Fox Searchlight's Thank You for Smoking and IFC's Sherrybaby were honored Tuesday with Prism Awards, presented annually by the Entertainment Industries Council for accurate depictions of drug, alcohol and tobacco use, addiction and mental health issues.
NBC Entertainment president Kevin Reilly was presented the Larry Stewart Leadership & Inspiration Award, which honors activities that reflect "the kind of leadership that is needed for the industry to address these issues."
EIC chief executive Brian Dyak said Reilly "helps set the example for what the industry can do to help get life-saving messages across to the public."
Joan Rivers and Melissa Rivers took home the Heritage Award for their telefilm Starting Again and "excellence in portraying substance abuse before the advent of the Prism Awards." And HBO was bestowed the Prism President's Award for a "comprehensive, multiplatform documentary programming initiative on addiction."
A complete list award recipients follows:
Feature Film -- Wide Release
Thank You for Smoking
(Fox Searchlight Pictures/Room 9 Entertainment/Content Film)
Feature Film -- Limited Release
Sherrybaby
(IFC Films/Sherry Films/Big Beach Prods. /Elevation Filmworks/Red Envelope Entertainment)
Film Festival
Shelf Life
(Cinequest/Needs More Nudity Prods.)
Original DVD
Most High
(Netflix/2nd Act Films)
Comedy Series Episode
Family Guy -- Deep Throats
(Fox Broadcasting Co./20th Century Fox Television/Fuzzy Door Prods.)
Comedy Series Multi-Episode Storyline
Desperate Housewives
(Episodes: One More Kiss/We're Gonna Be All Right/Thank You So Much/There's Something About a War/Silly People/There Is No Other Way/"Could I Leave You?"/Everybody Says Don't/Don't Look at Me)
(ABC Entertainment/Touchstone Television/Cherry Prods.)
Performance in a Comedy Series
Judith Light, Ugly Betty
Drama Series Episode
ER -- Reason to Live
(NBC Entertainment/Warner Bros. Television/Amblin Television/Constant C Prods.)
Performance in a Drama Series Episode
Mariska Hargitay, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Drama Series Multi-Episode Storyline
House
(Episodes: Fools for Love/Que Sera Sera/Finding Judas/Merry Little Christmas)
(Fox Broadcasting Co./NBC Universal Television Studio/Heel & Toe Films/Bat Hat Harry Prods./Shore Z Prods.)
Performance in a Drama Series Multi-Episode Storyline
Rene Auberjonois, Boston Legal
Jayne Brook, Boston Legal
Daytime Drama Series Multi-Episode Storyline
All My Children: JR's Alcoholism
(ABC Entertainment)
Daytime Drama Series Multi-Episode Storyline
Maurice Benard, General Hospital
TV Movie or Miniseries
Augusta, Gone
(Lifetime Television/Robert Greenwald Prods./ Nightstar Prods.)
Our Very Own
(Starz!/GADA Films / Miramax Films)
Performance in a TV Movie
Keith Carradine, Our Very Own
Allison Janney, Our Very Own...
NBC Entertainment president Kevin Reilly was presented the Larry Stewart Leadership & Inspiration Award, which honors activities that reflect "the kind of leadership that is needed for the industry to address these issues."
EIC chief executive Brian Dyak said Reilly "helps set the example for what the industry can do to help get life-saving messages across to the public."
Joan Rivers and Melissa Rivers took home the Heritage Award for their telefilm Starting Again and "excellence in portraying substance abuse before the advent of the Prism Awards." And HBO was bestowed the Prism President's Award for a "comprehensive, multiplatform documentary programming initiative on addiction."
A complete list award recipients follows:
Feature Film -- Wide Release
Thank You for Smoking
(Fox Searchlight Pictures/Room 9 Entertainment/Content Film)
Feature Film -- Limited Release
Sherrybaby
(IFC Films/Sherry Films/Big Beach Prods. /Elevation Filmworks/Red Envelope Entertainment)
Film Festival
Shelf Life
(Cinequest/Needs More Nudity Prods.)
Original DVD
Most High
(Netflix/2nd Act Films)
Comedy Series Episode
Family Guy -- Deep Throats
(Fox Broadcasting Co./20th Century Fox Television/Fuzzy Door Prods.)
Comedy Series Multi-Episode Storyline
Desperate Housewives
(Episodes: One More Kiss/We're Gonna Be All Right/Thank You So Much/There's Something About a War/Silly People/There Is No Other Way/"Could I Leave You?"/Everybody Says Don't/Don't Look at Me)
(ABC Entertainment/Touchstone Television/Cherry Prods.)
Performance in a Comedy Series
Judith Light, Ugly Betty
Drama Series Episode
ER -- Reason to Live
(NBC Entertainment/Warner Bros. Television/Amblin Television/Constant C Prods.)
Performance in a Drama Series Episode
Mariska Hargitay, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Drama Series Multi-Episode Storyline
House
(Episodes: Fools for Love/Que Sera Sera/Finding Judas/Merry Little Christmas)
(Fox Broadcasting Co./NBC Universal Television Studio/Heel & Toe Films/Bat Hat Harry Prods./Shore Z Prods.)
Performance in a Drama Series Multi-Episode Storyline
Rene Auberjonois, Boston Legal
Jayne Brook, Boston Legal
Daytime Drama Series Multi-Episode Storyline
All My Children: JR's Alcoholism
(ABC Entertainment)
Daytime Drama Series Multi-Episode Storyline
Maurice Benard, General Hospital
TV Movie or Miniseries
Augusta, Gone
(Lifetime Television/Robert Greenwald Prods./ Nightstar Prods.)
Our Very Own
(Starz!/GADA Films / Miramax Films)
Performance in a TV Movie
Keith Carradine, Our Very Own
Allison Janney, Our Very Own...
- 4/25/2007
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Actor-director Marty Sader's Most High took home the prize for best narrative film at the 12th annual Hamptons International Film Festival. The award -- dubbed the Golden Starfish Award for best narrative and worth $180,000 in goods and services -- was presented at closing ceremonies Sunday. Awards were presented by the fest's executive director Denise Kasell, board chairman Stuart Match Suna, programmer Rajendra Roy and emcee Bob Balaban, among others. The Golden Starfish short film award, plus $5,000 in cash, was presented to Gary Lundgren for Wow and Flutter. The Spike TV best documentary award, with a prize of $5,000 in cash and postproduction services, was awarded to Leslie Sullivan's A Touch of Greatness. Honorable mention was given to Ralph Arlyck's Following Sean. The Golden Starfish Award for international film, with a prize of cash and airline tickets worth $10,000, was presented to Reza Bagher's Capricciosa, a Swedish entry.
- 10/26/2004
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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