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When: Friday, August 21, 2020 @ 5PM/PST
Deets: The Environmental Media Association (EMA) announced this year’s EMA Awards film and television nominees. For the first time in 30 years, and in response to the current pandemic, the annual EMA Awards will be presented virtually on a variety of online platforms — giving global access to the ceremony.
The live ceremony will be hosted by Activist, Entertainer and Co-Chair of the Executive EMA Board Lance Bass on Thursday, August 20th, 2020 at 5pm PST / 8pm EST. The program will livestream on both the EMA YouTube and Facebookpages as well as Artists United for Amazonia and several celebrity social accounts. Post the initial livestream, the entire ceremony will be uploaded on the EMA Instagram page.
Although different from the past, this year’s EMA Awards will continue the tradition of celebrating environmental messaging in the media. It honors brave storytellers across the film and television industry that champion environmental action and empower a green economy for all. EMA has made great strides in public awareness and has become the pop culture voice for sustainable issues.
Nomination highlights include:
· Apple TV+ submitted for the first time and has received a nomination for Home.
· The Walt Disney Company is the frontrunner in this year’s race and represented in almost every category with eight total nominations. Included in the nominees is Disneynature’s Elephant, narrated by Meghan Markle, The Duchess of Sussex.
· WarnerMedia is also a high contender with seven total nominations across the Documentary Film, Television Episodic Drama, Children’s Television, and Variety Television categories.
· NBCUniversal has three nominations.
· ViacomCBS and Discovery each have two nominations.
· Sony Pictures, PBS and Toho Co., Ltd. each have one nomination.
Complete list of 2020 EMA Awards nominees:
Feature Film
· Dark Waters (Focus Features/Participant)
· Weathering with You (Toho Co., Ltd./STORY Inc./CoMix Wave Films)
· Frozen 2 (Walt Disney Animation Studios)
Documentary Film
Disneynature’s Elephant (The Walt Disney Studios)
· The Story of Plastic (Discovery Channel)
· Ted Turner: Captain Planet (WarnerMedia)
Documentary Series
· Activate “Ending Plastic Pollution” (National Geographic)
· Home “Sweden” (Apple TV+)
· 60 minutes “Venice is Drowning” (ViacomCBS)
· What's Eating America “Overcooked” (NBCUniversal/MSNBC)
Television Episodic Drama
· Queen Sugar “Of Several Centuries” (WarnerMedia)
· Chernobyl "Please Remain Calm" (WarnerMedia)
· Madam Secretary “"The New Normal" (ViacomCBS)
· Snowpiercer "First, the Weather Changed" (WarnerMedia)
EMA Paul Junger Witt Comedy Award
· The Politician "What's in the Box?" (Fox 21)
· It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia “The Gang Solves Global Warming" (FX Networks)
· Mixed-ish "Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now" (ABC Studios)
Reality Television
· Project Runway "The Ultimate Upcycle" (NBCUniversal/Bravo)
· Property Brothers “Forever Home” (Scott Brothers Entertainment/HGTV/Discovery)
· Shark Tank Season 11, Episode 1101 (Sony Pictures)
Children’s Television
· Puppy Dog Pals "Yay! Earth Day!" (Disney Junior)
· Sesame Street "Earth Day" (WarnerMedia)
· Nature Cat "Soil Turmoil/Wisteria Hysteria" (PBS/ Spiffy Pictures/9 Story Media Group)
Variety Television
· Little Big Shots "Best Day of My Life" (WarnerMedia)
· Last Week Tonight with John Oliver Season 6, Episode 101 (WarnerMedia)
· Jimmy Kimmel Live “"George Clooney Against DUMBF**KERY" (ABC Studios)
The EMA Awards will be presented by Barry’s, City National Bank, ECOS plant-powered cleaners, and H&M Foundation. EMA has partnered with Simone Friedman/EJF Philanthropies, Kellogg Garden Products and Modern Trust to globally broadcast this year’s awards show. Other event collaborators include 501CTHREE.org, Artists United for Amazonia and Harvard Chan C-CHANGE.
More information on the 30th Annual EMA Awards can be found at https://www.green4ema.org/ema-awards.
About the Environmental Media Association
The Environmental Media Association (EMA), a nonprofit 501(c)3, has grown into a diverse subsection of entertainment industry tastemakers, entrepreneurs in finance and technology, and green icons dedicated to the mission of promoting environmental progress. EMA is a movement powered by celebrity role-modeling, campaign work, social media messaging, year-round programs as well as annual events. For additional information please visit green4ema.org.
Who You May Spot: Lance Bass, Jaden Smith, Malin Åkerman, Nikki Reed and Ian Somerhalder, Drew Scott and Linda Phan, Karrueche Tran, Constance Zimmer, Frances Fisher, Wendie Malick, Ed Begley Jr., Amy Smart and Carter Oosterhouse, Eric Christian Olsen, Emmanuelle Chriqui and more.
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