2021 The Buzzies: Award Winners
Best History Long Format
9/11: One Day in America
Production Companies: 72 Films, 9/11 Memorial Museum
Broadcaster: National Geographic
Best History Short Format
Sponsored by The WNET Group
Breakthrough: Egypt's Lost City
Production Company: Curiosity Studios
Platform: Curiosity Stream
Best Natural History Long Format
The Year Earth Changed
Production Company: BBC Studios Natural History Unit
Platform: Apple TV+
Best Natural History Short Format
Aliens in the Pond
Production Company: Hooded Crow Pictures
Platform: Curiosity Stream
Best Science Long Format (Tie)
Picture a Scientist, PBS/NOVA
Production Companies: A NOVA Production by Uprising LLC
Broadcaster: PBS
The Surgeon's Cut
Production Company: BBC Studios
Platform: Netflix
Best Science Short Format
PBS Overview
Production Company: PBS North Carolina
Broadcaster: PBS Digital Studios
Best Multi-Platform Factual Project
8K Cultural Properties
Production Company: NHK, Tokyo National Museum
Broadcaster: NHK
Most Innovative Factual Program/Project
Viral Dreams
Production Company: gebrueder beetz filmproduktion, Udi&Sagi Production
Broadcasters: ARTE, ZDF, SVT, DR, HOT8
Green Impact of the Year
Sponsored by BBC Studios
GREEN WARRIORS: Coal in the Lungs
Production Company: Premières lignes, with the participation of France Télévisions
Broadcaster: France 5, France Télévisions
Best Host/Presenter in a Science/History or Wildlife Program/Content (Tie)
Chris Packham
Chris Packham's Animal Einsteins
Production Company: BBC Studios Natural History Unit
Broadcaster: BBC2
Simon Plowright
Tasmania: Curious Life of Quolls
Production Company: Wild Creature Films/ Smith&Nasht
Broadcaster: Smithsonian Channel
Emerging Producer of the Year
Annabel Robinson
Associate Producer, SeaLight Pictures
Diversity Leadership Award
Alick Tipoti
Zenadh Kes Islander (Torres Strait)
Mentor of the Year
Sponsored by Calgary Economic Development Film Commission
Fatima Salaria
Managing Director, NAKED TELEVISION
Lifetime Achievement Award in Factual Content
Sponsored by PBS, PBS International and NOVA
Steve Burns
Executive Producer, Roller Coaster Road Productions