# Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Sound Editing for a Nonfiction or Reality Program

The Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Outstanding Sound Editing for a Nonfiction or Reality Program is awarded to one television documentary, nonfiction or reality series each year.
In the following list, the first titles listed in gold are the winners; those not in gold are nominees, which are listed in alphabetical order. The years given are those in which the ceremonies took place:

## Winners and nominations
### 1970s

| Year | Program | Episode | Nominees | Network |
| 1974 | Outstanding Individual Achievement in Any Area of Creative Technical Crafts | Outstanding Individual Achievement in Any Area of Creative Technical Crafts | Outstanding Individual Achievement in Any Area of Creative Technical Crafts | Outstanding Individual Achievement in Any Area of Creative Technical Crafts |
| 1974 | Wide World in Concert | Wide World in Concert | Doug Nelson, Norm Schwartz | ABC |

### 1990s

| Year | Program | Episode | Nominees | Network |
| 1995 | Outstanding Individual Achievement - Informational Programming | Outstanding Individual Achievement - Informational Programming | Outstanding Individual Achievement - Informational Programming | Outstanding Individual Achievement - Informational Programming |
| 1995 | 30 Years of National Geographic Specials | 30 Years of National Geographic Specials | Mark Linden, Paul Schremp, Eric Williams | NBC |
| 1996 | Outstanding Individual Achievement - Informational Programming | Outstanding Individual Achievement - Informational Programming | Outstanding Individual Achievement - Informational Programming | Outstanding Individual Achievement - Informational Programming |
| 1996 | The Beatles Anthology | "Part 2" | Danny Longhurst, Andy Matthews | ABC |
| 1998 | Rat | Rat | Patrick M. Griffith, Lisa Hannan, Paul N. J. Ottosson | TBS |
| 1998 | 4 Little Girls | 4 Little Girls | Glenfield Payne, Eugene Gearty, Maisie Weissman | HBO |
| 1999 | Avalanche: The White Death | Avalanche: The White Death | Cory Taylor, Mark Korba, Al Decker, Michael Marion | NBC |
| 1999 | Why Dogs Smile & Chimpanzees Cry | Why Dogs Smile & Chimpanzees Cry | Derek Luff, George Leyva, Rick Norman | Discovery |
| 1999 | The Farm: Angola, USA | The Farm: Angola, USA | Margaret Crimmins, Paul Hsu | A&E |

### 2000s

| Year | Program | Episode | Nominees | Network |
| 2000 | Walking with Dinosaurs | Walking with Dinosaurs | Andrew Sherriff, Simon Gotel | Discovery |
| 2000 | Raising the Mammoth | Raising the Mammoth | Derek Luff, Rick Norman, Tania Wang, George Leyva, Glen Frazier, Emmanuel Mairesse, Mohamed Amrane, Benoît Hénaff | Discovery |
| 2001 | Allosaurus: A Walking with Dinosaurs Special | Allosaurus: A Walking with Dinosaurs Special | Andrew Sherriff, Simon Gotel, Ashley Bates | Discovery |
| 2001 | Jazz | "Dedicated to Chaos" | Ira Spiegel, Dan Korintus, Bruce Kitzmeyer, Jacob Ribicoff | PBS |
| 2001 | Living Dolls: The Making of a Child Beauty Queen | Living Dolls: The Making of a Child Beauty Queen | Charlton McMillan | HBO |
| 2001 | Shooting War | Shooting War | Al Decker, Mark Korba, Michael Marion, Mark Linden, Tara A. Paul, Bryan McKenzie, Joan Rowe | ABC |
| 2001 | Trauma: Life in the E.R. | "Trauma Season" | Chuck Hammer, Matthew Barbato, Benny Mouthon | TLC |
| 2002 | When Dinosaurs Roamed America | When Dinosaurs Roamed America | Michael Payne, David Esparza, Nancy Nugent, Jonathan Wareham | Discovery |
| 2002 | The Blue Planet | "The Deep" | Lucy Rutherford | Discovery |
| 2002 | In Memoriam: New York City | In Memoriam: New York City | Stuart Stanley | HBO |
| 2002 | 9/11 | 9/11 | Ray Palagy, Tony Pipitone, Neil Cedar, John Bowen, Philippe Desloovere, John Hassler | CBS |
| 2002 | The True Story of Black Hawk Down | The True Story of Black Hawk Down | Andrew McCracken, Paul Ray, Patrick McNulty | History |
| 2003 | Expedition: Bismarck | Expedition: Bismarck | David Kitchens, Ben Zarai, Gonzalo Espinoza, Eric Lalicata, Chris McDonough, Eric Reuveni, Matthias Weber | Discovery |
| 2003 | American Experience | "Seabiscuit" | Kevin Lee | PBS |
| 2003 | American Masters | "Joni Mitchell: Woman of Heart and Mind" | Jeffrey Stern | PBS |
| 2003 | Before We Ruled the Earth | Before We Ruled the Earth | Michael Payne, Stephen P. Robinson, David Esparza, Nancy Nugent, Dean Grinsfelder, Laura Macias, Sean Rowe | Discovery |
| 2003 | Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives | Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives | Ira Spiegel, Marlena Grzaslewicz | HBO |
| 2004 | Dinosaur Planet | "Pod's Travels" / "Alpha's Egg" | Michael Payne, Stephen P. Robinson, Nancy Nugent, David Esparza, Patrick Cusack, Lisa Varetakis, Dean Grinsfelder, Sean Rowe, Gregg Barbanell | Discovery |
| 2004 | American Masters | "Judy Garland: By Myself" | Margaret Crimmins, Greg Smith | PBS |
| 2004 | The Apprentice | "DNA, Heads and the Undead Kitty" | Derek Luff, Ryan Owens, Mark Jasper, Rick Livingstone | NBC |
| 2004 | Jockey | Jockey | Lynne Feldman, Kate Davis | HBO |
| 2004 | Three Sisters: Searching for a Cure | Three Sisters: Searching for a Cure | John Bowen | HBO |
| 2005 | Pompeii: The Last Day | Pompeii: The Last Day | Simon Farmer | Discovery |
| 2005 | The Amazing Race | "We're Moving Up the Food Chain" | Matt Deitrich, Mike Bolanowski, Heeyeon Chang, Chris Dalzell, Evan Finn, Danny Flynn, Michael Friedman, Eric Goldfarb, Julian Gomez, Andrew Kozar, Paul C. Nielsen, Jacob Parsons, Jeff Runyan, E. Wilson | CBS |
| 2005 | Broadway: The American Musical | "Syncopated City" | Deborah Wallach, Branka Mrkic | PBS |
| 2005 | Star Wars: Empire of Dreams | Star Wars: Empire of Dreams | David Comtois, Troy Bogert, Scott B. Morgan, Molly Shock | A&E |
| 2005 | Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson | "Part 1" | Sean Huff, Erik Ewers, Jacob Ribicoff | PBS |
| 2006 | Baghdad ER | Baghdad ER | Lila Yomtoob | HBO |
| 2006 | The Amazing Race | "Here Comes the Bedouin!" | Matt Deitrich, Mike Bolanowski, Evan Finn, Eric Goldfarb, Julian Gomez, Andrew Kozar, Paul C. Nielsen, Rick Livingstone | CBS |
| 2006 | American Experience | "Two Days in October" | Jack Levy, Daniel Colman, Vince Balunas, Jeff K. Brunello, Kim Roberts, Doug Madick | PBS |
| 2006 | American Masters | "No Direction Home: Bob Dylan" | Philip Stockton, Allan Zaleski, Fred Rosenberg, Jennifer L. Dunnington, Annette Kudrak | PBS |
| 2006 | Survivor | "Big Trek, Big Trouble, Big Surprise" | Ryan Owens, Mark Jasper, Vince Tennant, Matt Slivinski, Glen Frazier, Rick Livingstone, Michael Brake, Monique Reymond | CBS |
| 2007 | Planet Earth | "Pole to Pole" | Kate Hopkins | Discovery |
| 2007 | The Amazing Race | "I Know Phil, Little Ol' Gorgeous Thing" | Jon Bachmann, Eric Goldfarb, Julian Gomez, Andrew Kozar, Paul C. Nielsen, Jacob Parsons, Rick Livingstone | CBS |
| 2007 | American Masters | "Atlantic Records: The House That Ahmet Built" | Richard Fairbanks, Pamela Scott Arnold | PBS |
| 2007 | Ghosts of Abu Ghraib | Ghosts of Abu Ghraib | Margaret Crimmins, Greg Smith | HBO |
| 2007 | When the Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Acts | When the Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Acts | Fred Rosenberg, Allan Zaleski, Marko A. Costanzo, Marvin R. Morris | HBO |
| 2008 | The War | "When Things Get Tough" | Erik Ewers, Ryan Gifford, Mariusz Glabinski, Magdaline Volaitis, Ira Spiegel, Marlena Grzaslewicz, Jacob Ribicoff | PBS |
| 2008 | Alive Day Memories: Home from Iraq | Alive Day Memories: Home from Iraq | Stuart Stanley, Philippe Desloovere | HBO |
| 2008 | The Amazing Race | "Honestly, They Have Witch Powers or Something" | Eric Goldfarb, Andrew Kozar, Paul C. Nielsen, Jacob Parsons, Steven J. Escobar, Julian Gomez, Rick Livingstone | CBS |
| 2008 | American Masters | "Les Paul: Chasing Sound" | John Paulson | PBS |
| 2008 | Autism: The Musical | Autism: The Musical | Keith Rishkofski | HBO |
| 2008 | Life After People | Life After People | Dave Philips, Coby Taitano, Corey Morgan, Stephen Parise, Ryan Young, Nozomu Furuya, Jack Crosby | History |
| 2009 | 102 Minutes That Changed America | 102 Minutes That Changed America | Seth Skundrick | History |
| 2009 | The Amazing Race | "Don't Let a Cheese Hit Me" | Eric Goldfarb, Julian Gomez, Andrew Kozar, Paul C. Nielsen, Jacob Parsons, Rick Livingstone | CBS |
| 2009 | China's Unnatural Disaster: The Tears of Sichuan Province | China's Unnatural Disaster: The Tears of Sichuan Province | Paul Hsu, Branka Mrkic | HBO |
| 2009 | Glass: A Portrait of Philip in Twelve Parts (American Masters) | Glass: A Portrait of Philip in Twelve Parts (American Masters) | Stephen R. Smith, Peter D. Smith, Tom Heuzenroeder, Adrian Medhurst | PBS |
| 2009 | Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired | Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired | D.D. Stenehjem | HBO |

### 2010s

| Year | Program | Episode | Nominees | Network |
| 2010 | America: The Story of Us | "Division" | Phitz Hearne | History |
| 2010 | The Amazing Race | "I Think We're Fighting the Germans, Right?" | Eric Goldfarb, Julian Gomez, Andrew Kozar, Paul C. Nielsen, Jacob Parsons, Rich Remis, Jennifer Nelson, Mike Bolanowski, Rick Livingstone | CBS |
| 2010 | Life | "Challenges of Life" | Kate Hopkins | Discovery |
| 2010 | The National Parks: America's Best Idea | "The Scripture of Nature" | Erik Ewers, Craig Mellish, Ryan Gifford, Dave Mast, Jacob Ribicoff, Margaret Shepardson-Legere, Meagan Frappiea | PBS |
| 2010 | Teddy: In His Own Words | Teddy: In His Own Words | Neil Cedar | HBO |
| 2011 | Gettysburg | Gettysburg | Charles Maynes, Zach Seivers, Brent Kiser | History |
| 2011 | The Amazing Race | "You Don't Get Paid Unless You Win" | Eric Goldfarb, Julian Gomez, Andrew Kozar, Paul C. Nielsen, Jacob Parsons, Rich Remis, Jennifer Nelson, Mike Bolanowski, Bryan Parker | CBS |
| 2011 | American Idol | "Auditions No. 2: New Orleans" | Matt Slivinski, Bryan Parker | Fox |
| 2011 | American Masters | "Jeff Bridges: The Dude Abides" | Deborah Wallach | PBS |
| 2011 | Baseball: The Tenth Inning | "Top of the Tenth" | Ira Spiegel, Mariusz Glabinski, Jacob Ribicoff, Dan Korintus, Marlena Grzaslewicz | PBS |
| 2011 | Whale Wars | "To the Ends of the Earth" | Bryan Parker | Animal Planet |
| 2012 | Frozen Planet | "Ends of the Earth" | Kate Hopkins, Tim Owens, Paul Fisher | Discovery Channel |
| 2012 | The Amazing Race | "Let Them Drink Their Haterade" | Eric Goldfarb, Julian Gomez, Andrew Kozar, Paul C. Nielsen, Jacob Parsons, Rich Remis, Jennifer Nelson, Mike Bolanowski, Bryan Parker, Graham Barclay | CBS |
| 2012 | George Harrison: Living in the Material World | George Harrison: Living in the Material World | Philip Stockton, Allan Zaleski, Jennifer L. Dunnington | HBO |
| 2012 | Paul Simon's Graceland Journey: Under African Skies | Paul Simon's Graceland Journey: Under African Skies | Eric Milano, Chris Davis | A&E |
| 2012 | Prohibition | "A Nation of Hypocrites" | Dan Korintus, Marlena Grzaslewicz, Ira Spiegel, Dave Mast, Erik Ewers, Jacob Ribicoff | PBS |
| 2013 | The Men Who Built America | "Bloody Battles" | Tim W. Kelly, Jonathan Soule | History |
| 2013 | The Amazing Race | "Be Safe and Don't Hit a Cow" | Eric Goldfarb, Julian Gomez, Andrew Kozar, Paul C. Nielsen, Jacob Parsons, Andy Castor, Jennifer Nelson, Mike Bolanowski, Bryan Parker, Graham Barclay | CBS |
| 2013 | Crossfire Hurricane | Crossfire Hurricane | Cameron Frankley, Jon Michaels | HBO |
| 2013 | The Dust Bowl | "The Great Plow-Up" | Craig Mellish, Ryan Gifford, Dave Mast, Meagan Frappiea | PBS |
| 2013 | History of the Eagles | History of the Eagles | Philip Stockton, Ruy García, Annette Kudrak | Showtime |
| 2013 | Survivor | "Create a Little Chaos" | John Warrin, Paul Meyer, Michael Brake, Michael Dobbins, Todd Babiak, Brooke Lowrey | CBS |
| 2014 | Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey | "Standing Up in the Milky Way" | Christopher Harvengt, Richard S. Steele, Jeff Carson, Jason Tregoe Newman, Bob Costanza, Lisa Varetakis, Bill Bell, Tim Chilton, Jill Schachne | Fox |
| 2014 | The Amazing Race | "Part Like the Red Sea" | Eric Goldfarb, Julian Gomez, Andrew Kozar, Paul C. Nielsen, Jacob Parsons, Andy Castor, Jennifer Nelson, Ryan Leamy, Eric Beetner, Aaron Cross | CBS |
| 2014 | Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown | "Punjab" | Benny Mouthon, Hunter Gross | CNN |
| 2014 | Vice | "Terrorist University & Armageddon Now" | Sean Canada | HBO |
| 2014 | The World Wars | "Trial by Fire" | Tim W. Kelly, Jonathan Soule, Brian McAllister, John Kilgour, Mike Alfin | History |
| 2015 | Foo Fighters: Sonic Highways | "Seattle" | Justin Lebens | HBO |
| 2015 | Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown | "Madagascar" | Benny Mouthon | CNN |
| 2015 | Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief | Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief | Bill Chesley, David Ellinwood, Daniel Timmons | HBO |
| 2015 | The Jinx: The Life and Deaths of Robert Durst | "Chapter 2: Poor Little Rich Boy" | Duncan Clark, Matt Snedecor, Suzana Peric, John Carbonara | HBO |
| 2015 | Kurt Cobain: Montage of Heck | Kurt Cobain: Montage of Heck | Cameron Frankley, Dan Kenyon, Jon Michaels | HBO |
| 2016 | Cartel Land | Cartel Land | Tom Paul, Ryan Collison, Joanna Fang, Leslie Bloome, Mark Filip, Billy Orrico, Sean Garnhart | A&E |
| 2016 | Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown | "Okinawa" | Brian Bracken, Nick Brigden | CNN |
| 2016 | He Named Me Malala | He Named Me Malala | Skip Lievsay, PK Hooker, Susan Dubek, Bill Bernstein | Nat Geo |
| 2016 | Making a Murderer | "Lack of Humanity" | Daniel Ward, Leslie Bloome | Netflix |
| 2016 | What Happened, Miss Simone? | What Happened, Miss Simone? | Joshua L. Pearson, Dan Timmons | Netflix |
| 2017 |
| 2017 | The Beatles: Eight Days a Week — The Touring Years | The Beatles: Eight Days a Week — The Touring Years | Jon Michaels, Harrison Meyle, Dan Kenyon, Will Digby, Melissa Muik | Hulu |
| 2017 | Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown | "Hanoi" | Benny Mouthon | CNN |
| 2017 | Leah Remini: Scientology and the Aftermath | "Golden Era" | David Crocco, Rolando Nadal | A&E |
| 2017 | Planet Earth II | "Cities" | Kate Hopkins, Tim Owens | BBC America |
| 2017 | 13th | 13th | Tim Boggs, Alex Lee, Julie Pierce, Lise Richardson | Netflix |
| 2018 |
| 2018 | Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown | "Seattle" | Brian Bracken, Nick Brigden | CNN |
| 2018 | Blue Planet II | "Coral Reefs" | Kate Hopkins, Tim Owens | BBC America |
| 2018 | The Defiant Ones | "Episode 1" | Jay Nierenberg, Todd Niesen, David Mann, Katrina Frederick, Del Spiva | HBO |
| 2018 | Jane | Jane | Warren Shaw, Joshua Paul Johnson, Odin Benitez, Peter Staubli, Will Digby, Suzana Peric, Tara Blume | Nat Geo |
| 2018 | The Vietnam War | "Episode 6: Things Fall Apart (January 1968-July 1968)" | Erik Ewers, Mariusz Glabinski, Dave Mast, Jacob Ribicoff, Ryan Gifford, Margaret Shepardson-Legere, Ira Spiegel, Matt Rigby, Marlena Grzaslewicz, Dan Korintus | PBS |
| 2018 | Wild Wild Country | "Part 1" | Brent Kiser, Jacob Flack, Elliot Thompson, Danielle Price, Timothy Preston | Netflix |
| 2019 |
| 2019 | Free Solo | Free Solo | Deborah Wallach, Filipe Messeder, Jim Schultz, Roland Vajs, Nuno Bento | Nat Geo |
| 2019 | Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown | "Far West Texas" | Benny Mouthon, Hunter Gross | CNN |
| 2019 | Fyre: The Greatest Party That Never Happened | Fyre: The Greatest Party That Never Happened | Nathan Hasz, Tom Paul, Jeremy Bloom, Esther Regelson, Daniel Ward, Curtis Henderson | Netflix |
| 2019 | Leaving Neverland | Leaving Neverland | Ross Millership, Poppy Kavanagh | HBO |
| 2019 | Our Planet | "Frozen Worlds" | Kate Hopkins, Tim Owens | Netflix |

### 2020s

| Year | Program | Episode | Nominees | Network |
| 2020 |
| 2020 | Apollo 11 | Apollo 11 | Eric Milano | CNN |
| 2020 | Beastie Boys Story | Beastie Boys Story | Martyn Zub, Paul Aulicino, Pernell Salinas | Apple TV+ |
| 2020 | Cheer | "Daytona" | Logan Byers, Kaleb Klinger, Sean Gray | Netflix |
| 2020 | Laurel Canyon: A Place in Time | Laurel Canyon: A Place in Time | Jonathan Greber | Epix |
| 2020 | McMillion$ | "Episode 1" | Ben Freer, Jordan Meltzer, Jody McVeigh-Schultz | HBO |
| 2020 | Tiger King: Murder, Mayhem and Madness | "Cult of Personality" | Ian Cymore, Rachel Wardell, Steve Griffen | Netflix |
| 2021 |
| 2021 | The Bee Gees: How Can You Mend a Broken Heart | The Bee Gees: How Can You Mend a Broken Heart | Jonathan Greber, Pascal Garneau | HBO |
| 2021 | Allen v. Farrow | "Episode 2" | Dane A. Davis, Stephanie Flack, Jon Michaels, Ezra Dweck, Ellen Segal | HBO |
| 2021 | Billie Eilish: The World's a Little Blurry | Billie Eilish: The World's a Little Blurry | Richard E. Yawn, Rob Getty, Steven Avila, Shawn Kennelly, Michael Brake, Melissa Kennelly, Vince Nicastro | Apple TV+ |
| 2021 | David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet | David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet | Tim Owens, Kate Hopkins, Tom Mercer, Gareth Cousins, Paul Ackerman | Netflix |
| 2021 | The Social Dilemma | The Social Dilemma | Richard Gould, James Spencer, Andrea Gard | Netflix |
| 2021 | Tulsa Burning: The 1921 Race Massacre | Tulsa Burning: The 1921 Race Massacre | John Moros | History |
| 2022 |
| 2022 | The Beatles: Get Back | "Part 3: Days 17-22" | Martin Kwok, Emile de la Rey, Matt Stutter, Michael Donaldson, Stephen Gallagher, Tane Upjohn-Beatson, Simon Riley | Disney+ |
| 2022 | George Carlin's American Dream | George Carlin's American Dream | Bobby Mackston, Miriam Cole, Matt Temple, Joseph Beshenkovsky | HBO Max |
| 2022 | Lucy and Desi | Lucy and Desi | Anthony Vanchure, Daniel Pagan, Mike James Gallagher, Jason Tregoe Newman, Bryant Furhman | Prime Video |
| 2022 | McCartney 3,2,1 | "The People We Loved Were Loving Us!" | Jonathan Greber, Leff Lefferts, Bjorn Ole Schroeder, E. Larry Oatfield, Kim Foscato | Hulu |
| 2022 | The Tinder Swindler | The Tinder Swindler | Maria Kelly, Chad Orororo, Nirupama Rajendran | Netflix |
| 2023 |
| 2023 | Moonage Daydream | Moonage Daydream | John Warhurst, Nina Hartstone, Jens Rosenlund Petersen, Samir Foco, James Shirley, Elliott Koretz, Amy Felton, Louise Burton, Brett Morgen | HBO |
| 2023 | Love, Lizzo | Love, Lizzo | Vanessa Flores, Jessie Brewer | HBO Max |
| 2023 | 100 Foot Wave | "Chapter V: Lost at Sea" | Max Holland, Eric Di Stefano, Kevin Senzaki | HBO |
| 2023 | Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie | Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie | Michael Feuser, Rich Bologna, Wyatt Sprague, Heather Gross, Bill Bernstein | Apple TV+ |
| 2023 | Welcome to Wrexham | "Do or Die" | Will Harp, Jon Schell, Shaun Cromwell | FX |
| 2024 |
| 2024 | Jim Henson Idea Man | Jim Henson Idea Man | Daniel Timmons, Jeremy S. Bloom, Ian Cymore, Ryan Rubin | Disney+ |
| 2024 | The Greatest Night in Pop | The Greatest Night in Pop | Richard Gallagher | Netflix |
| 2024 | Planet Earth III | "Freshwater" | Jonny Crew, Tim Owens, Ellie Bowler, Paul Ackerman | BBC America |
| 2024 | Steve! (Martin) A Documentary in 2 Pieces | Steve! (Martin) A Documentary in 2 Pieces | Bob Edwards, Kim B. Christensen, Joel Raabe | Apple TV+ |
| 2024 | Welcome to Wrexham | "Goals" | Shaun Cromwell, William Harp, Jon Schell, Sean Gray | FX |