John Downer Productions Ltd.

An award-winning media company specialising in wildlife television, feature films and commercials

Awards

John Downer Wins The Outstanding Achievement Award At Wildscreen Festival Panda Awards!

Serengeti

Primetime Emmy Awards
Nomination - Outstanding Cinematography for a Nonfiction Programme – Richard Jones, Michael W. Richards, Warren Samuels, Matthew Goodman
Nomination - Outstanding Narrator (2020) - Lupita Nyong’o
Guangzhou International Documentary Film Festival (GZDOC)
Nomination - Golden Kapok AwardBest International Production Documentary Award – John Downer
Image Awards (NAACP)
Nomination - Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance (Television or Motion Picture) – Lupita Nyong’o
Motion Picture Sound Editors, USA 
Winner - Golden Reel Award. Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing - Sound Effects, Foley, Music, Dialogue & ADR for Non-Theatrical Documentary Broadcast Media - Paul Cowgill, Peter Davies, Alessandro Baldessari, Paul Ackerman
Online Film & Television Associations AwardNomination - Best Voice-Over Performance in a Animated Program – Lupita Nyong’o

Spy in the Wild

NEWS & DOCUMENTARY EMMY AWARDS 2018Nomination – Cinematography: Documentary
 
RTS WEST OF ENGLAND AWARDS 2018Nomination - Natural History Programme or Series
 
BROADCAST AWARDS 2018Nomination – Best Popular Factual Programme
GRIERSON AWARDS 2017Shortlisted – Best Natural History Documentary
JACKSON HOLE WILDLIFE FILM FESTIVAL 2017Nomination - Best Science in Nature Film
WILDLIFE FILM FESTIVAL ROTTERDAM 2017Winner - Public Award Professional
 
TELEVISUAL BULLDOG AWARDS 2018Nomination - CinematographyNomination - Specialist Factual

Pets - Wild at Heart

TELEVISUAL BULLDOG AWARDS 2016Nomination - Cinematography
Nomination - Editing
Nomination - Specialist Factual
 
RTS WEST OF ENGLAND AWARDS 2016Winner - Craft: Best Editing
Winner - Craft: Best Composer
Nomination - Best Natural History Programme or Series
 
RTS CRAFT & DESIGN AWARDS 2015Winner – Design & Craft Innovation
Nomination - Photography
Nomination - Editing
Nomination - Original Score

Dolphins - Spy in the Pod

THE GREENSCREEN INTERNATIONAL WILDLIFE FILM FESTIVALNomination - Best Marine Film
Nomination - Best Cinematography

Penguins - Spy in the Huddle

35th NEWS & DOCUMENTARY EMMY® AWARDS (Waddle All The Way)Nomination - Outstanding Nature Programme
66th PRIMETIME EMMY® AWARDS (Waddle All The Way)Nomination - Outstanding Narrator
WILDSCREEN FESTIVAL - THE PANDA AWARDSWinner - Nat Geo Wild Popular Broadcast Award
THE GREENSCREEN INTERNATIONAL WILDLIFE FILM FESTIVALWinner - Best FilmNomination - Best ScriptNomination - Best Music
THE JACKSON HOLE WILDLIFE FILM FESTIVALWinner - Best Original Music Score
GUIILD OF TELEVISION CAMERAMENAward for Excellence
NATIONAL TELEVISION AWARDSNomination - Best Documentary

Earthflight

34th NEWS & DOCUMENTARY EMMY® AWARDS (Winged Planet)Winner – Outstanding Cinematography: Documentary and Long Form
RTS CRAFT & DESIGN AWARDS 2012Winner – Photography
THE JACKSON HOLE WILDLIFE FILM FESTIVALWinner - A Special Consideration Finalist for Innovation
COUPE ICARE“Les Icares Du Cinema” - Special Jury Award
TELEVISUAL BULLDOG AWARDS 2013Winner – Cinematography
PARENT’S CHOICE AWARDS 2013 (Winged Planet)Gold Medal
REAL SCREEN WEST AWARD 2013 (Winged Planet)Best Non- Fiction: Environmental/Natural History
GUILD OF TELEVISION CAMERAMEN 2013Award for Excellence

Polar Bear - Spy on the Ice

ROYAL TELEVISION SOCIETY CRAFT AWARDS 2011Award – Innovation
33RD NEWS AND DOCUMENTARY EMMY AWARDNomination – Outstanding Nature Programme
TELEVISUAL 2011Award - Cinematography

Swarm - Nature's Incredible Invasions

SHANGHAI FILM FESTIVAL - Magnolia Awards 2009Silver Award – Best Nature Documentary
ROYAL TELEVISION SOCIETY AWARDS 2009Prize - Cinematography

Tiger - Spy in the Jungle

GUILD OF TELEVISION CAMERAMAN 2008Award for Excellence

Pride

ROYAL TELEVISION SOCIETY CRAFT AWARDS 2005Award - Digital Effects
57th EMMY awards 2005Nomination - Outstanding Children's Programme
Nomination - Outstanding music composition for a mini-series, movie or a special

Animal Games

ROYAL TELEVISION SOCIETY AWARDS 2004Prize - Design and Craft InnovationPrize - Picture Enhancement
FOCAL AWARDS 2005

Elephants - Spy in the Herd

ROYAL TELEVISION SOCIETY CRAFT AWARDS 2003Prize  - Design and Craft Innovation
BAFTA CRAFT AWARDS 2004Nomination – Best Sound
GUILD OF TELEVISION CAMERAMAN 2004Outstanding Contribution to the Art of the Television Cameraman

Weird Nature

ROYAL TELEVISION SOCIETY CRAFT AWARDS 2002Prize  - Team Innovation
Prize – Picture Enhancement
24th ANNUAL NEWS & DOCUMENTARY EMMY® AWARDSNomination – outstanding achievement in a craft – Direction
Nomination – outstanding achievement in a craft – Photography
SHANGHAI TELEVISION FESTIVAL 2002Prize - Magnolia award for Best Innovation in a Nature Documentary
Prize - Magnolia award Best Nature Documentary
INTERNATIONAL WILDLIFE FILM FESTIVAL 2003Prize  - Best Animal Behaviour
Prize - Best Television Series
Merit awards - Graphics, Editing, Sound Design & Music

Supernatural

ROYAL TELEVISION SOCIETY CRAFT AWARDSPrize  - Design and Craft Innovation
Prize - Graphics - Programme Content Sequences
INTERNATIONAL WILDLIFE FILM FESTIVAL 2000Best Scientific Content
Best Short Series
Best Editing - Second Place
Merit Award for Sound
Merit Award for Educational Value
Merit Award for Visual Effects
SHANGHAI TELEVISION FESTIVALMagnolia award for Best Innovation in a Nature Documentary

Eagle - Wildlife Special

BAFTANomination – Best PhotographyWILDSCREEN 1998 PrizeBest Photography
 

Peter Gabriel Video - Digging in the Dirt”

National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (GRAMMY)Best music video