We’re thrilled to share Ocean with David Attenborough has received six nominations at the 78th Primetime Emmy Awards, including Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Special.
Produced by Silverback Films and Open Planet Studios, our National Geographic feature documentary has been recognised across a range of categories celebrating the film’s storytelling, cinematography, music, narration and sound.
The nominations are:
Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Special
Toby Nowlan, Producer; Keith Scholey, Colin Butfield, Janet Han Vissering and Tom McDonald, Executive Producers
Outstanding Cinematography for a Nonfiction Program
Toby Strong, Cinematography; Doug Anderson, Director of Underwater Photography
Outstanding Music Composition for a Documentary/Nonfiction or Reality Program — Original Dramatic Score
Steven Price, Composer
Outstanding Narrator
Sir David Attenborough, Narrator
Outstanding Sound Editing for a Nonfiction or Reality Program
Films@59
Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Nonfiction Program
Films@59
Directed by Toby Nowlan, Keith Scholey and Colin Butfield, and produced by Nowlan, Ocean with David Attenborough takes audiences on a breathtaking journey into the most vital habitat on Earth, revealing both the wonder of the ocean and the urgent challenges it faces. The film delivers Sir David Attenborough’s greatest message of hope: that the ocean can recover if action is taken now.
The nominations follow a remarkable global response to the film, which launched as a worldwide cinema event before becoming available on National Geographic, Disney+ and Hulu. Since release, Ocean with David Attenborough has helped bring ocean recovery into public and political conversation, inspiring audiences around the world with a powerful message of possibility and change.
Huge congratulations to all of the nominees, and to everyone across Silverback Films, Open Planet Studios, National Geographic and our wider production and impact partners who helped bring this extraordinary film to audiences around the world.
The 78th Emmy Awards will take place on Monday 14 September 2026, with the Creative Arts Emmy Awards taking place on 5 and 6 September.