Monday, June 8, 2026

'Trafficked with Mariana van Zeller' wins 7 News & Doc Emmy Awards for World Oceans Day


Happy World Oceans Day! I'm returning to the News & Doc Emmy Awards with ABC News reporting National Geographic's 'Trafficked with Mariana van Zeller' Earns 7 News & Documentary Emmy® Award Wins & 25 Nominations.
The Walt Disney Company earned 21 News & Documentary Emmy® Awards across ABC News and National Geographic, with the award-winning content streaming on Disney+ and Hulu. Following another record-breaking year of 51 nominations — the most ever for the brand — National Geographic took home 13 News & Documentary Emmy Awards, breaking its all time record. This included seven awards for "Trafficked with Mariana Van Zeller," which also stood for the third consecutive year as the most-nominated series ever. "Trafficked with Mariana van Zeller" is an original documentary series that explores the complex and dangerous inner-workings of the global underworld, black and informal markets. Each adventure follows Mariana on a mission to follow the chain of custody of trafficked goods, understand how to obtain the contraband, or see the 360-degree view of the trafficking world from the point of view of the smugglers, law enforcement and those caught in the crossfire.
I'm continuing with Trafficked with Mariana Van Zeller Season Five | Official Trailer | National Geographic.

Award-winning journalist Mariana van Zeller explores the inner-workings of the most dangerous black markets on the planet. In each episode, she investigates a different underworld — from fentanyl and illegal street racing to the smuggling of brides and the rise of militias — to meet the players, learn the business, and better understand the world’s multi-trillion dollar shadow economy.
This trailer earned an Emmy nomination of its own for Outstanding Promotional Announcement: News. Also, eight of the ten episodes promoted earned Emmy Award nominations and six won Emmy Awards, including the one that is the reason for featuring the series today, "Shark Hunters."

Outstanding Climate, Environment or Weather Coverage - "Shark Hunters" **WINNER**
Yes, that's an ocean conservation themed episode. It's also one I can recommend to my students. Welcome to blogging as professional development.

Follow over the jump for the other five Emmy-winning episodes.

Outstanding Science & Tech Coverage - "Scam City" **WINNER**
This would definitely be on the technology side, especially how it is used to commit crimes. I haven't used the phrase 21st Century crime scene for a while, but it definitely applies here.

Outstanding Health or Medical Coverage - "The Tranq Dope Underground" **WINNER**
Not only science and environment, but health, too.

Outstanding Arts, Culture or Entertainment Coverage - "Underground Street Racing" **WINNER**
If I had time after posting 'The Strike' leads Outstanding Crime and Justice Documentary at tonight's News & Doc Emmy Awards for Throwback Thursday, I'd have covered these categories and been rooting for Trafficked with Mariana Van Zeller in all of them.

Outstanding Social Issue Coverage - "Black Market Love" **WINNER**...Outstanding Direction: News - "Black Market L[o]ve" **WINNER**
While six episodes earned multiple nominations, only this one won two Emmy Awards.

Outstanding Research: News - "Brides for Sale" **WINNER**
Four episodes of Trafficked with Mariana Van Zeller earned nominations in this category, so it only vote splitting could have resulted in one of them not winning. That didn't happen. Congratulations!

The two episodes that earned nominations but didn't win were "The Great American Rehab Scam" nominated for Outstanding Business, Consumer or Economic Coverage and "Cartel USA" nominated for Outstanding True Crime Coverage. I find them losing a bit ironic, as Trafficked with Mariana Van Zeller is all about the business of true crime!

I plan on returning to the documentary winners Wednesday or Thursday. In the meantime, stay tuned for a musical entry tomorrow. Tuneful Tuesday!

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