Former US President Barack Obama won an Emmy for his narration of the Netflix documentary series "The Most Beautiful National Parks in the World", the American Television Academy announced.
The awards ceremony will take place on September 13, but the smaller awards are announced in advance.
Another president had previously received an Emmy: Dwight D. Eisenhower in 1956, but in his case it was an honorary award.
In addition to Obama, other Emmy nominees in the storytelling category were former NBA star Kareem Abdul-Jabbar ('Black patriots: heroes of the Civil War'). Oscar-winning actress Lupita Nyong'o ("Serengeti II") and veteran naturalist David Attenborough ("The mating game").
Since leaving office in 2017, both Obama and his wife Michelle have written best-selling memoirs, and in addition to their non-profit foundation, have started a production company that has signed a major deal with Netflix, said to be worth tens million dollars.
Their company's first documentary for the streaming service, "American Factory," won an Oscar for best documentary and an Emmy for directing, though the awards went to the filmmakers, not Obama himself.
Obama also received the Nobel Peace Prize after his victory in the 2008 presidential election, for his "extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and cooperation among peoples."