Eric Moe Award
For Best Short on Sustainability2026 Winner Sallie's Ashes
Faced with terminal lung cancer, 80-year-old Sallie Smith rallies an unlikely team of fellow Alabama grandmas to fight for the removal of a toxic coal ash pit that threatens the waters of their beloved Mobile Bay.
Flo Stone & Roger D. Stone Award
For Outstanding Artistry in Filmmaking2026 Winner Observer
OBSERVER embarks on an experiment in which a series of keen-eyed observers - scientists, artists, a hunter - are brought to a range of locations around the world, and asked to simply describe what they see.
Shared Earth Foundation Award
For Advocacy2026 Winner Yanuni
In this cinematic journey, an Indigenous leader’s fight to save the Amazon becomes a deeply personal battle—for her people, her family, and the future of a planet on the brink.
William W. Warner Voice of Nature Award
For Reflecting a Spirit of Reverence for the Natural World2026 Winner Nuisance Bear
A polar bear is forced to navigate a human world of tourists, wildlife officers, and hunters as its ancient migration collides with modern life. When a sacred predator is branded a nuisance, it becomes unclear who truly belongs in this shared landscape.