PBS has earned seven nominations for the 2026 Wildscreen Panda Awards, widely regarded as the highest honors in international wildlife storytelling across film, television, and digital content.
HUMAN FOOTPRINT received two nominations, while the upcoming NATURE special “Tiger Island” earned three, for a combined five nominations across PBS's General Audience Programming. The new PBS KIDS series WOWSABOUT received two nominations in the Children's Panda Award and Producer/Director Panda Award categories.
Home to award-winning science and nature programming, PBS continues its commitment to connecting viewers with the natural world through powerful stories of discovery, wildlife, and conservation. These recognized programs are available now for streaming on PBS.org and the PBS app, along with PBSKids.org and the PBS KIDS app.
The winners will be announced at the Wildscreen Panda Awards ceremony, the closing event of the Wildscreen Festival, in Bath, UK on Thursday, October 22, 2026. For the full list of 2026 nominees, visit: https://wildscreen.org/wildscreen-panda-awards-2026-nominees-announced/.
PBS celebrates its nominated programs and partners on their exceptional contributions to natural world storytelling!
Behaviour Panda Award
NATURE’s Tiger Island
BBC Studios Natural History Unit, BBC, PBS, The WNET Group
Children’s Panda Award
WOWSABOUT
The Jim Henson Company, PBS KIDS
On-Screen Talent Panda Award
NATURE’s Tiger Island “Episode 1”
On-Screen Talent: Bruce Parry
BBC Studios Natural History Unit, BBC, PBS, The WNET Group
Producer/Director Panda Award
HUMAN FOOTPRINT “Shelf Life”
Directed by: Nate Dappen, Co-directed by: Neil Losin & Rick Smith
Produced by: Page Buono, Nate Dappen, Neil Losin, Rick Smith
A Day’s Edge Production, PBS
WOWSABOUT
Producer/Director: John Tartaglia
The Jim Henson Company, PBS KIDS
Series Panda Award
HUMAN FOOTPRINT
A Day’s Edge Production, PBS
Sound Panda Award
NATURE’s Tiger Island “Episode 1”
Sound: Matt Coster, Ben Wood
BBC Studios Natural History Unit, BBC, PBS, The WNET Group
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