The

Primetime Emmy Award The Primetime Emmy Awards, or Primetime Emmys, are part of the extensive range of Emmy Awards for artistic and technical merit for the American television industry. Bestowed by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (ATAS), the Primetime ...

for Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Special is handed out annually at the Creative Arts Emmy Award ceremony. The category was called Outstanding Nonfiction Special prior to 2013 and Outstanding Informational Special before 1998.

Winners and nominations

1990s

2000s

2010s

2020s

Total awards by network

* HBO – 11 * PBS – 5 * History – 3 * Netflix – 2 * Apple TV+ - 1 * CBS – 1 * Discovery – 1

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Special Documentary or Nonfiction Special American reality television series Awards established in 1998