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In The Press

the wrap: Rainn Wilson, Kathy Griffin Call Out Environmental Inaction at EMA Awards: ‘Incredibly Frustrating’

Plus, the 35th annual Environmental Media Association Awards gala pays tribute to Robert Redford, Diane Keaton, Jane Goodall and the LAFD.

Rainn Wilson was honored with the EMA Ongoing Commitment Award at the 35th annual Environmental Media Association Awards gala on Saturday. But if you ask the actor, he has a theory as to why more of Hollywood isn’t constantly speaking out about something as globally dire as sustainability.

The hollywood reporter: ‘The Wild Robot,’ ‘The Daily Show’ Among Winners at Environmental Media Awards

The 35th annual Environmental Media Association Awards were handed out on Saturday night, recognizing the greenest projects of the last year.

people: Malin Akerman Brings Husband Jack Donnelly and Son Sebastian, 12, to the EMA Awards, Plus Glen Powell, Sydney Sweeney and More

Celebrities have been everywhere this week, from Malin Akerman receiving support from her family at the EMA Awards in Studio City, California, to Glen Powell serving as the NASCAR grand marshall in Las Vegas. Meanwhile, Sydney Sweeney dons a preppy look in West Hollywood, California, and Kylie Jenner keeps it chic and simple in Los Angeles.

deadline: Documentary In The Works On Jane Goodall From Filmmaker Richard Ladkani, Director Of Oscar Contender ‘Yanuni’

For the last several years, award-winning filmmaker Richard Ladkani has been at work on a pair of films, among them the current Oscar-contending Yanuni, about a woman Indigenous leader who is fighting to save the Brazilian Amazon at great personal risk.

Variety: The Environmental Media Assn. Awards Just Want to Have Fun With Lance Bass, Malin Akerman, Rainn Wilson and Other Eco-Friendly Stars

The green (not red) carpet rolls out for the 35th Annual EMA Awards Gala on Oct. 11 at the Radford Studio Center in Studio City with hosts Ariana Madix ("Love Island USA") and Harry Jowsey ("Boyfriend Material")

Variety: ‘Jurassic World Rebirth,’ ‘The Wild Robot’ and ‘Wicked’ Lead Environmental Media Awards Nominations

The Environmental Media Awards has revealed its nominees and hosts for the 35th annual awards ceremony. Notable nominees this year include “Jurassic World Rebirth,” “The Wild Robot” and “Wicked” on the feature film front, and episodes of “Abbott Elementary,” “The Simpsons,” “Alien: Earth,” “Yellowstone,” “Paradise,” “Grey’s Anatomy,” and “The Daily Show” among others across the various television categories.

The Wrap: Ariana Madix, Harry Jowsey to Host 35th Environmental Media Association Awards Gala

From the ballroom to the Radford Studio Center, former “Dancing With the Stars” contestants and reality TV veterans Ariana Madix and Harry Jowsey are set to co-host the 35th Environmental Media Association Awards gala next month.

2025 Nominees

*Winner

Feature film

Jurassic World Rebirth
Universal pictures, Amblin Entertainment

The Wild Robot*
DreamWorks Animation, Universal Pictures

Wicked
Universal Pictures

Documentary Film

YANUNI*
Malaika Pictures

Octopus!
Amazon MGM Studios, Jigsaw Productions, Wells Street Films

The Last Rhinos: A New Hope
National Geographic, Sixty-Six Media Inc.

Paul Junger Witt Comedy Series

Common Side Effects “Pilot”*
Adult Swim

Abbott Elementary “Volunteers”
Warner. Bros Television

The Simpsons “The Past and the Furious”
A Gracie Films Production in Association with 20th Television Animation

Documentary Series

The Americas “The Gulf Coast”*
BBC Studios Natural History Unit, in association with Universal Television Alternative Studio, a division of Universal Studio Group

Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom Protecting the Wild “Safe Passage For Whales”
Hearst Media Production Group, Mutual of Omaha

Wild Hope “Thunder and Fire”
HHMI Tangled Bank Studios and Red Rock Films

reality Series

Top Chef “Foraged in Fire”
NBCUniversal, Bravo, Magical Elves

The Visioneers with Zay Harding “Sustainable Skylines”*
Hearst Media Production Group, VoLo Foundation

Life Below Zero: “Night Moves”
Produced by BBC Studios for National Geographic

Children’s Series

Jane “Pan troglodytes”
Apple TV+ in association with Sinking Ship Entertainment

Mission Unstoppable “Filtering Water, Frog Babies, and Firefighting”*
Hearst Media Production Group, Lyda Hill Philanthropies, Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media.

A Real Bug's Life “Love in the Forest”
National Geographic, Plimsoll Productions

Drama Series

Alien: Earth “Neverland”
FX on Hulu

Yellowstone “Life is a Promise”
Linson Entertainment, Bosque Ranch Productions, Treehouse Films, 101 Studios, MTV Entertainment Studios

Paradise “The Day”
20th Television

Grey’s Anatomy “Drop it Like it’s Hot”*
shondaland & 20th television

Variety Series

The Daily Show “Nick Offerman Is Sounding the Alarm: America’s National Parks Are Under Attack”*
Comedy Central (Paramount)

Aventura Gastronómica Colombia S3 episode “Taganga”
Sony Pictures Television

Real Time With Bill Maher
S23 E13: “Al Gore, Sen. Adam Schiff, Bret Stephens”
HBO in association with Bill Maher Productions

Student Film Award

Patchwork In Progress
Cal State Long Beach

NISHI*
IAFM – Eco Film Lab Residency

Ashes to the Eyes
The City College of New York

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A Night of Celebration For Excellence in Environmental Storytelling

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