Katie Couric, Brian Williams, Bill Moyers and “Anvil! The Story of Anvil” were among the winners at Monday night’s 31st annual News and Documentary Emmy Awards, which took place in New York City’s Lincoln Center.
CBS was the top winner with seven awards, followed by NBC with six and PBS with five. ABC, HDNet, the History Channel, the National Geographic Channel, Planet Green and the Sundance Channel each received two.
CBS’s “60 Minutes” was the top single program, with four Emmys; the CBS Evening News with Katie Couric and the NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams each won two, as did PBS’ “Frontline.”
“Anvil! The Story of Anvil,” the irreverent documentary about the long-suffering Canadian hard rock band, aired on VH1 and won an Emmy for Outstanding Arts & Culture Programming, which may be the first time that the phrase “arts and culture” was ever used in connection with Anvil.
Documentary filmmaker Frederick Wiseman received the Lifetime Achievement Award, while the “PBS NewsHour” was honored with the Chairman’s Award.
Robert Haldeman, who was arrested last year for attempting to extort money from David Letterman, was nominated for an episode of "48 Hours Mysteries," but he did not attend or win.
The awards are presented by the New York-based National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences.
The full list of winners:
OUTSTANDING COVERAGE OF A BREAKING NEWS STORY IN A REGULARLY SCHEDULED NEWSCAST
NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams (NBC): “Miracle on the Hudson”
OUTSTANDING CONTINUING COVERAGE OF A NEWS STORY IN A REGULARLY SCHEDULED NEWSCAST
NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams (NBC): “Unlikely Refuges”
OUTSTANDING FEATURE STORY IN A REGULARLY SCHEDULED NEWSCAST
Today (NBC): “Fighting Grossmans”
OUTSTANDING INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALISM IN A REGULARLY SCHEDULED NEWSCAST
CBS Evening News with Katie Couric (CBS):
“Rape in America: Justice Denied”
OUTSTANDING BUSINESS AND ECONOMIC REPORTING IN A REGULARY SCHEDULED NEWSCAST
CBS Evening News with Katie Couric (CBS): “Financial Family Tree”
OUTSTANDING COVERAGE OF A BREAKING NEWS STORY IN A NEWS MAGAZINE
Dateline NBC (NBC): “Miracle on the Hudson”
OUTSTANDING CONTINUING COVERAGE OF A NEWS STORY IN A NEWS MAGAZINE
60 Minutes (CBS): “War in Pakistan”
OUTSTANDING FEATURE STORY IN A NEWS MAGAZINE
HDNet World Report (HDNet): “South Africa's Shame: Modern‑Day Slavery and the World Cup”
OUTSTANDING INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALISM IN A NEWS MAGAZINE
FRONTLINE/World (PBS): “Ghana: Digital Dumping Ground”
OUTSTANDING BUSINESS AND ECONOMIC REPORTING IN A NEWS MAGAZINE
Dan Rather Reports (HDNet):
“Iran's Manhattan Project”
OUTSTANDING LIVE COVERAGE OF A CURRENT NEWS STORY – LONG FORM
ABC News Special Events (ABC): “Inauguration 2009 – Barack Obama”
OUTSTANDING CONTINUING COVERAGE OF A NEWS STORY – LONG FORM
FRONTLINE (PBS):
“A Death in Tehran”
OUTSTANDING INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALISM – LONG FORM
FRONTLINE (PBS): “The Warning”
OUTSTANDING INFORMATIONAL PROGRAMMING – LONG FORM
HBO Documentary Films (HBO):
“Which Way Home”
OUTSTANDING HISTORICAL PROGRAMMING – LONG FORM
Bill Moyers Journal (PBS):
”The Good Soldier”
OUTSTANDING BUSINESS AND ECONOMIC REPORTING – LONG FORM
“Inside the Mind of Google” (CNBC)
OUTSTANDING INTERVIEW
60 Minutes (CBS):
“Saving Flight 1549”
OUTSTANDING ARTS & CULTURE PROGRAMMING
“Anvil! The Story of Anvil” (VH1)
OUTSTANDING SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY PROGRAMMING
POV (PBS):
“The English Surgeon”
OUTSTANDING NATURE PROGRAMMING
“The Last Beekeeper” (Planet Green)
BEST STORY IN A REGULARLY SCHEDULED NEWSCAST
CBS Evening News with Katie Couric (CBS):
”The Battle of Wanat”
BEST REPORT IN A NEWS MAGAZINE
60 Minutes (CBS) “The Winter of Our Hardship and The Long Recession”
BEST DOCUMENTARY
“War Dance” (Sundance Channel)
NEW APPROACHES TO NEWS & DOCUMENTARY PROGRAMMING: CURRENT NEWS COVERAGE
“Behind the Veil” Globeandmail.com
NEW APPROACHES TO NEWS & DOCUMENTARY PROGRAMMING: DOCUMENTARIES
“One in 8 Million” (NYTimes.com)
NEW APPROACHES TO NEWS & DOCUMENTARY PROGRAMMING: ARTS, LIFESTYLE & CULTURE
“The Iconic Photo Series” (TIME.com)
OUTSTANDING INDIVIDUAL ACHIEVEMENT IN A CRAFT: WRITING
NBC News Special (NBC):
”Inside the Obama White House”
OUTSTANDING INDIVIDUAL ACHIEVEMENT IN A CRAFT: RESEARCH
Reel Impact Series (Planet Green): “Split
Estate”
OUTSTANDING INDIVIDUAL ACHIEVEMENT IN A CRAFT: CINEMATOGRAPHY – NATURE
Wild Pacific (Discovery Channel):
”Survivors”
OUTSTANDING INDIVIDUAL ACHIEVEMENT IN A CRAFT: CINEMATOGRAPHY – NEWS COVERAGE / DOCUMENTARIES
“War Dance” (Sundance Channel)
OUTSTANDING INDIVIDUAL ACHIEVEMENT IN A CRAFT: EDITING
National Geographic's Most Incredible Photos (National Geographic Channel): “Afghan Warrior”
OUTSTANDING INDIVIDUAL ACHIEVEMENT IN A CRAFT: EDITING–QUICK TURNAROUND
NBC News Special (NBC):
”Inside the Obama White House”
OUTSTANDING INDIVIDUAL ACHIEVEMENT IN A CRAFT: GRAPHIC DESIGN & ART DIRECTION
“Stealing Lincoln's Body” (History Channel)
OUTSTANDING INDIVIDUAL ACHIEVEMENT IN A CRAFT: MUSIC & SOUND
WWII in HD (History Channel): “Point of No Return”
OUTSTANDING INDIVIDUAL ACHIEVEMENT IN A CRAFT: LIGHTING DIRECTION & SCENIC DESIGN
“CIA Confidential: Pakistan Undercover” (National Geographic Channel)
OUTSTANDING PROMOTIONAL ANNOUNCEMENT: INSTITUTIONAL
60 Minutes (CBS):
”60 Minutes in 60 Seconds”
OUTSTANDING PROMOTIONAL ANNOUNCEMENT: EPISODIC
Diane Sawyer 20/20 Special (ABC): “A Hidden America: Children of the Mountains”
OUTSTANDING REGIONAL NEWS STORY – SPOT NEWS
KPIX Eyewitness News (KPIX-TV, San Francisco, CA): “Oakland Riot”
OUTSTANDING REGIONAL NEWS STORY – INVESTIGATIVE REPORTING
KHOU News at 10pm (KHOU-TV, Houston, TX): “Soldiers at Risk: The Iraq Water Investigation”
KSTP 5 Eyewitness News (KSTP-TV, Minneapolis, MN): “Prisoners Ride the Bus”
