Overview
- Documentary prizes were handed out at Jazz at Lincoln Center’s Frederick P. Rose Hall in a two-night ceremony that separated news and documentary categories and was hosted by Michael Ian Black.
- Prime Minister, an HBO Documentary Films and CNN Films profile of Jacinda Ardern, took the top documentary prize while veteran filmmaker Sam Pollard received a lifetime achievement honor.
- Other major documentary winners included Simon Schama: The Holocaust, 80 Years On for historical documentary, Tiler Peck: Suspending Time for arts and culture, and National Geographic’s Secrets of the Penguins for nature documentary.
- On the news side, ABC led the winners with eight awards and ABC World News Tonight with David Muir won Outstanding Live News Program, reflecting strong broadcast performance alongside specialty outlets.
- The awards underscore ongoing collaboration between premium documentary producers and legacy outlets and are likely to raise visibility, distribution opportunities, and funding interest for similarly ambitious nonfiction projects.