24th Annual Movieguide® Faith & Values Awards Gala
and Report to the Entertainment Industry
Winners List
Sponsored by the Christian Film & Television Commission®
The Epiphany Prizes for Inspiring Movies & TV
$100,000 EPIPHANY PRIZE FOR MOST INSPIRING MOVIE OF 2015
Winner: WAR ROOM
Other Nominees: THE 33, BROOKLYN, CAPTIVE, DO YOU BELIEVE?, MANNY, and WOODLAWN
Supported by a grant from the John Templeton Foundation.
$100,000 EPIPHANY PRIZE FOR MOST INSPIRING TELEVISION PROGRAM OF 2015
Winner: DOLLY PARTON’S COAT OF MANY COLORS
Other Nominees: A.D.: THE BIBLE CONTINUES, ANCIENT ROADS FROM CHRIST TO CONSTANTINE, BLUE BLOODS: Hold Outs, CHICAGO FIRE: Forgiving, Relentless, Unconditional, and SAINTS & STRANGERS
Supported by a grant from the John Templeton Foundation.
TEN BEST MOVIES FOR FAMILIES
1 – HOME
2 – THE PEANUTS MOVIE
3 – CINDERELLA
4 – THE GOOD DINOSAUR
5 – INSIDE OUT
6 – MAX
7 – SHAUN THE SHEEP MOVIE
8 – WAR ROOM
9 – PADDINGTON
10 – THE SPONGEBOB MOVIE: SPONGE OUT OF WATER
TEN BEST MOVIES FOR MATURE AUDIENCES
1 – THE 33
2 – JOY
3 – MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE – ROGUE NATION
4 – THE HUNGER GAMES: MOCKINGJAY – PART 2
5 – McFARLAND, USA
6 – THE MARTIAN
7 – CAPTIVE
8 – AVENGERS: AGE OF ULTRON
9 – JURASSIC WORLD
10 – ANT-MAN
$50,000 Kairos Prizes for Spiritually Uplifting Screenplays by First-Time and Beginning Screenwriters:
KAIROS GRAND PRIZE (worth $25,000) went to Wayne Sable and Christopher Lovick of Los Angeles, Calif. for HEAVEN’S MESSENGER
1ST RUNNER UP (worth $15,000) went to Harry Keinman of Biloxi, Miss. for WIND AND A PRAYER
2ND RUNNER UP (worth $10,000) went to Birgit Myaard of Alice Springs, Australia for THE HAND OF A WOMAN
$50,000 Chronos Prize for Inspiring Screenplays by Established Artists:
Katherine Craddock of Chantilly, Va. won the Third Annual Chronos Prize for Inspiring Screenplays by Established Artists for her script AMERICAN EXODUS
BRADLEY FOUNDATION FAITH & FREEDOM AWARD FOR MOVIES
JOY
Other Nominees: CINDERELLA, THE GOOD DINOSAUR, THE HUNGER GAMES: MOCKINGJAY – PART 2, MAX, McFARLAND, USA, and WOMAN IN GOLD
GRACE AWARD FOR MOST INSPIRING MOVIE PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS
Karen Abercrombie for WAR ROOM
Other Nominees: Kate Mara for CAPTIVE and Juliet Stevenson for THE LETTERS
GRACE AWARD FOR MOST INSPIRING MOVIE PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR
Ted McGinley for DO YOU BELIEVE?
Other Nominees: Antonio Banderas for THE 33, Sean Astin for WOODLAWN, and Jon Voight for WOODLAWN
GRACE AWARD FOR MOST INSPIRING TV PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS
Alyvia Alyn Lind for DOLLY PARTON’S COAT OF MANY COLORS
Other Nominees: Jennifer Nettles for DOLLY PARTON’S COAT OF MANY COLORS
GRACE AWARD FOR MOST INSPIRING TV PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR
Juan Pablo Di Pace for A.D.: THE BIBLE CONTINUES
Other Nominees: Emmet J. Scanlon for A.D.: THE BIBLE CONTINUES, Joe Dixon for A.D.: THE BIBLE CONTINUES, Gordon Clapp for CHICAGO FIRE: Forgiving, Relentless, Unconditional, Vincent Kartheiser for SAINTS & STRANGERS, and Gerald McRaney for DOLLY PARTON’S COAT OF MANY COLORS
SPECIAL AWARD FOR LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT
Ken Wales, producer of THE PARTY, THE TAMARIND SEED, REVENGE OF THE PINK PANTHER, CHRISTY, AMAZING GRACE, and CAPTIVE
Did you miss the 24th Annual Movieguide® Awards on the Reelz Channel? Well you have another chance to watch the show, February 24th at 9pm PST/12am EST! You won’t want to miss it!