Lance Bass hosts the 30th annual Environmental Media Awards virtually as green messaging is celebrated in film and television at the event
In response to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, the 30th annual Environmental Media Awards were presented virtually for the first time on Friday evening, making the event free to access on a variety of online platforms.
Former *NSYNC star Lance Bass served as host for the festivities, which celebrate pro-environmental messaging in film and television.
Among other honorees was HBO’s chilling and acclaimed miniseries Chernobyl, which won Best Television Drama for the episode Please Remain Calm.
A green event: The Environmental Media Awards were presented virtually on Friday evening, with former *NSYNC star Lance Bass serving as host
Remote ‘attendees’ included: Malin Åkerman, Nikki Reed, Darren Criss, Tracee Ellis Ross and Taylor Zakhar Perez.
While Kissing Booth 2 star Zakhar Perez made his awards show debut, Åkerman teamed up with her husband Jack Donnelly to ‘crash’ the EMA festivities as Bass presided.
Nikki Reed of Thirteen fame joined actor Eric Christian Olsen to talk about how the entertainment industry has highlighted climate change and environmental justice issues during a segment called ‘Climate and COVID’.
Look who’s here: Heartbreak Kid star Malin Åkerman teamed up with her husband Jack Donnelly to ‘crash’ the EMA festivities as Bass presided
Additionally, the first indigenous Canadian-American singer-songwriter to win an Oscar, Buffy Sainte-Marie, performed live during the streamed event.
Sainte-Marie, 79, won her Academy Award in 1983 for Best Music, Original Song for Up Where We Belong in the Debra Winger-Richard Gere film An Officer and a Gentleman.
Jaden Smith also gave viewers a peek into how his project The Water Box is helping the Flint, Michigan community, which has suffered an ongoing water crisis since 2014.
Behind the scenes: Property Brother Drew Scott along with his wife Linda Phan discussed green changes they’re making at home
Remote guest: Van Jones was one of several presenters/speakers for the event, which celebrate pro-environmental messaging in film and television
Behind the scenes, Property Brother Drew Scott along with his wife Linda Phan discussed green changes they’re making at home and also shared their thoughts on environmentalism in the upcoming presidential election.
Other EMA honorees Friday included the television shows Mixed-ish, Shark Tank and Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, as well as the Mark Ruffalo-Anne Hathaway film Dark Waters.
Host Bass, meanwhile, was also in the news Friday, giving an update on his surrogacy journey with husband Michael Turchin.
MC for the evening: Host Bass, meanwhile, was also in the news Friday, giving an update on his surrogacy journey with husband Michael Turchin
Lance, 41, admitted he and Michael, 33, have ‘lost’ their surrogate, as the couple’s quest to start a family has proven difficult due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The pair, whose 2019 pregnancy sadly ended in a miscarriage, have now lost their new surrogate.
‘Unfortunately, we just lost our surrogate that we’ve had for over two years,’ the On the Line star confessed in an interview with TooFab on Friday.
Roadblock: Lance admitted he and Michael have ‘lost’ their surrogate, as the couple’s quest to start a family has proven difficult due to the COVID-19 pandemic; seen on Instagram
Pre-pandemic: Akerman is seen here at last year’s Environmental Media Awards, which were held in May 2019 at The Montage Hotel in Beverly Hills, California; seen with Emmanuelle Chriqui and Jamie-Lynn Sigler (who were also both a part of this year’s online event)