# 32nd News & Documentary Emmy Awards

The 32nd News & Documentary Emmy Awards were held on September 26, 2011, at Rose Hall, Home of Jazz at Lincoln Center, located in the Time Warner Center in New York City. Awards were presented in 42 categories, including Breaking News, Investigative Reporting, Outstanding Interview, and Best Documentary. In attendance were over 900 television and news media industry executives, news and documentary producers and journalists.
Notable awards included the Lifetime Achievement Award given to television and radio host Larry King.

## Winners
### Network breakdown

The following chart is a breakdown of number of awards won this awards season per station.
| Channel | Number of Emmys This Season |
| CBS | 10 |
| National Geographic Channel | 7 |
| PBS | 6 |
| Discovery Channel | 3 |
| CNN | 2 |
| NBC | 2 |
| The New York Times | 2 |
| HBO | 1 |
| BBC America | 1 |
| CNBC | 1 |
| HDNet | 1 |
| Los Angeles Times | 1 |
| MSNBC | 1 |
| NPR | 1 |
| Smithsonian Channel | 1 |
| KMGH (Denver) | 1 |
| WMAQ (Chicago) | 1 |

### Breakdown by program

| Program | Channel | Number of Emmy's This Season |
| 60 Minutes | CBS | 7 |
| CBS Evening News | CBS | 2 |
| CBS News Sunday Morning | CBS | 1 |
| National Geographic Explorer | National Geographic Channel | 2 |
| Great Migrations | National Geographic Channel | 2 |
| Restrepo: Afghan Outpost | National Geographic Channel | 2 |
| Witness: Katrina | National Geographic Channel | 1 |
| POV | PBS | 4 |
| Frontline | PBS | 2 |
| Independent Lens | PBS | 1 |
| Frontline Fall Image Campaign | PBS | 1 |
| First Life with David Attenborough | Discovery Channel | 3 |
| Anderson Cooper 360° | CNN | 2 |
| NBC Nightly News | NBC | 1 |
| Dateline NBC | NBC | 1 |
| The New York Times | The New York Times | 1 |
| The New York Times Magazine Online] | The New York Times | 1 |
| BBC America World News | BBC America | 1 |
| CNBC Original: Trash Inc. | CNBC | 1 |
| HBO Documentary Films | HBO | 1 |
| Dan Rather Reports | HDNet | 1 |
| Caught in the Crossfire: Victims of Gang Violence | Los Angeles Times | 1 |
| The Rachel Maddow Show | MSNBC | 1 |
| NPR Music Presents Project Song | NPR | 1 |
| Hindenburg: The Untold Story | Smithsonian Channel | 1 |
| 7News | KMGH (Denver, Colorado) | 1 |
| 10PM Spot News | WMAQ (Chicago, Illinois) | 1 |

### Awards

| Lifetime Achievement Award | Chairman's Award |
| Larry King | |
| Regularly Scheduled Newscast | News Magazine |
| Coverage of a Breaking News Story Haiti in Ruins, Anderson Cooper 360° (CNN) Continuing Coverage of a News Story Afghan Bomb Squad, CBS Evening News (CBS) Feature Story Inside the North Korean Bubble, BBC World News America (BBC America) Investigative Journalism Photocopiers Hidden Dangers, CBS Evening News (CBS) Business And Economic Reporting Paving the Way, CBS News Sunday Morning (CBS) | Coverage of a Breaking News Story The Blowout, 60 Minutes (CBS) Continuing Coverage of a News Story America Now: Friends and Neighbors, Dateline NBC (NBC) Feature Story Football Island, 60 Minutes (CBS) Investigative Journalism 21st Century Snake Oil, 60 Minutes (CBS) Business And Economic Reporting The Mysterious Case of Kevin Xu, Dan Rather Reports (HDNet) News Discussion And Analysis Good Morning, Landlocked Central Asia, The Rachel Maddow Show (MSNBC) |
| Long Form | Interview |
| Live Coverage of a Current News Story Crisis in Haiti, Anderson Cooper 360° (CNN) Continuing Coverage of a News Story ''Restrepo: Afghan Outpost (National Geographic Channel) Investigative Journalism Presumed Guilty, POV (PBS) Informational Programming Food Inc, POV (PBS) Historical Programming Witness: Katrina (National Geographic Channel) Business And Economic Reporting Good Fortune, POV (PBS) | Medal of Honor, 60 Minutes (CBS) |
| Programming | Best Story In A Regularly Scheduled Newscast |
| Arts & Culture Art & Copy, Independent Lens (PBS) Science And Technology Google Baby , HBO Documentary Films (HBO) Nature First Life with David Attenborough, (Discovery Channel) | Mexico: The War Next Door, NBC Nightly News (NBC) |
| Best Report In A News Magazine | Best Documentary |
| The Blowout, 60 Minutes (CBS) (tie) The Lost Children of Haiti, 60 Minutes (CBS) (tie) | Food, Inc., POV (PBS) |
| New Approaches To News & Documentary Programming: | Individual Achievement In A Craft: |
| Current News Coverage A Year At War (The New York Times) Documentaries Caught in the Crossfire: Victims of Gang Violence, (Los Angeles Times) Arts, Lifestyle & Culture 14 Actors Acting New York Times Magazine Online (The New York Times) (tie) Moby NPR Music Presents Project Song (NPR) (tie) | Writing First Life with David Attenborough, (Discovery Channel) Research Can the Gulf Survive?, National Geographic Explorer (National Geographic Channel) Cinematography - Nature Great Migrations, (National Geographic Channel) Cinematography - News Coverage / Documentaries Lost Mummies of New Guinea, National Geographic Explorer (National Geographic Channel) Editing Restrepo: Afghan Outpost, (National Geographic Channel) Quick Turnaround Haiti, 60 Minutes (CBS) Graphic Design & Art Direction First Life with David Attenborough, (Discovery Channel) Music & Sound Great Migrations, (National Geographic Channel) Lighting Direction & Scenic Design Hindenburg: The Untold Story, (Smithsonian Channel) |
| Promotional Announcement | Regional News Story |
| Institutional Frontline Fall Image Campaign (PBS) Episodic Garbage Ballet CNBC Original: Trash Inc. (CNBC) | Spot News Burr Oak Cemetery Scandal, 10PM Spot News (WMAQ (Chicago, Illinois)) Investigative Reporting 33 Minutes to 34 Right, 7News (KMGH (Denver, Colorado)) |

## Nominees

* By station

## Presenters

* Scott Pelley, anchor and managing editor, CBS News and correspondent, 60 Minutes
* Brian Ross, chief investigative correspondent, ABC News
* Gwen Ifill, moderator and managing editor, Washington Week and senior correspondent, The PBS NewsHour
* Sanjay Gupta, chief medical correspondent, CNN
* Sheila Nevins, president, HBO Documentary Films
* Lawrence O'Donnell, host, MSNBC's The Last Word
* Bill Small, past chairman, News & Documentary Emmy Awards
* Bruce Paisner, President & CEO, International Academy of Television Arts and Sciences