Americans Care About Faith & Freedom
Movieguide® Awards Celebrates American Values
The 23rd Annual Movieguide® Faith & Values Awards will celebrate American values Friday at its annual awards gala, to be held at the Universal Hilton Hotel in Los Angeles.
Eleven movies and television programs have been nominated for the Faith & Freedom Awards, which are given to the best, most inspiring movie and television program of the past year that promoted American, western values such as freedom of speech, religious freedom, property rights, the right to life, the rule of law, and personal responsibility.
“This has been one of the strongest years for movies and television programs with Faith & Freedom” said Dr. Ted Baehr, co-founder and chairman of Movieguide®. “Movies with conservative and patriotic content has increased 86% in six short years. This is great news.”
2014 Movie Nominees
BELLE | CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE WINTER SOLDIER | DAWN OF THE PLANET OF THE APES |
THE GIVER | PENGUINS OF MADAGASCAR | SELMA |
2014 Television Nominees
COFFEE SHOP | THE GABBY DOUGLAS STORY | THE LAST SHIP: Phase Six |
LOVE FINDS YOU IN SUGARCREEK | WHEN CALLS THE HEART: Lost and Found | |
Other awards to be presented Friday include the $100,000 Epiphany Prizes for Inspiring Movies & TV, the $50,000 Kairos Prizes for Spiritually Uplifting Screenplays by First-Time and Beginning Screenwriters, the $50,000 Chronos Prize for Most Inspiring Screenplay by Established Filmmakers, the $50,000 Friess Free Enterprise Prize, the Best 2014 Movie for Families, the Best 2013 Movie for Mature Audiences, and the Grace Awards for Inspiring Performances in Movies & TV.