Three of the small screen stories that generated a lot of interest this year will receive major acclaim Hollywood ReporterThe inaugural Sustainability in Entertainment event will be held on April 23 in partnership with the Sustainable Entertainment Alliance.
The invitation-only celebration will take place at the Bel-Air Hotel and highlight a three-hour series highlighting their pioneering work in crafting on-screen narratives that bring sustainability issues to the forefront, and sustainable production practices behind the scenes.
Prizes up for grabs will include: Legacy of Sustainable Storytelling, presented to ABC Gray’s Anatomy; Achievement in sustainable storytelling, brought to Hulu’s heaven; and Achievement in Sustainable Production, in the Duffer Brothers’ upcoming Netflix series Biologywhich starts on May 21.
A long time ago grey Stars Chandra Wilson and James Pickens Jr. have been confirmed to present their award show to grey Executive Producer and Showrunner Meg Marinis and Shondaland Chief Content Officer Allison Eckel. heaven Executive producer/writer John Hoiberg and writer Stephen Markle will accept an offer from series star Sarah Shahi. And dissidents, creators, and EPs. BiologyJeffrey Addis and Will Matthews will receive the honor for their series. Additional program talent will be announced prior to the event.
“We are happy to partner with Hollywood Reporter “To highlight outstanding leaders in film and television who are raising the bar on sustainability, both in how stories are made and in the stories themselves,” says Sam Reid, Executive Director of the Sustainable Entertainment Alliance. “These three series embody the unique power of entertainment to connect with broad audiences by reflecting the world we live in, and the world we want to build.”
He says THR Editor-in-Chief Meyer Roshan, “We’re proud to partner again with the Sustainable Entertainment Alliance to celebrate the great work being done to help make Hollywood and the entertainment industry more sustainable. Our fourth annual Sustainability Digital Issue, coming out April 22, is the perfect editorial companion to these efforts.”
Former Vice President Al Gore, who narrated and starred in Oscar-winning director Davis Guggenheim’s 2006 documentary An uncomfortable truthwill appear at the event to celebrate the film’s 20th anniversary and engage in a conversation about the state of sustainability.
The program will also include a live panel discussion between top sustainability-focused executives and creatives in Hollywood.
The Sustainability Honors event represents the next stage in THR‘s growing partnership with the Sustainable Entertainment Alliance, which kicked off at the 2025 Toronto International Film Festival.
Writer, director and producer Guillermo del Toro and his 2026 Oscar-winning film on Netflix Frankenstein They received awards at TIFF’s special ceremony for sustainable production, while director Clint Bentley and star producer Joel Edgerton took home the Sustainable Storytelling Award for their 2026 Oscar-nominated Netflix film. Train dreams.
