Ark Trust Announces Winners of the Fifteenth Annual Genesis Awards!Entertainment Editors LOS ANGELES--(ENTERTAINMENT WIRE)--Feb. 27, 2001 'Chicken Run,' 'Dateline NBC NBC in full National Broadcasting Co. Major U.S. commercial broadcasting company. It was formed in 1926 by RCA Corp., General Electric Co. (GE), and Westinghouse and was the first U.S. company to operate a broadcast network. ,' 'Family Law,' 'Popular,' 'Politically Incorrect,' 'CNN & TIME,' 'The Wild Thornberrys' and the Comic Strip comic strip, combination of cartoon with a story line, laid out in a series of pictorial panels across a page and concerning a continuous character or set of characters, whose thoughts and dialogues are indicated by means of "balloons" containing written speech. 'Cathy' to Receive Awards at The Beverly Hilton on Saturday, March 10 "Chicken Run," "Dateline NBC Dateline NBC, or Dateline, is a U.S. weekly television newsmagazine broadcast by NBC similar to ABC's 20/20 or CBS's 60 Minutes. History The show, which has aired since 1992, is currently anchored by Ann Curry. ," "Family Law," "Popular," "Politically Incorrect politically incorrect adj. Disregarding or unconcerned with political correctness. political incorrectness n. Adj. 1. With Bill Maher William Maher, Jr., (pronounced: /mɑɹ/) (born January 20 1956) is an American comedian, actor, writer, and producer. ," "CNN CNN or Cable News Network Subsidiary company of Turner Broadcasting Systems. It was created by Ted Turner in 1980 to present 24-hour live news broadcasts, using satellites to transmit reports from news bureaus around the world. & TIME," "The Wild Thornberrys" and Cathy Guisewite's "Cathy" are among the 20 winners of the Fifteenth Annual Genesis Awards The following list includes all the awards and nominations received by the progressive rock band Genesis. This does not include any awards or nominations received for solo works or other group activities. , an international distinction that recognizes members of the major news and entertainment media for spotlighting animal issues with courage, creativity and integrity. "In our 15th year, we are truly inspired by the caliber of work being produced by these courageous members of the news and entertainment media," said Gretchen Wyler Gretchen Wyler (February 16, 1932 - May 27, 2007), was born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma as Gretchen Patricia Wienecke. She was raised in Bartlesville, Oklahoma, where her father was an engineer. , founder and president of The Ark Trust, Inc., a nonprofit, animal-protection organization and presenter of the Genesis Awards. Individuals from the major media -- film, television and print -- will be honored and on-hand to accept the awards at the star-studded, televised ceremony at The Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills Beverly Hills, city (1990 pop. 31,971), Los Angeles co., S Calif., completely surrounded by the city of Los Angeles; inc. 1914. The largely residential city is home to many motion-picture and television personalities. , Calif., on Saturday, March 10. Hosts Judd Nelson Judd Asher Nelson (born November 28, 1959) is an American actor and writer. He is perhaps best known for playing the rebellious John Bender in the 1985 cult classic The Breakfast Club. and Charlotte Ross Charlotte Ross (born January 21, 1968) is an American actress. She starred in NYPD Blue as Detective Connie McDowell from 2001 to 2004. She also appeared on Days of Our Lives as Eve Baron Donovan from 1987 to 1991. will be joined by celebrity presenters Catherine Bell This article is about the actress. For the politician, see Catherine J. Bell. Catherine Lisa Bell (born August 14, 1968 in London, England) is a Scottish-Iranian British-American actress best known as being David James Elliott's co-star, as fiancee and , Linda Blair, Jamie Cromwell, Tim Curry Timothy James Curry (born April 19, 1946) is an English actor, singer and composer, perhaps best known for his role as mad scientist Dr. Frank-N-Furter in The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975). He also had a career as a rock musician. , Valerie Harper Valerie Harper (born August 22, 1940 in Suffern, New York) is an Emmy Award-winning American actress, best known for her role as Rhoda Morgenstern-Gerard on the 1970s television show The Mary Tyler Moore Show, and its spinoff, Rhoda. , Tippi Hedren Nathalie Kay "Tippi" Hedren (born January 19, 1930)[1] is an American actress with a career spanning six decades. She is best known for her role as Melanie Daniels in Alfred Hitchcock's The Birds , Frances Fisher, Bill Goldberg, Wendie Malick, Taylor Momsen and Kelly, the canine star of "Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas," Kevin Nealon, Alan Rachins, Doris Roberts, Susan Sullivan and Dennis Weaver at the Fifteenth Annual Genesis Awards, a black-tie gala honoring outstanding individuals in the major news and entertainment media for spotlighting animal issues with courage, creativity and integrity. The taped-for-television event will celebrate its 11th year on air. "We look forward to having a spectacular show befitting be·fit·ting adj. Appropriate; suitable; proper. be·fit  ting·ly adv.Adj. 1. the new millennium," said Wyler, a former Broadway star and current TV actress (recent guest-star roles on "Judging Amy" and "Providence"). "We have an amazing list of winners in all areas of the media -- works that encompass a wide variety of pro-animal issues." The winners of the Fifteenth Annual Genesis Awards honoring outstanding works in 2000 are: Film Feature Film: "Chicken Run" (DreamWorks Pictures), for a creative and empathetic insight into chicken farming from the chickens' point of view. Television Network Newsmagazine: "Dateline NBC," for two powerful, sobering exposes -- on puppy mills and on broadtail fur, revealing its cruel and barbaric production. Reporter Chris Hansen will accept his Genesis Award in person. Television Dramatic Series: "Family Law" (CBS), for a timely and controversial story featuring a custody battle for a chimpanzee, exploring the arguments against keeping primates as companion animals. Television Comedy Series: "Popular" (The WB), for a script questioning the eating of cows and the wearing of leather. Television Talk Show: "Politically Incorrect With Bill Maher" (ABC), for fearlessly dissecting the arguments of those who defend hunting, declaring that the animals' right to live supersedes a dying child's wish to kill. Television Commercial: Land Rover, for a humanely inspired commercial, promoting a vehicle while also creating a touching moment of compassion for a rain-soaked dog. Cable Documentary: "Investigative Reports" (A&E), for a disturbing look at the perils facing the buffalo of Yellowstone National Park. Host Bill Kurtis will accept his Genesis Award in person. Cable Newsmagazine: "CNN & TIME" (CNN), for exposing the dark side of greyhound racing. Cable Documentary Series: "Earth Rescue" (Outdoor Life Network), for a shocking overview of elephants in circuses, exposing the cruel capture, transport, training methods and unnatural lifestyles they endure. PBS Documentary: "Nature," for an unprecedented look at the history of elephants held captive for human curiosity and entertainment. PBS Series: "ITN World News," for a graphic, heart-wrenching series exposing some of the worst cases of animal torture around the world. News Series: KING-TV (Seattle), for a groundbreaking, seven-part series revealing the unimaginable suffering of cows as they are turned into steaks and burgers at the IBP slaughterhouse in Washington state. News Feature: KARE-TV (Minneapolis), for revealing the horrible underlying cruelty to horses in the production of Premarin. Reality Programming: "Wild Rescues" (Animal Planet), for a series of powerful segments spotlighting animals in peril, and those people whose valiant efforts save them. Children's Programming: "Nick News With Linda Ellerbee." (Nickelodeon), for introducing information on myriad animal issues, presented in a format easily embraced by children. Children's Programming - Animated: "The Wild Thornberrys" (Nickelodeon), for a sterling season of inspired and clever episodes nurturing a sense of compassion and responsibility. Cartoonist: "Cathy," for challenging the fur industry's hype with style and wit, and for promoting the adoption of older dogs from shelters. Cathy Guisewite will accept her Genesis Award in person. Print Periodical: The Atlantic Monthly, for "From the Leash to the Laboratory," which unmasks the trade involving the theft of dogs for sale to laboratories. Special Awards Ark Trust International Award: Daily Express (United Kingdom), for "Terrible Despair of Animals Cut Up in Name of Research," a two-part expose on xenotransplantation horrors. Brigitte Bardot International Award: (ARTE), for a segment airing in France and Germany that shines the media spotlight on the shocking abuse of U.S. rodeo animals. Winners are selected from material released in 2000. Entries are submitted by those in the news and entertainment industry or by "people's choice," with finalists voted upon by the 17-member Genesis Awards Committee. Since its inception in 1986, the Genesis Awards has become the nation's premier animal issues "consciousness-raiser" and the award is the only major news and entertainment media distinction concerning animal issues. The Fifteenth Annual Genesis Awards will be taped for television in front of an anticipated audience of more than 1,000. The TV special will air on Animal Planet on Saturday, May 12, 6 p.m. and 9 p.m. (PT) and 9 p.m. and midnight (ET), and on Sunday, May 13, at 10 a.m. (PT) and 1 p.m. (ET). Wyler and Robert Halmi Sr. are the executive producers and Paul Flattery is the producer of the special. Event Patron is Hallmark Entertainment. Event Benefactor is Culinary Revolution. Sponsors are PETsMART Charities and ARKCLUB.NET, a division of Mudix Group Japan. |
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