CNN Worldwide Sets a New Network Record, Winning 12 Total News and Documentary Emmy® Awards
NEW YORK – (September 26, 2024) – CNN Worldwide sets a new network record of 12 Emmy® Awards in the 45th Annual News and Documentary Emmy® Award competition. The winners were announced by The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences on September 25 and 26, 2024 at the Palladium Theater Times Square Theater in New York City.
On Night One of the 45th Annual News and Documentary Emmy® Awards, CNN Worldwide won 11 News Emmy® Awards. CNN’s diverse wins encompass breaking news coverage of the Israel-Hamas War, CNN Town Halls, CNN Heroes and CNN’s on-air talent including Chief International Anchor Christiane Amanpour, Chief International Correspondent Clarissa Ward and International Correspondent Nada Bashir.
The freshman season of The Whole Story with Anderson Cooper, a CNN Original, won five Emmy® awards, including Outstanding Recorded News Program. Longform reporting on The Whole Story from CNN Anchor Anderson Cooper, Chief International Investigative Correspondent Nima Elbagir, and Chief International Security Correspondent Nick Paton Walsh were also honored.
On Night Two of the 45th Annual News and Documentary Emmy® Award competition, CNN Films took home the Emmy® for Outstanding Arts & Culture Documentary for Lisa Cortés’ Little Richard: I Am Everything.
Directed by Emmy® winner and Peabody® Award nominee Lisa Cortés, Little Richard: I Am Everything is produced by Bungalow Media + Entertainment for CNN Films and Max, in association with Rolling Stone Films. Robert Friedman, Lisa Cortés, Liz Yale Marsh, and Caryn Capotosto are producers. The film is executive produced by Mike Powers, Anita May Rosenstein, and Dee Rees; Jason Fine and Gus Wenner for Rolling Stone Films; and Amy Entelis and Courtney Sexton for CNN Films.
Little Richard: I Am Everything, which was nominated for a Grammy® Award for Best Music Film and Peabody® Award, was released theatrically by Magnolia Pictures. The film is available to stream now on Max.
The 2024 CNN Worldwide News & Documentary Emmy® wins include:
OUTSTANDING RECORDED NEWS PROGRAM
The Whole Story with Anderson Cooper
OUTSTANDING EMERGING JOURNALIST
Nada Bashir
OUTSTANDING BREAKING NEWS COVERAGE
CNN Worldwide: The Israel-Hamas War Breaking News Coverage
OUTSTANDING ARTS AND CULTURE DOCUMENTARY
Little Richard: I Am Everything (CNN Films)
OUTSTANDING CONTINUING NEWS COVERAGE: SHORT FORM
Clarissa Ward Covers the Israel-Hamas War
OUTSTANDING CONTINUING NEWS COVERAGE: LONG FORM
“Terror in Israel” with Anderson Cooper, The Whole Story with Anderson Cooper & Anderson Cooper 360
OUTSTANDING INVESTIGATIVE NEWS COVERAGE: LONG FORM
“Going Home: The War in Sudan “ with Nima Elbagir, The Whole Story with Anderson Cooper
OUTSTANDING LIVE NEWS SPECIAL
“A CNN Town Hall: Toxic Train Disaster, Ohio Residents Speak Out”
OUTSTANDING LIVE INTERVIEW: LONG FORM
“Christiane Amanpour Interviews Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian,” Amanpour
OUTSTANDING WRITING: NEWS
“The Trek: A Migrant Trail to America” with Nick Paton Walsh, The Whole Story with Anderson Cooper
OUTSTANDING SOUND: NEWS
“The Trek: A Migrant Trail to America” with Nick Paton Walsh, The Whole Story with Anderson Cooper
OUTSTANDING ART DIRECTION/SET DECORATION/SCENIC DESIGN: NEWS
The 17th Annual CNN Heroes: An All-Star Tribute
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About CNN Worldwide
CNN Worldwide is the most honored brand in cable news, reaching more individuals through television, streaming and online than any other cable news organization in the United States. Globally, people across the world can watch CNN International, which is widely distributed in over 200 countries and territories. CNN Digital is the #1 online news destination, with more unique visitors than any other news source. Max, Warner Bros. Discovery’s streaming platform, features CNN Max, a 24/7 streaming news offering available to subscribers alongside expanded access to News content and CNN Originals. CNN’s award-winning portfolio includes non-scripted programming from CNN Original Series and CNN Films for broadcast, streaming and distribution across multiple platforms. CNN programming can be found on CNN, CNN International and CNN en Español channels, via CNN Max and the CNN Originals hub on discovery+ and via pay TV subscription on CNN.com, CNN apps and cable operator 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 Warner Bros. Discovery.
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