33rd News & Documentary Emmy Awards


The 33rd News & Documentary Emmy Awards were held on October 1, 2012, at Rose Hall, Home of Jazz at Lincoln Center, located in the Time Warner Center in New York City. Awards were presented in 42 categories, including Breaking News, Investigative Reporting, Outstanding Interview, and Best Documentary. In attendance were over 900 television and news media industry executives, news and documentary producers and journalists.
Notable awards included the Lifetime Achievement Award given to news anchors Jorge Ramos and María Elena Salinas of Noticiero Univision.

Winners

Network breakdown

The following chart is a breakdown of number of awards won this awards season per station.
ChannelNumber of Emmys
This Season
PBS9
ABC7
CBS7
NBC3
CNN2
Discovery Channel2
HBO2
National Geographic Channel1
CFR/MediaStorm1
CNBC1
Discovery Channel1
The New York Times1
Showtime1
Science Channel1
Smithsonian Channel1
Time1
WFAA 1
WTHR 1

Breakdown by program

Awards

Lifetime Achievement AwardChairman's Award

  • Jorge Ramos and María Elena Salinas of Noticiero Univision
  • Regularly Scheduled NewscastNews Magazine
  • Coverage of a Breaking News Story
  • * Gadhafi Speaks, ABC News Special Report/Nightline
  • Continuing Coverage of a News Story
  • * Crisis in Libya, ABC World News
  • Feature Story
  • * American Valor: The Land of the Brave, Nightline
  • Investigative Journalism
  • * Gunwalker: Fast and Furious, CBS Evening News
  • Business And Economic Reporting
  • * The Center for Public Integrity and ABC News Brian Ross Investigates: Green Energy: Contracts, Connections and the Collapse of Solyndra, Good Morning America, ABC World News & Nightline
  • Coverage of a Breaking News Story
  • * Revolution in Cairo, Frontline
  • * Syria Undercover, Frontline
  • Continuing Coverage of a News Story
  • * Grave Injustice, 48 Hours
  • Feature Story
  • * Gospel for Teens, 60 Minutes
  • Investigative Journalism
  • * Brian Ross Investigates: Peace Corps—A Trust Betrayed, 20/20
  • Business And Economic Reporting
  • * The Next Housing Shock, 60 Minutes
  • News Discussion And Analysis
  • * Bullying: It Stops Here, Anderson Cooper 360°
  • Long FormInterview
  • Live Coverage of a Current News Story
  • * Revolution in Egypt: President Mubarak Steps Down, CNN/CNN International
  • Continuing Coverage of a News Story
  • * Where Soldiers Come From, POV
  • Investigative Journalism
  • * Enemies of the People, POV
  • Informational Programming
  • * The Tillman Story, Passion Pictures
  • Historical Programming
  • * Reagan, HBO Documentary Films
  • Business And Economic Reporting
  • * Last Train Home, POV
  • Sandusky Speaks, Rock Center with Brian Williams
  • ProgrammingBest Story In A Regularly Scheduled Newscast
  • Arts & Culture
  • * The Woodmans, Independent Lens
  • Science And Technology
  • * Decoding Immortality,
  • Nature
  • * My Life as a Turkey, Nature
  • American Valor: The Land of the Brave, Nightline
  • Best Report In A News MagazineBest Documentary
  • Brian Ross Investigates: Peace Corps—A Trust Betrayed, 20/20
  • Beyond 9/11: Portraits of Resilience,
  • New Approaches To News & Documentary Programming:Individual Achievement In A Craft:
  • Current News Coverage
  • * Crisis Guide: Iran
  • Documentaries
  • * Beyond 9/11: Portraits of Resilience,
  • Arts, Lifestyle & Culture
  • * Touch of Evil
  • Writing
  • * Hard Times Generation ‑ Families in Cars, 60 Minutes
  • Research
  • * Hard Times Generation ‑ Families in Cars, 60 Minutes
  • Cinematography - Nature
  • * Survivors, Wild Pacific
  • Cinematography - News Coverage / Documentaries
  • * Human Planet
  • Editing
  • * 60 Minutes' Gospel for Teens
  • Editing–Documentary & Long Form
  • * POV: Armadillo
  • Graphic Design & Art Direction
  • * Rising: Rebuilding Ground Zero - Stories from the Pile
  • Music & Sound
  • * HBO Documentary Films: Saving Pelican 895
  • Lighting Direction & Scenic Design
  • * NBC News' Education Nation Summit
  • Video Journalism – News
  • * Rescue in the Mountains, Dateline NBC
  • Promotional AnnouncementRegional News Story
  • Institutional
  • * New Generation Explorers Campaign
  • Episodic
  • * Rising: Rebuilding Ground Zero
  • Spot News
  • * A Day of Weather, WFAA News 8 at 10pm
  • Investigative Reporting
  • * Reality Check: Where Are The Jobs?, WTHR Eyewitness News Nightbeat '
  • Nominees

  • Presenters

  • George Stephanopoulos, anchor, Good Morning America and This Week
  • Jeff Fager, chairman, CBS News and Executive Producer, 60 Minutes
  • Bill Moyers, host, Moyers & Company
  • Lara Logan, correspondent, CBS News and 60 Minutes, co-host Person to Person
  • Fareed Zakaria, host, Fareed Zakaria GPS and Editor at Large, Time
  • David Pogue, technical columnist, The New York Times and host, Nova ScienceNow
  • Tamron Hall, anchor, MSNBC's NewsNation, frequent co-host, Today
  • Marvin Scott, senior correspondent, WPIX, anchor/host of PIX News Close Up
  • N. J. Burkett, correspondent, WABC-TV
  • Bruce Paisner, President & CEO, International Academy of Television Arts and Sciences