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2015 Film Competition

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GRAND TETON AWARD WINNER

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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
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WINNER
Life Story -

First Steps

BBC Natural History Unit, BBC Worldwide, Discovery, France TV and The Open University 
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Brothers in Blood: The Lions of Sabi Sand

Discovery Networks International 
Aquavision Television Productions
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Disneynature 
Monkey Kingdom

Disneynature
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Best Wildlife Habitat Program

Sponsored by NHK (Japan Broadcasting Corporation)
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WINNER
Congo- Deep and Dangerous (Ep. 1)

Doclights GmbH/NDR Naturfilm; Blue Planet Film, NDR, ARTE, ORF, WDR and National Geographic WILD 
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Africa's Giant Killers

Icon Films in association with Natural History Film Unit Botswana, BBC and Animal Planet 
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Vanishing Kings

A co-production by ORF, Interspot Film, ARTE, Smithsonian Networks, Into Nature Productions and Boksdocs
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Best Conservation Program

Sponsored by HHMI/Tangled Bank Studios
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WINNER
The Messenger

Songbirdsos Productions Inc. and Films À Cinq/ARTE France 
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I Bought a Rainforest

KEO Films/The Open University for 
BBC Two 
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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    
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Best People & Nature Program

Sponsored by The Nature Conservancy
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WINNER
Natural World: The Bat Man of Mexico

Windfall Films 
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I Bought 
a Rainforest

KEO Films/The Open University for BBC Two 
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India's Wandering Lions

Ammonite Ltd., Kosmik Global Pvt. Ltd., Earth Touch and Discovery Communications India
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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   
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Best Science & Nature Program

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Sponsored by Marco Polo Films
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WINNER
License to Krill

DOX Productions Ltd, Films á Cinq, Arte France in association with NOVA/WGBH
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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
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THIN ICE - The Inside Story of Climate Science

DOX Productions, Oxford University and Victoria University, Wellington
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Conservation Hero

Sponsored by World Wildlife Fund
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WINNER
E.O. Wilson - Of Ants and Men

Shining Red Productions, Inc. for PBS
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Natural World: The Bat Man 
of Mexico

Windfall Films
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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

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Tiger Tiger

George Butler/White Mountain Films
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Educational/Institutional Program

Sponsored by North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences
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WINNER
Great Transitions: The Origin 
of Tetrapods

Howard Hughes 
Medical Institute
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An Elephant's Tale: 
The Matriarch

Wildlife Conservation Society
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Disneynature Monkey Kingdom-A Conservation Story

Disneynature
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Great Transitions: The Origin 
of Birds

Howard Hughes 
Medical Institute
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Best Limited Series - Long Form

Sponsored by Universum/ORF
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WINNER
Life Story

BBC Natural History Unit, BBC Worldwide, Discovery, France TV and The Open University
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Hidden Kingdoms

BBC Natural History Unit, BBC Worldwide, Discovery Channel, France TV, CCTV
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Your Inner Fish

Tangled Bank Studios, Windfall Films for PBS
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Best Limited Series - Short Form

Sponsored by Discovery
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WINNER
Deep Look

KQED, PBS Digital Studios
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If Not Us Then Who?

Handcrafted Films 
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Power of Nature

BBC Earth Productions
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Best Children's Program

Sponsored by Boréales
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WINNER
Secrets of Bumblebees

A co-production by ORF and Power of Earth Productions in association with ORF-Enterprise, bm:ukk and Kultur NÖ
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Naomi's Nightmares of Nature Series 2 - Central American Coast

BBC 

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NATURE - A Sloth Named Velcro

BelugaSmile Productions, LLC & THIRTEEN Productions LLC for the PBS Nature series
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The Marvelous Musical Report (of the Marine National Monuments)

Open Boat Films, LLC, Sisbro Studios
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Best Hosted or Presenter-led Program

Sponsored by National Geographic Studios
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WINNER
David Attenborough's Natural History Museum Alive 3D

Colossus Productions, Sky and 
Atlantic Productions
Host: David Attenborough
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The Secret Life of 
Your House

The Garden Productions
Presenter: Dr. George McGavin
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Your Inner Fish, 
Episode 1

Tangled Bank Studios, Windfall Films 
for PBS
Presenter: Neil Shubin
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Best Short Program

Sponsored by MFA in Science & Natural History Filmmaking, Montana State University
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WINNER
Return of the Cicadas

Samuel Orr
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Animated Life: Pangea

Howard Hughes Medical Institute & Sweet Fern Productions
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Galapagos: 
Nature's Wonderland

Colossus Productions film in association with SKY 3D
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Best Short Short
Sponsored by Conservation Media Group

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WINNER
Power of Nature: Elephants

BBC Earth Productions 
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An Elephant's Tale: The Matriarch

Wildlife Conservation Society
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Pygmy Seahorses: Masters of Camouflage

KQED and PBS Digital Studios
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Why Bears

Wildlife Media & TriFilm
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Best Theatrical

Sponsored by Terra Mater Factual Studios
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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

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Disneynature 
Monkey Kingdom

Disneynature
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Unbranded

Fin & Fur Films, Cedar Creek Productions, Implement Productions
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Best Immersive

Sponsored by Sky-Skan
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WINNER
Tiny Giants 3D

BBC Earth Productions
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David Attenborough's Natural History Museum Alive 3D

Colossus Productions, Sky and Atlantic Productions 
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Habitat Earth

California Academy of Sciences
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Humpback Whales

MacGillivray Freeman Films, Pacific Life 
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Marian Zunz Emerging Filmmaker
Sponsored by Disneynature

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WINNER
Return of the River

Elwafilm LLC
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16 Legs: Spider Love

Bookend Trust
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Sirocco - How a Dud Became a Stud

Ashwika Kapur, Centre for Science Communication- Otago University
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Best Interactive Media

Sponsored by BBC Earth
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WINNER
David Attenborough's Natural History Museum Alive 3D App

Atlantic Productions 
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PLUM LANDING

WGBH Educational Foundation
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The Evolution Lab

NOVA/WGBH
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ZooMoo App

ZooMoo Networks
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Best Sound

Sponsored by Dolby Laboratories
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WINNER
Disneynature Monkey Kingdom

Disneynature
Sound Recordist: Andrew Yarme, Sound Editor: Kate Hopkins, AMPS, Tim Owens
Sound Mixers: Andrew Wilson, AMPS. 
                        David E. Fluhr, CAS.
                  Johnathan Rush
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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

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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

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Best Cinematography

Sponsored by Sony Electronics
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WINNER
Wild Yellowstone - Frozen Frontier

Brain Farm Digital Cinema for Nat Geo Wild and Terra Mater Factual Studios
Cinematography: John Shier, Dawson Dunning, Curt Morgan.
Aerial Cinematography: Nel Boshoff, Richard Burton, Greg Wheeler, Nick Wolcott;
Additional Cinematography: Howard Bourne, Jeff Hogan, Theo Jebb

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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
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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 
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Best Editing

Sponsored by Panasonic
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WINNER
Wild Yellowstone - Frozen Frontier

Brain Farm Digital Cinema for Nat Geo WILD and Terra Mater Studios
Editor: James Taggart
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Jago: A Life Underwater

Underdog Films Production in association with James Morgan Films, Fantomline Pictures and Vistaar Productions
Editor: Sam Rogers

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NATURE - Touching 
the Wild

NATURE—Touching the Wild
Passion Planet & THIRTEEN Productions LLC for PBS Nature series
Editor: Charles Davies

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Best Original Musical Score

Sponsored by PBS
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WINNER
David Attenborough's Natural History Museum Alive 3D

Colossus Productions, Sky and Atlantic Productions
Composer: Ilan Eshkeri
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Disneynature Monkey Kingdom

Disneynature
Composer: 
Harry Gregson-Williams

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Poached

Ignite Channel and Doc Life Films
Composer: Mark Orton




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Wonders of the Monsoon: The Drought

BBC Natural History Unit, BBC Worldwide and Discovery
Composer: Nitin Sawhney

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Best Writing

Sponsored by Nat Geo WILD
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WINNER
E.O. Wilson - Of Ants and Men

Shining Red Productions, Inc. for PBS
Writer: Graham Townsley
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Return of the River

Elwafilm LLC 
Writer: Jessica Plumb
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Your Inner Fish, 
Episode 1

Tangled Bank Studios, Windfall Films for PBS
Writer: David Dugan
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Special Jury Nominations

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WINNER
Shark Girl

Kaufmann Productions Pty Ltd
 In Association with ABC Australia, Screen Australia, Smithsonian Channel & Terra Mater

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WINNER
The Secret Garden: Spring Awakening

Doclights GmbH / NDR Naturfilm, nautilusfilm GmbH, NDR, NDR/ARTE, ORF

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WINNER
The Secret Life of Your House

The Garden Productions
Presenter: Dr. George McGavin
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Dolphins-Spy in the Pod

John Downer Productions
BBC, BBC Worldwide, Discovery Channel

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Project Impact Award

Sponsored by Emerging Wildlife Conservation Leaders
Films nominated for the identifiable conservation impact of the projects or initiatives they portray.
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WINNER
Return of the River

Elwafilm LLC 
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Shark Girl

Kaufmann Productions Pty Ltd
In Association with ABC Australia, Screen Australia, Smithsonian Channel & Terra Mater
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What's the Catch?

Essential Media and Entertainment

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