Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Special

The Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Special is handed out annually at the Creative Arts Emmy Award ceremony. The category was called Outstanding Nonfiction Special prior to 2013 and Outstanding Informational Special before 1998.

Total awards by network

 * HBO – 11
 * PBS – 5
 * History – 3
 * Netflix – 2
 * Apple TV+ – 1
 * CBS – 1
 * Discovery – 1