Award Ceremony
The Genesis Awards is the only event of its kind honoring the entertainment industry and news media for raising awareness of animal-protection issues. Celebrating the power of the news and entertainment media to shape and change societal attitudes for the good, Genesis Awards acknowledge outstanding works in TV, film, print and the arts.
Past Genesis Awards hosts include Betty White, William Shatner, Kevin Nealon, Bonnie Hunt, Charlotte Ross, Ellen DeGeneres, Ed Asner, Wendie Malick, Bill Maher, Joely Fisher, and David Hyde Pierce. The 26th Genesis Awards will be hosted by Carrie Ann Inaba.
Presented at a star-studded ceremony, attracting leaders from the entertainment, news, and humane communities, Genesis Awards have featured such celebrity presenters as James Stewart, Jack Lemmon, Brooke Shields, Milton Berle, Christian Bale, Sidney Poitier, Carl Reiner, Daryl Hannah, Kristen Bell, Pierce Brosnan, James Cromwell, Zooey Deschanel, Emily Deschanel, Melanie Griffith, Teri Hatcher, Isabella Rossellini, Martin Sheen, Nicollette Sheridan, Alicia Silverstone, Kelsey Grammer, Deepak Chopra, Kim Cattrall, Peter Falk, Walter Matthau, and Kermit the Frog. The Genesis Awards is taped for broadcast.
The awards ceremony has been held at both the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills and the Century Plaza Hotel in Century City. Through the years it has aired on the Discovery Channel, American Life Network, and its current home, Animal Planet.
The 26th Genesis Awards will air on Animal Planet on May 5, 2012.
Sponsors for the 26th Genesis Awards include Warner Bros., Gardein, One Car One Difference, Honda, Bank of America, Market Development Group Incorporated, and more.
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