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Awards

WGBH productions and services earned nearly 100 awards in 2003, including many of broadcasting's top honors. We are proud to provide our audiences with the best seat in the house year after year.

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TELEVISION

George Foster Peabody Awards

American Experience—Monkey Trial
ExxonMobil Masterpiece Theatre—Othello
ExxonMobil Masterpiece Theatre's American Collection—Almost a Woman
Frontline—Shattered Dreams of Peace: The Road from Oslo

Alfred I, Dupont-Columbia University Awards

Frontline—A Dangerous Business (silver baton)
Frontline—Failure to Protect: The Taking of Logan Marr, The Caseworker Files, A National Dialogue (silver baton)
Frontline—Faith and Doubt at Ground Zero (silver baton)

Emmy Awards - Daytime

Arthur (sound mixing—special class)
Between the Lions (art direction/set decoration/scenic design)

Emmy Awards - Primetime

American Experience—The Murder of Emmett Till (directing)
American Experience—Seabiscuit (writing)
Nova—Mountain of Ice (cinematography)

News and Documentary

American Experience—Ansel Adams: A Documentary Film (cultural and artistic programming)
Frontline—An Ordinary Crime (investigative journalism)
Nova—Galileo's Battle for the Heavens (history programming)
Nova—Shackleton's Voyage of Endurance (history programming)
Nova—Why the Towers Fell (best documentary in 2002)

News and Documentary for Business and Financial Reporting

Frontline—The Wall Street Fix

New England

Governor's Award—David Fanning, executive producer, Frontline
Eye on Education—A Day in the Life—1 award
Firewomen—1 award
Greater Boston—3 awards
Greater Boston Arts—8 awards
La Plaza—3 awards

American Indian Motion Picture Awards

American Mystery! Special!—Skinwalkers (best supporting actor, best supporting actress)

American Society Of Composers, Authors & Publishers, Deems Taylor Award

Evening at Pops

Banff Television Festival Rockie Awards

Lifetime Achievement Award—Peter McGhee, former vice president for national programming
ExxonMobil Masterpiece Theatre—Daniel Deronda
Frontline—Faith and Doubt at Ground Zero

British Academy of Film and Television Arts (Bafta) Award

ExxonMobil Masterpiece Theatre—Foyle's War (Lew Grade award)

Cine Golden Eagle Award

Arthur

The Communicator Award

Misunderstood Minds (award of distinction)

EPA's National Environmental Asthma Educator Award

Arthur

Film Council of Greater Columbus Award

Misunderstood Minds—2 awards

Garden Writers Association

The Victory Garden

International Documentary Association Award (IDA)

American Experience—The Murder of Emmett Till (continuing series documentary)

Literacy in Media Award

Arthur

National Association of Science Writers

Evolution

New York Festivals Awards

Arthur (grand, gold)
Basic Black (2 gold)
Commanding Heights (silver, gold)
ExxonMobil Masterpiece Theatre—My Uncle Silas (silver)
ExxonMobil Masterpiece Theatre—Othello (grand, gold)
Zoom (bronze)

Monte Carlo Television Festival

ExxonMobil Masterpiece Theatre—White Teeth

Parents' Guide Children's Media Award

Between the Lions

Parents' Choice Awards

Between the Lions (gold)

Robert F. Kennedy Journalism Award

Frontline—An Ordinary Crime

San Francisco Film Festival

American Experience—Daughter from Danang (grand prize)

Television Critics Association Award

Frontline

Telly Award

Greater Boston Arts (silver, bronze)

Worldfest Houston International Film And Video Festival Award

Arthur (gold, silver)
Greater Boston Arts (platinum, gold, silver, bronze)
Zoom (gold)
Zoom: America's Kids Remember (platinum)

Writers Guild Of America

American Experience—Monkey Trial