Arlington, VA; November 13, 2025 — The Realscreen Awards have announced their 2026 nominees, celebrating the year’s best in unscripted and reality programming, along with the creators behind them. This year introduces a new Podcast category, recognizing excellence in nonfiction audio storytelling projects, with PBS among the inaugural nominees. In all, PBS received four nominations across multiple categories:
Talent – Best Presenter or Narrator, Non-Fiction
Shane Campbell-Staton for HUMAN FOOTPRINT
Production Company: Day's Edge Productions
Produced for: PBS
Mark Coles Smith for THE KIMBERLEY (coming soon to PBS)
Production Company: Wild Pacific Media
Produced for: Australian Broadcasting Corporation, Love Nature, Arte France, and PBS
Non-Fiction – Social Issues & Current Affairs
POV “The Body Politic”
Production Company: RowHouse, LC | RowHouse Collective
Produced for: POV on PBS
Best Non-Fiction Podcast
NATURE’s Going Wild with Dr. Rae Wynn-Grant
Production Company: PBS Nature, Great Feeling Studios, RWG Ventures
Produced for: PBS Nature
Now in its 16th year, the 2026 Realscreen Awards will take place at the Miami InterContinental Hotel during the 28th edition of the Realscreen Summit on Tuesday, February 3, 2026.
PBS congratulates all our nominees for their outstanding contributions! To view the complete list of the 2026 nominees, visit: https://awards.realscreen.com/nominees/.