Movieguide®’s Movies That Inspire to Air on the Reelz Channel Easter Sunday
Movieguide®’s Movies That Inspire, featuring this year’s Movieguide® Award Winners, will air on the Reelz Channel on Easter Sunday, April 17, at 3 p.m. ET which is 12 p.m. PT, with an encore at 1 a.m. ET April 18 which is 10 p.m. PT April 17.
The program will focus on the very best in uplifting and encouraging entertainment from the year 2021, proving how the Good, the True and the Beautiful succeed in Hollywood and beyond.
“It’s my distinct pleasure to once again partner with the Reelz Channel to celebrate inspirational movies and television,” Movieguide® Founder and Publisher Dr. Ted Baehr says.
The program will feature exclusive interviews with some of the top producers and directors in the entertainment industry.
The categories for Movieguide® Awards include the Best Movies for Families, the Best Movies for Mature Audiences, the Epiphany Prizes® for Most Inspirational Movie and TV Program, the Faith and Freedom Award® for Promoting Positive American Values in Movies and in Television, and the Grace Prizes® for Most Inspiring Performances in Movies and Television.
Movieguide®’s Movies That Inspire will serve as the virtual Movieguide® Awards Gala. The mega event is normally held in Hollywood at the beginning of each year, bringing the biggest names in the industry to the red carpet to celebrate family values in movies and television shows.
This year is the 30th Annual Movieguide® Awards and proves just how much moviegoers value positive entertainment both on the big and small screens.
Additionally, the Movieguide® Awards Gala previously served as the opportunity to announce the Kairos Prize® Winner. This year, the announcement was virtual, as well.
OUT OF THE FLAMES by Stephanie Hutchinson was named as the $15,000 Grand Prize winner, with TRACKS IN THE SNOW by Sandi Hendrickson Esch and WATCHFUL DRAGONS by Robert Williams named as the runners up.
The Kairos Prize® is the leading scriptwriting contest for spiritually uplifting screenplays.
Movieguide®’s Movies That Inspire will honor the winner in each of these categories:
Best Movies for Families
AMERICAN UNDERDOG
BLUE MIRACLE
THE BOSS BABY: FAMILY BUSINESS
PETER RABBIT 2: THE RUNAWAY
RON’S GONE WRONG
SING 2
SPACE JAM: A NEW LEGACY
Best Movies for Mature Audiences
BELFAST
BLACK WIDOW (2021)
CYRANO (2021)
DUNE (2021)
GODZILLA VS. KONG
KING RICHARD
A QUIET PLACE PART II
Epiphany Prizes® for Movies
AMERICAN UNDERDOG
BLUE MIRACLE
C.S. LEWIS: THE MOST RELUCTANT CONVERT
CHRISTMAS WITH THE CHOSEN: THE MESSENGERS
THE GIRL WHO BELIEVES IN MIRACLES
KING RICHARD
A QUIET PLACE PART II
Epiphany Prizes® for Television
THE CHOSEN: Episode 2.8: “Beyond Mountains”
GENIUS: ARETHA
THE PILGRIMS
RESURRECTION (2021)
THE WALTONS: HOMECOMING
A WEEK AWAY
Faith & Freedom Award® for Movies
BLACK WIDOW (2021)
THE BOSS BABY: FAMILY BUSINESS
THE COURIER (2021)
DEAR COMRADES!
DUNE (2021)
GOD’S NOT DEAD: WE THE PEOPLE
PERCY VS GOLIATH
Faith and Freedom® Award for Television
ATLANTIC CROSSING: Episode 1 and 2: “Angrepet” and “Tronefall”
HAWKEYE: Episode 1.1 and 1.2
THE MYSTERIOUS BENEDICT SOCIETY: Episodes 1.1 and 1.2
THE PILGRIMS
SUPERMAN AND LOIS: Episode 101: “Pilot”
TURNER AND HOOCH: Episode 1.1: “Furever and a Dog”
THE WALTONS: HOMECOMING
Grace Prize® for Movies
Zachary Levi for AMERICAN UNDERDOG
Dennis Quaid and Jimmy Gonzales for BLUE MIRACLE
Emily Blunt for A QUIET PLACE PART II
Jennifer Hudson for RESPECT
Grace Prize® for Television
Greta Scacchi for RESURRECTION
Bailee Madison for A WEEK AWAY
Cynthia Erivo for GENIUS: Episode 3.1: “Aretha: Respect”
Jonathan Roumie for THE CHOSEN: Episode 2.8: “Beyond Mountains”
Bellamy Young for THE WALTONS: HOMECOMING