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Henry Louis Gates Jr. in Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates, Jr. (2012)

Awards

Henry Louis Gates Jr.

7 wins & 6 nominations

Primetime Emmy Awards

  • Henry Louis Gates Jr. in Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates, Jr. (2012)
    2025 Nominee Primetime Emmy
    • Outstanding Hosted Nonfiction Series or Special
    • Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates, Jr.
    Shared with: Kevin Burke · CeCe Moore · Dyllan McGee · Peter W. Kunhardt · Deborah Clancy Porfido · Sabin Streeter · Natalia Warchol · Robert L. Yacyshyn
  • Henry Louis Gates Jr. in Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates, Jr. (2012)
    2024 Nominee Primetime Emmy
    • Outstanding Hosted Nonfiction Series or Special
    • Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates, Jr.
    Shared with: Kevin Burke · Matthew Cesario · John F. Wilson · Dyllan McGee · Sabin Streeter · Natalia Warchol · Deborah Clancy Porfido · Robert L. Yacyshyn · Peter W. Kunhardt
  • Frederick Douglass: In Five Speeches (2022)
    2022 Nominee Primetime Emmy
    • Exceptional Merit in Documentary Filmmaking
    • Frederick Douglass: In Five Speeches
    Shared with: Dyllan McGee · Nancy Abraham · Lisa Heller · Oluwaseun Babalola · Sara Rodriguez

Image Awards (NAACP)

  • Henry Louis Gates Jr. in Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates, Jr. (2012)
    2025 Nominee Image Award
    • Outstanding Host in a Talk or News/Information (Series or Special) - Individual or Ensemble
    • Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates, Jr.

News & Documentary Emmy Awards

  • Independent Lens (1999)
    2018 Nominee Emmy
    • Outstanding Historical Documentary
    • Independent Lens
    For episode "Birth of a Movement"
    Shared with: Sam Pollard · Julie Anderson · Sally Jo Fifer · Lois Vossen · Stephen Segaller · Bestor Cram · Susan Gray · Matthew Maclean · Amy Shatsky-Gambrill
  • Black America Since MLK: And Still I Rise (2016)
    2017 Nominee Emmy
    • Outstanding Historical Documentary
    • Black America Since MLK: And Still I Rise
    Shared with: Peter W. Kunhardt · Dyllan McGee · Dalton Delan · Anne Harrington · Bill Gardner · Rachel Dretzin · Leslie Asako Gladsjo · Sabin Streeter · Deborah Clancy Porfido · Talleah Bridges McMahon · Leah Williams · Stef Gordon
  • The African Americans: Many Rivers to Cross with Henry Louis Gates, Jr. (2013)
    2014 Winner Emmy
    • Outstanding Historical Programming - Long Form
    • The African Americans: Many Rivers to Cross with Henry Louis Gates, Jr.
    Shared with: Julie Anderson · Peter W. Kunhardt · Dyllan McGee · Stephen Segaller · Rachel Dretzin · Leslie Asako Gladsjo · Sabin Streeter · Jamila Wignot · Phil Bertelsen
  • The African Americans: Many Rivers to Cross with Henry Louis Gates, Jr. (2013)
    2014 Winner Emmy
    • Outstanding Historical Programming - Long Form
    • The African Americans: Many Rivers to Cross with Henry Louis Gates, Jr.
    Shared with: Julie Anderson · Dyllan McGee · Peter W. Kunhardt · Rebecca Brillhart · Leslie Asako Gladsjo · Rachel Dretzin · Jamila Wignot · Phil Bertelsen · Sabin Streeter · Stephen Segaller

Peabody Awards

  • The African Americans: Many Rivers to Cross with Henry Louis Gates, Jr. (2013)
    2013 Winner Peabody Award
    • Winner
    • The African Americans: Many Rivers to Cross with Henry Louis Gates, Jr.

The Webby Awards

  • Black History in Two Minutes (or so) (2019)
    2021 Winner Webby Award
    • Podcasts - Documentary (General Series)
    • Black History in Two Minutes (or so)
    Shared with: Robert F. Smith · Dyllan McGee · Deon Taylor · Roxanne Avent
  • Black History in Two Minutes (or so) (2019)
    2021 Winner Webby Award
    • Social - Education & Discovery (Video)
    • Black History in Two Minutes (or so)
    Shared with: Robert F. Smith · Dyllan McGee · Deon Taylor · Roxanne Avent

CINDY Awards

  • Independent Lens (1999)
    2017 Winner Gold Award
    • National Broadcast Documentary
    • Birth of a Movement
    Shared with: Bestor Cram · Susan Gray · Matthew Maclean · Sam Pollard

Voice Arts Awards

  • Henry Louis Gates Jr. in Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates, Jr. (2012)
    2020 Winner Voice Arts Award
    • Muhammad Ali Voice of Humanity Honor

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