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PBS is a consistent leader in television’s most prestigious competitions. Some of the major awards and nominations PBS has received in the last year include:

8 IDA Documentary Award Nominations (2022) including INDEPENDENT LENS, AMERICAN MASTERS, POV, REEL SOUTH, and AMERICA REFRAMED

10 Children’s and Family Emmy Award Nominations (2022) for PBS KIDS

3 Critics Choice Documentary Awards Nominations (2022) for AMERICAN MASTERS and THE U.S. AND THE HOLOCAUST

7 Wins, 19 Jackson Wild Media Awards Finalists and 2 Special Jury Recognition (2022) including NATURE, THE GREEN PLANET, and PBSD

4 Imagen Award Wins and 9 Nominations (2022) including PBS KIDS "Alma's Way," VOCES, and AMERICAN MASTERS

90 Telly Wins (2022) including PBS Digital Studios, NATURE, and more

1 Win and 20 Daytime Emmy Awards Nominations (2022) for THE BLACK CHURCH

6 Wins and 14 Peabody Award Nominations (2022) including INDEPENDENT LENS, POV, FRONTLINE, and NEWSHOUR

10 Webby Wins, 21 Nominations and 17 Honorees (2022) including NEWSHOUR, PBS KIDS, NATURE, MASTERPIECE, PBS Short Film Festival, and PBS FOR THE ARTS

1 NAMIC Vision Award and 1 Nomination (2022) for PBS KIDS Molly of Denali

2 Platino Awards Nominations (2022) for POV “La Casa de Mama Icha”

1 SXSW Award Win (2022) for FRONTLINE Un(re)solved

1 Producer Guild Award Nomination (2022) for INDEPENDENT LENS “Writing with Fire”

1 Academy Award Nomination (2022) for INDEPENDENT LENS “Writing with Fire”

2 Writers Guild Award Wins and 6 Nominations (2022) including FRONTLINE “The Healthcare Divide”

4 GLAAD MEDIA AWARD Nominations (2022) including INDEPENDENT LENS “Cured”

2 NAACP Image Award Nominations (2022) for AMERICAN MASTERS

1 Buzzies Win and 2 Nominations (2021) for PBS Overview Best Science Short Format

13 Kidscreen Award Nominations (2021) including PBS KIDS for Channel of the Year

1 Gotham Award (2021) for INDEPENDENT LENS “Philly D.A.”

15 IDA Documentary Awards Nominations (2021) including AMERICAN MASTERS  for Best Curated Series

8 Alfred I. duPont-Columbia University Awards Nominations (2021) including POV “Through the Night”

4 Imagen Award Wins and 7 Nominations (2021) including AMERICAN MASTERS “Unladylike2020: Jovita Idar”

14 News and Documentary Award Wins and 52 Nominations (2021) including FRONTLINE, POV, INDEPENDENT LENS, NATURE, AMERICAN MASTERS and NEWSHOUR

1 Jackson Wild Award (2021) for KQED Deep Look - Born Pregnant: Aphids Invade with an Onslaught of Clones

3 Primetime Emmy Award Nominations (2021) including AMERICAN MASTERS and ANTIQUES ROADSHOW

4 TCA Award Nominations (2021) including FRONTLINE and PBS KIDS

6 Daytime Emmy Wins and 16 Nominations (2021) including "This Old House" and PBS KIDS "Odd Squad" 

3 Critics Choice Real TV Award Nominations (2021) including AMERICAN MASTERS, POV and FRONTLINE

1 Gracie Award (2021) for Not Done: Women Remaking America

49 Telly Awards (2021) including PBS NewsHour and PBS Digital Studios

6 Peabody Award Wins and 12 Nominations (2021) including ASIAN AMERICANS, NEWSHOUR, and FRONTLINE

12 Webby Award Wins, 30 Nominations and 12 Honorees (2021) including PBS KIDS Game App

1 Christopher Award (2021) for "extraORDINARY : The Bill Atkinson Story"

7 BANFF World Media festival Rockie Awards Nominations (2021) including FRONTLINE “Italy’s Frontline: A Doctor’s Diary”

1 Academy Award Nomination (2021) for POV "The Mole Agent"

 

NOVEMBER 2022