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.
This year’s awards will be co-hosted by “Love Island USA” host, actress and best-selling author Ariana Madix alongside Netflix’s “Too Hot to Handle” star and “Boyfriend Material” podcast host Harry Jowsey.
Madix said in a statement, “Hosting the EMA Awards and bringing awareness to projects that are quite literally saving the planet is truly an honor. I’m excited to be part of an evening that lets sustainability shine and have a great time in the process!”
Jowsey said, “It’s really special to be celebrating such an important cause at the EMA Awards this year. I feel honored to be included in this special night, to share some laughs along the way, and to learn from the incredible projects being recognized.”
Ariana Madix and Harry Jowsey will co-host the Environmental Media Awards on Oct. 11.
The EMAs honors film and television productions that have demonstrated achievements in environmental storytelling and sustainable producing. It specifically focuses on titles with narratives that inspire climate and environmental action. Awards are presented in feature film, documentary film, documentary series, reality series, children’s series, drama series, variety series and student film categories.
EMA board members expected to attend include Malin Åkerman, star of Netflix’s “Hunting Wives,” who will attend alongside her co-stars. Joining her are fellow EMA Board Members Madelaine Petsch, Wendie Malick, Brie Garcia with sister Nikki Garcia, and Emmanuelle Chriqui, in addition to talent including Kathy Griffin, Selma Blair, Jenna Dewan, and Caylee Cowan, the EMA Young Hollywood Board Chair. EMA Executive Board Co-Chair Lance Bass will serve as the gala’s first celebrity executive producer.
The awards will take place Oct. 11 at the Radford Studio Center in Los Angeles.
The nominees are as follows:
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 “S1 Ep 1 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: April 25, 2025: Al Gore, Sen. Adam Schiff, Bret Stephens”– HBO in association with Bill Maher Productions
In collaboration with the Green Film School Alliance, the EMA Student Film nominees are:
Student Film:
- Patchwork In Progress– School: Cal State Long Beach
- NISHI- School: IAFM – Eco Film Lab Residency
- Ashes to the Eyes– School: The City College of New York
