Media today deepens understanding of the world around us, inspires commitment to protect and restore the natural systems upon which all life depends and empowers the radical changes that will be required to do so. Nature film’s equivalent to the Oscars®, the Jackson Wild Media Awards celebrate excellence and innovation in nature, science and conservation storytelling. 

Jackson Wild's Special Jury Recognition welcomes nominations for both people and media projects pushing the boundaries of storytelling to create authentic engagement about the wild that achieve global impact. There are no entry fees to nominate individuals or projects!

Apply to be a preliminary judge

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The Awards Ceremony

The winners of the 2022 Jackson Wild Media Awards will announced live on September 29, 2022 during the Jackson Wild Summit in Austria.

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On Tour

Jackson Wild On Tour brings the best wildlife, nature & science films from the Awards around the world for screening events, amplifying the impact of their stories.

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Previous Awards

2020

2019

2018

2017

2016

2015

2014

2013

2012

2011

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Grand Teton Award Winners

​2021
YOUTH v GOV
Barrelmaker Productions and Vulcan Productions

2020
My Octopus Teacher
Sea Change Project & Off the Fence - A ZDFE company, A Netflix Original Production​

2019
The Biggest Little Farm
NEON and LD Entertainment present a FarmLore Films production in association with Diamond Docs and Impact Partners & Artemis Rising

2018 (Science Media Awards)
Laws of the Lizard
Day's Edge Productions for Smithsonian Channel
Producers: Neil Losin, Nate Dappen

2017
The Ivory Game
A Netflix Documentary, Terra Mater Film Studios and Vulcan Productions in association with Malaika Pictures in association with Appian Way
Producers: Walter Köhler, Kief Davidson, Wolfgang Knöpfler, Leonardo DiCaprio

2016 (Science Media Awards)
David Attenborough's Light on Earth
Terra Mater Factual Studios/Ammonite Films, CuriosityStream, with: BBC, UKTV, ABC Australia
Producers: Martin Dohrn, Joe Loncraine

2015
Jago: A Life Underwater
Underdog Films
Producer: James Reed

2014 (Science Media Awards)
Particle Fever
PF Productions, LLC & Anthos Media, LLC
Producer: David Kaplan

2013
On a River in Ireland
Crossing the Line Films
Producer: Cepa Giblin

2011
Broken Tail
Crossing the Line Films
Producer: John Murray

2009
Green
Tawak Productions
Producer: Patrick Rouxel

2007
Galapagos: Born on Fire
BBC Natural History Unit, National Geographic, BBC Worldwide
Producer: Patrick Morris

2005
Homeland: Four Portraits of Native Action
The Katadhin Foundation
Producer: Roberta Grossman

2003
The Cultured Ape
Scorer Associates
Producer: Brian Leith

2001
Mzima: Haunt of the Riverhorse
Survival Anglia Ltd/National Geographic Television
Producers: Mark Deeble & Victoria Stone

1999
Vision Man
Aby Long Productions
Producer: Lars Aby

1997
People of the Sea
International Wildlife Films
Producer: Patrick Morris

1995
Life in the Freezer: The Big Freeze
BBC/National Geographic Television
Producers: Martha Holmes, Ned Kelly, Peter Bassett, Alastair Fothergill

1993
Eternal Enemies: Lions and Hyenas
National Geographic
Producers: Dereck and Beverly Joubert

1991
Here Be Dragons
Survival Anglia
Producers: Alan Root, Mark Deeble, Victoria Stone