Author record · 2011 to 2025
David Attenborough: Awards and Best-of Lists
David Attenborough has won 1 award, the Goodreads Choice Awards (2020) for A Life on Our Planet: My Witness Statement and a Vision for the Future, with 2 shortlist or finalist places and 5 year-end list picks in our archive.
Also credited with Alastair Fothergill, Colin Butfield, Errol Fuller, Vanessa Berlowitz
Every recognition
| Year | Book | Source | Result | Translator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Ocean: Earth's Last Wilderness | Waterstones Book of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Shortlist · Book of the Year | |
| 2021 | A Life on Our Planet | British Book Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Shortlist · Non-Fiction: Narrative Book of the Year | |
| 2021 | A Life on Our Planet | Wainwright Prize source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Shortlist · Writing on Global Conservation | |
| 2020 | A Life on Our Planet: My Witness Statement and a Vision for the Future | Goodreads Choice Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Science & Technology | |
| 2020 | A Life on Our Planet | The Irish Times Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books of the Year | |
| 2020 | A Life on Our Planet: My Witness Statement and a Vision for the Future | Financial Times Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Environment | |
| 2012 | Drawn from Paradise: The Discovery, Art and Natural History of the Birds of Paradise | The Guardian Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nature | |
| 2011 | Frozen Planet | The Guardian Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nature |
Books
- A Life on Our Planet5 sources · 2020 to 2021
- Drawn from Paradise: The Discovery, Art and Natural History of the Birds of Paradise1 source · 2012
- Frozen Planet1 source · 2011
- Ocean: Earth's Last Wilderness1 source · 2025