Arlington, VA; August 4, 2025--The Jackson Wild Media Awards, often called the Oscars® of nature films, announced the finalists for 2025. PBS programs received nine nominations across several categories celebrating excellence and innovation in nature, science and conservation storytelling. Finalists include Human Footprint, select episodes from NATURE and NOVA, and the upcoming program SHARED PLANET. The full list of PBS finalists is below.
The winners will be announced on October 2 at the Jackson Wild Media Awards Gala in downtown Jackson Hole.
PBS congratulates all finalists!
HUMAN FOOTPRINT
Limited Series
Episode One “Shelf Life”
Editing
Episode Two “The Enemy of the Enemy”
Science & Nature – Long Form
NATURE
Wild Hope: Pangolin Protectors
Conservation – Short Form
Wild Hope: Stork Sisters
Conservation – Short Form
Wild Hope: Mission Impossible
Planet Crisis – Long Form
Transylvania: Dracula’s Hidden Kingdom
Sound
NOVA
Secrets of the Forest
Ecosystem