EXCLUSIVE: Okja, the Netflix parable film about a supersized pig and the theme of treatment of animals raised for food, and Bleecker Street’s military drama Megan Leavey, about the bond between a Marine and her combat dog, both have been named Outstanding Feature Film at 32nd annual Genesis Awards.

Presented by the Humane Society of the United States, the awards are designed to honor animal-protection themes in news and entertainment and are awarded in 18 categories covering every aspect of the industry. Fox TV’s perennial animated series The Simpsons was another big winner, taking the Sid Caesar Comedy Award, and ABC News’ Nightline won a pair of awards in the National TV News Magazine category.

Univision and National Geographic tied for winning the most trophies with four, and HBO Documentary Films, Nickelodeon and NPR were among other top honorees.

Projects about dogs serving in the line of fire proved to be a big contender this year, with not only Megan Leavey taking top film honors but also HBO’s War Dog: A Soldier’s Best Friend tying with Nat Geo’s Mission Criticial: Orangutan on the Edge taking Outstanding TV Documentary. As they were in the Outstanding Feature Film category , the combination of dogs and a pig scored for Outstanding Documentary Film with Search Engine’s Sled Dogs and Piggy Films’ The Last Pig grabbing the gold.

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“The media has picked up on the public’s insatiable appetite for stories about animals and how they need our help,” said Kitty Block, acting president and CEO of the Humane Society of The United States. “We applaud their contributions to raising awareness, for celebrating the human animal bond and for helping us drive real change for animals.”

Here is a list of all the winners of the 32nd annual Genesis Awards:

OUTSTANDING FEATURE FILM

OKJA – Netflix

MEGAN LEAVEY – Bleecker Street Media

OUTSTANDING DOCUMENTARY FILM

SLED DOGS – Search Engine Films

THE LAST PIG – Piggy Films, LLC

SID CAESAR COMEDY AWARD

THE SIMPSONS – 20th Century-Fox Television

OUTSTANDING NATIONAL TV NEWS MAGAZINE

ABC NEWS NIGHTLINE – “Giraffes: A Silent Extinction”

Correspondent: Juju Chang

ABC NEWS NIGHTLINE – “Blood Horns”

Correspondent: Bob Woodruff

OUTSTANDING NATIONAL TV NEWS FEATURE

UNIVISION NETWORK NEWS – “Harvey, The Dog Who Survived the Hurricane”

OUTSTANDING LOCAL NEWS FEATURE

FOX 28/ABC6, Columbus, Ohio – “12 Ohio Puppy Mills on Humane Society’s List of the ‘Horrible Hundred’”

OUTSTANDING LOCAL NEWS SERIES

FOX 31 KDVR-TV Denver, Colorado – “Cyanide Bombs”

FOX 31 KDVR-TV Denver, Colorado – “Unsanctioned Horse Racing Exposed”

KING 5 NEWS, Seattle – “Hound Hunting for Bears Continues Despite Ban”

OUTSTANDING DAYTIME SHOW

FOX 40 SACRAMENTO, STUDIO 40 LIVE – “Meat-Less Memorial Day”

OUTSTANDING TV DOCUMENTARY

MISSION CRITICAL: ORANGUTAN ON THE EDGE – National Geographic

WAR DOG: A SOLDIER’S BEST FRIEND – HBO Documentary Films

OUTSTANDING TV DOCUMENTARY SERIES

DIAN FOSSEY: SECRETS IN THE MIST – National Geographic

OUTSTANDING CHILDREN’S PROGRAMMING

The Loud House “Frog Wild” – Nickelodeon

OUTSTANDING RADIO

NPR WEEKEND EDITION, Simon Says – “Arcade Hunting: No Tribute to the Great

Outdoors”

REPORTER OF THE YEAR

NATASHA DALY, NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC

OUTSTANDING MAGAZINE FEATURE

TIME – “The Future of Zoos: Challenges Force Zoos to Change in Big Ways”

Writer: Justin Worland

TIME SPECIAL EDITION –

“The Animal Mind: How They Think, How They Feel, How to Understand Them”

Writer: Jeffrey Kluger

OUTSTANDING EDITORIAL

CHICAGO TRIBUNE

– Trump Should Keep the Ban on Elephant Trophies .

– A Smart Reprieve for Great Lakes Wolves –-

– Memo to the West: When You Hunt Grizzlies and Wolves, You Lose Midwest Tourists

LOS ANGELES TIMES – There’s a Grim Reality Behind your Thanksgiving Turkey

USA TODAY – A Christmas Puppy: The Tail of Animal Welfare

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OUTSTANDING COMMENTARY

THE WASHINGTON POST Sports Columnist: Norman Chad

“Animal Cruelty has given me a change of heart on animals used in sporting competition”

OUTSTANDING ONLINE

BUSINESS OF FASHION – Multiple Articles

Writers: Sarah Shannon, Kati Chitrakorn, Tamison O’Connor, Lauren Sherman

NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC WILDLIFE WATCH – “Months After Raid on Infamous Tiger

Temple, Plans for Off-Shoot Zoo Forge Ahead” Writer: Sharon Guynup

BRIGITTE BARDOT INTERNATIONAL PRINT/ONLINE

THE GUARDIAN – Exclusive Footage Shows Elephants Being Captured in Zimbabwe for

Chinese Zoos Writers: Adam Cruise and Christina Russo

THE OBSERVER – Africa’s New Elite Force: Women Gunning for Poachers and Fighting

for a Better Life Writer: Jeff Barbee

SOCIAL MEDIA

UNIVISION NETWORK FACEBOOK “To Eat or Not Eat Meat?”