Overview

• Kristen Bell and Michael Schur presented the award during the 77th Emmy Awards telecast at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles.
• Danson and Steenburgen became the first married couple to jointly accept the Television Academy’s Bob Hope Humanitarian Award.
• The couple’s philanthropy centers on ocean protection and youth well-being, including co-founding Angels at Risk to combat teen substance abuse.
• Danson’s environmental activism includes co-founding the American Oceans Campaign, serving on Oceana’s board, and testifying before the House Committee on Natural Resources.
• The selective award, created in 2002 and bestowed by the Television Academy’s Board of Governors, honors lasting community impact; past recipients include George Clooney, Sean Penn and Danny Thomas.