Earlier this week, Hollywood held its 16th annual “Faith and Values Gala.” The Gala, a project of Movieguide®, with the support of The John Templeton Foundation, aims to recognize “films and television with a positive values message.”
The winners were:
Epiphany Prize for Film: Amazing Grace (Nominees had been Amazing Grace, Bella, I am Legend, In the Shadow of the Moon, Spider-Man 3, The Ten Commandments, The Ultimate Gift)
Epiphany Prize for Television: The Valley of Light (Nominees had been Friends and Heroes “False Heroes” (BBC), Lost Holiday: The Jim & Suzanne Shemwell Story (Lifetime), Saving Sarah Cain (Lifetime), The Valley of Light (CBS) )
Top Family Film of the Year: Ratatouille (nominees had been Alvin and The Chipmunks, Bella, Bridge to Terabithia, Enchanted, The Game Plan, In The Shadow Of The Moon, Nancy Drew, Ratatouille, Shrek the Third, The Ultimate Gift )
Top Movie for Mature Audiences: Amazing Grace (nominees had been Amazing Grace, The Astronaut Farmer, August Rush, The Great Debaters, I am Legend, Live Free Or Die Hard, Pride, Spider-Man 3, Strike, The Transformers)
For more information about the Gala and the awards go here. Hat to to Sam Hodges at the Dallas Morning News Religion Blog.
Amazing Grace was certainly a worthy choice, but what happened to Juno? Was it not even worthy of a nomination?