Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Nonfiction Programming

The Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Nonfiction Program is awarded to one television documentary or nonfiction series each year.

In the following list, the first titles listed in gold are the winners; those not in gold are nominees, which are listed in alphabetical order. The years given are those in which the ceremonies took place:

Programs with multiple awards

 * 4 wins
 * American Masters


 * 2 wins
 * American Experience
 * Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown

Individuals with multiple awards

 * 5 awards
 * Geoffrey C. Ward


 * 2 awards
 * Alex Gibney
 * Anthony Bourdain

Programs with multiple nominations

 * 9 nominations
 * American Masters


 * 8 nominations
 * American Experience


 * 7 nominations
 * Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown


 * 4 nominations
 * Penn & Teller: Bullshit!


 * 3 nominations
 * Heritage: Civilization and the Jews


 * 2 nominations
 * How To with John Wilson