Barack Obama won an Emmy on Saturday for his narration on Netflix's "Our Great National Parks." The award makes Obama the second US president in history to win an Emmy. The award makes Obama the second US president in history to win an Emmy, and the first to win in a competitive category. The former president beat out David Attenborough, Lupita Nyong'o, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, and W. Kamau Bell to win the Emmy for "Our Great National Parks." The series was produced by Higher Ground, the production company founded by Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama.

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