25th annual Genesis Awards - nominations

The Humane Society of the United States has announced the nominees for their 25th Annual Genesis Awards for "producing outstanding works that raise public awareness of animal issues." Two films were nominated in the feature film category. They were How to Train Your Dragon and The Switch.

The Elephant in the Living Room and Oceans received nominations in the Feature Documentary category.

Television shows that received nominations include The Colbert Report, The Daily Show, The Simpsons, Law & Order: Criminal Intent, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, and True Blood.

Sex in the City star Kristin Davis will be honoured with the Wyler Award for garnering media attention about the plight of orphaned African elephants.

The 25th Genesis Awards will be Saturday, March 19, 2011, at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza in Los Angeles, CA.
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Complete list of nominations for the 25th Anniversary Genesis Awards

FEATURE FILM
How to Train Your Dragon - DreamWorks Animation
The Switch - Miramax Films

FEATURE DOCUMENTARY
The Elephant in the Living Room - NightFly Entertainment
Oceans - Disneynature / Pathe Films

SID CAESAR COMEDY AWARD
The Colbert Report, "Zoos, Bullfighting" - Comedy Central
The Daily Show, "Big Red Dogs" - Comedy Central
The Simpsons, "The Squirt and the Whale" - FOX

DRAMATIC SERIES
Law & Order: Criminal Intent, "Inhumane Society" - USA Network
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, "Beef" - NBC
True Blood, "Hitting the Ground" - HBO

TV NEWSMAGAZINE
Anderson Cooper 360, "How Safe is Your Food?" - CNN
Inside Edition, "Horse Slaughter" - Syndicated
Issues with Jane Velez-Mitchel, Multiple Issues - HLN
Nightline, "Got Milk?" - ABC

NEWS FEATURE
CNN News, "Rescuing the Pelicans"
KABC 7 Eyewitness News (Los Angeles), "Bunny Cruelty"
KHOU-TV (Houston) , "The Dog Factory: Dying to Breed"; "The Gulf Oil Spill: BP's Voiceless Victims"
KTLA News at 10 (Los Angeles), "Puppy Mills Exclusive Investigation"; "Dogfighting Investigation"; "Hatchery Hell – Investigative Report"

NEWS SERIES
KHOU-TV (Houston), "Cal-Maine Eggs: The Incredible Inedible Lie"
KTNV (Channel 13, Las Vegas), "Look Puppies!"
WOIO TV 19 Action News (Cleveland), "Ohio Dairy Farm Animal Abuse"

MORNING NEWS SHOW
CBS News Morning, "Going, Going, Gone / All Aflutter"
The Early Show, "Saving the Sharks" - CBS
Today, "Abused Thoroughbreds" - NBC

TALK SHOW
Dr. Phil, "Confronting Animal Abuse" - Syndicated
Larry King Live, "SeaWorld Trainer Death" - CNN
The Oprah Winfrey Show, "All-Animal Show" - Syndicated

TV DOCUMENTARY
Fatal Attractions: Big Cats - Animal Planet
My Child is a Monkey - National Geographic Channel

REALITY SERIES
Blood Dolphins - Animal Planet
It's Me or the Dog: Bully Breeds - Animal Planet
Last Chance Highway: The Great Escape - Animal Planet

BRIGITTE BARDOT INTERNATIONAL
60 Minutes Australia, "Natural Born Killers" - Nine Network Australia
Carte Blanche, "Monkey Town" - M-Net South Africa

OUTSTANDING WRITTEN WORD MAGAZINE
Conde Nast Traveler, "On The Firing Line," by Susan Hack
National Geographic Magazine, "The Kingpin," by Bryan Christy
The New York Times Magazine, "The Animal-Cruelty Syndrome," by Charles Siebert
Time, "Inside the Minds of Animals," by Jeffrey Kluger

SERIES OF NEWSPAPER ARTICLES
Isthmus (Wisconsin), "Animal Research," by Bill Lueders
Los Angeles Times, "Rhino Poaching," by Robyn Dixon

COLUMNIST
The Atlantic, "Consider the Turkey," by James McWilliams
Los Angeles Times, "Where Captives Put on a Show," by Steve Lopez

BRIGITTE BARDOT INTERNATIONAL PRINT
Daily Express (UK), multiple articles by Bonnie Estridge
Daily Mail (UK), multiple articles by Danny Penman
The Sunday Times (UK), investigative series by Jonathan Calvert, Claire Newell, Solvej Krause and Cecile Schoon
The Sunday Times (UK), multiple articles by Daniel Foggo

WILLIAM WILBERFORCE AWARD
Adventist Review, "What Are We Really Doing to God's Creatures?," by Sandra Blackmer
Christianity Today, "A Feast Fit for the King," by Leslie Leyland Fields

THE WYLER AWARD RECIPIENT
Kristin Davis