‘The Janes’ Wins Best Documentary at the 44th Annual Documentary Emmy Awards

Tyler Coates
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HBO Max’s The Janes was among the top winners at the 44th annual News and Documentary Emmy Awards on Wednesday, with the film — centered on a pre-Roe v. Wade abortion network in Chicago — taking home best documentary as well as best social issue documentary.

The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS) presented the Documentary category winners during a live ceremony at the Palladium Times Square in New York City and streamed live on NATAS’ viewing platform powered by Vimeo, the second of a two-night celebration. The News category winners were announced in a ceremony held at the Palladium on Wednesday.

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Scheduled presenters at the Thursday night Docs ceremony included HBO Documentary & Family Programming’s Nancy Abraham and Lisa Heller, reporter Jelani Cobb, Nothing Compares director Kathryn Ferguson, NPR host and Is That Black Enough for You?!? writer-director Elvis Mitchell, DOC NYC co-founder Thom Powers and National Geographic correspondent Mariana van Zeller. Two-time Oscar winner Barbara Kopple (Harlan County U.S.A., American Dream) was the previously announced recipient of the lifetime achievement honor during the event.

In addition to winning best documentary for The Janes, HBO Max led the night’s wins with a total of six. Across both nights, CNN Worldwide set a network record with 11 wins including Emmys for its coverage of the Russian invasion of Ukraine and the Uvalde school shooting, plus the prize for outstanding emerging journalist (Selina Wang).

The full list of winners from the second night of the News and Documentary Emmy Awards ceremony follows.

Best Documentary

CNN Films (CNN)
Roadrunner: A Film About Anthony Bourdain

Escape From Kabul (HBO Max)

FRONTLINE, The Associated Press (PBS)
Putin’s Attack on Ukraine: Documenting War Crimes

Good Night Oppy (Prime Video)

The Janes (HBO Max) — WINNER

Outstanding Current Affairs Documentary

11 Minutes (Paramount+)

Endangered (HBO Max)

POV (PBS)
Let the Little Light Shine

POV (PBS)
Wuhan Wuhan

Retrograde (National Geographic) — WINNER

The Trapped 13: How We Survived The Thai Cave (Netflix)

Outstanding Politics and Government Documentary

A Radical Life (Discovery+)

In Her Hands (Netflix) — WINNER

Independent Lens (PBS)
Apart

POV (PBS)
Not Going Quietly

Watergate: High Crimes In The White House (CBS)

Outstanding Social Issue Documentary

America ReFramed (World)
Sapelo

CIVIL (Netflix)

The Janes (HBO Max) — WINNER

MSNBC Films (MSNBC)
Model America

POV (PBS)
Accepted

Outstanding Investigative Documentary

Escape From Kabul (HBO Max) — WINNER

FIFA Uncovered (Netflix)

Flight/Risk (Prime Video)

I Am Vanessa Guillen (Netflix)

POV (PBS)
Delikado

Outstanding Historical Documentary

CNN Original Series (CNN)
Watergate: Blueprint for a Scandal

FRONTLINE, Retro Report (PBS)
American Reckoning

Hostages (HBO Max) — WINNER

Meltdown: Three Mile Island (Netflix)

Waterman – Duke: Ambassador of Aloha (PBS)

Outstanding Arts and Culture Documentary

CNN Films (CNN)
Roadrunner: A Film About Anthony Bourdain

Great Performances (PBS)
The Conductor

Is That Black Enough For You?!? (Netflix)

Let Me Be Me (VOD)

MTV Documentary Films (Paramount+) — WINNER
Art & Krimes by Krimes

Queer for Fear: The History of Queer Horror (Shudder)

Outstanding Science and Technology Documentary

Earthstorm (Netflix)

Good Night Oppy (Prime Video)

How To Survive A Pandemic (HBO Max) — WINNER

NOVA (PBS)
Augmented

NOVA (PBS)
Ultimate Space Telescope

Outstanding Nature Documentary

America the Beautiful (Disney+)

Animal (Netflix)

The Green Planet (PBS)

Kangaroo Valley (Netflix)

Super/Natural (National Geographic)

Wildcat (Prime Video) — WINNER

Outstanding Business and Economic Documentary

Eat The Rich: The GameStop (Netflix)

Icahn: The Restless Billionaire (HBO Max)

Independent Lens (PBS)
TikTok, Boom.

POV (PBS) — WINNER
The Last Out

Victoria’s Secret: Angels and Demons (Hulu)

Outstanding Crime and Justice Documentary

Captive Audience: A Real American Horror Story (Hulu)

Hold Your Fire (AMC+)

MTV Documentary Films (Paramount+) — WINNER
The Fire That Took Her

Supreme Team (Showtime)

Unveiled: Surviving La Luz Del Mundo (HBO Max)

Outstanding Short Documentary

The Flagmakers (National Geographic) — WINNER

Guardian Documentaries (The Guardian)
Beirut Dreams in Color

MSNBC Films (MSNBC)
The Sentence of Michael Thompson

MTV Documentary Films (Paramount+)
As Far As They Can Run

Op-Docs (The New York Times)
MINK!

Outstanding Writing

FRONTLINE (PBS)
Lies, Politics and Democracy

Good Night Oppy (Prime Video) — WINNER

Hostages (HBO Max)

Nothing Compares (Showtime)

POV (PBS)
Not Going Quietly

Outstanding Research

37 Words (ESPN)

FRONTLINE, The Associated Press (PBS)
Putin’s Attack on Ukraine: Documenting War Crimes

Hostages (HBO Max)

The Janes (HBO Max)

Lowndes County and the Road to Black Power (Peacock) — WINNER

The U.S. and the Holocaust (PBS)

Outstanding Direction

In Her Hands (Netflix)

The Janes (HBO Max)

Master of Light (HBO Max)

Nothing Compares (Showtime)

Retrograde (National Geographic)

Wildcat (Prime Video)

Outstanding Cinematography

Master of Light (HBO Max)

Nuisance Bear (The New Yorker)

Op-Docs (The New York Times)
Long Line of Ladies

Retrograde (National Geographic) — WINNER

Super/Natural (National Geographic)

Outstanding Editing

CNN Films (CNN)
Roadrunner: A Film About Anthony Bourdain

In Her Hands (Netflix)

Lowndes County and the Road to Black Power (Peacock)

Master of Light (HBO Max)

Retrograde (National Geographic) — WINNER

Outstanding Graphic Design and Art Direction

Good Night Oppy (Prime Video)

How to Change Your Mind (Netflix)

Lincoln’s Dilemma (Apple TV+)

The Principles of Pleasure (Netflix)

A Trip to Infinity (Netflix) — WINNER

Outstanding Music Composition

Body Parts (Starz)

CNN Films (CNN) — WINNER
Julia

Exposing Muybridge (VOD)

Good Night Oppy (Prime Video)

Wildcat (Prime Video)

Outstanding Sound

A Trip to Infinity (Netflix)

Good Night Oppy (Prime Video) — WINNER

Great Performances (PBS)
Now Hear This

Nuisance Bear (The New Yorker)

Our Universe (Netflix)

Retrograde (National Geographic)

Super/Natural (National Geographic)

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