HBO’s “The Last of Us” scored two prizes from this year’s 2024 Rockie Awards International Program Competition, as announced Tuesday at the Banff World Media Festival. “The Last of Us” won for drama series: English language, and also picked up the Grand Jury Prize, which is selected from the top-scoring programs across the entire field of nominees.
Among other big winners from the U.S., Peacock’s “Poker Face” won for comedy series: English language, while Fox’s “The Masked Singer” received the honors for competition series/game shows. Also, Fox’s “Family Guy” won for animated series.
In total, 30 awards were bestowed in the category streams of Documentary & Factual, Arts & Entertainment, Children & Youth, Scripted, and Podcast, in addition to the presentation of several other Rockies Gala Awards.
The nominations for the award were announced in March (see that full list here). Here are this year’s winners:
Arts & Entertainment
Comedy & Variety
The Graham Norton Show So Television (UK)
Competition Series & Game Shows
The Masked Singer Fox Alternative Entertainment (USA)
Docuseries
Boris Woestijnvis NV (Belgium)
Lifestyle
Taste the Nation with Padma Lakshmi Part2 Pictures (USA)
Reality Series
Wild Cooks Avanti-Toast, Vrai, TVA, Zeste (Canada)
Children & Youth
Animation: Children
The Sound Collector Eagle Vs Bat, Enanimation, Mackinnon & Saunders, ITV, RAI, Serious Kids (Italy, UK)
Animation: Preschool
Tabby McTat Magic Light Pictures (UK)
Interactive Children and Youth Content
Weirdwood Manor Vol. 2 – Rise of the Therimancer Relish Studios, Wasabi Entertainment (Canada)
Live Action: Children
Horrible Histories Lion Television, BBC, BBC Studios (UK)
Live Action: Youth
Sofiy and Her War Hakka TV (Taiwan)
Documentary & Factual
Arts & Culture
Otto Baxter: Not A F**ing Horror Story Story Films, Archface Films (UK)
Crime & Investigative
Scandalous: Phone Hacking Trial Hardcash Production, BBC Panorama (UK)
Environmental & Wildlife
Planet Earth III BBC Studios, BBC America, France Televisions, ZDF, The Open (France, Germany, UK, USA)
History & Biography
Lockerbie Mindhouse Productions, Sky Documentaries (UK)
Science & Technology
Deep Sky Crazy Boat Pictures (USA)
Short Form Non-Fiction Series
Out of the Shadows: Born from Rape BBC News, BBC World Service 100 Women (UK)
Social Issues & Current Affairs
The Shamima Begum Story BBC Current Affairs (UK)
Sports Documentary
Gods of Tennis Mindhouse Productions, BBC Studios (UK)
Podcasts
Podcast: Fiction
The Sesame Street Podcast with Foley and Friends Sesame Workshop, Audible (USA)
Podcast: Non-Fiction
The Other Side of the Story (L’autre moitié de l’histoire) Radio-Canada OHdio (Canada)
Scripted
Animated Series
Family Guy 20th Television Animation, Fuzzy Door Productions (USA)
Comedy Series: English Language
Poker Face T-Street, MRC, Animal Pictures, Paramount Global Content Distribution (USA)
Comedy Series: Non-English Language
Gorgeous (Les Bombes) Les Productions Sovimage (Canada)
Drama Series: English Language
The Last of Us HBO, Sony Pictures Television Studios, Playstation, Naughty Dog, Word Games, The Mighty Mint (USA)
Drama Series: Non-English Language
La Mesías Movistar Plus+, Suma Content (Spain)
Feature Length Film
Men Up Quay Street Productions, Boom, BBC1, Cineflix Rights (UK)
Limited Series
Best Interests AC Chapter One, BBC One, Fifth Season (UK)
Short Film
The Flying Sailor National Film Board of (Canada) (Canada)
Short Form Fiction Series
The Fades of Papineau (Ça prend pas la tchas à Papineau) Trio Orange (Canada)
Best Use of Music in a Series
Yellowjackets eOne, Showtime (USA)
Emerging Talent Prize
Emilie Mannering, “The Fades of Papineau (Ça prend pas la tchas à Papineau)” Trio Orange (CANADA)
Prix Francophone
Les Bombes (Gorgeous) Les Productions Sovimage (CANADA)
Rogers Prize for Excellence in Canadian Content
Satan Wants You Nootka Street Film Company, Grand Scheme Productions, 666 Films (CANADA)
Grand Jury Prize
The Last of Us HBO, Sony Pictures Television Studios, Playstation, Naughty Dog, Word Games, The Mighty Mint (USA)
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