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Barack Obama Wins Third Emmy for Netflix’s 'Our Oceans' - The Statesman

Obama won Outstanding Narrator at the Creative Arts Emmys for narrating Our Oceans, a five-part Netflix series exploring human impact on the world's five oceans.

  • On September 7, President Barack Obama became a three-time Emmy winner after securing the Outstanding Narrator award for Netflix's Our Oceans at the 76th Creative Arts Emmy Awards in Los Angeles.
  • The Netflix series Our Oceans premiered on November 20, 2024, covering the world's five oceans across a 75,000-mile journey produced by James Honeyborne with Freeborne Media and Wild Space Productions.
  • Narration detailed humpback whale migration and Arctic walrus climate coping, while the Indian Ocean episode was highlighted as key for Emmy contention.
  • Historically, Obama’s competitive Emmy win contrasts with President Dwight Eisenhower’s 1956 Governors Award, adding to wins for Our Great National Parks and Working: What We Do All Day .
  • He beat nominees including Sir David Attenborough, Idris Elba, Tom Hanks and Phoebe Waller-Bridge, and presenter Jordan Klepper accepted the award on his behalf as Obama was not in attendance.
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In "Our Oceans", ex-President Barack Obama presents the world's oceans. For this, an Emmy beckons.

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