2015 WINNERS ANNOUNCED!
This year’s submissions included nearly 1,000 category entries, a record number, competing for 23 special awards. The 2015 award winners are selected by a distinguished panel of international judges, who donate their expertise and thousands of hours to judge entries. This year’s judging sessions logged over 3200 hours.
GRAND TETON AWARD WINNER
WINNER
Jago: A Life Underwater
Underdog Films Production in association with James Morgan Films, Fantomline Pictures and Vistaar Productions
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 | Best Animal Behavior Program
Sponsored by Vulcan Productions |
WINNER |  Brothers in Blood: The Lions of Sabi Sand | 
Disneynature |
 | Best Wildlife Habitat Program
Sponsored by NHK (Japan Broadcasting Corporation) |
WINNER |  Africa's Giant Killers
Icon Films in association with Natural History Film Unit Botswana, BBC and Animal Planet WATCH TRAILER |  Vanishing KingsA co-production by ORF, Interspot Film, ARTE, Smithsonian Networks, Into Nature Productions and Boksdocs WATCH TRAILER |
 | Best Conservation Program
Sponsored by HHMI/Tangled Bank Studios |
WINNER |  I Bought a Rainforest |  Racing Extinction
Oceanic Preservation Society, Presented by Okeanos - Foundation for the Sea and the Discovery Channel. In association with Vulcan Productions, Earth Day Texas, JP’s Peace, Love & Happiness Foundation, Diamond Docs, and Insurgent Media WATCH TRAILER |
 | Best People & Nature Program
Sponsored by The Nature Conservancy |
WINNER | 
I Bought |  India's Wandering Lions
Ammonite Ltd., Kosmik Global Pvt. Ltd., Earth Touch and Discovery Communications India WATCH TRAILER |  Racing Extinction
Oceanic Preservation Society, Presented by Okeanos - Foundation for the Sea and the Discovery Channel. In association with Vulcan Productions, Earth Day Texas, JP’s Peace, Love & Happiness Foundation, Diamond Docs, and Insurgent Media WATCH TRAILER |
Best Science & Nature Program
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Sponsored by Marco Polo Films |
WINNER |  Racing Extinction
Oceanic Preservation Society, Presented by Okeanos - Foundation for the Sea and the Discovery Channel. In association with Vulcan Productions, Earth Day Texas, JP’s Peace, Love & Happiness Foundation, Diamond Docs, and Insurgent Media WATCH TRAILER |  THIN ICE - The Inside Story of Climate Science |
 | Conservation Hero
Sponsored by World Wildlife Fund |
WINNER | 
Natural World: The Bat Man |  Racing Extinction
Oceanic Preservation Society, Presented by Okeanos - Foundation for the Sea and the Discovery Channel. In association with Vulcan Productions, Earth Day Texas, JP’s Peace, Love & Happiness Foundation, Diamond Docs, and Insurgent Media
| Tiger Tiger |
 | Educational/Institutional Program
Sponsored by North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences |
WINNER | 
An Elephant's Tale: |  Disneynature Monkey Kingdom-A Conservation Story | 
Great Transitions: The Origin |
 | Best Limited Series - Long Form
Sponsored by Universum/ORF |
WINNER |  Hidden Kingdoms
BBC Natural History Unit, BBC Worldwide, Discovery Channel, France TV, CCTV WATCH TRAILER |  Your Inner Fish |
 | Best Limited Series - Short Form
Sponsored by Discovery |
WINNER |  If Not Us Then Who? |  Power of Nature |
 | Best Children's Program
Sponsored by Boréales |
WINNER |  Naomi's Nightmares of Nature Series 2 - Central American CoastBBC |  NATURE - A Sloth Named Velcro |  The Marvelous Musical Report (of the Marine National Monuments) |
 | Best Hosted or Presenter-led Program
Sponsored by National Geographic Studios |
WINNER | 
The Secret Life of | 
Your Inner Fish, |
 | Best Short Program |
WINNER |  Animated Life: Pangea | 
Galapagos: |
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Best Short Short |
WINNER |  An Elephant's Tale: The Matriarch |  Pygmy Seahorses: Masters of Camouflage
KQED and PBS Digital Studios WATCH TRAILER |  Why Bears |
 | Best Theatrical
Sponsored by Terra Mater Factual Studios |
WINNER | 
Disneynature |  Unbranded
Fin & Fur Films, Cedar Creek Productions, Implement Productions WATCH TRAILER |
 | Best Immersive
Sponsored by Sky-Skan |
WINNER |  David Attenborough's Natural History Museum Alive 3D |  Habitat Earth |  Humpback Whales |
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Marian Zunz Emerging Filmmaker |
WINNER |  16 Legs: Spider Love |  Sirocco - How a Dud Became a Stud |
 | Best Interactive Media
Sponsored by BBC Earth |
WINNER |  PLUM LANDING |  The Evolution Lab
NOVA/WGBH WATCH TRAILER |  ZooMoo App |
 | Best Sound
Sponsored by Dolby Laboratories |
WINNER |  Gorongosa Park: Rebirth of Paradise - New Blood
Off the Fence Productions Sound Editors: Nicholas Allan, Paul Clark, Re-recording Mixer: Phil Jenkins and Andrew Wilson , Sound Recordist: Sebastian Dunn, ADR Mixer: Peter Stoel, Foley Artist: Richard Hinton |  Racing Extinction
Oceanic Preservation Society, Presented by Okeanos - Foundation for the Sea and the Discovery Channel. In association with Vulcan Productions, Earth Day Texas, JP’s Peace, Love & Happiness Foundation, Diamond Docs, and Insurgent Media Sound: Mickey Houlihan Post-Production Sound Services: Skywalker Sound a Lucasfilm Ltd. Company CA |
 | Best Cinematography
Sponsored by Sony Electronics |
WINNER |  Hidden Kingdoms - Under Open Skies
BBC Natural History Unit, BBC Worldwide, Discovery Channel, France TV, and CCTV Cinematography: Rod Clarke, Jonathan Jones, Alastair MacEwen, Mark Payne-Gill and Keith Brust WATCH TRAILER |  Life Story - First Steps
BBC Natural History Unit, BBC Worldwide, Discovery, France TV and The Open University Cinematography: Mateo Willis, Mark Payne-Gill and Jamie McPherson WATCH TRAILER |
 | Best Editing
Sponsored by Panasonic |
WINNER |  Jago: A Life Underwater
Underdog Films Production in association with James Morgan Films, Fantomline Pictures and Vistaar Productions Editor: Sam Rogers | 
NATURE - Touching |
 | Best Original Musical Score
Sponsored by PBS |
WINNER |  Disneynature Monkey Kingdom |  Poached
Ignite Channel and Doc Life Films Composer: Mark Orton |  Wonders of the Monsoon: The Drought
BBC Natural History Unit, BBC Worldwide and Discovery Composer: Nitin Sawhney |
 | Best Writing
Sponsored by Nat Geo WILD |
WINNER | Return of the River | 
Your Inner Fish, |
 | Special Jury Nominations |
WINNER | 
WINNER | 
WINNER |  Dolphins-Spy in the Pod
John Downer Productions BBC, BBC Worldwide, Discovery Channel |
 | Project Impact Award
Sponsored by Emerging Wildlife Conservation Leaders Films nominated for the identifiable conservation impact of the projects or initiatives they portray. |
WINNER |  Shark Girl
Kaufmann Productions Pty Ltd In Association with ABC Australia, Screen Australia, Smithsonian Channel & Terra Mater WATCH TRAILER |  What's the Catch?
Essential Media and Entertainment
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