The Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Special is handed out annually at the

Creative Arts Emmy Award The Creative Arts Emmys are a class of Emmy Awards presented in recognition of technical and other similar achievements in American television programming. They are commonly awarded to behind-the-scenes personnel such as production designers, set ...

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