Primetime_Emmy_Award_for_Outstanding_Documentary_or_Nonfiction_Series

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Series
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Series
Awarded for	Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Series
Country	United States
Presented by	Academy of Television Arts & Sciences
First awarded	1998
Currently held by	The Beatles: Get Back (2022)
Website	emmys.com

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Series

Primetime Emmy Award established in 2013

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.

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Winners and nominations

2000s

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Year	Program	Producers	Network
2000 (52nd) ^[3]
	American Masters	Susan Lacy, executive producer; Tamar Hacker, senior producer; Michael Epstein, producer/writer/director; Karen Bernstein, producer	PBS
	Behind the Music	Jeff Gaspin, Gay Rosenthal and George Moll, executive producers; Paul Gallagher, supervising producer; Susan Biesack, Victoria Zielinski and Paul Barrosse, producers	VH1
	Biography	CarolAnne Dolan, executive producer; Maryellen Cox, supervising producer	A&E
	Inside the Actors Studio	James Lipton, executive producer/writer/host; Frances Berwick, Christian Barcellos and Vienna Steiner, executive producers; Michael Kostel and John Servidio, producers; Jeff Wurtz, director	Bravo
	New York: A Documentary Film	Ric Burns, executive 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
2001 (53rd) ^[4]
	American Masters	Susan Lacy, executive producer; Pamela Mason Wagner, producer/director; Thomas Wagner, producer/writer; Tamar Hacker, producer	PBS
	Behind the Music	George Moll, Jeff Gaspin and Gay Rosenthal, executive producers; Paul Gallagher and Paul Barrosse, supervising producers; Allie Brown Torgan, producer	VH1
	Biography	CarolAnne Dolan and Susan E. Leventhal, executive producers; Maryellen Cox, supervising producer; Jonathan Talmadge, producer; Harry Smith, host	A&E
	Inside the Actors Studio	James Lipton, executive producer/writer/host; Frances Berwick, Christian Barcellos and Vienna Steiner, executive producers for Bravo; Michael Kostel and John Servidio, producers; Jeff Wurtz, director	Bravo
	Jazz	Ken Burns, producer/director; Lynn Novick, producer; Geoffrey C. Ward, writer; Keith David, narrator	PBS
2002 (54th) ^[5]
	Biography	CarolAnne Dolan and Kevin Burns, executive producers; Maryellen Cox and Kerry Jensen, supervising producers; 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 and Paul Gallagher, executive producers; Justin Sturken, senior series producer; Mark Ford, 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 and Frances Berwick, executive producers for Bravo; Michael Kostel and John Servidio, producers; Jeff Wurtz, director	Bravo
2003 (55th) ^[6]
	American Masters	Susan Lacy, executive producer; Julie Sacks, supervising producer; Prudence Glass, series producer; Anne Makepeace, producer	PBS
	Behind the Music	George Moll, Paul Gallagher and Justin Sturken, executive producers; Mark Ford, senior producer; Erica Hanson, producer	VH1
	Biography	Adam Friedman, Bill Evashwick, CarolAnne Dolan and Maryellen Cox, executive producers; Iain Kennedy and Catherine Dyer, supervising producers	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 and Frances Berwick, executive producers for Bravo; Michael Kostel and John Servidio, producers	Bravo
2004 (56th) ^[7]
	American Masters	Susan Lacy, Roger Mayer and George Feltenstein, executive producers; Julie Sacks, supervising producer; Prudence Glass, series producer; John Fricke, producer	PBS
	Biography	Joe Townley and Dierdre O'Hearn, executive producers; Maro Chermayeff, supervising producer; Steven Hilliard Stern and Eliza Kurtz, producers	A&E
	Cold Case Files	Laura Fleury, executive producer; Michael Harvey, supervising producer; Mike West, producer; Bill Kurtis, host	A&E
	Inside the Actors Studio	Frances Berwick and Christian Barcellos, executive producers for Bravo; James Lipton, producer/host; Alice Siess, John Servidio and Michael Kostel, producers	Bravo
	The Soul of a Man	Martin Scorsese, Paul G. Allen, Jody Allen, Ulrich Felsberg and Peter Schwartzkopff, executive producers; Alex Gibney, series producer; Margaret Bodde, producer	PBS
2005 (57th) ^[8]
	Broadway: The American Musical	David Horn and Jac Venza, executive producers; Bill O'Donnell, supervising producer; Michael Kantor, Jeff Dupre and Sally Rosenthal, producers; Julie Andrews, host	PBS
	Biography	Craig Haffner, Donna E. Lusitana and Dierdre O'Hearn, executive producers; Rhys Thomas and Jeff Hasler, executive producers; Darryl Rehr, produced by	A&E
	Cold Case Files	Michael Harvey and Laura Fleury, executive producers; Tania Lindsay and Mike West, supervising producers; Mary Frances O'Conner, producer; Bill Kurtis, host	A&E
	Dinner for Five	Alison Palmer Bourke, Evan Shapiro and Jon Favreau, executive producers; Peter Billingsley and Lisa Tauger, co-executive producer; Chris Donovan, producer	IFC
	Inside the Actors Studio	James Lipton, executive producer/host; Frances Berwick and Christian Barcellos, executive producers for Bravo; Sabrina Fodor, Jeff Wurtz and Alice Siess, producers	Bravo
2006 (58th) ^[9]
	10 Days That Unexpectedly Changed America	Susan Werbe, executive producer; Joe Berlinger, co-executive producer; Sidney Beaumont and Greg Schultz, supervising producers	History
	American Masters	Susan Lacy, executive producer; Prudence Glass, series producer; Julie Sacks, supervising producer; Jeff Rosen, Martin Scorsese, Nigel Sinclair and Anthony Wall, producers	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 and Thom Beers, executive producers; Tracy Green, co-executive producer; Jeff Conroy, supervising producer; Nathanial Havholm, Doug Stanley, Todd Stanley, Patrick Costello, Monica Martino, Chris Nee, Johnny Petillo, Ethan Prochnik, Brian Lovett and Larry Law, producers	Discovery
	Inside the Actors Studio	James Lipton, Frances Berwick and Christian Barcellos, executive producers; Sabrina Fodor and Jeff Wurtz, produced by	Bravo
2007 (59th) ^[10]
	Planet Earth	Maureen Lemire, executive producer; Alastair Fothergill, series producer; Mark Linfield, producer	Discovery
	American Masters	Susan Lacy, executive producer for American Masters; Prudence Glass, series producer for American Masters; Julie Sacks, supervising producer for American Masters; Peter Brant, Larry Gagosian and Diane von Fürstenberg, executive producers; Donald Rosenfeld, Daniel Wolf and Ric Burns, produced by	PBS
	Biography	Kevin Burns, executive producer; Dierdre O'Hearn, executive producer for A&E; Kim Sheerin, co-executive producer; Steven Smith, supervising producer; Andrew Berg, supervising producer for A&E; David Silver and Rick Hull, producers; Dave Hoffman, narrator	A&E
	Deadliest Catch	Thom Beers, executive producer; Paul Gasek, executive producer for Discovery Channel; Jeff Conroy, co-executive producer; Lisa Tanzer, supervising producer; Ethan Prochnik, senior producer; Tim Pastore, Matt Renner, Kyle Wheeler, Christian Skovly, Todd Stanley, Cameron Glendenning, Zac McFarlane, Doug Stanley and Kelly Coskran, producers	Discovery
	Inside the Actors Studio	James Lipton, executive producer/host; Frances Berwick and Christian Barcellos, executive producers; Sabrina Fodor and Jeff Wurtz, produced by	Bravo
2008 (60th) ^[11]
	American Masters	Susan Lacy, executive producer; Prudence Glass, series producer; Julie Sacks, supervising producer; Jim Brown, Michael Cohl and William Eigen, produced by	PBS
	This American Life	Producing Team	Showtime
	Biography	Gregory Hall, executive producer; Peter Tarshis, executive producer for Biography Channel; Barbara Hall, producer	Biography
	Deadliest Catch	Thom Beers and Paul Gasek, executive producers; Jeff Conroy and Tracy Rudolph, co-executive producers; Matt Renner, series producer; Lisa Tanzer, supervising producer; Ethan Prochnik, senior producer	Discovery
	Inside the Actors Studio	James Lipton, Frances Berwick and Christian Barcellos, executive producers; Sabrina Fodor and Jeff Wurtz, produced by	Bravo
2009 (61st) ^[12]
	American Masters	Susan Lacy, executive producer; Prudence Glass, series producer; Julie Sacks, supervising producer; Judy Kinberg, producer	PBS
	American Experience	Mark Samels and Nick Fraser, executive producers; Susan Bellows, series producer; David Grubin, produced by; Sharon Grimberg, senior producer	PBS
	Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations	Myleeta Aga, Christopher Collins and Lydia Tenaglia, executive producers; Paul Cabana, producer	Travel
	Biography	Gary Cohen and Peter Tarshis, executive producers; Eliza Kurtz, producer	Bio
	Deadliest Catch	Thom Beers, Jeff Conroy, Paul Gasek and Tracy Rudolph, executive producers; Matt Renner, co-executive producer; Ethan Prochnik, supervising producer	Discovery
	This American Life	Producing Team	Showtime

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The nomination total for Biography includes two nominations for Outstanding Informational Series in 1996 and 1997.

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Inside the Actors Studio moved in 2013 to Outstanding Informational Series or Special. The nomination total here includes its first nomination for Outstanding Informational Series in 1997.

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Deadliest Catch moved in 2011 to Outstanding Unstructured Reality Series.

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Year	Program	Producers	Network
2010 (62nd) ^[13]
	The National Parks: America's Best Idea	Ken Burns and Dayton Duncan, produced by	PBS
	American Experience	Mark Samels, executive producer; Sharon Grimberg, senior producer; Susan Bellows, series producer; Ric Burns, Mary Recine, Bonnie Lafave and Robin Espinola, produced by	PBS
	American Masters	Susan Lacy, executive producer; Prudence Glass, series producer; Julie Sacks, supervising producer; John Beug, Jeff Jampol and Dick Wolf, producers; Peter Jankowski, produced by	PBS
	Deadliest Catch	Thom Beers and Jeff Conroy, executive producers; Paul Gasek and Tracy Rudolph, executive producers for Discovery Channel; Matt Renner, co-executive producer; Ethan Prochnik, supervising producer; Eric Lange, producer	Discovery
	Life	Catherine McCarthy, executive producer for BBC; Michael Gunton, executive producer; Susan Winslow and Paul Spillenger, producers for Discovery Channel; Martha Holmes, series producer	Discovery
	Monty Python: Almost the Truth (Lawyers Cut)	Harold Gronenthal, George Lentz Jr. and Christine Lubrano, executive producers for IFC; Andrew Winter, supervising producer; Bill Jones, and Ben Timlett, series producers	IFC
2011 (63rd) ^[14]
	American Masters	Susan Lacy, Stanley F. Buchthal and Michael Cohl, executive producers; Prudence Glass, series producer; Julie Sacks, supervising producer; Michael Epstein and Jessica Levin, producers	PBS
	Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations	Lydia Tenaglia and Christopher Collins, executive producers; Anthony Bourdain, executive producer/host; Stone Roberts, executive producer for Travel Channel	Travel
	Biography	Judith Belushi-Pisano, executive producer; Peter Tarshis and Thomas Moody, executive producers for Bio; Kevin Bachar, executive producer for Pangolin Pictures; Amelia Hanibelsz, supervising producer; Joey Allen and Rob Goldberg, producers	Bio
	Moguls & Movie Stars	Bill Haber, executive producer; Jon Wilkman, produced by	TCM
	Pioneers of Television	Mike Trinklein and Steve Boettcher, producers	PBS
	30 for 30	John Dahl, Connor Schell, Bill Simmons, Joan Lynch, John Skipper, John Walsh and Keith Clinkscales, executive producers	ESPN
2012 (64th) ^[15]
	Frozen Planet	Alastair Fothergill and Susan Winslow, executive producers; Vanessa Berlowitz, series producer	Discovery
	Woody Allen: A Documentary	Susan Lacy, executive producer for American Masters; Erik Gordon, Andrew S. Karsch, Michael Peyser, Brett Ratner and Fisher Stevens, executive producers; Robert B. Weide, producer	PBS
	Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations	Christopher Collins, Lydia Tenaglia, Anthony Bourdain, Sandra Zweig and Stone Roberts, executive producers; Tom Vitale, producer	Travel
	Inside the Actors Studio	James Lipton, Frances Berwick and Christian Barcellos, executive producers; Shawn Tesser and Jeff Wurtz, producers	Bravo
	The Weight of the Nation	Sheila Nevins and John Hoffman, executive producers; Dan Chaykin and Sarah Teale, producers	HBO
2013 (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 and Mark Samels, executive producers; Rob Rapley, produced by	PBS
	The Men Who Built America	Stephen David, Dirk Hoogstra, Russell McCarroll and Paul Cabana, executive producers; Tim W. Kelly, co-executive producer; Randy Counsman, producer; David C. White, series producer	History
	Through the Wormhole	Producing Team	Science
	Vice	Bill Maher, Shane Smith and Eddy Moretti, executive producers; Bradley J. Levin, co-executive producer; Jonah Kaplan, senior producer; Jason Mojica and Brendan Fitzgerald, producers	HBO
2014 (66th) ^[17]
	American Masters	Susan Lacy, executive producer; Julie Sacks, series producer; Junko Tsunashima, supervising producer; Dori Berinstein, produced by	PBS
	Years of Living Dangerously	Joel Bach, David Gelber, Daniel Abbasi, James Cameron, Jerry Weintraub and Arnold Schwarzenegger, executive producers; Solly Granatstein, co-executive producer; Jennifer Latham, supervising producer; Adam Bolt, senior producer; Jacob Kornbluth, producer	Showtime
	Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey	Ann Druyan, Seth MacFarlane, Mitchell Cannold and Brannon Braga, executive producers; Jason Clark, co-executive producer; Livia Hanich and Steven Holtzman, producers; Neil deGrasse Tyson, host	Fox
	Pioneers of Television	Mike Trinklein and Steve Boettcher, producers	PBS
	The World Wars	Stephen David, Russell McCarroll, Paul Cabana and Elaine Frontain Bryant, executive producers; Tim W. Kelly, co-executive producer; David C. White, series producer; Shirley Escott, series producer	History
2015 (67th) ^[18]
	The Jinx: The Life and Deaths of Robert Durst	Jason Blum, executive producer; Zachary Stuart-Pontier, cp-executive producer; Marc Smerling and Andrew Jarecki, producers	HBO
	American Masters	Susan Lacy and Michael Kantor, executive producers; Junko Tsunashima, supervising producer; Julie Sacks, series producer; Robert Trachtenberg, produced by	PBS
	Cancer: The Emperor of All Maladies	Ken Burns, Dalton Delan, David S. Thompson, Pamela Oas Williams and Laura Ziskin, executive producers; Barak Goodman, series producer
	The Roosevelts: An Intimate History	Ken Burns, Paul Barnes and Pam Tubridy Baucom, produced by
	The Sixties	Tom Hanks, Gary Goetzman and Mark Herzog, executive producers; Christopher G. Cowen and Kirk Saduski, co-executive producers; Dan Partland, supervising producer; Stephen J. Morrison, producer	CNN
2016 (68th) ^[19]
	Making a Murderer	Laura Ricciardi and Moira Demos, executive producers	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, Andrew Fried, Brian McGinn, Matthew Weaver and Dane Lillegard, executive producers	Netflix
	The Seventies	Tom Hanks, Gary Goetzman and Mark Herzog, executive producers; Christopher G. Cowen and Kirk Saduski, co-executive producers; David Rivera, series producer; Stephen J. Morrison, producer	CNN
	Woman with Gloria Steinem	Amy Richards, Gloria Steinem, Nomi Ernst Leidner, Ariel Wengroff and Shane Smith, executive producers; Joanna Forscher, co-executive producer	Viceland
2017 (69th) ^[20]
	Planet Earth II	Michael Gunton, executive producer; Tom Hugh-Jones, series producer; Elizabeth White, produced by	BBC America
	American Masters	Michael Kantor, executive producer; Junko Tsunashima, supervising producer; Julie Sacks, series producer; Suzanne Hillinger and Brent Miller, producers	PBS
	Chef's Table	David Gelb, Andrew Fried, Brian McGinn and Matthew Weaver, executive producers; Dane Lillegard, co-executive producer	Netflix
	The Keepers	Jessica Hargrave, Ryan White and Josh Braun, executive producers; Matthew Goldberg and Brandon Carroll, co-executive producers	Netflix
	30 for 30	Connor Schell, John Dahl, Libby Geist, Judd Apatow, Michael Bonfiglio and Dave O'Connor, executive producers; Jenna Anthony, produced by	ESPN
2018 (70th) ^[21]
	Wild Wild Country	Mark Duplass, Jay Duplass, Josh Braun and Dan Braun, executive producers; Juliana Lembi, produced by; Chapman Way and Maclain Way, producers	Netflix
	American Masters	Michael Kantor and Chiz Schultz, executive producers; Junko Tsunashima, supervising producer; Julie Sacks, series producer; Tracy Heather Strain and Randall MacLowry, produced by	PBS
	Blue Planet II	James Honeyborne, executive producer; Mark Brownlow, series producer; Jonathan Smith, produced by	BBC America
	The Defiant Ones	Allen Hughes and Doug Pray, executive producers	HBO
	The Fourth Estate	Vinnie Malhotra, David Sirulnick and Dan Cogan, executive producers; Lisa Diamond, supervising producer; Liz Garbus, Jenny Carchman and Justin Wilkes, produced by	Showtime
2019 (71st) ^[22]
	Our Planet	Sophie Lanfear, produced by; Alastair Fothergill and Keith Scholey, series producers	Netflix
	American Masters	Michael Kantor, producer/executive producer; Sally Rosenthal, producer; Julie Sacks, series producer; Junko Tsunashima, supervising producer	PBS
	Chef's Table	Matthew Weaver, Brian McGinn, Andrew Fried and David Gelb, executive producers; Dane Lillegard, co-executive producer	Netflix
	Hostile Planet	Guillermo Navarro, Martha Holmes, Grant Mansfield, Bear Grylls, Kevin Tao Mohs and Tim Pastore, executive producers; Tom Hugh-Jones, series producer	Nat Geo
	30 for 30	Philip Aromando, produced by; Connor Schell, John Dahl, Libby Geist, Rob King and Jonathan Hock, executive producers; Erin Leyden, senior producer	ESPN

Year	Program	Producers	Network
2020 (72nd) ^[23]
	The Last Dance	Jason Hehir, produced by; Mike Tollin, Estee Portnoy, Curtis Polk, Connor Schell, Gregg Winik and Andrew Thompson, executive producers	ESPN
	American Masters	Michael Kantor, Jay Alix, Una Jackman and Suzi Dietz, executive producers; Julie Sacks, series producer; Jeff Kaufman and Marcia S. Ross, producers	PBS
	Hillary	Ben Silverman, Howard T. Owens and Nanette Burstein, executive producers; Timothy Moran, Chi-Young Park and Tal Ben-David, producers; Isabel San Vargas, produced by	Hulu
	McMillion$	Mark Wahlberg, Stephen Levinson, Archie Gips, James Lee Hernandez, Brian Lazarte, Nancy Abraham and Lisa Heller, executive producers	HBO
	Tiger King: Murder, Mayhem and Madness	Chris Smith, Fisher Stevens, Eric Goode and Rebecca Chaiklin, executive producers	Netflix
2021 (73rd) ^[24]
	Secrets of the Whales	James Cameron, Maria Wilhelm, Shannon Malone-deBenedictis and Pamela Caragol, executive producers; Kevin Krug, Sam Legrys and Brian Skerry, producers	Disney+
	Allen v. Farrow	Amy Ziering, Kirby Dick, Dan Cogan, Lisa Heller, Nancy Abraham and Tara Lynda Guber, executive producers; Amy Herdy and Jamie Rogers, producers; Sara Rodriguez, senior producer	HBO
	American Masters	Michael Kantor, Alicia Keys, Lacey Schwartz Delgado, Mehret Mandefro, Elliott Halpern and Elizabeth Trojian, executive producers; Julie Sacks, series producer	PBS
	City So Real	Diane Weyermann, Alex Kotlowitz, Gordon Quinn and Jolene Pinder, executive producers; Steve James and Zak Piper, produced by	Nat Geo
	Pretend It's a City	Martin Scorsese, Fran Lebowitz, David Tedeschi, Ted Griffin, Emma Tillinger Koskoff, Joshua Porter and Margaret Bodde, executive producers	Netflix
2022 (74th) ^[25]
	The Beatles: Get Back	Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, Yoko Ono Lennon and Olivia Harrison, producers; Peter Jackson, Clare Olssen and Jonathan Clyde, produced by	Disney+
	The Andy Warhol Diaries	Ryan Murphy, Andrew Rossi, Josh Braun, Alexis Martin Woodall and Stanley Buchthal, executive producers; Daniel Braun and Stacey Reiss, co-executive producers; Maya E. Rudolph, producer	Netflix
	jeen-yuhs: A Kanye Trilogy	Ian Orefice, Rebecca Teitel, Alexa Conway, Kevin Thomson, Connor Schell, Mike Beck, Gee Roberson and Free Maiden, executive producers; Coodie Simmons, Chike Ozah and Leah Natasha Thomas, produced by; Marjorie Clarke, producer	Netflix
	100 Foot Wave	Joe Lewis, Chris Smith, Maria Zuckerman, Ryan Heller, Nancy Abraham and Lisa Heller, executive producers; Bentley Weiner, senior producer	HBO
	We Need to Talk About Cosby	W. Kamau Bell, Andrew Fried, Katie A King, Vinnie Malhotra, Dane Lillegard, Sarina Roma and Jordan Wynn, executive producers; Geraldine L. Porras, co-executive producer; Erik Adolphson, supervising producer	Showtime
2023 (75th) ^[26]
	The 1619 Project	Nikole Hannah-Jones, Roger Ross Williams, Shoshana Guy, Caitlin Roper, Kathleen Lingo, Helen Verno and Oprah Winfrey, executive producers; Geoff Martz and Carla Gardini, co-executive producers; Jonathan Clasberry, producer	Hulu
	Dear Mama	Lasse Järvi, Nelson George, Peter Nelson, Jamal Joseph, Ted Skillman and Allen Hughes, executive producers; Stef Smith, produced by; Loren Gomez, Joshua Garcia and James Jenkins, producers	FX
	100 Foot Wave	Maria Zuckerman, Ryan Heller, Joe Lewis, Chris Smith, Nancy Abraham, Lisa Heller and Bentley Weiner, executive producers	HBO
	Secrets of the Elephants	James Cameron, Maria Wilhelm, Pamela Caragol, Lucinda Axelsson and Caroline Hawkins, executive producers; Jonathan Frisby, series producer; Dr. Paula Kahumbu and Kim Butts, producers	Nat Geo

The U.S. and the Holocaust	Sarah Botstein, Lynn Novick, Ken Burns and Mike Welt, produced by	PBS

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Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Series

Winners and nominations

1990s

2000s

2010s

2020s

Programs with multiple wins

Programs with multiple nominations

Total awards by network

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Year	Program	Producers	Network
1998 (50th) ^[1]
	American Experience	*Judy Crichton, consulting executive producer; Margaret Drain, executive producer; David Grubin, producer/writer; Allyson Luchak, senior producer for Truman; Mark Samels, senior producer*	PBS
	Biography	Michael Cascio and Susan E. Leventhal, executive producers; CarolAnne Dolan, supervising producer for A&E; Diane Ferenczi, coordinating producer for A&E; Deirdre O'Hearn, producer/writer	A&E
	Desmond Morris' The Human Sexes	Sandra Gregory and Michael Rosenberg, executive producers; Clive Bromhall, series producer; Clare Hargreaves, Beverley Parr, Bonni Cohen and John Longley, producers; Desmond Morris, host/writer	TLC
	Discover Magazine	Suzy Geller-Wolf and David McKillop, executive producers; Evan Hadingham, co-executive producer; Nancy Dubuc, series producer; Marc Etkind, senior producer; Dan McCabe and Bob Burns, producers/directors	Discovery
	Inside the Actors Studio	James Lipton, executive producer/writer/host; Frances Berwick, executive producer; Michael Kostel, John Servidio and Vienna Steiner, producers; Jeff Wurtz, director	Bravo
1999 (51st) ^[2]
	American Experience	Margaret Drain, executive producer; Mark Samels, senior producer; Austin Hoyt, producer	PBS
	American Masters	Susan Lacy, executive producer; Tamar Hacker, senior producer	PBS
	The Awful Truth	Michael Moore and Kathleen Glynn, executive producers; Dave Hamilton, supervising producer; Tia Lessin, senior producer; Ellin Baumel, producer; Annie Cohen, head writer; Francis Gasparini, Jay Martel, Nick McKinney and Henriette Mantel, writers	Bravo
	Biography	Michael Cascio and Peter Jones, executive producers; CarolAnne Dolan, supervising producer	A&E
	Inside the Actors Studio	James Lipton, executive producer/writer/host; Vienna Steiner and Frances Berwick, executive producers; Michael Kostel, Eileen Lanci and John Servidio, producers; Jeff Wurtz, director	Bravo