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The Buzzies 2024 Nominee

BEST SCIENCE PROGRAM/CONTENT - LONG FORMAT

Sponsored by HHMI Tangled Bank Studios

ARCTIC ASCENT WITH ALEX HONNOLD
Broadcaster/Platform: National Geographic
Production Company: Plimsoll Productions

AUSTRALIA'S SLEEP REVOLUTION WITH DR MICHAEL MOSLEY
Broadcaster/Platform: SBS Australia
Production Company: Artemis Media

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: HMMI 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

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 TV
Production Company: France Televisions and BBC

THE GREAT RHINO ROBBERY
Broadcaster/Platform: Sky Documentaries
Production Company: BBC Studios

 

BEST HISTORY PROGRAM/CONTENT - LONG FORMAT

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

DISCO: SOUNDTRACK OF A REVOLUTION
Broadcaster/Platform: BBC TWO
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: Fremantle Media International
Production Company: Wooden Horse, Wildbear Entertainment

SUPERNOVA: THE FESTIVAL MASSACRE
Broadcaster/Platform: Canal Plus, ZDF, BBC, DR, SVT, KAN11
Production Company: Beetz Brothers Filmproduction

THE STANFORD PRISON EXPERIMENT: UNLOCKING THE TRUTH
Broadcaster/Platform: National Geographic
Production Company: Muck Media, Inc.

TSUNAMI: RACE AGAINST TIME
Broadcaster/Platform: National Geographic
Production Company: Blast Films

 

BEST WRITING

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
Production Company: Humble Bee Films and Infield Fly Productions

THE ZELENSKY STORY
Broadcaster/Platform: BBC
Production Company: France Télévisions and BBC

TSUNAMI: RACE AGAINST TIME
Broadcaster/Platform: National Geographic
Production Company: Blast Films

 

MOST INNOVATIVE FACTUAL PROGRAM/PROJECT OF THE YEAR

Sponsored by France TV Distribution  

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

HUNT FOR THE OLDEST DNA
Broadcaster/Platform: PBS/NOVA, ZDF, Danmarks Radio
Production Company: HMMI Tangled Banks Studios and Handful of Films

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
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 

AT THE HEART OF THE GAMES
Directed by Jules Naudet, Gédéon Naudet
Broadcaster/Platform: France TV
Production Company: Elephant and France Televisions

HUNT FOR THE OLDEST DNA
Directed by Niobe Thompson
Broadcaster/Platform: PBS/NOVA, ZDF, Danmarks Radio
Production Company: HMMI Tangled Banks Studios and Handful of Films

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

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: Original Pursuit Inc

THE BIRD IN MY BACKYARD
Broadcaster/Platform: CBC Short Docs
Production Company: Trochilus Films

TO SOMEONE LIKE ME
Broadcaster/Platform: National Geographic Society
Production Company: National Geographic Society Impact Story Lab

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

 

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: HMMI 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

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

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
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

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.

The winners of the following categories will be announced at The Buzzies: Awards Presentation on Thursday, December 12.

  • Green Impact of the Year

    Sponsored by Terra Mater Studios

  • Rising Star of the Year
  • Mentor of the Year
  • Diversity Leadership Award
  • Lifetime Achievement Award in Factual Content

    Sponsored by: PBS Distribution 

 

FAQ's

How to submit? 

Submissions for Congress'24 are closed.

When is the Buzzies Awards Ceremony? 

The Buzzies Awards Ceremony is scheduled for December 12, 2024. We highly recommend that submitters register for Congress'24 in Marrakesh and attend the ceremony to celebrate the achievements of our community!

Who are the jurors? 

The nominees that are selected for each category after the pre-screening process will be judged by three jurors from the factual industry. WCSFP is very grateful for the contributions of the jurors.

Submission guidelines for The Buzzies are subject to change. The WCSFP reserves the right to rule on all issues not expressly covered in these guidelines.