The Walt Disney Company Earns 81 News & Documentary Emmy® Award Nominations in 2025
Collectively, The Walt Disney Company has earned a record-breaking 81 News & Documentary Emmy® Award nominations across content brands and studios ABC News, Disney Branded Television, Disney+, ESPN, FX, Hulu and National Geographic. National Geographic set its own record, earning the most nominations ever for the brand with 46 nods, including its most-nominated series, "Trafficked: Underworlds with Mariana van Zeller" with a record 29 nominations. After winning Outstanding Lighting Direction - News last year, the series swept the entire category this year.
ABC News received four nominations for the overall network – the most of any broadcast network – including for election night coverage and continuing coverage of the conflict in Syria. After winning the past two years in the top category – Outstanding Live News Program – ABC News "World News Tonight with David Muir" scores its fourth nomination in a row in this category. The evening news program received five nominations total, including for Outstanding Breaking News Coverage and The Last Heroes of Normandy. ABC News Live received seven nominations, including for coverage of the human stories behind climate change and underreported, massive migration. "Good Morning America" received the most nominations since 2011, including a nomination in Outstanding Live News Program and Outstanding Live Interview – Long Form for George Stephanopoulos' consequential one-on-one with then-President Joe Biden.
Below is a complete list of all The Walt Disney Company nominations.
NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC
Trafficked: Underworlds with Mariana van Zeller (National Geographic) - 29 Nominations
- Outstanding Recorded News Program
- Outstanding Climate, Environment and Weather Coverage - "Apes"
- Outstanding Writing – News - "Apes"
- Outstanding Research – News - "Apes"
- Outstanding Crime and Justice Coverage - "Assassins"
- Outstanding Direction – News - "Assassins"
- Outstanding Editing – News - "Assassins"
- Outstanding Show Open or Title Sequence – News - "Assassins"
- Outstanding Lighting Direction – News - "Assassins"
- Outstanding Health or Medical Coverage - "Black Market Meds"
- Outstanding Health or Medical Coverage - "Body Parts"
- Outstanding Hard News Feature – Long Form - "Caught in a Coup"
- Outstanding Direction – News - "Caught in a Coup"
- Outstanding Video Journalism - "Caught in a Coup"
- Outstanding Investigative News Coverage – Long Form - "The Drug Mule Scam"
- Outstanding Direction – News - "The Drug Mule Scam"
- Outstanding Editing – News - "The Drug Mule Scam"
- Outstanding Crime and Justice Coverage - "Hash Smugglers"
- Outstanding Video Journalism - "Hash Smugglers"
- Outstanding Lighting Direction – News - "Hash Smugglers"
- Outstanding Arts, Culture or Entertainment Coverage - "Illegal Gambling"
- Outstanding Editing – News - "Illegal Gambling"
- Outstanding Lighting Direction – News - "Illegal Gambling"
- Outstanding Business, Consumer or Economic Coverage - "Migrant Smugglers"
- Outstanding Video Journalism - "Migrant Smugglers"
- Outstanding Show Open or Title Sequence – News - "Migrant Smugglers"
- Outstanding Science and Technology Coverage - "Sextortion"
- Outstanding Lighting Direction – News - "Sextortion"
- Technical Excellence – News
Billy & Molly: An Otter Love Story (National Geographic) - 6 nominations
- Outstanding Nature Documentary
- Outstanding Writing – Documentary
- Outstanding Direction – Documentary
- Outstanding Music Composition – Documentary
- Outstanding Sound – Documentary
- Outstanding Promotional Announcement – Documentary
Photographer (National Geographic) - 3 nominations
- Outstanding Science and Technology Documentary
- Anand Varma: Hidden Wonders
- Outstanding Nature Documentary
- Paul Nicklen & Cristina Mittermeier: Win or Die
- Outstanding Music Composition – Documentary
- Dan Winters: Life is Once. Forever.
Blink (National Geographic) - 2 nominations
- Outstanding Editing – Documentary
- Outstanding Promotional Announcement – Documentary
The Space Race (National Geographic Documentary Films) - 2 nominations
- Outstanding Science and Technology Documentary
- Outstanding Writing – Documentary
Tsunami: Race Against Time (National Geographic) - 2 nominations
- Outstanding Historical Documentary
- Outstanding Promotional Announcement – Documentary
Cult Massacre: One Day In Jonestown (National Geographic) - 1 nomination
- Outstanding Crime and Justice Documentary
Endurance (National Geographic) - 1 nomination
- Outstanding Music Composition – Documentary
ABC NEWS
* Joint nominations have been included in the total count for certain titles.
ABC News Studios (ABC News) - 6 Nominations*
- Outstanding Promotional Announcement - Documentary
- BRATS (Hulu, ABC News Studios)
- *Outstanding Show Open Or Title Sequence - News:
- "What Happened to Karen Silkwood: The Lost Tapes" IMPACT x Nightline (Hulu, ABC News Studios)
- Outstanding Arts, Culture Or Entertainment Coverage
- Bruce Springsteen: Backstage and Backstreets (ABC News Studios)
- Outstanding Crime And Justice Coverage
- Sins of the Parents: The Crumbley Trials (Hulu, ABC News Studios)
- Outstanding Promotional Announcement - News
- Sins of the Parents: The Crumbley Trials (Hulu, ABC News Studios)
- Outstanding Promotional Announcement - Documentary
- Patrice: The Movie (Hulu, ABC News Studios)
ABC News Live (ABC News) - 7 Nominations*
- *Outstanding Light Feature Story - Short Form: "African Migration: The Deadly Atlantic Route"
- Outstanding Recorded News Special: "Exodus: Global Migration"
- Outstanding Light Feature Story Long Form: "Last Lands: Central Africa"
- Outstanding Climate, Environment And Weather Coverage: "Last Lands: Indonesia and Ecuador"
- Outstanding Arts, Culture or Entertainment Coverage: "10 Million Names"
- Outstanding Business, Consumer or Economic Coverage: "Trashed: The Secret World of Plastic Exports"
- Outstanding Current Affairs Documentary: "Print it Black"
ABC World News Tonight with David Muir (ABC News) - 5 Nominations*
- Outstanding Live News Program
- Outstanding Breaking News Coverage: "Hurricane Milton State of Emergency"
- Outstanding Light Feature Story - Short Form: "Return to Normandy"
- *Outstanding Arts, Culture or Entertainment Coverage: "The Last Heroes of Normandy"
- Outstanding Promotional Announcement: "No Fear"
ABC News (ABC News) - 4 Nominations
- Outstanding Continuing News Coverage - Short Form: "Inside Syria: Assad Overthrown"
- Outstanding Live News Special: "Your Voice Your Vote: The 2024 Election"
- Outstanding Promotional Announcement: "Election Night"
- Outstanding Direction: News: "ABC News Your Voice Your Vote The ABC News Presidential Debate"
Nightline (ABC News) - 4 Nominations*
- Outstanding Continuing News Coverage -Long Form: "Abortion In America: Fallout From The Dobbs Decision"
- *Outstanding Light Feature Story - Short Form: "African Migration: The Deadly Atlantic Route"
- *Outstanding Arts, Culture Or Entertainment Coverage: "The Last Heroes Of Normandy"
- *Outstanding Show Open Or Title Sequence - News: "What Happened to Karen Silkwood: The Lost Tapes" Impact x Nightline (Hulu, ABC News Studios)
Good Morning America (ABC News) - 3 Nominations
- Outstanding Live News Program
- Outstanding Live Interview - Long Form: "One On One With President Biden"
- Outstanding Promotional Announcement: "I'm in (Image Campaign)"
20/20 (ABC News) - 2 Nominations
- Outstanding Recorded News Special: "Jimmy Carter: A Full Life"
- Outstanding Edited Interview Long Form: "Prisoner in Russia: The Brittney Griner Interview"
Jay O'Brien (ABC News) - 1 Nomination
- Outstanding Emerging Journalist
DISNEY BRANDED TELEVISION
Madu (Disney+, Disney Branded Television) - 2 nominations
- Outstanding Arts and Culture Documentary
- Outstanding Direction – Documentary
HULU
Joint nominations have been included in the total count for certain titles.
Sins of the Parents: The Crumbley Trials (Hulu, ABC News Studios) - 2 nominations
- Outstanding Crime and Justice Coverage
- Outstanding Promotional Announcement – News
Brats (Hulu, ABC News Studios) - 1 nomination
- Outstanding Promotional Announcement – Documentary
Bruce Springsteen: Backstage and Backstreets (Hulu, ABC News Studios) - 1 nomination
- Outstanding Arts, Culture or Entertainment Coverage
Diane von Furstenberg: Woman in Charge (Hulu, ABC News Studios) - 1 nomination
- Outstanding Business and Economic Documentary
Lie to Fly - The New York Times Presents (FX on Hulu) - 1 nomination
- Outstanding Health or Medical Coverage
Mastermind: To Think Like a Killer (Hulu) - 1 nomination
- Outstanding Crime and Justice Documentary
Patrice: The Movie (Hulu, ABC News Studios) - 1 nomination
- Outstanding Promotional Announcement – Documentary
What Happened to Karen Silkwood: The Lost Tapes Impact x Nightline (Hulu, ABC News) - 1 nomination
- Outstanding Show Open or Title Sequence – News
ESPN
Motorcycle Mary (ESPN Films) - 1 nomination
- Outstanding Short Documentary
FX
Joint nominations have been included in the total count for certain titles.
Lie to Fly - The New York Times Presents (FX on Hulu) - 1 nomination
- Outstanding Health or Medical Coverage
The News & Documentary Emmy Awards honor programming content from more than 2,300 submissions that originally premiered in the calendar-year 2024, judged by a pool of over 1,000 peer professionals from across the television and streaming/digital media industry. Entries must have been originally broadcast nationally or made available via streaming platform between Jan. 1 and Dec. 31, 2024.
Awards will be presented on June 25 and 26.