News & Documentary Emmy Awards: 1999

Emmy

Date:	8 September
Location:	Marriott Marquis Hotel, New York, New York, USA

Outstanding Achievement in a Craft in News and Documentary Programming - Directors

Outstanding Achievement in a Craft in News and Documentary Programming - Lighting Directors


Winner:
	"National Geographic Explorer" (1985) - Keith Brust; John Davey (V); Dave Goulding; Chris Openshaw; Erich Roland (I); TBS - For episode "The Secret Life of Cats".

Outstanding Achievement in a Craft in News and Documentary Programming - Art Directors/Scenic Designers


Winner:
	"100 People of the Century" (????) - Jeff Chayette (II) (graphic designer); Charles Collins (III) (virtual set operator); Ann Cudworth (art director/scenic designer); Eric Shapiro (II) (art director/scenic designer); Chris Stewart (II) (art director/scenic designer); Craig Weiss (graphic designer); CBS - For episode "Leaders and Revolutionaries".

Outstanding Achievement in a Craft in News and Documentary Programming - Music


Winners:
	"Living Edens, The" (1997) - Laura Karpman; PBS - For episode "Madagascar: A World Apart". Kids of Survival (1996) - Todd Boekelheide; Cinemax

Outstanding Achievement in a Craft in News and Documentary Programming - Researchers


Nominees:
	"Dateline NBC" (1992) - Jason Samuels (researcher); Erik Werth (researcher); NBC - For the feature "A Few Good Men".

Outstanding Achievement in a Craft in News and Documentary Programming - Editors


Winners:
	"Irish in America: Long Journey Home, The" (1998) - Ken Eluto; PBS - For episode "The Great Hunger". Dragons of Galapagos, The (1998) (TV) - Paul Cantwell (I); Beth Spiegel; NBC

Outstanding Coverage of a Breaking News Story - Segments


Winner:
	"National Geographic Explorer" (1985) - Michael Rosenfeld (I) (executive producer); David Royle (III) (senior producer); William Morgan (IV) (producer); Jason Williams (VIII) (producer); TBS - For segment "Saving Jj".

Outstanding Informational or Cultural Programming - Segments


Winner:
	"National Geographic Explorer" (1985) - Michael Rosenfeld (I) (executive producer); Keenan Smart (executive producer); David Royle (III) (senior producer); David Wright (XXI) (producer); TBS - For segment "Realm of the Great White Bear".
Other Nominees:
	Land of the Anaconda (1998) (TV) - Michael Rosenfeld (I) (executive producer); Keenan Smart (executive producer); David Royle (III) (senior producer); Carol Farneti Foster (producer); Richard Foster (VII) (producer); TBS

Outstanding Background/Analysis of a Single Current Story - Programs


Winner:
	:30 Second Candidate, The (1998) (TV) - Kathy Bissen (co-producer); Dave Iverson (co-producer); PBS

Outstanding Instant Coverage of a News Story - Programs


Winner:
	Univision News Presents: Tragedy in Central America (1998) (TV) - Sylvia Rosabel-Ley (executive producer); Patsy Loris (producer); Maria Quezada (producer); Marilyn Strauss (producer); Lourdes Torres (II) (producer); Miguel Villamizar (producer); Mar�a Antonieta Collins (anchor); Jorge Ramos (VI) (anchor); Mar�a Elena Salinas (anchor); Neida Sandoval (anchor); Salvador Castellanos (II) (correspondent); Univision
Other Nominees:
	"ABC News Nightline" (1980) - Tom Bettag (executive producer); Ted Koppel (anchor/managing editor); Mark Nelson (XV) (senior producer); John Donvan (correspondent); ABC - For episode "The Capital Shooting". "Dateline NBC" (1992) - Neal Shapiro (I) (executive producer); Lisa Hsia (senior producer); John Reiss (II) (senior producer); Marc Rosenwasser (senior producer); Elizabeth Fischer (producer); Brian Gaffney (producer); Deirdre Hanlon (producer); Soraya Gage (producer); Bob Gilmartin (II) (producer); John Grassie (producer); Sharon Hoffman (III) (producer); Lee Kamlet (producer); Michael Kosnar (producer); Mathew Lombardi (II) (producer); Len Cannon (correspondent); Dawn Fratangelo (correspondent); David Gregory (VII) (correspondent); Dennis Murphy (XII) (correspondent); Mike Taibbi (correspondent); NBC - For the segment "Day of Reckoning".

Outstanding Informational or Cultural Programming - Programs


Winner:
	Kids of Survival (1996) - Sheila Nevins (executive producer); Jackie Glover (supervising producer); Daniel Geller (I) (producer); Dayna Goldfine (producer); Cinemax
Other Nominees:
	"ABC News Nightline" (1980) - Tom Bettag (executive producer); Ted Koppel (anchor/managing editor); Mary Beth Kishner (producer); Robert Krulwich (correspondent); ABC - For episode "Just Brain Surgery".

Outstanding Coverage of a Breaking News Story - Programs


Winner:
	"ABC News Nightline" (1980) - Tom Bettag (executive producer); Ted Koppel (anchor/managing editor); Mark Nelson (XV) (senior producer); John Donvan (correspondent); ABC - For episode "Crisis in the White House: The President Visits the Heartland".
Other Nominees:
	"True Life" (1998) - Lauren Lazin (executive producer); Dave Sirulnick (executive producer); Julie Merson (II) (producer); Nicole Sampogna (co-producer); MTV - For episode "Matthew's Murder".

Outstanding Historical Programming - Programs


Winner:
	Voices of the Children (1998) - Zuzana Justman; PBS

Outstanding Coverage of a Breaking News Story in a Regularly Scheduled Newscast - Segments


Winner:
	"ABC Evening News" (1953) - Paul Friedman (II) (executive producer); Ray Homer (producer); Mark Litke (III) (correspondent); ABC - For segment "Indonesia: The Fall of Suharto".
Other Nominees:
	"ABC Evening News" (1953) - Katherine O'Hearn (executive producer); Jonathan Banner (senior producer); Muriel Pearson (senior producer); Andrew Fies (producer); Erin Hayes (III) (correspondent); ABC - For segment "Tornadoes".

Outstanding Investigative Journalism - Programs


Winners:
	"ABC News Nightline" (1980) - Tom Bettag (executive producer); Mark Nelson (XV) (senior producer); Ted Koppel (anchor/managing editor); ABC - For episodes "Crime and Punishment", parts 1 and 2. "America Undercover" (1993) - Steve Amen (executive producer); Vince DiPersio (executive producer); Bill Guttentag (executive producer); Sheila Nevins (executive producer); Larry Badger (senior producer); Nancy Abraham (supervising producer); Jason Rosenfield (producer); HBO - For episode "Teen Killers: A Second Chance?". Waco: The Rules of Engagement (1997) - Amy Sommer (executive producer); Dan Gifford (executive producer); Sheila Nevins (executive producer); Nancy Abraham (producer); William Gazecki (producer); Michael McNulty (producer); HBO