Documentary Emmys: HBO’s ‘Prime Minister’ Lands Top Prize; Nat Geo and Netflix Lead Winners List
HBO's documentary 'Prime Minister' about Jacinda Ardern won the top prize at the Documentary Emmy Awards. The event took place in New York, celebrating various achievements in documentary filmmaking. Nat Geo and Netflix were the leading winners of the night, each securing six awards.
- ▪HBO's 'Prime Minister' was named best documentary at the Documentary Emmy Awards.
- ▪The documentary premiered at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival, winning the Audience Award for World Cinema Documentary.
- ▪Nat Geo and Netflix tied for the most wins of the night, each with six awards.
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Home TV News May 28, 2026 7:21pm PT Documentary Emmys: HBO’s ‘Prime Minister’ Lands Top Prize; Nat Geo and Netflix Lead Winners List By Michael Schneider Plus Icon Michael Schneider Variety Editor at Large franklinavenue Latest ‘Hacks’ Creators and Stars Dissect the Finale, Including That Twist Ending for Deborah and Ava 37 minutes ago Most-Watched TV Series of 2025-26 Across Streaming, Broadcast and Cable: ‘Stranger Things’ Leads This Season’s Rankers 8 hours ago L.A. Plays Itself — But Not All of It — In Comedies Like ‘Hacks,’ ‘Nobody Wants This,’ ‘The Studio’ and ‘Shrinking’ 9 hours ago See All HBO/CNN “Prime Minister,” the HBO original documentary about popular New Zealand leader Jacinda Ardern, was named best documentary at Thursday’s Documentary Emmy Awards.
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