 27 and Thursday, May 28.
PBS is proud to share these acclaimed films with audiences and is honored to be recognized by the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Many of these nominated documentaries are available to stream on PBS.org and the PBS App.
PBS congratulates all nominated programs and producers!
Outstanding Extended Breaking News Coverage
Catastrophic Fires - PBS NEWS HOUR
PBS News
Outstanding Continuing Coverage: Short Form
Cuts & Consequences - PBS NEWS HOUR
PBS News
Outstanding Hard News Report: Long Form
Battle For Tibet
FRONTLINE, PBS
The Rise of Germany’s New Right
FRONTLINE, PBS
Outstanding Investigative Coverage: Long Form
Strike On Iran: The Nuclear Question
FRONTLINE, PBS (The Washington Post | Bellingcat | Evident Media)
Outstanding News Discussion & Analysis
Washington Week with The Atlantic
Washington Week, PBS News
TRUTH UNDER FIRE
BREAKING the DEADLOCK
GBH (Room 608 Inc. | Andrew Lack)
Outstanding War or Violent Conflict Coverage
Syria After Assad
FRONTLINE, PBS
Outstanding Climate, Environment or Weather Coverage
Alaska’s Vanishing Native Villages
FRONTLINE, PBS (The Howard Center for Investigative Journalism at Arizona State University)
Hurricane Helene’s Deadly Warning
FRONTLINE, PBS (NPR)
Outstanding Video Journalism: News
Strike On Iran: The Nuclear Question
FRONTLINE, PBS (The Washington Post | Bellingcat | Evident Media)
Outstanding Editing: News
Strike On Iran: The Nuclear Question
FRONTLINE, PBS (The Washington Post | Bellingcat | Evident Media)
Outstanding Current Affairs Documentary
Antidote
FRONTLINE, PBS (Passion Pictures | Bellingcat | Impact Partners | Channel 4 | M4 Studios)
Life After
INDEPENDENT LENS
Multitude Films (ITVS | Straw House Production)
2000 Meters to Andriivka
FRONTLINE, PBS (Associated Press)
Outstanding Social Issue Documentary
Born Poor
FRONTLINE, PBS
The Ride Ahead
American Documentary, POV (LikeRightNow Films)
Outstanding Historical Documentary
Becoming Thurgood: America's Social Architect
Maryland Public Television (The Aggrey Company)
The Disappearance of Miss Scott
AMERICAN MASTERS
4th Act Factual LLC (Storyline Entertainment)
Simon Schama: The Holocaust, 80 Years On
Oxford Film and Television (BBC | The WNET Group)
Outstanding Arts and Culture Documentary
Tiler Peck: Suspending Time
GREAT PERFORMANCES
Late Autumn Productions, LLC. (THIRTEEN Productions LLC)
We Want the Funk!
INDEPENDENT LENS
Firelight Films (ITVS)
Outstanding Science and Technology Documentary
Critical Condition: Health in Black America
NOVA, GBH (A NOVA Production | Firelight Films)
Operation Space Station
NOVA, GBH (A NOVA Production | Blink Films | France Télévisions)
Outstanding Investigative Documentary
Syria’s Detainee Files
FRONTLINE, PBS (BBC)
Outstanding Nature Documentary
Katavi: Africa's Fallen Paradise
NATURE
PBS (THE WNET GROUP | TERRA MATER STUDIOS | SHIBUMI FILMS | ARTE | WDR)
Willow: Diary of a Mountain Lion
NATURE
PBS (RHYTHM PRODUCTIONS, LLC | THE WNET GROUP)
Outstanding Business and Economic Documentary
Driver
American Documentary, POV (Goldfish Films Inc. | DRIVER Film LLC)
Made in Ethiopia
American Documentary, POV (Hard Truth Films | Dogwoof | Gobez Media)
Slumlord Millionaire
VOCES After Spring LLC (Latino Public Broadcasting | Firelight Media | The Center for Asian American Media)
Outstanding Crime and Justice Documentary
The Strike
INDEPENDENT LENS
Latino Public Broadcasting
Outstanding Short Documentary
Chasing Time
POV Shorts
American Documentary | POV (Exposure Labs)
Best Documentary
Black Snow
American Documentary, POV (Nordland Pictures | Prettier in the Dark Productions)
Life After
Multitude Films (ITVS)
2000 Meters to Andriivka
FRONTLINE, PBS (Associated Press)
Union
American Documentary, POV (Level Ground Productions)
Outstanding Research: Documentary
The American Revolution
Florentine Films (WETA-TV)
Syria’s Detainee Files
FRONTLINE, PBS (BBC)
Outstanding Writing: Documentary
Bring Them Home
Aiskótáhkapiyaaya Thunderheart Films (WETA-TV)
2000 Meters to Andriivka
FRONTLINE, PBS (Associated Press)
Outstanding Direction: Documentary
2000 Meters to Andriivka
FRONTLINE, PBS (Associated Press)
Life After
Multitude Films (ITVS)
Outstanding Cinematography: Documentary
2000 Meters to Andriivka
FRONTLINE, PBS (Associated Press)
Outstanding Editing: Documentary
2000 Meters to Andriivka
FRONTLINE, PBS (Associated Press)
Life After
Multitude Films (ITVS)
Outstanding Graphic Design: Documentary
Antidote/Kill List
Passion Pictures (Bellingcat)
The Ride Ahead
LikeRightNow Films
Outstanding Music Composition: Documentary
Bring Them Home
Aiskótáhkapiyaaya Thunderheart Films (WETA-TV)
Chasing Time
POV Shorts
American Documentary | POV (Exposure Labs)
Outstanding Sound: Documentary
We Want the Funk!
INDEPENDENT LENS
PBS (Firelight Films)
Outstanding Promotional Announcement: Documentary
NATURE Season 44 Trailer
NATURE
PBS (THE WNET GROUP)