Warner Bros./Village Roadshow’s animated feature film Happy Feet was a big winner at the 17th Annual Environmental Media Association (EMA) Awards held on Wednesday, Oct. 24 at the Ebell Club of Los Angeles. The award in the Feature Film category will go on a shelf with a host of other kudos received since the film debuted last year, including the Oscar for Best Animate Feature.
Directed by George Miller, Happy Feet works an environmental theme into its story of a young penguin who uses fancy footwork to make up for the fact that he can’t sing to attract a mate. The critically acclaimed family pic also claimed the BAFTA in the animated feature category and took home a number of awards from critics’ associations this year.
The EMA Awards recognize and honor the creative teams behind television, film and musical productions that expand public awareness of environmental issues. Other 2007 winners include the television shows My Name is Earl, NUMB3RS, Scrubs, Living with Ed, Bindi the Jungle Girl and Big Ideas for a Small Planet. Actress Sienna Miller was also honored with the Futures Award for her commitment to bringing attention to the harmful effects of global warming, and Al Gore and Kevin Wall were given an Outstanding Achievement award for their work to raise global awareness of the growing climate crisis through the Live Earth concert series.
The 2007 EMA awards ceremony will air on Wednesday, Nov, 7 at 8 p.m. on E! Entertainment Television. For more information go to www.ema-online.org.