Nominee Two-part series examining the death penalty in America exposes flaws in the legal system that led to innocent people being on death row, and...

Nominee The devastation of chemical warfare is at the forefront of this Scott Pelley report on the August 21, 2013 sarin gas attacks that killed...

Nominee A report on Syria’s volunteer search and rescue teams pulling life out of bombed out buildings....

When 60 Minutes first aired in 1968 as a "magazine for television"—featuring co-hosts Mike Wallace and Harry Reasoner—it was met with inattention from critics, indifference...

In an example of sophisticated business reporting, 60 Minutes and The Washington Post collaborated on this far-reaching investigation into how the Drug Enforcement Administration was...

Nominee An investigation into one of the most remarkable sexual abuse scandals in the history of U.S. Olympic sports, featuring interviews with gold-medal-winning gymnast Aly...

While we all shudder at the prospect of terrorists obtaining a tiny amount of weapons-grade plutonium, this startling 60 Minutes report brought home the very...

In 2007, Duke University trumpeted its discovery of the “holy grail” of cancer research: a technique for matching chemotherapy with each patient’s unique genetic makeup....

This ebullient 60 Minutes segment is an ode to joy in an African republic known mainly for its catastrophic civil war and entrenched poverty. It’s...

The phrase “health care crisis in America” is repeated so often, analyzed from so many perspectives, that it begins to lose meaning and significance. 60...

Misconception and misinformation, including dire warnings of “death panels,” swirled around the health-care reform bill that finally passed in March 2010. In that context, serious,...

The war in Iraq, like all wars, is fraught with confusion and complexity, with terrible events that leave some dead, some wounded, some scarred with...

In one of his final 60 Minutes reports, correspondent Ed Bradley tackles the complex, racially charged case of three white Duke University lacrosse players accused...

CBS News’ comprehensive and accurate coverage of the assassination of prime minister Yitzhak Rabin of Israel on November 4, 1995, reflected its long-term commitment to...

Presented by 60 Minutes correspondent Steve Kroft, All in the Family examines links between defense contractors and the federal government that deeply affect the Pentagon’s...

This past year has seen an abundance of criticism of television news, much of it deserved. By now, we’ve witnessed many of the excesses and...

We are all too familiar with the proliferation of negative news and with the blurring of the line between information and entertainment on television. Therefore,...

The truism that television is a visual medium was confirmed in this report. But here the visual component consisted primarily of a set of still...

A Peabody goes to CBS’ 60 Minutes II: Memories of a Massacre. Co-produced by Gregory Vistica and Tom Anderson, this painfully honest segment investigates the...

In this powerful five-month probe, 60 Minutes II: Death by Denial outlines the critical plight of 23 million Africans suffering from HIV and AIDS related...

For more than two decades, the underground press has claimed CIA involvement in drug trafficking. It took the investigative skills and the exceptional interviewing abilities...

In an age when neophytes with cell phones, websites and mini-cams claim to be “journalists” and when the debate on critical global issues often takes...

In the best tradition of 60 Minutes, reporter Steve Kroft and producer Harry A. Radliffe II convey in microcosm the tactics, emotions and implications of...

60 Minutes: Mr. Snow Goes To Washington is an exceptional example of what can be achieved when a dedicated person who will not take “no”...

Few television presentations pack more into an hour than 60 Minutes, produced by CBS News under the capable hand of executive producer Don Hewitt, who...

Sound investigative reporting, revealing interviews of public figures and an overall reflection of contemporary issues by its co-hosts, Mike Wallace and Harry Reasoner (succeeded by...

In 1982, Lenell Geter, a black engineer, was convicted for the armed robbery of a fast-food restaurant near Dallas, Texas, and sentenced to life imprisonment....

In 30 Minutes, CBS News has successfully dealt with a variety of subjects, primarily of interest to teen-agers, but generally of interest to other segments...

At its best, 60 Minutes brings topics of critical importance to its vast weekly audience with a sense of urgency, immediacy and personal impact. It...

Every so often, a person comes along whose accomplishments touch the lives of just about every American. Typically, this person is one whose face and...