2026 News Emmys Winners List Night 1
The Hollywood Reporter • • entertainment
Key Points:
- ABC News and National Geographic were top winners on night one of the 2026 News & Documentary Emmy Awards, with ABC receiving eight awards and National Geographic's Trafficked with Mariana van Zeller winning seven Emmys.
- ABC World News Tonight with David Muir won Outstanding Live News Program, while CNN's The Whole Story with Anderson Cooper took Outstanding Recorded News Program.
- The ceremony was hosted by Amber Ruffin in New York City, with lifetime achievement honors presented to ABC News correspondent Martha Raddatz and upcoming honors for filmmaker Sam Pollard.
- Awards spanned various categories including live breaking news, investigative coverage, science and tech, social issues, and Spanish language journalism, highlighting diverse excellence in news reporting.
- Winners for documentary categories will be announced on Thursday, continuing the recognition of outstanding work in news and documentary journalism.