The US President who won three Emmys!

Mon, 08 September 2025

14:20

Former US President Barack Obama became a three-time Emmy winner after securing a win at the 76th Creative Arts Emmy Awards held on September 7, as reported by People. Obama earned the award for his narration in Netflix's Our Oceans. 'Our Oceans' is a five-part documentary series that explores the wonders of Earth's oceans.

It was presented by Obama, and the series was released on November 20, 2024. Although the former US President was not present in Los Angeles to receive the award, presenter Jordan Klepper accepted it on his behalf. In the Outstanding Narrator category, Obama competed against Sir David Attenborough (Planet Earth: Asia), Idris Elba (Erased: WW2's Heroes Of Color), Tom Hanks (The Americas), and Phoebe Waller-Bridge (Octopus!). The project, which allowed viewers to experience the "gateways to the unknown," featured the former president's narration across five episodes, each dedicated to one of the world's oceans.

Obama broke down the Pacific Ocean's humpback whales and their migration process and explained how walruses in the Arctic Ocean were coping with climate change, while also making sure to hit the Indian, Southern and Atlantic Oceans in the process, reported People. -- ANI

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