Movieguide Awards
The Movieguide Awards | |
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Awarded for | Promotion of Christian values[1] |
Country | United States |
Presented by | Movieguide |
First awarded | February 10, 1993; 31 years ago (1993-02-10) |
Website | movieguideawards |
The Movieguide Awards is an annual award ceremony for Christian entertainment held every year in Hollywood and broadcast on the Hallmark Channel around the same time as the Academy Awards. The awards are commonly described as "The Christian Oscars" in industry circles.[1]
History
In 1985 Ted Baehr of the Christian Film & Television Commission created Movieguide a family guide to movies and entertainment. [citation needed]
In 1988 conversations began with Sir John Templeton resulting in the Annual Movieguide Faith & Values Awards Gala debuting in 1993 with funding from the John Templeton Foundation.[2][3]
Since then, Movieguide's Annual Faith & Values Awards Gala has grown into a televised event that has been hosted by such celebrities as Terry Crews, Chuck Norris, Sadie Robertson, Bill Engvall, and Joe Mantegna.
In 2014, The New Yorker noted that the Movieguide Awards have become more politicized following funding from the right-wing lobbyists.[1]
The trophies are shaped like teddy bears, a subtle nod to Movieguide CEO and Founder Dr. Ted Baehr.[citation needed]
Awards
Annually, a panel of judges decide who should receive each award. In 2019 the panel included Dr. Ted Baehr; Cindy Bond, producer of I Can Only Imagine; Cale Boyter, a film producer; DeVon Franklin, CEO of Franklin Entertainment; Mike Medavoy, a film producer; Robert Norton, Group CFO for Animal Logic One; David Outten, a former disney artist; Rich Peluso, Executive Vice President of AFFIRM films; Pablo Perex De Rosso, Director in the content team of Netflix; Cary Solomon and Chuck Konzelman, the writing and production team of God's not Dead; and, Simon Swart, a 25-year studio veteran.[citation needed]
The Epiphany Prize
The two Epiphany Prizes for Inspiring Movies & TV are specifically for entertaining movies and television programs that are wholesome, spiritually uplifting and inspirational.[4][5]
Epiphany Prize for Inspiring Movies winners
Year | Winning Film |
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1996 (4th) | Dead Man Walking |
1997 (5th) | The Preacher's Wife |
1998 (6th) | Amistad |
1999 (7th) | The Prince of Egypt |
2000 (8th) | The Winslow Boy |
2001 (9th) | Return to Me |
2002 (10th) | The Body |
2003 (11th) | Evelyn |
2004 (12th) | The Gospel of John |
2005 (13th) | The Passion of the Christ |
2006 (14th) | The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe |
2007 (15th) | The Nativity Story |
2008 (16th) | Amazing Grace |
2009 (17th) | Fireproof |
2010 (18th) | The Blind Side |
2011 (19th) | The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader |
2012 (20th) | Courageous |
2013 (21st) | Les Misérables |
2014 (22nd) | Grace Unplugged |
2015 (23rd) | God's Not Dead |
2016 (24th) | War Room |
The 33 | |
Brooklyn | |
Captive | |
Do You Believe? | |
Manny | |
Woodlawn | |
2017 (25th) | The Young Messiah |
Ben-Hur | |
God's Not Dead 2 | |
Hacksaw Ridge | |
Hail, Caesar! | |
Miracles from Heaven | |
Risen | |
Silence | |
2018 (26th) | The Star |
All Saints | |
Bitter Harvest | |
The Boss Baby | |
The Case for Christ | |
Let There Be Light | |
The Promise | |
2019 (27th) | I Can Only Imagine |
God's Not Dead: A Light in Darkness | |
Paul, Apostle of Christ | |
The Grinch | |
Unbroken: Path to Redemption | |
2020 (28th) | Overcomer |
A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood | |
Breakthrough | |
Harriet | |
A Hidden Life | |
2021 (29th) | I Still Believe |
Created Equal: Clarence Thomas in His Own Words | |
Greyhound | |
I Am Patrick: The Patron Saint of Ireland | |
Infidel | |
News of the World | |
Waiting for Anya | |
2022 (30th) | The Chosen, Season 3: Episode 1 & 2 |
Father Stu: Reborn | |
Resistance: 1942 | |
Running the Bases | |
Uncharted |
The Faith and Freedom Award
The Faith & Freedom Award for Movies & TV is awarded to entertainment that promotes positive American values. The values considered include such values such as liberty, religious freedom, freedom of speech, the right to vote, property rights, proper compassion for others, protection of the innocent, the right to due process, the right to life, the right to pursue happiness, the rule of law, democracy, the free market, ownership of private property, and many other traditional values.
Best Movies for Families
Movieguide's editorial staff views and analyzes every major movie released that makes over $1 million and compiles the Ten Best Movies for Families. Each nominee receives a "Teddy 'The Good News' Bear" Family Friendly Awards for Excellence, and one is picked as the Best Movie for Families at the Annual Movieguide Awards.
Best Movies for Mature Audiences
The nominees for Best Movies for Mature Audiences are picked by the editorial staff of Movieguide, and awarded to movies made with excellence, and also contain strong moral and redemptive themes. These nominees receive the "Papa Bear" Award for Excellence, and may contain subject matter not appropriate for young children.
The Grace Award for Acting
The Grace Award for Most Inspiring Performances in Movies and Television are given to the best, most inspiring performances demonstrating God's grace and love towards us as humans being.
The Kairos Prize
Established by Movieguide in 2005, the purpose of the Kairos Prize for Beginning and Established Screenwriters is to further the influence of moral and spiritual values within the film and television industries. Seeking to promote a spiritually uplifting, redemptive worldview, the prize was founded to inspire first-time and beginning screenwriters to produce compelling, entertaining, spiritually uplifting scripts that result in a greater increase in either man's love or understanding of God. Each year, at least $30,000 in prizes is given out to the winning screenwriters.
The 2017 film All Saints, from Sony Pictures, was the first Kairos Prize Finalist to be released nationwide by a major studio.
References
- ^ a b c Sweet, Sam (February 7, 2014). "The Christian Oscars". The New Yorker. Retrieved 2019-04-09.
- ^ DeFazio, Jeanne C.; Spencer, William David (3 May 2016). Redeeming the Screens: Living Stories of Media "Ministers" Bringing the Message of Jesus Christ to the Entertainment Industry. Wipf and Stock Publishers. ISBN 9781498234474 – via Google Books.
- ^ Cook, Dr Bruce (1 October 2013). Aligning With The Apostolic, Volume 5: Apostles And The Apostolic Movement In The Seven Mountains Of Culture. Whitaker House. ISBN 9781939944092 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Movieguide® and the Annual Faith & Values Awards Gala and Report to the Entertainment Industry featuring the Epiphany, Kairos, and Chronos Prizes - John Templeton Foundation". templeton.org.
- ^ "Movieguide Awards Archives -". dollyparton.com.
External links
- Official website
- Kairos Prize
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and events
- NBR National Board of Review Awards (1929)
- AMPAS Academy Awards (1929)
- NYFCC New York Film Critics Circle (1935)
- HFPA Golden Globe Awards (1944)
- American Cinema Editors Awards (1962)
- NSFC National Society of Film Critics Awards (1966)
- ASIFA-Hollywood Annie Awards (1972)
- LAFCA Los Angeles Film Critics Awards (1975)
- Golden Raspberry Awards (1981)
- Independent Spirit Awards (1985)
- American Society of Cinematographers Awards (1986)
- Critics' Choice Movie Awards (1996)
- Hollywood Film Awards (1997)
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