Jennings Honored at News Emmys

Peter Jennings may be gone, but he wasn't forgotten at the 27th Annual News and Documentary Emmys.

The late ABC newsman, who succumbed to lung cancer in August 2005, was the recipient of two posthumous awards for "Iraq: Where Things Stand," the last major World News Tonight project from Jennings before he died. The broadcast won for Best Coverage of a Continuing News Story in a Regular Newscast and for Best Story in a Regular Newscast.

The Jennings' wins represented the Monday night award ceremony in a nutshell, as the big stories of 2005--the war in Iraq, the threat of terrorism and the devastation wrought by Hurricane Katrina--generated the most trophies.

CBS and PBS tied with five wins apiece to lead the winners. The Eyeball's still-ticking 60 Minutes dominated the evening, winning four of the network's five awards for a variety of topics, ranging from the CIA and terror suspects to tsunami survivors in Southeast Asia.

NBC Nightly News took home the prize for Coverage of a Breaking News Story in a Regular Newscast for its "Hurricane Katrina: Moment of Crisis," while CNN's Anderson Cooper 360 was tapped for Best Feature Story in a Regular Newscast for its look at a charity hospital in New Orleans.

The News Emmys also honored PBS' esteemed Bill Moyers with a Lifetime Achievement Award. Other honorary awards went to the Committee to Protect Journalists, the International Press Institute and Reporters Without Borders, all recognized for their efforts to defend press freedom worldwide.

The prizes were doled out by the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, and the ceremony will be telecast on C-SPAN at a later date.

Here's a complete list of winners: Coverage of a Breaking News Story, Regular Newscast: NBC Nightly News, "Hurricane Katrina: Moment of Crisis" Coverage of a Continuin News Story, Regular Newscast: ABC, World News Tonight, "Iraq: Where Things Stand" Feature Story, Regular Newscast: CNN, Anderson Cooper 360, "Charity Hospital" Investigative Journalism, Regular Newscast: ABC, World News Tonight, "Money Trail" Coverage of a Breaking News Story, Newsmagazine: CBS, 60 Minutes, "Aftershock" Coverage of a Continuing Story, Newsmagazine: CBS, 48 Hours, "Hostage" Feature Story, Newsmagazine: CBS, 60 Minutes, "The Sea Gypsies" Investigative Journalism, Newsmagazine: CBS, 60 Minutes, "Rendition" Live Coverage of a Breaking Story, Long Form: CNN, Anderson Cooper 360, "Starving in Plain Sight" Continuing Coverage of a News Story, Long Form: PBS, Frontline, "The Storm" Investigative Journalism, Long Form: PBS, Frontline, "The Torture Question" Informational Programming, Long Form: PBS, Rx for Survival: A Global Health Challenge Historical Programming, Long Form: PBS, Slavery and the Making of America, "Seeds of Destruction" Interview: CBS, 60 Minutes and Ed Bradley, "First Man" Cultural and Artistic Programming: PBS, Independent Lens, "A Lion's Trail" Science, Technology and Nature Programming: National Geographic Channel, National Geographic Special: Predators at War Story, Regular Newscast: ABC, World News Tonight, "Iraq: Where Things Stand" Newsmagazine Report: Dateline NBC, "Children of War" Documentary: Cinemax, Cinemax Reel Life: Born into Brothels Individual Achievement in Content for Non-Traditional Delivery: Washingtonpost.com, "Hurricane Katrina Coverage in New Orleans" Writing: Nic Young, History Channel, Ape to Man Research: Annie Herringer, Shelley Friedman and Laura Rabhan, History Channel, Save Our History: Voices of Civil Rights Cinematography: Neil Rettig and Colin Stafford-Johnson, Discovery Channel, Mississippi: Tales from the Last River Rat Editing: Tony Bacon, History Channel, Beyond the Moon: Failure Is Not an Option II Graphic and Artistic Design: The National Geographic Channel, National Geographic Special: Predators at War Music and Sound: The National Geographic Channel, National Geographic Explorer: Deadly Love Lighting Direction and Scenic Design: Jeff Baynes, History Channel, The Crusades: Crescent and the Cross Regional News Story, Spot News: WBBM-TV, "Farewell to the Pope" Regional News Story, Investigative Reporting: WBAL-TV, "Dirty Secret"