Humane Society of the United States announces nominees for 26th Genesis Awards

Jeff Pfeiffer

14 years ago

The Humane Society of the United States, the nation’s largest animal protection organization, has announced the nominees for its 26th Genesis Awards, given out to news and entertainment media for outstanding reporting and creative portrayal of animal protection issues in 19 categories. The awards will be presented at a ceremony hosted by Carrie Ann Inaba on March 24, which will also air as a one-hour special on Animal Planet May 5 at 4pm ET.

Following are nominees in selected TV, movie and news program categories. A complete list of nominees can be found here.

FEATURE FILM
Dolphin Tale
Rio
Rise of the Planet of the Apes
War Horse (pictured above)

FEATURE DOCUMENTARY
Born to Be Wild
Buck
One Lucky Elephant

SID CAESAR COMEDY AWARD
The Cleveland Show (“Ain’t Nothin’ But Mutton Bustin'” episode) — FOX
The Colbert Report (multiple issues) — Comedy Central
Melissa & Joey (“Toledo’s Next Top Model” episode) — ABC Family

DRAMATIC SERIES
The Glades (“Swamp Thing” episode) — A&E
Hawaii Five-0 (“Lapa’au” episode) — CBS

CHILDREN’S PROGRAMMING
Nick News With Linda Ellerbee (“Dangerous Crossroads: Human Animal vs. Wild Animal) — Nickelodeon
Sid the Science Kid (“Save the Stump!”) — PBS Kids

TV NEWSMAGAZINE
20/20 (egg farm cruelty) — ABC
Anderson Cooper 360 (multiple issues) — CNN
E:60 (cockfighting) — ESPN
Issues With Jane Velez-Mitchell (multiple issues) — HLN

NATIONAL NEWS
ABC World News With Diane Sawyer (egg farm cruelty) — ABC
CBS Evening News With Katie Couric (multiple issues) — CBS
NBC Nightly News With Brian Williams (multiple issues) — NBC

MORNING NEWS SHOW
Sunday Morning (“BATS!” from Barry Petersen) — CBS
Today (multiple issues from Jill Rappaport) — NBC
Today (“Online Puppy Sales” from Lisa Myers) — NBC

TALK SHOW
The Ellen DeGeneres Show (multiple issues)
The Martha Stewart Show (vegan cooking)
The Oprah Winfrey Show (vegan challenge)

TV DOCUMENTARY/SPECIALS
Gordon Ramsay: Shark Bait — BBC America
Madonna of the Mills — HBO2
Nature: “Broken Tail: A Tiger’s Last Journey” — PBS

Watch Broken Tail: A Tiger’s Last Journey – Preview on PBS. See more from Nature.

REALITY SERIES
Animal Planet Investigates: “Captive Hunting Exposed” — Animal Planet
Crimes Against Nature: “Blood Ivory” and “Making a Killing” — Nat Geo Wild
It’s Me or the Dog: “Bone of Contention” — Animal Planet
Vanguard: “Tiger Farms” — Current TV

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