{"id":13012,"date":"2016-04-26T10:41:50","date_gmt":"2016-04-26T18:41:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/independentlens\/?post_type=blog&#038;p=13012"},"modified":"2023-10-02T11:37:48","modified_gmt":"2023-10-02T18:37:48","slug":"independent-lens-wins-2016-peabody-award-for-indias-daughter","status":"publish","type":"blog","link":"https:\/\/dipsy.pbs.org\/independentlens\/blog\/independent-lens-wins-2016-peabody-award-for-indias-daughter\/","title":{"rendered":"Independent Lens Wins 2016 Peabody Award for India&#8217;s Daughter"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-13017\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/independentlens\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/indiasdaughter-shareable.jpg\" alt=\"India's Daughter shareable image \" width=\"1024\" height=\"512\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dipsy.pbs.org\/independentlens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/indiasdaughter-shareable.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/dipsy.pbs.org\/independentlens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/indiasdaughter-shareable-300x150.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Independent Lens <\/em>is proud to announce that Leslee Udwin\u2019s <strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/independentlens\/films\/indias-daughter\/\">India\u2019s Daughter<\/a><\/em><\/strong>, which premiered on the PBS series in November 2015, is the winner of a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.peabodyawards.com\/stories\/story\/75th-annual-documentary-educational-winners\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2016 Peabody Award<\/a>. The Peabody Awards are bestowed by the University of Georgia\u2019s Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication; this is <em>Independent Lens<\/em>\u2019s 16<sup>th<\/sup> Peabody Award.<\/p>\n<p><em>India\u2019s Daughter<\/em> recounts the story of Jyoti Singh, a promising 23-year-old medical student who was brutally gang raped and murdered in Delhi. Her horrifying ordeal and tragic death sparked riots in the streets of Indian cities, leading to changes in the\u00a0law and a worldwide movement against rape and abuse.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-13016\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/independentlens\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/PBA_75th_HORZ_GoldRGB.png\" alt=\"75th Annual Peabody Award logo\" width=\"1920\" height=\"880\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dipsy.pbs.org\/independentlens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/PBA_75th_HORZ_GoldRGB.png 1920w, https:\/\/dipsy.pbs.org\/independentlens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/PBA_75th_HORZ_GoldRGB-300x138.png 300w, https:\/\/dipsy.pbs.org\/independentlens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/PBA_75th_HORZ_GoldRGB-1024x469.png 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\u201cA Peabody Award for my first documentary, as well as for my debut as a director, is such fortifying validation of the most difficult, challenging, and shocking journey of my life,\u201d said filmmaker Leslee Udwin. \u201cI feel very honored and very humbled. And I am immensely grateful to the public broadcasters, BBC, and ITVS\/PBS, for their robust support of this film.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is a tremendous honor for a truly remarkable film and for <em>Independent Lens<\/em>,\u201d said series executive producer Lois Vossen. \u201cLeslee Udwin\u2019s courage in making this film, and her relentless drive to see that it sparked not only awareness but real change, is truly inspirational.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Peabody Awards celebrates projects in the fields of news, entertainment, documentaries, children\u2019s programming, education, interactive programming, and public service, encouraging the media industries to reach for and achieve the highest standards. The 75<sup>th<\/sup> annual Peabody Awards ceremony, hosted by Keegan-Michael Key, will take place on May 21 in New York City.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"75th Annual Documentary &amp; Educational Winners\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/163692545?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; clipboard-write\"><\/iframe>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Independent Lens is proud to announce that Leslee Udwin\u2019s India\u2019s Daughter, which premiered on the PBS series in November 2015, is the winner of a 2016 Peabody Award. The Peabody Awards are bestowed by the University of Georgia\u2019s Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication; this is Independent Lens\u2019s 16th Peabody Award. 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