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‘Genius: MLK/X,' ‘Out of My Mind,' and 4 other shows win at the 2025 Television Academy Honors
Two scripted shows — Genius: MLK/X and Out of My Mind — and four unscripted projects — Daughters, Independent Lens: Greener Pastures, We Will Dance Again, and Will & Harper — have been named the winners of the 2025 Television Academy Honors.
RuPaul's Drag Race judge and producer Michelle Visage will host the non-televised awards show on May 28. This is the 18th year for the Television Academy Honors, which recognizes programs and producers that inspire social change. This year's eligibility window was the 2024 calendar year.
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Recent influential series that have claimed this prestigious prize from the TV Academy include Beef, Heartstopper, Insecure, The Daily Show, I May Destroy You, Watchmen, and Pose.
'Now more than ever, television serves as a powerful platform for information and discourse on important social issues that affect so many of us throughout the world,' said Television Academy Chair Cris Abrego. 'We honor this year's winners for their dedication and commitment to creative and effective storytelling that both educates and motivates audiences around the globe.'
Visage, an outspoken advocate for diversity and inclusion both on and off the screen, has won three Emmy Awards so far as a producer on RuPaul's Drag Race. The 17th season of that inspirational reality TV show will be eligible at the upcoming Emmys.
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Here are the 2025 Television Academy Honors winners:
This documentary film intimately follows four young girls as they prepare for a special daddy / daughter dance with their incarcerated fathers, part of a unique fatherhood program in a Washington, D.C., jail. The girls share their aspirations, dreams and the emotional toll of their fathers' absence, revealing a profound wisdom and resilience beyond their years. (Netflix)
The formative years and parallel stories of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X, two iconic leaders of the Civil Rights Movement, are compellingly explored in this docudrama series. It is particularly focused on their pioneering accomplishments with their formidable wives, Coretta Scott King and Betty Shabazz. (National Geographic Channel)
There is a mental health crisis happening for many American farmers. A combination of climate change and the pandemic have contributed to increasing economic uncertainty and isolation. This documentary, which follows four family farms in the Midwest over several years, is a story of perseverance and survival within the farming industry in the heartland. (PBS)
This inspiring, coming-of-age drama is the story of Melody Brooks, a quick-witted, non-verbal sixth grader with cerebral palsy who uses a wheelchair. She is not given the same opportunities as her classmates; but when a young educator notices her untapped potential, Melody starts to participate in mainstream education and finds her voice. (Disney+)
This documentary about the October 7 Hamas terror attack at the Nova Music Festival in Israel is told by two dozen survivors — witnesses to unimaginable stories of courage, humanity and heroism. Their stories provide a riveting account as the celebration of music turned into a nightmare, and festivalgoers had to make choices that would determine whether they lived or died. (Paramount+ and Bitachon 365)
When Will Ferrell finds out his close friend of 30 years was coming out as a trans woman, the two decided to embark on a cross-country road trip to process this new stage of their relationship. This documentary is an intimate portrait of friendship, transition and America. (Netflix)
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