While the 52nd annual Daytime Emmys took place in Pasadena, California, Sir David, who is just eight months shy of his 100th birthday, was unable to attend.
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Hollywood glitz met wildlife wonder this week as legendary naturalist Sir David Attenborough became the oldest-ever Daytime Emmy winner at 99 years old. The iconic broadcaster and storyteller took home the award for outstanding daytime personality, non-daily, thanks to his Netflix documentary ‘Secret Lives of Orangutans’.
The film, which offers an intimate look at orangutans living in the jungles of Sumatra, Indonesia, didn’t just earn Sir David the top honor. It also picked up two other awards for outstanding music direction and composition, and outstanding directing team for a single-camera daytime non-fiction programme.
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With this win, Sir David surpassed actor Dick Van Dyke, who set the previous record at 98 when he won a guest performer Emmy in 2024. While the 52nd annual Daytime Emmys took place in Pasadena, California, Sir David, who is just eight months shy of his 100th birthday, was unable to attend.
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Sir David’s career spans more than seven decades, and his distinctive voice has become synonymous with natural history storytelling. From ‘Life on Earth’ to ‘The Private Life of Plants’ and ‘The Blue Planet’, he has brought the wonders of nature into homes not just across the UK but beyond. His influence is so profound that more than 40 species of animals and plants have been named in his honor.
Earlier this year, he released ‘Ocean’. It is a feature-length film that he calls one of the most important projects of his career. Sir David expressed hope that the film could inspire urgent action to protect biodiversity and help combat climate change.
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