Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Hosted Nonfiction Series or Special

The Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Hosted Nonfiction Series or Special is handed out annually at the Creative Arts Emmy Award ceremony.The award was called Outstanding Informational Series or Special from 2013 until 2019, and was also presented from 1978 to 1998.From 1998 until 2012, informational series competed in Outstanding Nonfiction Series.Beginning in 2020, the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences renamed the category to reflect that it recognizes "personality-driven programs in which the host drives the show's narrative; includes documentaries, travelogues, segmented/magazine program and interview formats.Totals are for nominees since 2013 and include nominations for Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Series and Outstanding Unstructured Reality Program.
Primetime Emmy AwardUnited StatesAcademy of Television Arts & SciencesMy Next Guest with David Letterman and John MulaneyCreative Arts Emmy AwardOutstanding Nonfiction Series(27th)The American Film Institute SaluteGeorge Stevens Jr.Masterpiece TheatreAlistair CookePasadena Tournament of Roses ParadeBicentennial MinutesThe Dick Cavett ShowDick CavettThat's Entertainment: 50 Years of MGMABC's Wide World of EntertainmentJack Haley Jr.TomorrowTom Snyder(30th)The Body HumanThomas W. MooreAlfred R. KelmanAlan LandsburgSyndicatedPhilippe CousteauAndrew SoltMutual of Omaha's Wild KingdomNicolas NoxonFrank KonigsbergMarshall FlaumJacques-Yves Cousteau(31st)Scared Straight!Arnold ShapiroThe Body Human: The SexesWho Are the DeBolts? And Where Did They Get Nineteen Kids?Henry WinklerJohn Korty(32nd)The Body Human: The Magic SenseBill Moyers JournalJoan KonnerBill MoyersThe Body Human: The Body BeautifulGeorge PagePerry Miller Adato(33rd)Steve Allen's Meeting of MindsDon MischerAdrian MaloneReal PeopleGeorge SchlatterJohn BarbourThe Body Human: The Bionic BreakthroughThe Body Human: The Sexes IIMaking M*A*S*H(34th)Entertainment TonightPeter DavisThe Making of Raiders of the Lost ArkSid GanisHoward KazanjianGreat Movie Stunts: Raiders of the Lost ArkRobert GuenetteFrank Capra Jr.David L. WolperPeter Ustinov(35th)Barbara WaltersJim HartzMary MartinTerry SandersFreida Lee MockThe Body Human: The Living CodeChandler CowlesLee R. BobkerAubrey BuxtonColin WillockThe Making of Gandhi: Mr. Attenborough and Mr. GandhiJenny BarracloughSteve EdwardsFrank Langella(36th)David GrubinJean-Michel CousteauSiskel & Ebert at the MoviesRoger EbertGene SiskelThe Body Human: The Journey WithinGreat PerformancesJac VenzaLifestyles of the Rich and FamousRobin Leach(37th)The Living PlanetRichard BrockAt the Movies with Siskel & EbertHeart of the DragonRuth Gordon(38th)Planet EarthIn Search of the Trojan WarRobert B. WeideKatharine HepburnThe Statue of LibertyKen BurnsNatureShawn WeatherlyJohn Denver(39th)Unknown ChaplinAmerican MastersKevin BrownlowSiskel & EbertDavid Niven Jr.Richard SchickelLiza MinnelliAmerican PlayhouseLee Remick(40th)David GillBill CouturiéLauren BacallPortrait of America: New York CityHal Holbrook(41st)John LangleyMalcolm BarbourPaul StojanovichA Current AffairUnsolved MysteriesBill GeddieDisneyJames Woods(42nd)America's Most WantedMichael LinderBertram van MunsterJoanne WoodwardI Love Lucy: The Very First ShowB. Donald GrantBilly Van ZandtJane MilmoreGeorge Burns(43rd)The Civil WarRic BurnsStephen IvesSusan SteinbergAll in the Family: 20th Anniversary SpecialNorman LearLes MayfieldCheers: 200th Anniversary SpecialJames BurrowsGlen CharlesLes CharlesPhoef SuttonAndy AckermanDan O'ShannonThe Very Best of The Ed Sullivan Show(44th)Later with Bob CostasBob CostasAmerica UndercoverSusan FroemkeFred RoosShowtimeDiscovery(45th)Douglas NetterFabian ForteLucie ArnazLaurence LuckinbillOprah WinfreyGardens of the WorldAudrey Hepburn(46th)Julia ChildLinda EllerbeeNickelodeon(47th)BaseballLynn NovickGeoffrey C. WardJohn ChancellorTV NationMichael MooreJerry KupferEric ZicklinRandy CohenJacoba AtlasPat MitchellVivian SchillerBarbara KoppleSylvia MoralesJane FondaRod MacLeishThe History of Rock 'n' RollQuincy JonesRobert StackOne Survivor RemembersKary AntholisSheila NevinsMichael BerenbaumTaxicab ConfessionsBill GuttentagBeau BridgesMichael TollinDenzel WashingtonDebra Martin ChaseBrian RobbinsDorian HarewoodMoon ShotSarah KerruishBarry CorbinRichard Kiley(48th)Sam WaterstonThe Beatles AnthologyNeil AspinallBiographyThe Private Life of PlantsMike SalisburyNeil NightingaleDavid AttenboroughCharlton HestonThe Battle Over Citizen KaneAmerican ExperienceThomas LennonThe Celluloid ClosetLily TomlinRob EpsteinJeffrey FriedmanArmistead Maupin(49th)Peter GravesJack PerkinsThe Great War and the Shaping of the 20th CenturyJay WinterCarl BykerDiscover MagazineInside the Actors StudioJames LiptonKevin McCareyChristopher ReeveJoe BerlingerBruce SinofskyTaxicab Confessions III(65th)Anthony BourdainBrain GamesJason SilvaNat GeoOprah's Master ClassGwyneth Paltrow(66th)Bill MaherShane SmithThrough the WormholeScienceThe Writers' RoomJim RashSundance(67th)Dave GrohlStarTalk with Neil deGrasse TysonNeil deGrasse Tyson(68th)The Story of God with Morgan FreemanMorgan FreemanLori McCreary(69th)Eli HolzmanAaron SaidmanLeah Remini(70th)My Next Guest Needs No Introduction with David LettermanJustin WilkesDave SirulnickNetflixMichael Kenneth Williams(71st)Comedians in Cars Getting CoffeeJerry SeinfeldGeorge ShapiroMike RinderSurviving R. Kellydream hamptonLifetime(72nd)Ugly DeliciousDavid ChangMorgan NevilleThe World According to Jeff GoldblumJeff GoldblumJane RootDisney+(73rd)Stanley TucciAmy EntelisOprah with Meghan and Harry: A CBS Primetime SpecialUnited Shades of America with W. Kamau BellW. Kamau Bell(74th)Lilly BurnsThe Problem with Jon StewartJon StewartRichard PleplerApple TV+Paola Ramos(75th)Michelle ObamaMy Next Guest Needs No Introduction with David Letterman and Volodymyr ZelenskyyTaste the Nation with Padma LakshmiPadma Lakshmi(76th)Tommy AlterConan O'Brien Must GoConan O'BrienFinding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates, Jr.Dyllan McGeeHenry Louis Gates Jr.Peter KunhardtHow To with John WilsonJohn WilsonNathan FielderMichael KomanThe Reluctant Traveler with Eugene LevyEugene LevyOutstanding Documentary or Nonfiction SeriesOutstanding Unstructured Reality ProgramTelevision AcademyThe Hollywood ReporterPrimetime Emmy Award categoriesComedy SeriesDrama SeriesLimited or Anthology SeriesTelevision MovieReality Competition ProgramTalk SeriesScripted Variety SeriesAnimated ProgramDocumentary or Nonfiction SeriesDocumentary or Nonfiction SpecialExceptional Merit in Documentary FilmmakingGame ShowShort Form Comedy, Drama or Variety SeriesShort Form Nonfiction or Reality SeriesStructured Reality ProgramUnstructured Reality ProgramVariety Special (Live)Variety Special (Pre-Recorded)Lead Actor in a Comedy SeriesLead Actor in a Drama SeriesLead Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or MovieLead Actress in a Comedy SeriesLead Actress in a Drama SeriesLead Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or MovieSupporting Actor in a Comedy SeriesSupporting Actor in a Drama SeriesSupporting Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or MovieSupporting Actress in a Comedy SeriesSupporting Actress in a Drama SeriesSupporting Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or MovieGuest Actor in a Comedy SeriesGuest Actor in a Drama SeriesGuest Actress in a Comedy SeriesGuest Actress in a Drama SeriesPerformer in a Short Form Comedy or Drama SeriesCharacter Voice-Over PerformanceHost for a Game ShowHost for a Reality or Reality Competition ProgramNarratorDirecting for a Comedy SeriesDirecting for a Drama SeriesDirecting for a Limited or Anthology Series or MovieDirecting for a Variety SeriesDirecting for a Variety SpecialDirecting for a Documentary/Nonfiction ProgramDirecting for a Reality ProgramWriting for a Comedy SeriesWriting for a Drama SeriesWriting for a Limited or Anthology Series or MovieWriting for a Variety SeriesWriting for a Variety SpecialWriting for a Nonfiction ProgramIndividual Achievement in AnimationCasting for a Comedy SeriesCasting for a Drama SeriesCasting for a Limited or Anthology Series or MovieCasting for a Reality ProgramChoreography for Scripted ProgrammingChoreography for Variety and Reality ProgrammingCinematography for a Limited or Anthology Series or MovieCinematography for a Multi-Camera SeriesCinematography for a Nonfiction ProgramCinematography for a Reality ProgramCinematography for a Series (Half-Hour)Cinematography for a Series (One Hour)CommercialContemporary CostumesFantasy/Sci-Fi CostumesPeriod CostumesCostumes for a Variety, Nonfiction or Reality ProgrammingContemporary HairstylingHairstyling for a Variety, Nonfiction or Reality ProgramPeriod or Fantasy/Sci-Fi HairstylingLighting Design / Lighting Direction for a Variety SeriesLighting Design / Lighting Direction for a Variety SpecialMain Title DesignMotion DesignContemporary Makeup (Non-Prosthetic)Makeup for a Variety, Nonfiction or Reality ProgramPeriod or Fantasy/Sci-Fi Makeup (Non-Prosthetic)Prosthetic MakeupMusic Composition for a Documentary Series or Special (Original Dramatic Score)Music Composition for a Limited or Anthology Series, Movie or Special (Original Dramatic Score)Music Composition for a Series (Original Dramatic Score)Music DirectionMusic SupervisionOriginal Main Title Theme MusicOriginal Music and LyricsPicture Editing for a Multi-Camera Comedy SeriesPicture Editing for a Single-Camera Comedy SeriesPicture Editing for a Drama SeriesPicture Editing for a Limited or Anthology Series or MoviePicture Editing for a Nonfiction ProgramPicture Editing for a Structured or Competition Reality ProgramPicture Editing for an Unstructured Reality ProgramPicture Editing for Variety ProgrammingProduction Design for a Narrative Contemporary Program (One Hour or More)Production Design for a Narrative Period or Fantasy Program (One Hour or More)Production Design for a Narrative Program (Half-Hour or Less)Production Design for a Variety or Reality SeriesProduction Design for a Variety SpecialSound Editing for a Comedy or Drama Series (Half-Hour) and AnimationSound Editing for a Comedy or Drama Series (One-Hour)Sound Editing for a Limited or Anthology Series, Movie or SpecialSound Editing for a Nonfiction or Reality ProgramSound Mixing for a Comedy or Drama Series (Half-Hour) and AnimationSound Mixing for a Comedy or Drama Series (One-Hour)Sound Mixing for a Limited or Anthology Series or MovieSound Mixing for a Nonfiction ProgramSound Mixing for a Reality ProgramSound Mixing for a Variety Series or SpecialSpecial Visual Effects in a Season or a Movie / Special and Visual Effects in a Single EpisodeStunt CoordinationStunt PerformanceTechnical Direction and Camerawork for a SeriesTechnical Direction and Camerawork for a SpecialEngineeringPhilo T. Farnsworth AwardActor in a Short Form Comedy or Drama SeriesActress in a Short Form Comedy or Drama SeriesArt Direction for a Miniseries or MovieArt Direction for a Single-Camera SeriesChildren's ProgramCostumes for a SeriesCostumes for a Miniseries, Movie, or SpecialHairstyling for a Limited Series or MovieHairstyling for a Single-Camera SeriesIndividual Performance in a Variety or Music ProgramInteractive ProgramMakeup for a Single-Camera Series (Non-Prosthetic)New SeriesProgram of the YearShort Form Animated ProgramShort Form Comedy or Drama SeriesShort Form Variety SeriesSuper EmmyVariety SeriesVoice-Over Performance