The Third Annual Genesis Awards, held in November, introduced
two new awards: the Film Classic Award and the Guest of Honor
Award.
Bambi won the Film Classic Award for its anti-hunting
message, and the Guest of Honor Award, given to a person who
has made positive animal-related news, was presented to Ron
Morris of Operation Rescue, who saved three Alaskan whales
trapped under the ice.
Most Memorable Moments:
Kazuyoshi Okuyama, executive producer of Hachi-Ko, a
Japanese film that poignantly chronicles the unbreakable bond
between owner and companion dog, flew all the way from Japan to
accept the Genesis Award in the feature film category. If
audience members were moved by Kazuyoshi's gesture and his
movie—which they decidedly were—they were stirred even more by
the evening's events. The following day, many called to say
they had a life-changing experience. They vowed to become
vegetarians, to rid their closets of "those old fur coats" or
never to eat veal again.
Winners:
Feature Film: Hachi-Ko
Film Classic: Bambi
Television Dramatic Series: Highway to Heaven,
NBC
Television Comedy Series: Punky Brewster, NBC
Television Animated Series: Seabert the Seal, HBO
Television Children's Special: Charlie's Christmas
Project
Television Documentary: Animal Smugglers
Television Movie of the Week: Sam Found Out
Television Newsmagazine: 20/20, ABC
Television Commentator: John Chancellor, NBC
Television Talk Show: Las Vegas Life, KLVX, Las
Vegas
Television News Series: Mike Leury, KCRA, Sacramento
Television News Feature: Andy Nadel, KCOP, Los Angeles
Special Award: Nelkane Benton, KLOS-FM, Los Angeles
Special Award: Entertainment Tonight, syndicated
Doris Day Music Award: Michael Jackson
Lifetime Achievement Award: Jacques Cousteau
Periodical: Town and Country
Syndicated Columnist: Roger Simon
Syndicated Columnist: Colman McCarthy
Feature Article: Jim Wood, San Francisco Examiner
Newspaper Article: Greg D. Levoy, The New York Times
Magazine
