2013 Genesis Awards Winners Announced

Tim Blake Nelson and Drew Barrymore in 'Big Miracle'
Tim Blake Nelson and Drew Barrymore in 'Big Miracle' - Universal Pictures
Big Miracle and The Colbert Report were among the big winners at the 2013 Genesis Awards, an annual event put on by the Humane Society of the United States. The gala fundraising event honors films, television, and print media for their work in covering animal protection and welfare issues.
 
The 2013 Genesis Awards were held on Saturday, March 23, 2013 in Beverly Hills, Calif.

2013 Genesis Awards – Nominees and Winners

THE WYLER AWARD
Ke$ha
 
HSUS CORPORATE AWARD
LUSH Fresh Handmade Cosmetics
 
SCREEN – FEATURE FILM
Winner: BIG MIRACLE – Universal Pictures
DARLING COMPANION – Kasdan Films/Sony
DELHI SAFARI – Fantastic Films International, LLC
TO THE ARCTIC – Imax/Warner Bros.
 
DRAMATIC SERIES
GREY’S ANATOMY – “The Lion Sleeps Tonight” – ABC
Winner: HARRY’S LAW – “Gorilla My Dreams” – NBC
SONS OF ANARCHY – “J’ai Obtenu Cette” – FX
 
SID CAESAR COMEDY AWARD
Winner: THE COLBERT REPORT – Representative Steve King on dogfighting – Comedy Central
FUTURAMA – “31st Century Fox” – Comedy Central
THE NEW NORMAL – “Pardon Me” – NBC
 
TV DOCUMENTARY
Winner: IVORY WARS – Discovery Channel
ONE NATION UNDER DOG: Stories of Fear, Loss and Betrayal – HBO
STREET DOGS OF SOUTH CENTRAL – Animal Planet
 
REALITY SERIES
CAUGHT ON CAMERA – “Hoarding” – MSNBC
MY CAT FROM HELL – Animal Planet
PHILLY UNDERCOVER – “The Raid” – Nat Geo WILD
Winner: WILD JUSTICE – Nat Geo Channel
 
TV NEWSMAGAZINE
20/20 – “Deadly Pets” – ABC
60 MINUTES – “The Race to Save The Tortoise” – CBS
INSIDE EDITION – “Cockfighting Investigation” – Syndicated
Winner: (tie) NIGHTLINE – “The Ugly Truth Behind High Stepping Horses” – ABC
Winner: (tie) ROCK CENTER WITH BRIAN WILLIAMS – “At What Cost?,” “Ken and Rosie,” “Last Stand” – NBC
 
NATIONAL NEWS
Winner: ABC WORLD NEWS WITH DIANE SAWYER – downer cow video
CBS EVENING NEWS WITH SCOTT PELLEY – “Ivory Poaching”
NBC NIGHTLY NEWS – “Hurricane Sandy: Protecting Our Pets”
 
MORNING SHOW
Winner: CBS THIS MORNING – “Shark Tagging”
CNN SATURDAY MORNING – “Little Boy Blue”
 
LOCAL TV NEWS
KDVR-TV DENVER FOX 31 NEWS AT NINE – “Saving the Discarded Dogs”
Winner: KNBC 4 NEWS – “Bunny Trafficking”
WOIO TV 19 ACTION NEWS – “Busted in Oklahoma” and “An Exotic Homecoming”
 
CHILDREN’S PROGRAMMING
Winner: NICK NEWS WITH LINDA ELLERBEE – “Animals? Show Me the Money!” – Nickelodeon
 
BRIGITTE BARDOT INTERNATIONAL TV
Winner: 60 MINUTES – “Jungle Warfare” – Nine Network Australia
CARTE BLANCHE – “Damien’s Rhino War,” “Elephant Birth Control,” “Mauritius Cattle Ship” – M-Net South Africa
THE HANOI CONNECTION – Spiegel TV (Germany)
 
PRINT – MAGAZINE
Winner: NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC – “Cheetahs on the Edge” by Roff Smith, “Ivory Worship” by Bryan Christy, “Rhino Wars” by Peter Gwin
TIME – “Beasts of Burden” by Bryan Walsh
 
COLUMNIST
THE NEW YORK TIMES – Nicholas D. Kristof – “Is an Egg for Breakfast Worth This?”
Winner: THECHATTANOOGAN.COM – Roy Exum – multiple part series on Tennessee Walking Horse soring
 
NEWSPAPER SERIES
Winner: THE SACRAMENTO BEE – three-part series on wildlife services by Tom Knudson
 
BRIGITTE BARDOT INTERNATIONAL PRINT
Winner: SOUTH ASIA MAGAZINE (Pakistan) – “Animal Welfare in Islam” by Aiman Reyaz and “Law of the Land” by Anees Jillani with commentary by Syed Rizvi
THE STAR (South Africa) – “Silencing the Seals” and “Slaughter on the Sand” by Kristen van Schie
 
Source: HSUS

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