Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Series

The Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Series is handed out annually at the Creative Arts Emmy Award ceremony. The award was established in 2013 as the awards restructured previous categories for Outstanding Nonfiction Series and Outstanding Nonfiction Special. The category was called Outstanding Nonfiction Series from 1998–2012. Prior to 1998, the category was called Outstanding Informational Series.

Winners and nominations

1990s

Year Program Producers Network
19971998
(50th)[1]
American Experience Judy Crichton (consulting executive producer), Margaret Drain (executive producer), David Grubin (producer/writer), Allyson Luchak (senior producer: Truman), Mark Samels (senior producer) PBS
Biography Michael Cascio (executive producer), Susan E. Leventhal (executive producer), Dierdre O'Hearn (producer/writer), CarolAnne Dolan (A&E supervising producer), Diane Ferenczi (A&E coordinating producer) A&E
Desmond Morris' The Human Sexes Sandra Gregory (executive producer), Michael Rosenberg (executive producer), Clive Bromhall (series producer), Clare Hargreaves, Beverley Parr, Bonni Cohen, John Longley, Desmond Morris (host/writer) TLC
Discover Magazine Suzy Geller-Wolf (executive producer), David McKillop (executive producer), Evan Hadingham (co-executive producer), Nancy Dubuc (series producer), Marc Etkind (senior producer), Dan McCabe (producer/director), Bob Burns (producer/director) Discovery Channel
Inside the Actors Studio James Lipton (executive producer/host/writer), Frances Berwick (executive producer), Michael Kostel, John Servidio, Vienna Steiner, Jeff Wurtz (director) Bravo
19981999
(51st)[2]
American Experience Margaret Drain (executive producer), Mark Samels (senior producer), Austin Hoyt PBS
American Masters Susan Lacy (executive producer), Tamar Hacker (senior producer)
The Awful Truth Michael Moore (executive producer), Kathleen Glynn (executive producer), Ellin Baumel, Dave Hamilton (supervising producer), Tia Lessin (senior producer), Annie Cohen (head writer), Francis Gasparini (writer), Jay Martel (writer), Nick McKinney (writer), Henriette Mantel (writer) Bravo
Biography CarolAnne Dolan (supervising producer), Michael Cascio (executive producer), Peter Jones (executive producer) A&E
Inside the Actors Studio James Lipton (executive producer/writer/host), Michael Kostel, Jeff Wurtz (director), Vienna Steiner (executive producer), Frances Berwick (executive producer), Eileen Lanci, John Servidio Bravo

2000s

Year Program Producers Network
19992000
(52nd)[3]
American Masters ("Hitchcock, Selznick and the End of Hollywood") Susan Lacy (executive producer), Tamar Hacker (senior producer), Michael Epstein (producer/writer/director), Karen Bernstein (producer) PBS
Behind the Music ("Tina Turner") Jeff Gaspin (executive producer), Gay Rosenthal (executive producer), George Moll (executive producer), Paul Gallagher (supervising producer), Susan Biesack, Victoria Zielinski, Paul Barrosse VH1
Biography ("Oprah Winfrey: Heart of the Matter") CarolAnne Dolan (executive producer), Maryellen Cox (supervising producer) A&E
Inside the Actors Studio ("Kevin Spacey") James Lipton (executive producer/writer/host), Frances Berwick (executive producer), Christian Barcellos (executive producer), Vienna Steiner (executive producer), Michael Kostel (producer), John Servidio (producer), Jeff Wurtz (director) Bravo
New York: A Documentary Film Ric Burns (executive producer/producer/director/writer), Lisa Ades (producer/co-director), Margaret Drain (executive producer for American Experience), Judy Crichton (executive producer for WGBH), Mark Samels (producer for American Experience), James Sanders (writer) PBS
20002001
(53rd)[4]
American Masters ("Finding Lucy") Susan Lacy (executive producer), Pamela Mason Wagner (producer/director), Thomas Wagner (producer/writer), Tamar Hacker (producer) PBS
Behind the Music ("Cat Stevens") George Moll (executive producer), Jeff Gaspin (executive producer), Gay Rosenthal (executive producer), Allie Brown Torgan (producer), Paul Gallagher (supervising producer), Paul Barrosse (supervising producer) VH1
Biography ("Sesame Street") CarolAnne Dolan (executive producer), Susan E. Leventhal (executive producer), Jonathan Talmadge (producer), Maryellen Cox (supervising producer), Harry Smith (host) A&E
Inside the Actors Studio ("Mike Myers") James Lipton (executive producer/writer/host), Michael Kostel (producer), Jeff Wurtz (director), John Servidio (producer), Frances Berwick (executive producer for bravo), Christian Barcellos (executive producer for Bravo), Vienna Steiner (executive producer for Bravo) Bravo
Jazz Ken Burns (producer/director), Lynn Novick (producer), Geoffrey C. Ward (writer), Keith David (narrator) PBS
20012002
(54th)[5]
Biography CarolAnne Dolan (executive producer), Kevin Burns (executive producer), Maryellen Cox (supervising producer), Kerry Jensen (supervising producer), Jeanne Begley (producer/director), Gidion Phillips (writer) A&E
Antiques Roadshow Peter B. Cook (executive producer), Marsha Bemko (senior producer) PBS
Behind the Music George Moll (executive producer), Paul Gallagher (executive producer), Mark Ford (producer), Justin Sturken (senior series producer) VH1
E! True Hollywood Story Jeffrey Shore (executive producer), Mark Harris (supervising producer), Eric Shepard (producer) E!
Inside the Actors Studio James Lipton (executive producer/writer/host), Christian Barcellos (executive producer for Bravo), Frances Berwick (executive producer for Bravo), Michael Kostel (producer), John Servidio (producer), Jeff Wurtz (director) Bravo
20022003
(55th)[6]
American Masters Susan Lacy (executive producer), Julie Sacks (supervising producer), Anne Makepeace (producer), Prudence Glass (series producer) PBS
Behind the Music George Moll (executive producer), Paul Gallagher (executive producer), Justin Sturken (executive producer), Mark Ford (senior producer), Erica Hanson (producer) VH1
Biography Adam Friedman (executive producer), Bill Evashwick (executive producer), CarolAnne Dolan (executive producer), Maryellen Cox (executive producer), Iain Kennedy (supervising producer), Catherine Dyer (supervising producer) A&E
E! True Hollywood Story Mark Jonathan Harris (executive producer), Andreas Kanonenberg (supervising producer), Michael Lynn (producer) E!
Inside the Actors Studio James Lipton (executive producer/host), Christian Barcellos (executive producer for Bravo), Frances Berwick (executive producer for Bravo), Michael Kostel (producer), John Servidio (producer) Bravo
20032004
(56th)[7]
American Masters Susan Lacy (executive producer/producer), George Feltenstein (executive producer), Julie Sacks (supervising producer), Prudence Glass (series producer), John Fricke (producer), Roger Mayer (executive producer) PBS
Biography Joe Townley (executive producer), Dierdre O'Hearn (executive producer), Maro Chermayeff (supervising producer), Steven Hilliard Stern (producer), Eliza Kurtz (producer) A&E
Cold Case Files Laura Fleury (executive producer), Michael Harvey (supervising producer), Mike West (producer), Bill Kurtis (host)
Inside the Actors Studio Frances Berwick (executive producer for Bravo), Christian Barcellos (executive producer for Bravo), James Lipton (producer/host), Alice Siess (producer), John Servidio (producer), Michael Kostel (producer) Bravo
The Soul of a Man Martin Scorsese (executive producer), Paul G. Allen (executive producer), Jody Allen (executive producer), Ulrich Felsberg (executive producer), Peter Schwartzkopff (executive producer), Alex Gibney (series producer), Margaret Bodde (producer) PBS
20042005
(57th)[8]
Broadway: The American Musical David Horn (executive producer), Jac Venza (executive producer), Bill O'Donnell (supervising producer), Michael Kantor (producer), Jeff Dupre (producer), Sally Rosenthal (producer), Julie Andrews (host) PBS
Biography Craig Haffner (executive producer), Donna E. Lusitana (executive producer), Dierdre O'Hearn (executive producer), Rhys Thomas (supervising producer), Jeff Hasler (supervising producer), Darryl Rehr (produced by) A&E
Cold Case Files Michael Harvey (executive producer), Laura Fleury (executive producer), Tania Lindsay (supervising producer), Mike West (supervising producer), Mary Frances O'Conner (producer), Bill Kurtis (host)
Dinner for Five Alison Palmer Bourke (executive producer), Evan Shapiro (executive producer), Jon Favreau (executive producer), Peter Billingsley (co-executive producer), Lisa Tauger (co-executive producer), Chris Donovan (producer) IFC
Inside the Actors Studio James Lipton (executive producer/host), Frances Berwick (executive producer for bravo), Christian Barcellos (executive producer for bravo), Sabrina Fodor (producer), Jeff Wurtz (producer), Alice Siess (producer) Bravo
20052006
(58th)[9]
10 Days That Unexpectedly Changed America Susan Werbe (executive producer), Joe Berlinger (co-executive producer), Sidney Beaumont (supervising producer), Greg Schultz (supervising producer) History Channel
American Masters Susan Lacy (executive producer/producer), Prudence Glass (series producer), Julie Sacks (supervising producer), Jeff Rosen (producer), Martin Scorsese (producer), Nigel Sinclair (producer), Anthony Wall (producer) PBS
Biography Kevin Burns (executive producer), Dierdre O'Hearn (executive producer for A&E), Kim Sheerin (co-executive producer), Steven Smith (supervising producer), Gary Simson (producer) A&E
Deadliest Catch David McKillop (executive producer), Thom Beers (executive producer), Tracy Green (co-executive producer), Jeff Conroy (supervising producer), Nathanial Havholm (producer), Doug Stanley (producer), Todd Stanley (producer), Patrick Costello (producer), Monica Martino (producer), Chris Nee (producer), Johnny Petillo (producer), Ethan Prochnik (producer), Brian Lovett (producer), Larry Law (producer) Discovery Channel
Inside the Actors Studio James Lipton (executive producer), Frances Berwick (executive producer), Christian Barcellos (executive producer), Sabrina Fodor (produced by), Jeff Wurtz (produced by) Bravo
20062007
(59th)[10]
Planet Earth Maureen Lemire (executive producer), Alastair Fothergill (series producer), Mark Linfield (producer) PBS
American Masters Susan Lacy (executive producer for American Masters), Prudence Glass (series producer for American Masters), Julie Sacks (supervising producer for American Masters), Donald Rosenfeld (produced by), Daniel Wolf (produced by), Ric Burns (produced by), Peter Brant (executive producer), Larry Gagosian (executive producer), Diane von Fürstenberg (executive producer) PBS
Biography Kevin Burns (executive producer), Dierdre O'Hearn (A&E executive producer), Kim Sheerin (co-executive producer), Steven Smith (supervising producer), Andrew Berg (A&E supervising producer), David Silver (producer), Rick Hull (producer), Dave Hoffman (narrator) A&E
Deadliest Catch Thom Beers (executive producer), Paul Gasek (executive producer Discovery Channel), Jeff Conroy (co-executive producer), Lisa Tanzer (supervising producer), Ethan Prochnik (senior producer), Tim Pastore (producer), Matt Renner (producer), Kyle Wheeler (producer), Christian Skovly (producer), Todd Stanley (producer), Cameron Glendenning (producer), Zac McFarlane (producer), Doug Stanley (producer), Kelly Coskran (producer) Discovery Channel
Inside the Actors Studio James Lipton (executive producer/host), Frances Berwick (executive producer), Christian Barcellos (executive producer), Sabrina Fodor (produced by), Jeff Wurtz (produced by) Bravo
20072008
(60th)[11]
American Masters Susan Lacy (executive producer), Prudence Glass (series producer), Julie Sacks (supervising producer), Jim Brown (produced by), Michael Cohl (produced by), William Eigen (produced by) PBS
This American Life Producing Team Showtime
Biography Gregory Hall (executive producer), Peter Tarshis (executive producer for Biography), Barbara Hall (producer) Biography Channel
Deadliest Catch Thom Beers (executive producer), Paul Gasek (executive producer), Jeff Conroy (co-executive producer), Tracy Rudolph (co-executive producer), Matt Renner (series producer), Lisa Tanzer (supervising producer), Ethan Prochnik (senior producer) Discovery Channel
Inside the Actors Studio James Lipton (executive producer), Frances Berwick (executive producer), Christian Barcellos (executive producer), Sabrina Fodor (produced by), Jeff Wurtz (produced by) Bravo
20082009
(61st)[12]
American Masters Susan Lacy (executive producer), Prudence Glass (series producer), Julie Sacks (supervising producer), Judy Kinberg (producer) PBS
American Experience Mark Samels (executive producer), Nick Fraser (executive producer), Susan Bellows (series producer), David Grubin (produced by), Sharon Grimberg (senior producer) PBS
Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations Myleeta Aga (executive producer), Christopher Collins (executive producer), Lydia Tenaglia (executive producer), Paul Cabana (producer) Travel Channel
Biography Gary Cohen (executive producer), Peter Tarshis (executive producer), Eliza Kurtz (producer) Bio
Deadliest Catch Thom Beers (executive producer), Jeff Conroy (executive producer), Paul Gasek (executive producer), Tracy Rudolph (executive producer), Matt Renner (co-executive producer), Ethan Prochnik (supervising producer) Discovery Channel
This American Life Producing Team Showtime

2010s

Year Program Producers Network
20092010
(62nd)[13]
The National Parks: America's Best Idea Ken Burns (produced by), Dayton Duncan (produced by) PBS
American Experience Mark Samels (executive producer), Sharon Grimberg (senior producer), Susan Bellows (series producer), Ric Burns (produced by), Mary Recine (produced by), Bonnie Lafave (produced by), Robin Espinola (produced by) PBS
American Masters Susan Lacy (executive producer), Prudence Glass (series producer), Julie Sacks (supervising producer), John Beug (producer), Jeff Jampol (producer), Dick Wolf (producer), Peter Jankowski (produced by)
Deadliest Catch Thom Beers (executive producer), Jeff Conroy (executive producer), Paul Gasek (executive producer for Discovery Channel), Tracy Rudolph (executive producer for Discovery Channel), Matt Renner (co-executive producer), Ethan Prochnik (supervising producer), Eric Lange (producer) Discovery Channel
Life Catherine McCarthy (executive producer for BBC), Michael Gunton (executive producer), Susan Winslow (executive producer for Discovery Channel), Paul Spillenger (producer for Discovery Channel), Martha Holmes (series producer)
Monty Python: Almost the Truth (Lawyers Cut) Harold Gronenthal (executive producer for IFC), George Lentz Jr. (executive producer for IFC), Christine Lubrano (executive producer for IFC), Andrew Winter (supervising producer), Bill Jones (series producer), Ben Timlett (series producer) IFC
20102011
(63rd)[14]
American Masters Susan Lacy (executive producer), Stanley F. Buchthal (executive producer), Michael Cohl (executive producer), Prudence Glass (series producer), Julie Sacks (supervising producer), Michael Epstein (producer), Jessica Levin (producer) PBS
Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations Lydia Tenaglia (executive producer), Christopher Collins (executive producer), Anthony Bourdain (executive producer/host), Stone Roberts (executive producer for Travel Channel) Travel Channel
Biography Judith Belushi-Pisano (executive producer), Peter Tarshis (executive producer for Bio), Thomas Moody (executive producer for Bio), Kevin Bachar (executive producer for Pangolin Pictures), Amelia Hanibelsz (supervising producer), Joey Allen (producer), Rob Goldberg (producer) Bio
Moguls & Movie Stars Bill Haber (executive producer), Jon Wilkman (produced by) TCM
Pioneers of Television Mike Trinklein (producer), Steve Boettcher (producer) PBS
30 for 30 John Dahl (executive producer), Connor Schell (executive producer), Bill Simmons (executive producer), Joan Lynch (executive producer), John Skipper (executive producer), John Walsh (executive producer), Keith Clinkscales (executive producer) ESPN
20112012
(64th)[15]
Frozen Planet Alastair Fothergill (executive producer), Susan Winslow (executive producer), Vanessa Berlowitz (series producer) Discovery Channel
American Masters Susan Lacy (executive producer for American Masters), Robert B. Weide (producer), Erik Gordon (executive producer), Andrew S. Karsch (executive producer), Michael Peyser (executive producer), Brett Ratner (executive producer), Fisher Stevens (executive producer) PBS
Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations Christopher Collins (executive producer), Lydia Tenaglia (executive producer), Anthony Bourdain (executive producer), Sandra Zweig (executive producer), Stone Roberts (executive producer), Tom Vitale (producer) Travel Channel
Inside the Actors Studio James Lipton (executive producer), Frances Berwick (executive producer), Christian Barcellos (executive producer), Shawn Tesser (producer), Jeff Wurtz (producer) Bravo
The Weight of the Nation Sheila Nevins (executive producer), John Hoffman (executive producer/producer), Dan Chaykin (producer), Sarah Teale (producer) HBO
20122013
(65th)[16]
American Masters Susan Lacy (executive producer), Julie Sacks (supervising producer), Prudence Glass (series producer), Jessica Levin (produced by) PBS
The Abolitionists Sharon Grimberg (executive producer/senior producer), Mark Samels (executive producer), Rob Rapley (produced by) PBS
The Men Who Built America Stephen David (executive producer), Tim W. Kelly (co-executive producer), Dirk Hoogstra (executive producer), Russell McCarroll (executive producer), Paul Cabana (executive producer), Randy Counsman (producer), David C. White (series producer) History
Through the Wormhole Producing Team Science
Vice Bill Maher (executive producer), Shane Smith (executive producer), Eddy Moretti (executive producer), Bradley J. Levin (co-executive producer), Jonah Kaplan (senior producer), Jason Mojica (producer), Brendan Fitzgerald (producer) HBO
20132014
(66th)[17]
American Masters Susan Lacy (executive producer), Julie Sacks (supervising producer/series producer), Junko Tsunashima (supervising producer), Dori Berinstein (produced by) PBS
Years of Living Dangerously Joel Bach (executive producer), David Gelber (executive producer), Daniel Abbasi (executive producer), James Cameron (executive producer), Jerry Weintraub (executive producer), Arnold Schwarzenegger (executive producer), Solly Granatstein (co-executive producer), Jennifer Latham (supervising producer), Adam Bolt (senior producer), Jacob Kornbluth (producer) Showtime
Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey Ann Druyan (executive producer), Seth MacFarlane (executive producer), Mitchell Cannold (executive producer), Brannon Braga (executive producer), Jason Clark (co-executive producer), Livia Hanich (producer), Steven Holtzman (producer), Neil deGrasse Tyson (host) Fox
Pioneers of Television Mike Trinklein (producer), Steve Boettcher (producer) PBS
The World Wars Stephen David (executive producer), Russell McCarroll (executive producer), Elaine Frontain Bryant (executive producer), Tim W. Kelly (co-executive producer), David C. White (series producer), Shirley Escott (supervising producer), Paul Cabana (executive producer) History
20142015
(67th)[18]
The Jinx: The Life and Deaths of Robert Durst Jason Blum (executive producer), Zachary Stuart-Pontier (co-executive producer), Marc Smerling (producer), Andrew Jarecki (producer) HBO
American Masters Susan Lacy (executive producer), Michael Kantor (executive producer), Junko Tsunashima (supervising producer), Julie Sacks (series producer), Robert Trachtenberg (produced by) PBS
Cancer: The Emperor of All Maladies Ken Burns (executive producer), Dalton Delan (executive producer), David S. Thompson (executive producer), Pamela Oas Williams (executive producer), Laura Ziskin (executive producer), Barak Goodman (series producer)
The Roosevelts: An Intimate History Ken Burns (produced by), Paul Barnes (produced by), Pam Tubridy Baucom (produced by)
The Sixties Tom Hanks (executive producer), Gary Goetzman (executive producer), Mark Herzog (executive producer), Christopher G. Cowen (co-executive producer), Kirk Saduski (co-executive producer), Dan Partland (supervising producer), Stephen J. Morrison (producer) CNN
20152016
(68th)[19]
Making a Murderer Laura Ricciardi (executive producer), Moira Demos (executive producer) Netflix
American Masters Michael Kantor (executive producer), Junko Tsunashima (supervising producer), Julie Sacks (series producer), Julian Schlossberg (produced by) PBS
Chef's Table David Gelb (executive producer), Andrew Fried (executive producer), Brian McGinn (executive producer), Matthew Weaver (executive producer), Dane Lillegard (executive producer) Netflix
The Seventies Tom Hanks (executive producer), Gary Goetzman (executive producer), Mark Herzog (executive producer), Christopher G. Cowen (co-executive producer), Kirk Saduski (co-executive producer), David Rivera (series producer), Stephen J. Morrison (producer) CNN
Woman with Gloria Steinem Amy Richards (executive producer), Gloria Steinem (executive producer), Nomi Ernst Leidner (executive producer), Ariel Wengroff (executive producer), Shane Smith (executive producer), Joanna Forscher (co-executive producer) Viceland

References

  1. http://www.emmys.com/awards/nominees-winners/1998/outstanding-documentary-or-nonfiction-series
  2. http://www.emmys.com/awards/nominees-winners/1999/outstanding-documentary-or-nonfiction-series
  3. http://www.emmys.com/awards/nominees-winners/2000/outstanding-documentary-or-nonfiction-series
  4. http://www.emmys.com/awards/nominees-winners/2001/outstanding-informational-series
  5. http://www.emmys.com/awards/nominees-winners/2002/outstanding-informational-series
  6. http://www.emmys.com/awards/nominees-winners/2003/outstanding-documentary-or-nonfiction-series
  7. http://www.emmys.com/awards/nominees-winners/2004/outstanding-documentary-or-nonfiction-series
  8. http://www.emmys.com/awards/nominees-winners/2005/outstanding-documentary-or-nonfiction-series
  9. http://www.emmys.com/awards/nominees-winners/2006/outstanding-documentary-or-nonfiction-series
  10. http://www.emmys.com/awards/nominees-winners/2007/outstanding-documentary-or-nonfiction-series
  11. http://www.emmys.com/awards/nominees-winners/2008/outstanding-documentary-or-nonfiction-series
  12. http://www.emmys.com/awards/nominees-winners/2009/outstanding-documentary-or-nonfiction-series
  13. http://www.emmys.com/awards/nominees-winners/2010/outstanding-documentary-or-nonfiction-series
  14. http://www.emmys.com/awards/nominees-winners/2011/outstanding-documentary-or-nonfiction-series
  15. http://www.emmys.com/awards/nominees-winners/2012/outstanding-documentary-or-nonfiction-series
  16. http://www.emmys.com/awards/nominees-winners/2013/outstanding-documentary-or-nonfiction-series
  17. http://www.emmys.com/awards/nominees-winners/2014/outstanding-documentary-or-nonfiction-series
  18. http://www.emmys.com/awards/nominees-winners/2015/outstanding-documentary-or-nonfiction-series
  19. "Nominees/Winners | Television Academy". Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Retrieved July 14, 2016.
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