| Primetime Emmy Award for Exceptional Merit in Documentary Filmmaking | |
|---|---|
| Awarded for | Exceptional Merit in Documentary Filmmaking |
| Country | United States |
| Presented by | Academy of Television Arts & Sciences |
| First awarded | 2005 |
| Currently held by | When Claude Got Shot (2022) |
| Website | emmys |
The Primetime Emmy Award for Exceptional Merit in Documentary Filmmaking is handed out annually at the Creative Arts Emmy Award ceremony since 2005. Entries are reviewed by a jury on the basis of the "filmmaker's expressed vision, compelling power of storytelling, artistry or innovation of craft, and the capacity to inform, transport, impact, enlighten, and create a moving and indelible work that elevates the art of documentary filmmaking." Entrants are ineligible for Outstanding Informational Series or Special and Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Special.[1]