The Genesis Awards are awarded annually by the

Humane Society of the United States Humane World for Animals, formerly the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) and Humane Society International (HSI), is a global nonprofit organization that focuses on animal welfare and opposes animal-related cruelties of national scop ...

(HSUS) to individuals in the major news and entertainment media for producing outstanding works which raise public awareness of animal issues. Presented by the HSUS Hollywood Outreach program, the awards show takes place every March in

California California () is a U.S. state, state in the Western United States that lies on the West Coast of the United States, Pacific Coast. It borders Oregon to the north, Nevada and Arizona to the east, and shares Mexico–United States border, an ...

. The awards have honored such well-known personalities as

Michael Jackson Michael Joseph Jackson (August 29, 1958 – June 25, 2009) was an American singer, songwriter, dancer, and philanthropist. Dubbed the "King of Pop", he is regarded as Cultural impact of Michael Jackson, one of the most culturally significan ...

Aaron Sorkin Aaron Benjamin Sorkin (born June 9, 1961) is an American screenwriter, playwright and film director. Born in New York City, he developed a passion for writing at an early age. As a writer for stage, television, and film, Sorkin is recognized f ...

Anderson Cooper Anderson Hays Cooper (born June 3, 1967) is an American broadcast journalist and political commentator who anchors the CNN news broadcast show ''Anderson Cooper 360°''. In addition to his duties at CNN, Cooper serves as a correspondent for ''6 ...

Peter Gabriel Peter Brian Gabriel (born 13 February 1950) is an English singer, songwriter, musician, and human rights activist. He came to prominence as the original frontman of the rock band Genesis. He left the band in 1975 and launched a solo career wit ...

Ellen DeGeneres Ellen Lee DeGeneres ( ; born January 26, 1958) is an American former comedian, actress, television host, writer, and producer. She began her career in stand-up comedy in the early 1980s, gaining national attention with a 1986 appearance on '' ...

Jane Goodall Dame Jane Morris Goodall (; born Valerie Jane Morris-Goodall; 3 April 1934), formerly Baroness Jane van Lawick-Goodall, is an English zoologist, Primatology, primatologist and Anthropology, anthropologist. She is considered the world's foremo ...

, David E. Kelley,

Paul McCartney Sir James Paul McCartney (born 18 June 1942) is an English singer, songwriter and musician who gained global fame with the Beatles, for whom he played bass guitar and the piano, and shared primary songwriting and lead vocal duties with John ...

Arthur Miller Arthur Asher Miller (October 17, 1915 – February 10, 2005) was an American playwright, essayist and screenwriter in the 20th-century American theater. Among his most popular plays are '' All My Sons'' (1947), '' Death of a Salesman'' (1 ...

Stephen Colbert Stephen Tyrone Colbert ( ; born May 13, 1964) is an American comedian, writer, producer, political commentator, actor, and television host. He is best known for hosting the satirical Comedy Central program ''The Colbert Report'' from 2005 to ...

Oprah Winfrey Oprah Gail Winfrey (; born Orpah Gail Winfrey; January 29, 1954) is an American television presenter, talk show host, television producer, actress, author, and media proprietor. She is best known for her talk show, ''The Oprah Winfrey Show' ...

Prince A prince is a male ruler (ranked below a king, grand prince, and grand duke) or a male member of a monarch's or former monarch's family. ''Prince'' is also a title of nobility (often highest), often hereditary, in some European states. The ...

Jacques Cousteau Jacques-Yves Cousteau, (, also , ; 11 June 191025 June 1997) was a French naval officer, oceanographer, filmmaker and author. He co-invented the first successful open-circuit self-contained underwater breathing apparatus (SCUBA), called the ...

and

Ian Somerhalder Ian Joseph Somerhalder ( ; born December 8, 1978) is an American former actor and current business owner. He is known for playing Boone Carlyle in American Broadcasting Company, ABC's science fiction adventure drama television series ''Lost (2 ...

, as well as journalists, film and documentary writers and producers, print and broadcast news outlets in the United States. Honorary awards include the

Sid Caesar Isaac Sidney Caesar (September 8, 1922 – February 12, 2014) was an American comic actor and comedian. With a career spanning 60 years, he was best known for two pioneering 1950s live television series: ''Your Show of Shows'' (1950–1954) ...

Award for

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, the

Doris Day Doris Day (born Doris Mary Kappelhoff; April 3, 1922 – May 13, 2019) was an American actress and singer. She began her career as a big band singer in 1937, achieving commercial success in 1945 with two No. 1 recordings, "Sentimental Journey ...

Award for

music Music is the arrangement of sound to create some combination of Musical form, form, harmony, melody, rhythm, or otherwise Musical expression, expressive content. Music is generally agreed to be a cultural universal that is present in all hum ...

, the

Brigitte Bardot Brigitte Anne-Marie Bardot ( ; ; born 28 September 1934), often referred to by her initials B.B., is a French former actress, singer, and model as well as an animal rights activist. Famous for portraying characters with Hedonism, hedonistic life ...

International Award for non-American media, and the

Gretchen Wyler Gretchen Wyler (born Gretchen Patricia Wienecke; February 16, 1932 – May 27, 2007) was an American actress and dancer. She was also an animal rights advocate and founder of the Genesis Awards for animal protection. Biography Early lif ...

Award for a celebrity using their fame to bring attention to animal issues. Michael Jackson in 1988

Founding

The Genesis Awards were founded as an annual event in 1986 by the Broadway actress and animal advocate

, under the aegis of the Fund for Animals. Wyler believed that rewarding members of the media encouraged them to spotlight more animal issues, thus increasing public awareness and compassion toward animals. The first event, a luncheon, drew 140 attendees, and in subsequent years it grew into a large gala averaging 800 guests. In 1991, Wyler founded the Ark Trust, Inc., to present the Genesis Awards. Dr. Michael A. Giannelli (Ph.D. in clinical psychology; UCLA) served as the Founding Executive Director from 1991 through 1997. In 1990, it became a television special airing first on the

Discovery Channel Discovery Channel, known as The Discovery Channel from 1985 to 1995, and often referred to as simply Discovery, is an American cable channel that is best known for its ongoing reality television shows and promotion of pseudoscience. It init ...

and then on

Animal Planet Animal Planet (stylized in all lowercase since 2018) is an American multinational pay television channel focusing on the animal kingdom owned by the Warner Bros. Discovery Networks unit of Warner Bros. Discovery. First established on June 1 ...

. In August 2002, the Ark Trust joined with the

(HSUS). Wyler, as Vice President of HSUS Hollywood, continued her role as chair of the event and Executive Producer of the Genesis Awards television special until her retirement in 2006.

Winner selection

Beginning with the first ceremony in 1986, Genesis Awards entries have been submitted by members of the public as well as by media professionals. Categories span television, film, print, radio, music, and the arts. The Genesis Awards Committee—via a process of submission, nomination, candidate selection, debate, and secret ballot—makes the final decisions regarding the winners. The 13 committee members are selected based on their personal histories in working for animal causes. The members include people from various animal-protection organizations and diverse walks of life.

Award ceremony

The Genesis Awards is the only event of its kind honoring the entertainment industry and news media for raising awareness of animal-protection issues. Celebrating the power of the news and entertainment media to shape and change societal attitudes for the good, Genesis Awards acknowledge outstanding works in TV, film, print and the arts. Past Genesis Awards hosts include Betty White,

William Shatner William Shatner (born March 22, 1931) is a Canadian actor. In a career spanning seven decades, he is best known for his portrayal of James T. Kirk in the ''Star Trek'' franchise, from his 1966 debut as the captain of the starship USS Enterpri ...

Brooke Shields Brooke Christa Shields (born May 31, 1965) is an American actress. A child model starting at the age of 11 months, Shields gained widespread notoriety at age 12 for her leading role in Louis Malle's film ''Pretty Baby (1978 film), Pretty Baby ...

, Ed Asner, Wendie Malick,

Bill Maher William MaherStated on ''Finding Your Roots'', January 12, 2016, PBS; on a series that lists "Jr." and "Sr." distinctions, Bill Maher's birth name was listed simply as William Maher, while his father was William Aloysius Maher Jr., and his pa ...

, Scott Hamilton,

Kevin Nealon Kevin Nealon (; born November 18, 1953) is an American comedian and actor. He has earned a Primetime Emmy Award nomination and two Screen Actors Guild Award nominations. He first gained widespread attention during his tenure as a cast member on ...

Bonnie Hunt Bonnie Lynn Hunt (born September 22, 1961) is an American actress and comedian. Her film roles include ''Rain Man'', ''Beethoven (film), Beethoven'', ''Beethoven's 2nd (film), Beethoven's 2nd'', ''Jumanji'', ''Jerry Maguire'', ''The Green Mile ( ...

Charlotte Ross Charlotte Ross (born January 21, 1968) is an American actress. She is best known for her roles as Eve Donovan on the NBC soap opera ''Days of Our Lives'' from 1987 to 1991, and as Detective Connie McDowell on the ABC police procedural drama ...

Joely Fisher Joely Fisher ( ; born October 29, 1967) is an American actress and singer, the daughter of singer Eddie Fisher and actress Connie Stevens, and half-sister of actress Carrie Fisher. Her breakthrough came in 1994, starring as Paige Clark in the Ame ...

David Hyde Pierce David Hyde Pierce (born David Pierce; April 3, 1959) is an American actor. Known for his portrayal of psychiatrist Niles Crane on the NBC sitcom ''Frasier'' from 1993 to 2004, he received four Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Supporting A ...

and Carrie Ann Inaba. Presented at a star-studded ceremony, attracting leaders from the entertainment, news, and humane communities, Genesis Awards have featured such celebrity presenters as

James Stewart James Maitland Stewart (May 20, 1908 – July 2, 1997) was an American actor and military aviator. Known for his distinctive drawl and everyman screen persona, Stewart's film career spanned 80 films from 1935 to 1991. With the strong morali ...

Jack Lemmon John Uhler Lemmon III (February 8, 1925 – June 27, 2001) was an American actor. Considered proficient in both dramatic and comic roles, he was known for his anxious, middle-class everyman screen persona in comedy-drama films. He received num ...

Milton Berle Milton Berle (born Mendel Berlinger; ; July 12, 1908 – March 27, 2002) was an American actor and comedian. His career as an entertainer spanned over eight decades, first in silent films and on stage as a child actor, then in radio, movies and ...

Christian Bale Christian Charles Philip Bale (born 30 January 1974) is an English actor. Known for his versatility and physical transformations for his roles, he has been a leading man in films of several genres. List of awards and nominations received by C ...

Sidney Poitier Sidney Poitier ( ; February 20, 1927 – January 6, 2022) was a Bahamian-American actor, film director, activist, and diplomat. In 1964, he was the first black actor and first Bahamian to win the Academy Award for Best Actor. Among his ot ...

Carl Reiner Carl Reiner (March 20, 1922 – June 29, 2020) was an American actor, author, comedian, director and screenwriter whose career spanned seven decades. He was the List of awards and nominations received by Carl Reiner, recipient of many awards and ...

Daryl Hannah Daryl Hannah (born December 3, 1960) is an American actress and environmental activist. She made her film debut in Brian De Palma's supernatural horror film ''The Fury (1978 film), The Fury'' (1978). She has starred in various films across the ...

Kristen Bell Kristen Anne Bell (born July 18, 1980) is an American actress, comedian, screenwriter, and producer. List of Kristen Bell performances, Her work includes both film and television, and List of awards and nominations received by Kristen Bell, h ...

Pierce Brosnan Pierce Brendan Brosnan (born 16 May 1953) is an Irish actor and film producer. He was the fifth actor to play the fictional secret agent Portrayal of James Bond in film, James Bond in the List of James Bond films, James Bond film series, starri ...

, James Cromwell,

Zooey Deschanel Zooey Claire Deschanel ( ; born January 17, 1980) is an American actress and musician. She made her film debut in ''Mumford (film), Mumford'' (1999) and had a supporting role in Cameron Crowe's film ''Almost Famous'' (2000). Deschanel is known f ...

, Emily Deschanel,

Melanie Griffith Melanie Richards Griffith (born August 9, 1957) is an American actress. Born in Manhattan to actress Tippi Hedren, she was raised mainly in Los Angeles, where she graduated from the Hollywood Professional School at age 16. In 1975, 17-year-old ...

Teri Hatcher Teri Lynn Hatcher (born December 8, 1964) is an American actress best known for her portrayals of Lois Lane on the television series ''Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman'' (1993–1997). She also played Paris Carver in the ''Production ...

Isabella Rossellini Isabella Fiorella Elettra Giovanna Rossellini (; born 18 June 1952) is an Italian actress and model. The daughter of Swedish actress Ingrid Bergman and Italian film director Roberto Rossellini, she is noted for her successful tenure as a Lancôme ...

Martin Sheen Ramón Gerard Antonio Estévez (born August 3, 1940), known professionally as Martin Sheen, is an American actor. His work spans over six decades of television and film, and his accolades include three Emmy Awards, a Golden Globe Award, and ...

, Kaley Cuoco,

Nicollette Sheridan Nicollette Sheridan (born November 21, 1963) is an American actress. She began her career as a fashion model before landing a role in the short-lived American Broadcasting Company, ABC primetime soap opera ''Paper Dolls'' in 1984, as well as st ...

Alicia Silverstone Alicia Silverstone ( ; born October 4, 1976) is an American actress. She made her film debut in the thriller ''The Crush (1993 film), The Crush'' (1993), earning the 1994 MTV Movie Award for Best Breakthrough Performance, and gained further pro ...

Kelsey Grammer Allen Kelsey Grammer (born February 21, 1955) is an American actor and producer. He gained fame for his role as the psychiatrist Dr. Frasier Crane on the NBC sitcom ''Cheers'' (1984–1993) and its spin-off ''Frasier'' (1993–2004, and again F ...

Deepak Chopra Deepak Chopra (; ; born October 22, 1946) is an Indian-American author, New Age, new age guru, and alternative medicine advocate. A prominent figure in the New Age movement, his books and videos have made him one of the best-known and wealthi ...

Kim Cattrall Kim Victoria Cattrall (; born 21 August 1956) is a British, Canadian, and American actress. She is known for her portrayal of Samantha Jones on HBO's ''Sex and the City'' (1998–2004), for which she received five Primetime Emmy Award nominati ...

Peter Falk Peter Michael Falk (September 16, 1927 – June 23, 2011) was an American film and television actor. He is best known for his role as Columbo (character), Lieutenant Columbo on the NBC/American Broadcasting Company, ABC series ''Columbo'' (196 ...

, Walter Matthau, and

Kermit the Frog Kermit the Frog is a Muppet character created in 1955 and originally performed by Jim Henson. An anthropomorphic green frog, Kermit is the pragmatic everyman protagonist of numerous Muppet productions, most notably as the showrunner and host o ...

. The Genesis Awards is taped for broadcast. The awards ceremony has been held at both the

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and the

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. Through the years it has aired on the

, American Life Network and

. Sponsors for the Genesis Awards have included

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, Gardein, One Car One Difference,

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, Market Development Group Incorporated and more.

Past winners

Past Genesis Award Winners (1986-2005): 1986 Genesis Awards * '' Magnum, P.I.'' – Best TV Drama Series * ''

Night Court ''Night Court'' is an American television sitcom that premiered on NBC on January 4, 1984, and ended on May 31, 1992, after nine seasons consisting of List of Night Court episodes, 193 episodes. The show is set in the night shift of a Manhattan ...

'' – Best TV Comedy Series 1987 Genesis Awards * ''

Harry and the Hendersons ''Harry and the Hendersons'' is a 1987 American fantasy comedy film directed and produced by William Dear and starring John Lithgow, Melinda Dillon, Don Ameche, David Suchet, Margaret Langrick, Joshua Rudoy, Lainie Kazan, and Kevin Peter Hal ...

'' – Best Feature Film – Comedy * '' Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home'' – Best Feature Film – Adventure * '' Benji the Hunted'' – Best Feature Film – Family * ''

Gimme a Break! ''Gimme a Break!'' is an American television sitcom created by Mort Lachman and Sy Rosen that aired on NBC for six seasons from October 29, 1981, to May 12, 1987. The series starred Nell Carter as the housekeeper for a widowed police chief ...

'' – Best TV Comedy Series 1988 Genesis Awards * '' Hachi-ko'' – Best Feature Film * '' Highway to Heaven'' – Best TV Drama Series * The

Music Award –

, " Man in the Mirror" (music video) * Classic Film Award – ''

Bambi ''Bambi'' is a 1942 American Animated film, animated Coming of age, coming-of-age drama film produced by Walt Disney Productions and released by RKO Radio Pictures. Loosely based on Felix Salten's 1923 novel ''Bambi, a Life in the Woods'', the ...

'' * Lifetime Achievement Award –

1990 Genesis Awards * ''

Gorillas in the Mist ''Gorillas in the Mist'' is a 1988 American biographical drama film directed by Michael Apted from a screenplay by Anna Hamilton Phelan and a story by Phelan and Tab Murphy. The film is based on a book of the same name by Dian Fossey and fr ...

'' – Best Feature Film * '' The Bear'' – Best Foreign Film * '' Life Goes On'' – Best TV Drama Series * ''

Punky Brewster ''Punky Brewster'' is an American Situation comedy, sitcom television series about a young girl (Soleil Moon Frye) being raised by a foster parent (George Gaynes) in Chicago. The show ran on NBC from September 16, 1984, to March 9, 1986, and ag ...

'' – Best TV Comedy Series * Classic Film Award – ''

Born Free ''Born Free'' is a 1966 British drama film starring the real-life couple Virginia McKenna and Bill Travers as Joy and George Adamson, another real-life couple, who raised Elsa the Lioness, an orphaned lion cub, to adulthood and released h ...

'' 1991 Genesis Awards * '' The Rescuers Down Under'' – Best Feature Film * ''

MacGyver Angus "Mac" MacGyver is the title character and the protagonist in the TV series ''MacGyver''. He is played by Richard Dean Anderson in the MacGyver (1985 TV series), 1985 original series. Lucas Till portrays a younger version of MacGyver in Mac ...

'' – Best TV Drama Series 1992 Genesis Awards * '' City Slickers'' – Best Feature Film * '' White Fang'' – Best Feature Film – Family * ''

Designing Women ''Designing Women'' is an American television sitcom created by Linda Bloodworth-Thomason that aired on CBS between September 29, 1986 and May 24, 1993, producing seven seasons and 163 episodes. It was a joint production of Bloodworth/Thomas ...

''; "The Fur Flies" – Best TV Comedy Series * ''

Dinosaurs Dinosaurs are a diverse group of reptiles of the clade Dinosauria. They first appeared during the Triassic Geological period, period, between 243 and 233.23 million years ago (mya), although the exact origin and timing of the #Evolutio ...

'' – Best Family TV Series 1993 Genesis Awards * ''

Beethoven Ludwig van Beethoven (baptised 17 December 177026 March 1827) was a German composer and pianist. He is one of the most revered figures in the history of Western music; his works rank among the most performed of the classical music repertoire ...

'' – Best Feature Film * '' FernGully: The Last Rainforest'' – Best Animated Feature Film * ''

The Simpsons ''The Simpsons'' is an American animated sitcom created by Matt Groening and developed by Groening, James L. Brooks and Sam Simon for the Fox Broadcasting Company. It is a Satire (film and television), satirical depiction of American life ...

''; " Dog of Death" – Best TV Comedy Series * ''

Quantum Leap Quantum leap or ''variation'', may refer to: In general * Quantum leap (physics), also known as quantum jump, a transition between quantum states ** Atomic electron transition, a key example of the physics phenomenon * Paradigm shift, a sudden ch ...

'' – Best TV Drama Series * '' The New Lassie'' – Best Family TV Series * The

Music Award –

Megadeth Megadeth is an American thrash metal band formed in Los Angeles in 1983 by vocalist and guitarist Dave Mustaine. Known for their technically complex guitar work and musicianship, Megadeth is one of the "big four" of American thrash metal—alo ...

, "

Countdown to Extinction ''Countdown to Extinction'' is the fifth studio album by American thrash metal band Megadeth, released on July 14, 1992, through Capitol Records. It was the group's second studio release to feature the "classic" lineup of Dave Mustaine, Marty F ...

" * Classic Film Award – '' The Misfits'' 1994 Genesis Awards * ''

Free Willy ''Free Willy'' is a 1993 American Adventure film, adventure Drama (film and television), drama film, directed by Simon Wincer, produced by Lauren Shuler Donner and Jennie Lew Tugend, written by Keith A. Walker and Corey Blechman from a story by ...

'' – Best Feature Film * ''

Sisters A sister is a woman or a girl who shares parents or a parent with another individual; a female sibling. The male counterpart is a brother. Although the term typically refers to a familial relationship, it is sometimes used endearingly to r ...

'' – Best TV Drama Series * ''

Roseanne ''Roseanne'' is an American television sitcom created by Matt Williams (producer), Matt Williams that originally aired on American Broadcasting Company, ABC from October 18, 1988, to May 20, 1997, and briefly revived from March 27, 2018, to May ...

''; "Lanford Daze" – Best TV Comedy Series * ''

Rescue 911 ''Rescue 911'' is an informational docudrama television series that premiered on CBS on April 18, 1989, and ended on August 27, 1996. The series was hosted by William Shatner and featured reenactments (and occasionally real footage) of emergenc ...

'' – Best Reality Series * The

Music Award –

, "Looking for Changes" * Classic Film Award – '' Bless the Beasts and Children'' * Lifetime Achievement Award –

1995 Genesis Awards * '' Black Beauty'' – Best Feature Film * '' The Golden Palace'' – Best TV Comedy Series * '' Dead at 21'' – Best TV Drama Series 1996 Genesis Awards * '' Babe'' – Best Feature Film * ''

''; " Lisa the Vegetarian" – Best TV Comedy Series * '' Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman'' – Best TV Drama Series * The

Music Award –

, " Earth Song" 1997 Genesis Awards * ''

Fly Away Home ''Fly Away Home'' ( ''Flying Wild'' and ''Father Goose'') is a 1996 children's film, family Adventure film, adventure drama (film and television), drama film directed by Carroll Ballard. The film stars Anna Paquin, Jeff Daniels, and Dana Delan ...

'' – Best Feature Film * ''

Ellen Ellen is a female given name, a diminutive of Elizabeth (given name), Elizabeth, Eleanor, Elena, and Helen (given name), Helen. Ellen was the 609th most popular name in the U.S. and the 17th in Sweden in 2004. People named Ellen include: * Elle ...

'' – Best TV Comedy Series * ''

Baywatch ''Baywatch'' is an American Drama (film and television), drama television series about lifeguards who patrol the beaches of Los Angeles County, California, and Hawaii, starring David Hasselhoff. It was created by Michael Berk, Douglas Schwartz ...

'' – Best TV Drama Series * The

Music Award – Crosby & Nash, "To the Last Whale" * A special Genesis Award was given to Dr. Michael A. Giannelli (Founding Executive Director, 1991–1997): "In Appreciation of Your Words, Your Wisdom and for Helping Develop the Soul of the Ark Trust" 1998 Genesis Awards * '' Shiloh'' – Best Feature Film * ''

Everybody Loves Raymond ''Everybody Loves Raymond'' is an American television sitcom created by Philip Rosenthal that aired on CBS from September 13, 1996, to May 16, 2005, with a total of 210 episodes spanning nine seasons. It was produced by Where's Lunch and Wor ...

'' – Best TV Comedy Series * ''

Millennium A millennium () is a period of one thousand years, one hundred decades, or ten centuries, sometimes called a kiloannum (ka), or kiloyear (ky). Normally, the word is used specifically for periods of a thousand years that begin at the starting ...

''; "Broken World" – Best TV Drama Series 1999 Genesis Awards * '' Mighty Joe Young'' – Best Feature Film * ''

The Practice ''The Practice'' is an American legal drama television series created by David E. Kelley centering on partners and associates at a Boston law firm. The show ran for eight seasons on ABC, from March 4, 1997, to May 16, 2004. It won an Emmy i ...

''; "The Food Chain" – Best TV Drama Series * '' Sports Night'' – Best New TV Series * '' Leeza'' – Best Talk Show * '' Wild Rescues'' – Best Reality Series 2000 Genesis Awards * ''

Instinct Instinct is the inherent inclination of a living organism towards a particular complex behaviour, containing innate (inborn) elements. The simplest example of an instinctive behaviour is a fixed action pattern (FAP), in which a very short to me ...

'' – Best Feature Film * ''

The Iron Giant ''The Iron Giant'' is a 1999 American animated science fiction film directed by Brad Bird and produced by Warner Bros. Feature Animation. It is loosely based on the 1968 novel '' The Iron Man'' by Ted Hughes (which was published in the United ...

'' – Best Animated Feature Film * '' Spin City''; "The Deer Hunter" – Best TV Comedy Series * ''

Judging Amy ''Judging Amy'' is an American legal drama television series that was telecast from September 19, 1999, through May 3, 2005, on CBS. This television series starred Amy Brenneman and Tyne Daly. Its main character (Brenneman) is a judge who serves ...

''; "The Persistence of Tectonics" – Best TV Drama Series * '' Leeza'' – Best Talk Show * '' Road Rules: Semester at Sea'' – Best Reality Series * The Dolly Green Special Achievement Award –

, "

Rave Un2 the Joy Fantastic ''Rave Un2 the Joy Fantastic'' is the twenty-third studio album by American recording artist Prince, who was at the time going by the unpronounceable "Love Symbol" (as shown on the album cover). Released on November 9, 1999, by NPG Records and ...

" (liner notes) 2001 Genesis Awards * ''

Chicken Run ''Chicken Run'' is a 2000 animated adventure comedy film directed by Peter Lord and Nick Park and written by Karey Kirkpatrick from an original story by Lord and Park. Produced by Pathé and Aardman Features in partnership with DreamWork ...

'' – Best Feature Film * '' Popular''; "Joe Loves Mary Cherry" – Best TV Comedy Series * ''

Family Law Family law (also called matrimonial law or the law of domestic relations) is an area of the law that deals with family matters and domestic relations. Overview Subjects that commonly fall under a nation's body of family law include: * Marriag ...

''; "Family Values" – Best TV Drama Series * ''

Politically Incorrect "Political correctness" (adjectivally "politically correct"; commonly abbreviated to P.C.) is a term used to describe language, policies, or measures that are intended to avoid offense or disadvantage to members of particular groups in society. ...

'' – Best Talk Show 2002 Genesis Awards * '' Dr. Dolittle 2'' – Best Feature Film * ''

Dharma & Greg ''Dharma & Greg'' is an American television sitcom that originally aired on ABC for five seasons from September 24, 1997, to April 30, 2002, with a total of 119 episodes. The show starred Jenna Elfman and Thomas Gibson as Dharma and Greg Mont ...

''; "A Fish Tale" – Best TV Comedy Series * ''

Law & Order ''Law & Order'' is an American police procedural and legal drama television series created by Dick Wolf and produced by Wolf Entertainment and Universal Television, launching the ''Law & Order'' franchise. ''Law & Order'' aired its entire ...

''; "Whose Monkey Is It Anyway" – Best TV Drama Series * '' Wild Rescues'' – Best Reality Series * The

Music Award – Claude Carmichael & Pete Wasner, "Bearly Hangin' On" 2003 Genesis Awards * '' Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron'' – Best Feature Film * '' 8 Simple Rules''; "Goodbye" – Best TV Comedy Series * ''

''; "Small Sacrifices" and '' Everwood''; "Deer God" (tie) – Best TV Drama Series * ''Within These Walls'' – Best TV Movie * '' Animal Precinct'' – Best Reality Series * The

Music Award –

, "Animal Nation" 2004 Genesis Awards Winners * '' Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde'' – Best Feature Film * ''

Finding Nemo ''Finding Nemo'' is a 2003 American animated comedy-drama adventure film produced by Pixar Animation Studios for Walt Disney Pictures. The film was directed by Andrew Stanton, co-directed by Lee Unkrich, and produced by Graham Walters, from ...

'' – Best Animated Feature Film * ''

''; "The Bird" – Best TV Comedy Series * '' Animal Cops: Detroit'' – Best Reality Series * The Classic Music Award –

Matt Monro Matt Monro (born Terence Edward Parsons; 1 December 1930 – 7 February 1985) was an English singer. Known as "The Man with the Golden Voice", he performed internationally during his 30-year career and sold a reported 23 million records. AllMus ...

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" 2005 Genesis Awards Winners * '' Two Brothers'' – Best Feature Film * '' Benji: Off the Leash!'' – Best Feature Film – Family * '' The Corporation'' – Best

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Feature * '' 8 Simple Rules''; "Finale: Part Deux" –

Comedy Award (formerly called Best TV Comedy Series) * '' Huff''; "Is She Dead?" – Best TV Drama Series * ''Cell Dogs'' – Best Reality Series * '' The Montel Williams Show'' – Best Talk Show * '' Best Friend Forgotten'' – Best TV Documentary 2006 Genesis Awards * '' An Unfinished Life'' – Best Feature Film * ''Duma'' – Best Feature Film – Family * '' Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit'' – Best Animated Feature Film * '' The Wild Parrots of Telegraph Hill'' – Best Documentary Feature * '' CSI: Crime Scene Investigation'' – Best TV Drama Series * ''

Larry King Live ''Larry King Live'' is an American television talk show broadcast by CNN from June 3, 1985 to December 16, 2010. Hosted by Larry King, it was the network's most watched and longest-running program, with over one million viewers nightly. Ma ...

'' – Best Talk Show * '' Animal Cops: Houston'' – Best Reality Series * The

Music Award –

Nellie McKay Eleanora Marie McKay (born April 13, 1982) is an English–American singer and songwriter. She made her Broadway debut in ''The Threepenny Opera#United States 2, The Threepenny Opera'' (2006). Early life and education McKay was born in London ...

, "The Dog Song" 2007 Genesis Awards * ''

Fast Food Nation ''Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All-American Meal'' is a 2001 book by Eric Schlosser. First serialized by ''Rolling Stone'' in 1999, the book has drawn comparisons to Upton Sinclair's 1906 muckraking novel ''The Jungle''. The book wa ...

'' – Best Feature Film * ''

Charlotte's Web ''Charlotte's Web'' is a book of children's literature by American author E. B. White and illustrated by Garth Williams. It was published on October 15, 1952, by Harper & Brothers. It tells the story of a livestock pig named Wilbur and his frie ...

'' – Best Feature Film – Family * ''

Happy Feet ''Happy Feet'' is a 2006 animated jukebox musical comedy film directed and produced by George Miller and written by Miller, John Collee, Judy Morris and Warren Coleman. It stars the voices of Elijah Wood, Robin Williams, Brittany Murphy, Hug ...

'' – Best Animated Feature Film * ''

''; " Million Dollar Abie" –

Comedy Award * ''

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''; "The Woman in Limbo" – Best TV Drama Series * '' Extreme Makeover: Home Edition''; "The DeAlea Family" – Best Reality Series * '' Avatar: The Last Airbender''; " Appa's Lost Days" – Outstanding Children's Programming * The

Award – Sir

2008 Genesis Awards * '' Year of the Dog'' – Best Feature Film * ''

According to Jim ''According to Jim'' is an American sitcom television series starring Jim Belushi in the title role as a suburban father of three children (and then five children, starting with the seventh season finale). It originally ran on American Broadcas ...

'' –

Comedy Award * '' CSI: Crime Scene Investigation''; "Unbearable" – Best TV Drama Series * '' Planet in Peril'' – Best TV Documentary * The

Award –

Hayden Panettiere Hayden Lesley Panettiere ( ; born August 21, 1989) is an American actress and singer. She has starred as Claire Bennet on the NBC superhero series ''Heroes (American TV series), Heroes'' (2006–2010), Kirby Reed in the slasher film, slasher Ho ...

2009 Genesis Awards * '' Bolt'' – Best Feature Film * '' Sharkwater'' – Best Documentary Feature * ''

''; "Apocalypse Cow" –

Comedy Award * ''

Grey's Anatomy ''Grey's Anatomy'' is an American medical drama television series focusing on the personal and professional lives of surgical internship (medicine), interns, residency (medicine), residents, and attending physician, attendings at the fictional ...

''; "Life During Wartime" – Best TV Drama Series * '' 30 Days''; "Animal Rights" – Best Reality Seriesx * '' Planet in Peril'' – Best TV Documentary * The

Award –

& Portia de Rossi 2010 Genesis Awards * '' Hotel for Dogs'' and '' Up'' (tie) – Best Feature Film * '' The Cove'' – Best Documentary Feature * ''

Family Guy ''Family Guy'' is an American animated sitcom created by Seth MacFarlane for the Fox Broadcasting Company. The series premiered on January 31, 1999, following Super Bowl XXXIII, with the rest of the first season airing from April 11, 1999. Th ...

''; " Dog Gone" –

Comedy Award * ''

''; "The Tough Man in the Tender Chicken" – Best TV Drama Series * ''

The Ellen DeGeneres Show ''The Ellen DeGeneres Show'' is an American first-run syndicated talk show that was hosted by Ellen DeGeneres. The show ran for nineteen seasons from September 8, 2003, to May 26, 2022, in which it broadcast 3,339 episodes. It was produced by ...

'' – Best Talk Show * '' Whale Wars'' – Best Reality Series * '' Death on a Factory Farm'' – Best TV Documentary * Lifetime Achievement Award – Tippi Hedren 2011 Genesis Awards * ''

How to Train Your Dragon ''How to Train Your Dragon'' is a media franchise from DreamWorks Animation and loosely based on the book series How to Train Your Dragon (novel series), of the same name by British author Cressida Cowell. It consists of three feature films: '' ...

'' – Best Feature Film * '' The Elephant in the Living Room'' – Best Documentary Feature * ''

The Colbert Report ''The Colbert Report'' ( ) is an American late night television, late-night Late-night talk show, talk and news satire television program hosted by Stephen Colbert that aired four days a week on Comedy Central from October 17, 2005, to December ...

'' –

Comedy Award * ''

True Blood ''True Blood'' is an American fantasy Horror fiction, horror Drama (film and television), drama television series produced and created by Alan Ball (screenwriter), Alan Ball. It is based on ''The Southern Vampire Mysteries'', a series of novels ...

''; "Hitting the Ground" – Best TV Drama Series * ''

The Oprah Winfrey Show ''The Oprah Winfrey Show'' is an American first-run syndicated talk show that was hosted by Oprah Winfrey. The show ran for twenty-five seasons from September 8, 1986, to May 25, 2011, in which it broadcast 4,561 episodes. The show was taped i ...

'' – Best Talk Show * '' Last Chance Highway'' – Best Reality Series * ''My Child is a Monkey'' – Best TV Documentary * The

Award – Kristin Davis 2012 Genesis Awards * ''

Rise of the Planet of the Apes ''Rise of the Planet of the Apes'' is a 2011 American science fiction action film directed by Rupert Wyatt from a screenplay by Rick Jaffa and Amanda Silver. It is a reboot of the ''Planet of the Apes'' film series and is the seventh install ...

'' – Best Feature Film * '' Born to Be Wild 3D'' – Best Documentary Feature * ''

'' –

Comedy Award * '' Hawaii Five-0''; "Lapa'au" – Best TV Drama Series * ''

'' – Best Talk Show * ''Animal Planet Investigates''; "Captive Hunting Exposed" – Best Reality Series * ''Gordon Ramsay: Shark Bait'' – Best TV Documentary * '' 20/20'' – Best TV Newsmagazine * International Humanitarian Award – Pritish Nandy * The

Award –

2013 Genesis Awards * '' Big Miracle'' – Best Feature Film * ''

'', Representative Steve King on dogfighting – Sid Caesar Comedy Award * ''

Harry's Law ''Harry's Law'' is an American legal comedy drama series created by David E. Kelley, and starring Kathy Bates, which ran for two seasons on NBC from January 17, 2011, to May 27, 2012. On May 11, 2012, NBC announced that ''Harry's Law'' would ...

'', "Gorilla My Dreams" – Best TV Drama Series * ''Ivory Wars'' – Best TV Documentary * '' Wild Justice'' – Reality Series * ''

60 Minutes ''60 Minutes'' is an American television news magazine broadcast on the CBS television network. Debuting in 1968, the program was created by Don Hewitt and Bill Leonard, who distinguished it from other news programs by using a unique style o ...

'', "Jungle Warfare", Nine Network Australia – Brigitte Bardot International TV * The Gretchen Wyler Award – Ke$ha 2014 Genesis Awards * ''Free Birds'' - Best Feature Film * ''Blackfish (film), Blackfish'' - Best Documentary Film * ''American Dad!, American Dad'': "Buck, Wild"; ''

'': "Steve King on Chicken Cages", "The Word: Philanthropy"; ''The Daily Show'': "Blowing the Whistle on Whistleblowers"; ''Saturday Night Live'': "Veganville" - Sid Caesar Comedy Award * ''Bubble Guppies'': "Puppy Love" - Best Children's Programming * ''An Apology to Elephants''; ''Battle for the Elephants''; ''Nature'': "Parrot Confidential" - Best TV Documentary * ''ABC News (United States), ABC News'', "Turn Off That Camera! Animal Cruelty Exposés Being Blocked"; ''CNN'', "Smugglers Drive Thailand's Grim Trade in Dog Meat"; ''NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams'', "Making a Difference"; ''Univision News Network'', "Primer Impacto: 'Butterball: Making History Against Abuse'"; "Primer Impacto: 'Puppy Mills: The Horror Story'" - Best National News * ''Issues with Jane Velez Mitchell'': "'Puppy Doe' beaten and left for dead"; ''Nightline'': "Nightline Investigates: Going Undercover"; "The Exotic Pet Insurance Business" - Best News Magazine * ''Today (American TV program), Today'': Rossen Reports-"AKC-registered breeders raising dogs in 'miserable' conditions"; "Horses Are Wild-but Not Free" - Best Morning Show * ''

'' - Best Talk Show * ''America Declassified'': "Missing Mustangs"; ''Inside: Secret America'': "Animal Undercover" - Best Reality Series * ''KGO-TV'' San Francisco, California, "Bay Area restaurants still selling banned foie gras"; ''KHOU 11, KHOU 11 News'' Houston, Texas, "Houston man sets out to dispel pit bull myths"; ''KTNV-TV, KTNV ABC 13 Action News'', "Deadly force against dogs: Are police officers going too far using deadly force against dogs?"; "Deadly force against dogs: When police kill pets"; "Action News viewers sound off on police killing pets" - Best Local News * ''The Hollywood Reporter'', "Animals Were Harmed" - Best Magazine * ''Kansas City Star'', "Animal abuse persists at some meat plants" - Best Newspaper Feature * ''Rolling Stone'', "In the Belly of the Beast" - Best Online Feature * ''The New York Times'', "Can We See Our Hypocrisy to Animals?"; ''The Washington Post'', "Steve King's Inhumane Farm Bill Measure" - Best Columnist * ''Bakersfield Californian''; ''Cedar Rapids Gazette''; ''Contra Costa Times''; ''Des Moines-Register, Des Moines Register''; ''Los Angeles Daily News''; ''Los Angeles Times''; ''The New York Times''; ''San Jose Mercury-News, San Jose Mercury News''; ''Santa Rosa Press Democrat''; ''Tulsa World''; ''USA Today''; ''Ventura County Star''; ''The Washington Post'' - Special Recognition 2018 Genesis Awards * ''Okja''; ''Megan Leavey (film), Megan Leavey'' - Outstanding Feature Film * ''Sled Dogs (film), Sled Dogs''; ''The Last Pig -'' Outstanding Documentary Film * ''

'' - Sid Caesar Comedy Award * ''ABC News Hotline'', "Giraffes: A Silent Extinction"; "Blood Horns" - Outstanding National TV News Magazine * ''Univision Network News'', "Harvey, the Dog Who Survived the Hurricane" - Outstanding National TV News Feature * ''FOX 28/ABC6'', Columbus, Ohio, "12 Ohio Puppy Mills on Humane Society's List of the 'Horrible Hundred'" - Outstanding Local News Feature * ''FOX 31 KDVR-TV'' Denver, Colorado, "Cyanide Bombs"; "Unsanctioned Horse Racing Exposed"; ''KING 5 News'' Seattle, Washington, "Hound Hunting for Bears Continues Despite Ban" - Outstanding Local News Series * ''FOX 40 Sacramento, Studio 40 Live'', "Meat-less Memorial Day" - Outstanding Daytime Show * ''Mission Critical: Orangutan on the Edge''; ''War Dog: A Soldier's Best Friend'' - Outstanding TV Documentary * ''Dian Fossey: Secrets in the Mist'' - Outstanding TV Documentary Series * ''The Loud House'' "Frog Wild" - Outstanding Children's Programming * ''NPR Weekend Edition'', Simon Says, "Arcade Hunting: No Tribute to the Great Outdoors" - Outstanding Radio * Natasha Daly - Reporter of the Year * ''TIME'', "The Future of Zoos: Challenges Force Zoos to Change in Big Ways"; ''TIME'' Special Edition, "The Animal Mind: How They Think, How They Feel, How to Understand Them" - Outstanding Magazine Feature * ''Chicago Tribune'', "Trump Should Keep the Ban on Elephant Trophies"; "A Smart Reprieve for Great Lakes Wolves"; "Memo to the West: When You Hunt Grizzlies and Wolves, You Lose Midwest Tourists"; ''Los Angeles Times'', "There's a Grim Reality Behind Your Thanksgiving Turkey"; ''USA Today'', "A Christmas Puppy: The Tale of Animal Welfare" - Outstanding Editorial * ''The Washington Post'' Sports Columnist: Norman Chad "Animal Cruelty has given me a change of heart on animals used in sporting competition" - Outstanding Commentary * ''Business of Fashion'', Multiple Articles; ''National Geographic Wildlife Watch'', "Months After Raid on Infamous Tiger Temple, Plans for Off-Shoot Zoo Forge Ahead" - Outstanding Online * ''The Guardian'', Exclusive Footage Shows Elephants Being Captured in Zimbabwe for Chinese Zoos; ''The Observer'', Africa's New Elite Force: Women Gunning for Poachers and Fighting for a Better Life - Brigitte Bardot International Print/Online * ''Univision Network'' Facebook "To Eat or Not Eat Meat?" - Social Media

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The Humane Society of the United States
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Founding

Winner selection

Award ceremony

Past winners

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