
Neil deGrasse Tyson
Neil deGrasse Tyson (born October 5, 1958) is an American astrophysicist and science communicator. He is currently the Frederick P. Rose Director of the Hayden Planetarium at the Rose Center for Earth and Space, and a research associate in the department of astrophysics at the American Museum of Natural History. Since 2006 he has hosted the educational science television show NOVA scienceNOW on PBS, and has been a frequent guest on The Daily Show, The Colbert Report, Real Time with Bill Maher, and Jeopardy!. It was announced on August 5, 2011, that Tyson will be hosting a new sequel to Carl Sagan's Cosmos: A Personal Voyage television series. Description above from the Wikipedia article Neil deGrasse Tyson, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
| Year | Category | Subcategory | Info | Movie/Tv Series |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Critics Choice Television Awards | Winner Critics' Choice TV Award | Best Reality Host (Neil deGrasse Tyson) | Cosmos |
| Year | Category | Subcategory | Info | Movie/Tv Series |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Image Awards (NAACP) | Nominee Image Award | Outstanding Host in a Talk or News/Information (Series or Special) - Individual or Ensemble (Neil deGrasse Tyson) | StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson |
| 2018 | Primetime Emmy Awards | Nominee Primetime Emmy | Outstanding Informational Series or Special (Neil deGrasse Tyson, Helen Matsos, Brian Lovett, Drew Pulley, Betsy Forhan) | StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson |
| 2017 | Primetime Emmy Awards | Nominee Primetime Emmy | Outstanding Informational Series or Special (Neil deGrasse Tyson, Helen Matsos, Brian Lovett, Drew Pulley, Michael J. Miller) | StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson |
| 2016 | Primetime Emmy Awards | Nominee Primetime Emmy | Outstanding Informational Series or Special (Neil deGrasse Tyson, Helen Matsos, Brian Lovett, Michael Kovnat, Drew Pulley, National Geographic Channel) | StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson |
| 2015 | Primetime Emmy Awards | Nominee Primetime Emmy | Outstanding Informational Series or Special (Neil deGrasse Tyson, Helen Matsos, Brian Lovett, Michael Kovnat, Drew Pulley, National Geographic Channel) | StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson |
| 2014 | Primetime Emmy Awards | Nominee Primetime Emmy | Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Series (Ann Druyan, Seth MacFarlane, Mitchell Cannold, Brannon Braga, Jason Clark, Livia Hanich, Steven Holtzman, Neil deGrasse Tyson) | Cosmos |