In a record for the network, CNN received 27 nominations for the 39th Annual News and Documentary Emmy ® Awards, announced today. CNN’s diverse nominations encompass television programming, newsgathering, digital, and Spanish-language, and include:
Outstanding Breaking News Coverage
- CNN Worldwide Hurricane Coverage, CNN Worldwide Staff
- Fall of Raqqa, with Senior International Correspondents Nick Paton Walsh and Arwa Damon
- Manchester Concert Attack, CNN Worldwide Staff
Outstanding Live Interview
- Anderson Cooper Interviews Janet Porter – Anderson Cooper 360
- Faces of Grief: Sutherland Springs Pastor & Heather Melton – Anderson Cooper 360
- Chris Cuomo Interviews Las Vegas Massacre Survivors – New Day
- Jake Tapper and Kellyanne Conway – The Lead with Jake Tapper
Outstanding Continuing Coverage of a News Story in a Newscast
Fall of ISIS in Iraq and Syria, with Senior International Correspondents Nick Paton Walsh and Arwa Damon
Outstanding Investigative Report in a Newscast
Kids for Sale – Anderson Cooper 360, with Correspondent Randi Kaye
Outstanding Investigative Report in a Newscast Continued
Libya Slave Auction – The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer, with Senior International Correspondent Nima Elbagir
Outstanding Hard News Feature Story in a Newscast
Syria: Gasping for Life in Khan Sheikhoun // CNN International & Aleppo Media Center; with CNN Chief International Correspondent Clarissa Ward
Outstanding News Special
- Return to Mosul, with Senior International Correspondent Arwa Damon
- CNN Special Reports – The Most Powerful Man in the World Hosted by Fareed Zakaria
Outstanding News Discussion & Analysis
- NFL Town Hall: Patriotism, The Players and The President – Anderson Cooper 360
- The Morning After Charlottesville – State of the Union with Jake Tapper
Outstanding Edited Interview
Sally Yates and Anderson Cooper – Anderson Cooper 360
Outstanding Science, Medical and Environmental Report
CNN Special Reports: Separated: Saving the Twins, with Chief Medical Correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta
Outstanding Politics and Government Documentary
CNN Films’ Legion of Brothers
Outstanding Investigative Documentary
CNN Films’ Elián
Best Story in a Newscast
- Kids for Sale – Anderson Cooper 360, with Correspondent Randi Kaye
- Libya Slave Auction – The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer, with Senior International Correspondent Nima Elbagir
Outstanding Coverage of a Breaking News Story in Spanish
Mexico Earthquake – CNN en Español, with anchor Fernando del Rincón
Outstanding Investigative Journalism in Spanish
Passports in the Shadows – Conclusiones, CNN en Español, with Senior Investigative Reporter Drew Griffin and Senior Latin American Affairs Editor Rafael Romo
Outstanding Video Journalism: News
Global Warning: Arctic Melt, with Videojournalists Lewis Whyld, Christian Streib and Mark Phillips
Outstanding Graphic Design and Art Direction
Love in Conflict – CNN Digital
Outstanding Promotional Announcement
- CNN Facts First Campaign
- The Nineties – CNN Original Series
In addition to these 27 News and Documentary Emmy ® Award nominations, CNN Original Series Anthony Bourdain Parts Unknown and United Shades of America with W. Kamau Bell, and CNN Digital’s Explore Parts Unknown have been nominated for a combined 10 Primetime and Creative Arts Emmy Awards. CNN en Español’s Destinos won a Daytime Emmy ® for Outstanding Entertainment Program in Spanish.
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About CNN:
CNN Worldwide is the most honored brand in cable news, reaching more individuals on television, the web and mobile devices than any other cable news organization in the United States. Globally, CNN International is the most widely distributed news channel, reaching over 354 million households. CNN Digital is the #1 online news destination across all platforms, with more unique visitors and video starts than any other competitor. CNN’s award winning portfolio also includes CNN Original Series, which develops non-scripted programming for television via commissioned projects, acquisitions and in-house production. CNN Films produces, commissions and acquires documentary feature and short films for theatrical and festival exhibition, as well as for broadcast and other distribution across CNN’s multiple platforms. Additionally, CNN Newsource is the world’s most extensively utilized news service partnering with over 1,000 local and international news organizations around the world. CNN is a division of Turner, a WarnerMedia Company.