WASHINGTON, Feb. 21 (UPI) -- The Humane Society of the United States will give "Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit" a Genesis Award for shedding positive light on animals.
The 20th Genesis Awards will be taped March 18 at the Beverly Hilton and broadcast on Animal Planet May 6, the HSUS said in a news release.
In addition to "Wallace & Gromit," the feature films "An Unfinished Life," "Duma" and "The Wild Parrots of Telegraph Hill" will also receive Genesis Awards.
Ben Stein will host a special segment during the ceremony called "The Heroes of Katrina."
Among those being cited for drawing attention to the plight of animals during and after the hurricane will be CNN's Anderson Cooper; David Jackson of KCAL-TV, Los Angeles; ABC's "Good Morning America;" PBS's "Now and Nature;" CBS' "Sunday Morning;" KARE-TV, Minneapolis; and "Animal Planet Heroes."
