Genesis Winners

The Genesis Awards swept through Beverly Hills this weekend, honoring top media contributions to animal-welfare issues. Tippi Hedren, founder of the Shambala Preserve for big cats, took the stage to receive a Lifetime Achievement Award, presented by Hedren’s daughter, Melanie Griffith. Hotel for Dogs and Up walked away with double wins for Best Feature Film, while The Cove (also an Academy Award winner) received an honor for Best Documentary Film. “Dog Gone,” a Family Guy episode, carried the Sid Caesar Comedy Award; Ellen DeGeneres received a Best Talk Show nod for her interview with Jonathan Safran Foer, author of Eating Animals; and numerous articles written for O, The Oprah Magazine earned the publication a win for Best Magazine.