Spotlighting the lifesaving work of The HSUS, The Genesis Awards Benefit Gala celebrates the role that news and entertainment media and other high-profile individuals play in raising awareness of animal issues. The event was held on Saturday, March 23, 2013, at The Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, Calif.
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"Big Miracle," starring Drew Barrymore and John Krasinski, won in the Feature Film category. Darren Michaels/Universal Pictures
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Comedy Central's "The Colbert Report" received its third Genesis Award in a row for the Sid Caesar Comedy category. Martin Crook
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NBC's "Harry's Law," starring Kathy Bates, won the TV Drama Award. Mitchell Haaseth/NBC
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Discovery Channel's "Ivory Wars" was the winner in the TV Documentary category.
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"Rock Center with Brian Williams" tied in the TV Newsmagazine category. Justin Stephens/NBC Universal, Inc.
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A story on the Tennessee Walking Horse from ABC's "Nightline" was the other winner for TV Newsmagazine. HSUS
Winners and Nominees
Spotlighting an array of animal-protection issues in a range of media, this year's Genesis Awards entertainment winners showed keen attention to welfare issues, validating the mission of our Hollywood Outreach program. From whales in the Arctic to horses in Tennessee, the winning projects opened eyes to a world of animal welfare stories.
Enjoy photos from the galaTHE WYLER AWARD
HSUS CORPORATE AWARD
SCREEN
FEATURE FILM
WIN! 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
WIN! HARRY'S LAW - "Gorilla My Dreams" - NBC
SONS OF ANARCHY - "J'ai Obtenu Cette" - FX
SID CAESAR COMEDY AWARD
WIN! THE COLBERT REPORT - Representative Steve King on dogfighting - Comedy Central
FUTURAMA - "31st Century Fox" - Comedy Central
THE NEW NORMAL - "Pardon Me" - NBC
TV DOCUMENTARY
WIN! - 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
WIN! 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
WIN! (tie) NIGHTLINE - "The Ugly Truth Behind High Stepping Horses" - ABC
WIN! (tie) ROCK CENTER WITH BRIAN WILLIAMS - "At What Cost?," "Ken and Rosie," "Last Stand" - NBC
NATIONAL NEWS
WIN! 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
WIN! 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"
WIN! KNBC 4 NEWS - "Bunny Trafficking"
WOIO TV 19 ACTION NEWS - "Busted in Oklahoma" and "An Exotic Homecoming"
CHILDREN'S PROGRAMMING
WIN! NICK NEWS WITH LINDA ELLERBEE - "Animals? Show Me the Money!" - Nickelodeon
BRIGITTE BARDOT INTERNATIONAL TV
WIN! 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)
MAGAZINE
WIN! 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?"
WIN! THECHATTANOOGAN.COM - Roy Exum - multiple part series on Tennessee Walking Horse soring
NEWSPAPER SERIES
WIN! THE SACRAMENTO BEE - three-part series on wildlife services by Tom Knudson
BRIGITTE BARDOT INTERNATIONAL PRINT
WIN! 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






