The Buzzies Awards
BEST SCIENCE PROGRAM/CONTENT - LONG FORMAT
Sponsored by HHMI Tangled Bank Studios
WINNER:
AUSTRALIA'S SLEEP REVOLUTION WITH DR MICHAEL MOSLEY
Broadcaster/Platform: SBS Australia
Production Company: Artemis Media
ARCTIC ASCENT WITH ALEX HONNOLD
Broadcaster/Platform: National Geographic
Production Company: Plimsoll Productions
DYNAMIC PLANET
Broadcaster/Platform: SKY NZ (NEON, Sky Open, Sky Go), PBS, ARTE, Blue Ant International
Production Company: NHNZ Worldwide
EIFFEL TOWER, BUILDING THE IMPOSSIBLE
Broadcaster/Platform: France TV
Production Company: Kobalt with the participation of France Télévisions
FOR WINTER
Broadcaster/Platform: National Geographic Society
Production Company: National Geographic Society Impact Story Lab
HUNT FOR THE OLDEST DNA
Broadcaster/Platform: PBS/NOVA, ZDF, Danmarks Radio
Production Company: HHMI Tangled Banks Studios and Handful of Films
PSYCHEDELICS: STEPPING INTO THE UNKNOWN
Broadcaster/Platform: SBS
Production Company: Blackfella Films
THE BONES
Broadcaster/Platform: ZDF and Crave
Production Company: Intuitive Pictures and Berlin Producers
BEST NATURAL HISTORY PROGRAM/CONTENT - LONG FORMAT
Sponsored by ORF
WINNER:
INCREDIBLE ANIMAL JOURNEYS
Broadcaster/Platform: National Geographic
Production Company: Plimsoll Productions
PATRICK AND THE WHALE (50)
Broadcaster/Platform: STV
Production Company: A Terra Mater Studios GmbH production
PLANET EARTH III - OCEAN
Broadcaster/Platform: BBC One
Production Company: BBC Studios Natural History Unit
QUEENS
Broadcaster/Platform: National Geographic
Production Company: Wildstar Films
SAVING THE ANIMALS OF UKRAINE
Broadcaster/Platform: PBS Nature/CBC Gem
Production Company: Yap Films/VSE Sam
SECRETS OF THE OCTOPUS
Broadcaster/Platform: National Geographic
Production Company: Sealight Pictures, Wildstar Films and Earthship Productions
SILVERBACK
Broadcaster/Platform: France Télévisions and BBC
Production Company: Off The Fence
THE GREAT RHINO ROBBERY
Broadcaster/Platform: Sky Documentaries
Production Company: BBC Studios
BEST HISTORY PROGRAM/CONTENT - LONG FORMAT
WINNERS:
DISCO: SOUNDTRACK OF A REVOLUTION
Broadcaster/Platform: BBC and PBS
Production Company: BBC Studios
THE STANFORD PRISON EXPERIMENT: UNLOCKING THE TRUTH
Broadcaster/Platform: National Geographic
Production Company: Muck Media, Inc.
ALEXANDER: THE MAKING OF A GOD - THE BOY KING
Broadcaster/Platform: Netflix
Production Company: Tailfeather in association with Lion Television
CULT MASSACRE: ONE DAY IN JONESTOWN
Broadcaster/Platform: Hulu
Production Company: 72 Films
CURSED GOLD: A SHIPWRECK SCANDAL
Broadcaster/Platform: National Geographic
Production Company: BBC Studios
FLY WITH ME
Broadcaster/Platform: PBS
Production Company: Sarah Colt Productions, American Experience
STUFF THE BRITISH STOLE (SEASON 2)
Broadcaster/Platform: ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) and CBC (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)
Production Company: WildBear Entertainment, Wooden Horse and Cream Productions
SUPERNOVA: THE FESTIVAL MASSACRE
Broadcaster/Platform: Canal Plus, ZDF, BBC, DR, SVT, KAN11
Production Company: Beetz Brothers Filmproduction
TSUNAMI: RACE AGAINST TIME
Broadcaster/Platform: National Geographic
Production Company: Blast Films
BEST WRITING
WINNERS:
THE ZELENSKY STORY
Broadcaster/Platform: France Télévisions and BBC
Production Company: 72 Films and France Télévisions
TSUNAMI: RACE AGAINST TIME
Broadcaster/Platform: National Geographic
Production Company: Blast Films
CULT MASSACRE: ONE DAY IN JONESTOWN
Broadcaster/Platform: Hulu
Production Company: 72 Films
SECRET WORLD OF SOUND WITH DAVID ATTENBOROUGH - EPISODE 1: HUNTERS AND HUNTED
Broadcaster/Platform: Sky Nature, Netflix, CBC
Production Company: Humble Bee Films and Infield Fly Productions
MOST INNOVATIVE FACTUAL PROGRAM/PROJECT OF THE YEAR
Sponsored by France TV Distribution
WINNER:
HUNT FOR THE OLDEST DNA
Broadcaster/Platform: PBS/NOVA, ZDF, Danmarks Radio
Production Company: HHMI Tangled Banks Studios and Handful of Films
A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE FUTURE
Broadcaster/Platform: PBS
Production Company: UNTOLD, Futurific Studios, DreamCrew
CONNECTIONS WITH JAMES BURKE
Broadcaster/Platform: Curiosity Stream
Production Company: Bigger Bang
JOURNEYS OF BLACK MATHEMATICIANS: FORGING RESILIENCE
Broadcaster/Platform: Maryland Public Television
Production Company: Zala Films
QUEENS
Broadcaster/Platform: National Geographic
Production Company: Wildstar Films
SECRET WORLD OF SOUND WITH DAVID ATTENBOROUGH - EPISODE 2: LOVE AND RIVALS
Broadcaster/Platform: Sky Nature, Netflix, CBC
Production Company: Humble Bee Films and Infield Fly Productions
TASTE: THE FLAVOR OF LIFE
Broadcaster/Platform: Curiosity Stream
Production Company: Smith & Nasht
BEST DIRECTION
Sponsored by NHK
WINNER:
HUNT FOR THE OLDEST DNA
Directed by Niobe Thompson
Broadcaster/Platform: PBS/NOVA, ZDF, Danmarks Radio
Production Company: HHMI Tangled Bank Studios and Handful of Films
AT THE HEART OF THE GAMES
Directed by Jules Naudet, Gédéon Naudet
Broadcaster/Platform: France TV
Production Company: Elephant and France Televisions
PHOTOGRAPHER
Directed by Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi, Jimmy Chin
Broadcaster/Platform: National Geographic
Production Company: Little Monster Films / National Geographic
THE SPACE RACE
Directed by Diego Hurtado De Mendoza, Lisa Cortés
Broadcaster/Platform: National Geographic
Production Company: Kennedy/Marshall
TRAFFICKED: UNDERWORLDS WITH MARIANA VAN ZELLER, EP: CAUGHT IN AN AFRICAN COUP
Directed by Robert Muraskin
Broadcaster/Platform: National Geographic
Production Company: Muck Media, Inc.
BEST FACTUAL - SHORT FORMAT
WINNER:
TO SOMEONE LIKE ME
Broadcaster/Platform: National Geographic Society
Production Company: National Geographic Society Impact Story Lab
A PEOPLE'S HISTORY OF NATIVE AMERICA
Broadcaster/Platform: PBS
Production Company: Mahebe Media
FASCINATING FAILS
Broadcaster/Platform: PBS
Production Company: Brilliant B Productions
MANAGED TO EXTINCTION
Broadcaster/Platform: N/A, independent production
Production Company: Plumb Productions and Original Pursuit
THE BIRD IN MY BACKYARD
Broadcaster/Platform: CBC Short Docs
Production Company: Trochilus Films
WILD HOPE: REBUILDING A FOREST
Broadcaster/Platform: PBS Nature on YouTube
Production Company: An HHMI Tangled Bank Studios and Red Rock Films Production
BEST DOCUMENTARY CINEMATOGRAPHY (LONG FORMAT)
Sponsored by IMAX
WINNER:
AIMING FOR GLORY
Broadcaster/Platform: France TV
Production Company: Falabracks and France TV Studio
HUNT FOR THE OLDEST DNA
Broadcaster/Platform: PBS/NOVA, ZDF, Danmarks Radio
Production Company: HHMI Tangled Banks Studios and Handful of Films
PHOTOGRAPHER
Broadcaster/Platform: National Geographic
Production Company: Little Monster Films / National Geographic
SUPER SHARK HIGHWAY EPISODE 4 - THE SOCIAL NETWORK
Broadcaster/Platform: Love Nature
Production Company: Breakout Productions
THE DEVIL'S CLIMB
Broadcaster/Platform: National Geographic
Production Company: Plimsoll Productions
BEST MULTI-PLATFORM FACTUAL PROJECT
WINNER:
BUILDING STUFF WITH NOVA
Broadcaster/Platform: NOVA/PBS
Production Company: A NOVA and STEMedia production for GBH
ECLIPSE: ACROSS AMERICA
Broadcaster/Platform: ABC 7
Production Company: National Geographic
GAMES THAT ROCK THE WORLD
Broadcaster/Platform: Roku Channel
Production Company: Talesmith & Gracious Films
HOPE IN THE WATER
Broadcaster/Platform: PBS
Production Company: Intuitive content
MONSIEUR VINCENT
Broadcaster/Platform: Unframed Collection
Production Company: TOURNEZ S’IL VOUS PLAIT
WEATHERED: EARTH’S EXTREMES
Broadcaster/Platform: PBS
Production Company: Balance Media
BEST HOST/ PRESENTER IN A SCIENCE/ HISTORY OR WILDLIFE PROGRAM/ CONTENT
WINNER:
TRAFFICKED: UNDERWORLDS WITH MARIANA VAN ZELLER, EP: CAUGHT IN AN AFRICAN COUP
Host: Mariana Van Zeller
Broadcaster/Platform: National Geographic
Production Company: Muck Media, Inc.
AUSTRALIA'S SLEEP REVOLUTION WITH DR MICHAEL MOSLEY
Host: Michael Mosley (Selected Posthumously)
Broadcaster/Platform: SBS Australia
Production Company: Artemis Media
DETHRONED
Host: Aaron Gekoski
Broadcaster/Platform: STV
Production Company: A TERRA MATER STUDIOS and FOUR CORNERS FILM AND PHOTOGRAPHY production, in association with FOUR PAWS INTERNATIONAL
GORDON RAMSAY: UNCHARTED
Host: Gordon Ramsay
Broadcaster/Platform: National Geographic
Production Company: Studio Ramsay Global, All3Media America
JAGUAR JOURNALS EPISODE 1: MEET THE JAGUARS
Host: Lizzie Daly
Broadcaster/Platform: Love Nature
Production Company: Off the Fence
SECRET WORLD OF SOUND WITH DAVID ATTENBOROUGH - EPISODE 2: LOVE AND RIVALS
Host: David Attenborough
Broadcaster/Platform: Sky Nature, Netflix, CBC
Production Company: Humble Bee Films and Infield Fly Productions
SECRETS IN YOUR DATA – HOST
Host: Dr. Alok Patel
Broadcaster/Platform: NOVA/PBS
Production Company: A NOVA Production by Structure Films for GBH
TONY ARMSTRONG'S EXTRA-ORDINARY THINGS
Host: Tony Armstrong
Broadcaster/Platform: Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Production Company: Fremantle Media
GREEN IMPACT OF THE YEAR
Sponsored by Terra Mater Studios
WINNER:
PLANET EARTH III – HEROES
Broadcaster/Platform: BBC One
Production Company: BBC Studios Natural History Unit
RISING STAR OF THE YEAR
WINNER:
FAITH MUSEMBI
PRODUCER, DIRECTOR
MENTOR OF THE YEAR
WINNER:
THE ‘QUEENS’ TEAM
DIVERSITY LEADERSHIP AWARD
WINNER:
NOBLE TELEVISION
LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD IN FACTUAL CONTENT
Sponsored by: PBS
AWARDED TO:
DR. MICHAEL MOSLEY
(22 March 1957 – 5 June 2024)
JOURNALIST, PRODUCER, PRESENTER, WRITER
With thanks to our jury members:
Steve Burns, United States
Stephanie Carter, United States
Ally Christos, United Kingdom
Lee Constable, Australia
Jorge Franzini, United States
Song Gao, China
Sayumi Horie, Japan
Nikolas Huelbusch, Germany
Nicky Huggett, United Kingdom
Samantha Linton, Canada
Dinah Lord, United Kingdom
Jim Louderback, United States
Maya Lussier-Seguin, France
John Lynch, United Kingdom
Dugald Maudsley, Canada
Joseph Maxwell, Australia
Poppy McAlister, United Kingdom
Jessica Mudry, Canada
Wangechi Murage, Kenya
Stephen Oliver, Australia
Cecilie Olsen, United Kingdom
Mikael Osterby, Sweden
Deborah Papiernik, France
Kate Pappas, Australia
Celine Payot-Lehmann, France
Kate Quilton, United Kingdom
Virginia Schutte, United States
Miguel Soffia, Chile
Howard Swartz, United States
Junichi Takegami, Japan
Anamaria Talas, Australia
Neil Thomas, Canada
Melanie Wallace, United States
Carolyn Whittaker, Canada
FAQ's
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When is the Buzzies Awards Ceremony?
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