ABC NEWS RECEIVES ELEVEN NEWS & DOCUMENTARY EMMY AWARD NOMINATIONS

— -- ABC NEWS RECEIVES ELEVEN NEWS & DOCUMENTARY EMMY AWARD NOMINATIONS

Recognized for Reporting on Humanitarian Crisis in Myanmar, Charleston Tragedy, Walter Scott Shooting, and Coverage of the New Hampshire Democratic Debate

Brian Ross Investigative Team Acknowledged for ISIS Investigation

20/20 Nominated for Bruce Jenner: The InterviewABC News Digital Recognized with First-Ever Emmy Nomination

ABC News received 11 Emmy nominations in 8 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 NEWSCASTNightline

A Different Kind of BoyhoodNightline Natalie to Nathan: A Transgender Teen's Transformative Journey

Nightline Brave Face

OUTSTANDING HARD NEWS REPORT IN A REGULARLY SCHEDULED NEWSCASTNightline

Risking it All: Rescue at Sea

Nightline The Unwanted

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

OUTSTANDING NEWS DISCUSSION AND ANALYSISThis Week with George Stephanopoulos Tragedy in Charleston

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

OUTSTANDING INTERVIEW20/20

Bruce Jenner: The Interview

BEST STORY IN A REGULARLY SCHEDULED NEWSCASTGood Morning America, ABC World News Tonight with David Muir and Nightline The Shooting of Walter Scott

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