ABC NEWS Receives Eleven News & Documentary EMMY AWARD Nominations

ABC NEWS received 11 Emmy nominations in eight categories this morning for reporting that aired across several broadcasts and platforms, including "Nightline," "20/20," "World News Tonight with David Muir," "This Week with George Stephanopoulos," "Good Morning America," ABC NEWS SPECIAL Events, and for the first time ever, ABC News Digital. ABC News was recognized with nominations spanning from topics ranging from politics to what it means to be transgender, from discussions on race relations to the humanitarian crisis in Myanmar and the dangerous plight of migrants at sea. Chief Investigative Correspondent Brian Ross' investigation into US-trained Iraqi security forces committing war crimes was also nominated. "20/20" was also recognized for Diane Sawyer's "Bruce Jenner: The Interview."

In major categories, the nominations for ABC News were as follows:

OUTSTANDING FEATURE STORY IN A REGULARLY SCHEDULED NEWSCAST
Nightline
A Different Kind of Boyhood

Nightline
Natalie to Nathan: A Transgender Teen's Transformative Journey

Nightline
Brave Face

OUTSTANDING HARD NEWS REPORT IN A REGULARLY SCHEDULED NEWSCAST
Nightline
Risking it All: Rescue at Sea

Nightline
The Unwanted

OUTSTANDING INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALISM IN A REGULARLY SCHEDULED NEWSCAST
ABC World News Tonight with David Muir
Brian Ross Investigates: Dirty Brigades: No Clean Hands in Iraq's ISIS Fight

OUTSTANDING NEWS DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS
This Week with George Stephanopoulos
Tragedy in Charleston

OUTSTANDING LIVE COVERAGE OF A CURRENT NEWS STORY: LONG FORM
ABC NEWS Special Events ABC
Your Voice Your Vote: The New Hampshire Democratic Debate

OUTSTANDING INTERVIEW
20/20
Bruce Jenner: The Interview

BEST STORY IN A REGULARLY SCHEDULED NEWSCAST
Good Morning America, ABC WORLD NEWS TONIGHT WITH DAVID MUIR and Nightline
The Shooting of Walter Scott

OUTSTANDING VIDEO JOURNALISM: NEWS
ABC News Digital
Dead Horse Bay: New York's Hidden Treasure Trove of Trash