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It's that time of year again - the nominations for the 40th Boston/New England Emmy Awards are in.

It's that time of year again - the nominations for the 40th Boston/New England Emmy Awards are in.

The regional Emmy Awards are presented by The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS), Boston/New England chapter.

This year, the NATAS Boston/NE chapter received more than 900 entries from stations, production companies, and other media entities across all six New England states.

Boston's WCVB Channel 5 was the top nominated station for the 2017 Boston/New England Emmy Awards receiving 53 nominations, receiving more nominations than any station or media organization in New England.

The Emmy nomination announcement took place on Tuesday night at a reception hosted by NATAS Boston/NE. The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences is the premier and most recognized non‐profit organization dedicated to the advancement of excellence in television and media.

Here is a brief summary of the nominations, the full list can be downloaded below.

NEWSCAST-EVENING LARGER MARKETS (1-49)
WVIT: NBC Connecticut News At 11
WCVB: NewsCenter 5 At 11pm - Taunton Rampage
WCVB: NewsCenter 5 At 6pm - Boston Police Officers Ambushed
WCVB: NewsCenter 5 At 6pm - May 11, 2016
WFXT: October 13, 2016 - Boston Police Officers Shot
WBZ: WBZ News At 6pm - Officer Shot

NEWSCAST-EVENING SMALLER MARKETS (50-100+)
WCAX: Evening Newscast - 10-10-2016
WWLP: June 1st Tornado 5th Anniversary
WJAR: NBC 10 NEWS AT 11:00

BREAKING NEWS
WGME: Black Lives Matter Protesters Shutdown Downtown
WCVB: Cambridge 10-Alarm Fire
WFXT: High Speed, High Drama: Multi-Town Police Chase
NECN: Old Faithful
WVIT: Plane Crash on Main Street
WBZ: Trench Collapse

SPOT NEWS
NECN: Billerica Daycare Crash
WBZ: East Boston Officers Ambushed
WFXT: High Speed, High Drama: Multi-Town Police
WCVB: Officers Save Chase Suspect's Life
WFXT: Violent Arrest Following Multi-State Chase

TEAM COVERAGE
WHDH: 7News: The Presidential Election
NECN: Cambridge Fire
WHDH: Concord Tornado
WBZ: Fallen State Trooper
WFXT: Murder Mystery: Who Killed Vanessa Marcotte?

INVESTIGATIVE REPORT
WCVB: 5 Investigates: Kathy Curran Composite
WCVB: 5 Investigates: Mike Beaudet Composite
WFXT: Exposing Problems And Driving Change: FOX25 Investigates
WTNH: Security Flaws In The Connecticut Lottery
WPRI: Target 12: Hidden House Rep
WBZ: WBZ I-Team Uncovers Problems, Gets Results

ON-CAMERA TALENT - ANCHOR - NEWS
WFXT: Anchor Vanessa
WCVB: Ben Simmoneau
WFXT: Blair Miller
WCVB: Ed Harding
WBZ: Paula Ebben
WBZ: David Wade

ON-CAMERA TALENT - COMMENTATOR/EDITORIALIST
Hartford HealthCare: Hope After Heroin
WBZ: Jon Keller
CTV: Stuff You're Not Supposed To Talk About On TV
WCVB: Bill Fine

ON-CAMERA TALENT - REPORTER - FEATURES/HUMAN INTEREST
WHDH: Nick Emmons
NECN: Jack Thurston
WTIC: Jim Altman
WTIC: Lorenzo Hall
WMUR: Erin Fehlau
WTIC: John Charlton
WBZ: Paul Burton

ON-CAMERA TALENT - REPORTER - INVESTIGATIVE
WHDH: Hank Phillippi Ryan
WCVB: Kathy Curran
WCVB: Mike Beaudet
WFXT: Eric Rasmussen
WBZ: Ryan Kath

ON CAMERA TALENT - REPORTER - GENERAL ASSIGNMENT
WBZ: Christina Hager
WTIC: John Charlton
WHDH: Nick Emmons
WFXT: Michael Henrich
WFXT: Jacqui Heinrich
NECN: Abbey Niezgoda

ON CAMERA TALENT - REPORTER - SPORTS
WTIC: Jim Altman
WFSB: John Holt
WVIT: Kevin Nathan
WPRI: Mark Dondero
WCAX: Scott Fleishman
WPRI: Yianni Kourakis

ON CAMERA TALENT - ANCHOR - WEATHER
WGME: Adam Epstein
WGME: Lexie O'Connor
WVIT: Bob Maxon
WCVB: Cindy Fitzgibbon
WCVB: Harvey Leonard
WVIT: Ryan Hanrahan
WFXT: Kevin Lemanowicz

VIDEO JOURNALIST
WCSH: Rob Nesbitt
WCSH: Katharine Bavoso
WCSH: Christopher Costa
WNEU: Arianne Alcorta
WJAR: Adam Bagni
WJAR: Tony Gugliotta
Pratt & Whitney: Jamie Muro

The regional winners will be announced at the 40th Boston/New England Emmy Awards ceremony on Saturday, June 24th at the Marriott Boston Copley Place.

View the full list of nominations

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