The 2016 Movieguide Awards!!!

 

The Movieguide Awards (also known as: the Christian Oscars) were held February 5, 2016 at the Universal Hilton Hotel in Universal City, California. They "celebrate the best, most inspiring movies and TV shows of the past year."

I thought I would share some special pictures below of the event! The awards will air on TV - February 22, 2016 at 7pm/6c. on the REELZ channel.

Ricky Schroder and Alyvia Alyn Lind
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Kevin Sorbo and Renee Olstead
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Sadie Robertson and Joe Mantegna
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Jane Seymour
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Brian and Patty Bird
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David Henrie
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Lily Tomlin, Dolly Parton and Alyvia Alyn Lind
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Sadie Robertson
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Kevin Sizemore
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Jen Lilley
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Kevin Sorbo
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Gigi Rice and Ted Mcginley
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Ricky Schroder with wife Andrea and daughter Faith
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Alyvia Alyn Lind
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Renee Olstead
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Corbin Bernsen
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Ernie Hudson
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David A.R. White and Andrea Logan White
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Cote De Pablo, Benjamin Anderson and Guests
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Dr. Ted Baehr - Founder and Publisher of Movieguide and daughter Evy
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Looks like it will be a tremendous show honoring many wonderful, inspirational shows from the past year.

Here are the nominees...



$100,000 Epiphany Prize to the Most Inspiring Movie of 2015:

The 33
Brooklyn
Captive
Do You Believe?
Manny
War Room
Woodlawn




$100,000 Epiphany Prize to the Most Inspiring TV Program of 2015:

A.D.: The Bible Continues
Ancient Roads from Christ to Constantine
Blue Bloods: Hold Outs
Chicago Fire: Forgiving, Relentless, Unconditional
Dolly Parton’s Coat of Many Colors
Saints & Strangers




Bradley Foundation Faith & Freedom Award for Movies

Cinderella
The Good Dinosaur
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2
Joy
Max
McFarland, USA
Woman in Gold




Best Movie for Families

Cinderella
The Good Dinosaur
Home
Inside Out
Max
Paddington
The Peanuts Movie
Shaun the Sheep Movie
The Spongebob Movie: Sponge Out of Water
War Room




Best Movie for Mature Audiences

The 33
Ant-Man
Avengers: Age of Ultron
Captive
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2
Joy
Jurassic World
The Martian
McFarland, USA
Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation




Most Inspiring Performance for Movies

Antonio Banderas - The 33
Kate Mara - Captive
Ted McGinley - Do You Believe?
Juliet Stevenson - The Letters
Karen Abercrombie - War Room
Sean Astin - Woodlawn
Jon Voight - Woodlawn

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Most Inspiring Performance for TV

Emmett J Scanlan - A.D.: The Bible Continues
Joe Dixon - A.D.: The Bible Continues
Juan Pablo Di Pace - A.D.: The Bible Continues
Gordon Clapp - Chicago Fire: Forgiving, Relentless, Unconditional
Alyvia Alyn Lind - Dolly Parton’s Coat of Many Colors
Gerald McRaney - Dolly Parton’s Coat of Many Colors
Jennifer Nettles - Dolly Parton’s Coat of Many Colors
Vincent Kartheiser - Saints & Strangers

Be sure to watch
The Movieguide Awards Show on TV -

February 22, 2016 at 7pm/6c.
on the REELZ channel

to see ALL the Winners!!!

*Just a thought...

There are some Excellent Nominees Above, (including the amazing, fantastic little actress Alyvia Alyn Lind of Dolly Parton's Coat of Many Colors) but I was VERY Surprised NOT to See anything from Hallmark or UP included in the Movieguide Awards, and there are certainly plenty of movies from either network that could have been included.

If Movieguide is looking for the "best, most inspiring movies and TV shows"... then I think they should have nominated Hallmark's "Signed, Sealed, Delivered", from Producer Martha Williamson of "Touched by an Angel". The "Signed, Sealed, Delivered: Truth be Told" and "Signed, Sealed, Delivered: Impossible Dream" movies were filled with such incredible, heartfelt inspiration and unwavering patriotism. It's truly shocking this series was overlooked in this category again this year.

Also, Hallmark's "When Calls the Heart" is always filled with beautiful, inspiring moments, especially the last episode, "When Calls the Heart: New Year's Wish". The WCTH series was nominated last year, but forgotten this year.

And... then on UP, many of their original movies are faith inspired: including "I Am Potential" (a touching story of triumph over tragedy), "Like a Country Song" (starring Joel Smallbone of the Christian Brother Duo "For King and Country"), "Christian Mingle" (starring actress Lacey Chabert), and Many More...

Please share -- What did you think of the Nominees this Year?

Movieguide Awards 2015 honors the Family Guide to Movies and Entertainment!

The 23rd Annual Movieguide Awards
honors Family Films and TV from 2014 -

Saturday February 21, 2015 
at 7 P.M. Eastern 4 P.M. Pacific  

on REELZ-Channel.

The 23rd Annual Movieguide Awards are Hosted by Comedian Bill Engvall

 

Actress Candace Cameron Bure of "Full House" and Hallmark Channel Movies,
"Let it Snow", "Puppy Love", "Christmas Under Wraps", etc...
and the upcoming Mystery Series, "Aurora Teagarden",
along with her daughter Natasha Bure, are presenters at the Movieguide Awards

Awards details via Movieguide.com:
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Epiphany Prize for Inspiring Movie Nominees:

• The Giver
• God's Not Dead
• Heaven Is For Real
• Little Hope Was Arson
• Son of God
• Unbroken

Epiphany Prize for Inspiring TV - Nominees:

• Duck Dynasty : Home for the Holidays
• The Gabby Douglas Story
• The Last Ship: Phase Six
• Louis Zamparini: Captured by Grace 
• Love Finds You in Sugarcreek, Ohio
• When Calls the Heart: Lost and Found

(The Epiphany Prize for Inspiring Movies & TV, supported through a grant from the John Templeton Foundation, is awarded to popular, entertaining movies and television programs that are wholesome, spiritually uplifting, inspirational, redemptive and moral. The two $100,000 Epiphany Prizes for Inspiring Movies & TV are awarded annually to the key men and women, including top studio executives, who are responsible for the best wholesome, uplifting and inspiring movies and television programs.)

Legendary singer Pat Boone, of film and television 

"Duck Dynasty" star Kori Robertson
and Hallmark Channel's Home and Family host Mark Steines

Grace Award TV Nominations:

• Regina King - The Gabby Douglas Story
• Imani Hakim - The Gabby Douglas Story
• Sydney Mikayla - The Gabby Douglas Story
• Kelly McGillis - Love Finds You in Sugarcreek
• Eric Dane - The Last Ship: Phase Six
• Phil Robertson - Duck Dynasty: Home for the Holidays

Grace Award Movie Nominations:

• Jeff Bridges - The Giver
• Brenton Thwaites - The Giver
• Shane Harper - God's Not Dead
• Cory Oliver - God's Not Dead
• Kevin Sorbo - God's Not Dead
• David A.R. White - God's Not Dead
• Greg Kinnear - Heaven Is For Real
• Connor Corum - Heaven Is For Real
• Diogo Morgado - Son Of God

(The Grace Award for Movies and Television is awarded annually to an actor or actress in a motion picture or television program who exemplifies God’s grace and mercy toward us as human beings through their outstanding performances.)

Actress Madison Pettis of "The Game Plan" and "Do You Believe"
and Karan Brar of Disney Channel's "Jessie"

"Duck Dynasty" star Sadie Robertson and Actor, Writer Corbin Bernsen

of "Christian Mingle", "Rust", and "3 Day Christmas"

 

Faith & Freedom Awards for Movies - Nominees:

• Belle
• Captain America : Winter Soldier
• Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
• The Giver
• Penguins of Madagascar
• Selma

Faith & Freedom Awards for 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

(The Faith & Freedom Awards for Promoting Positive American Values are awarded for entertainment value, for craftsmanship, and for creating programming that is uplifting, moral, insightful, compassionate, and that shows America and its people in a positive light. The Faith and Freedom Awards are given to the one movie and/or one TV program that do the most to improve cultural understanding between Americans and people of other countries by showing a positive or more balanced view of America and Americans, including presenting the best of American values such as liberty, religious freedom, freedom of speech, the right to vote, property rights, proper compassion for others, protection of the innocent, the right to due process, the right to life and to pursue happiness, the rule of the law, democracy, capitalism, personal responsibility, the right to bear firearms, and a believe in limited and responsible government, equal justice under the law, and government by the consent of the governed.)

"God's Not Dead" stars Cory Oliver and Shane Harper

Actress Andrea Logan White of "Mom's Night Out" and "Do You Believe?"
and her husband, Actor David A.R. White of "God's Not Dead"

 

MOVIEGUIDE’s founder and publisher, Dr. Ted Baehr,

 

 

*There may be even more Nominees and Shows honored in the Movieguide Awards Program... so be sure to tune into the awards show Saturday, February 21st on Reelz-Channel at 7 P.M. Eastern 4 P.M. Pacific!


My take on the Nominees:

I was happy to see... nominations for "When Calls the Heart," from the Hallmark Channel, "Love Finds You in Sugarcreek, Ohio" and "Coffee Shop" from UP-tv.

However, I was surprised not to see... nominations for the actors of "When Calls the Heart", nor the TV Movie "The Redemption of Henry Myers", and "Paper Angels".

More than anything else, I was shocked not to see... the inspirational series "Signed, Sealed, Delivered", from the creator of "Touched by an Angel" Martha Williamson, not nominated in any of the categories. I personally think this was a terrible over-sight, of a most deserving series filled with everyday spiritual issues, divine providence, and a deep, abiding faith in their calling.

Now, What do you think of the Nominees? Which ones did you like? Which Movie or TV series, would you have nominated? Please share in the comments below...


*All Images and Award details via Movieguide.com