Movieguide® Announces Nominees for 31st Annual Awards Gala

Movieguide® Announces Nominees for 31st Annual Awards Gala

By Movieguide® Staff

Movieguide ®, the number one family review service for movies and television shows, has officially announced the nominees for its 31st Annual MOVIEGUIDE® Faith & Values Awards Gala & Report to the Entertainment Industry. The Awards Gala will take place on Friday, February 9th at the iconic Avalon Theatre in Hollywood and will broadcast on Great American Family later this spring.  
 
“Last year we saw a lot of strong and inspiring films and TV on the big screen and in the comfort of your living room, and we are excited to celebrate various bodies of work and talent,” says Robby Baehr, Movieguide® CEO. “To then be able to have the Awards Show broadcast on Great American Family is icing on the cake. We all share aligned visions to inspire and bring home to viewers, so this partnership is a perfect synergy.”
 
The event will honor the Best 2023 Movies for Mature Audiences, the Epiphany Prizes for the Most Inspiring Movie and Television Program, The Faith & Freedom Awards for Movies and Television, and the Grace Awards for Most Inspiring Performance in Movies and Television.
 
“The Movieguide Awards focuses on honoring quality family-friendly entertainment that deliver strong and inspiring faith-filled stories of faith, hope, joy, and redemptive love,” added Movieguide founder and publisher Dr. Ted Baehr. “We are excited to celebrate another year of honoring entertainment with faith and values.”

Here is the list of nominees for the 31st Annual Movieguide® Awards, in alphabetical order:

EPIPHANY PRIZE® MOVIES

• AFTER DEATH
• BIG GEORGE FOREMAN
• JESUS REVOLUTION
• JOURNEY TO BETHLEHEM
• ON A WING AND A PRAYER

EPIPHANY PRIZE® TELEVISION

• A CHRISTMAS BLESSING
• DIVINE INFLUENCER
• MURF THE SURF: JEWELS, JESUS AND MAYHEM IN THE USA: Episodes 1.1-1.4
• A PARIS CHRISTMAS WALTZ
• A THOUSAND TOMORROWS: Episode 1.3

BEST MOVIES FOR FAMILIES

• JOURNEY TO BETHLEHEM
• SPIDER-MAN: ACROSS THE SPIDER-VERSE
• SUPER MARIO BROS. THE MOVIE
• TROLLS BAND TOGETHER
• WONKA

BEST TELEVISION EPISODE FOR FAMILIES

• A CHRISTMAS BLESSING
• DIVINE INFLUENCER
• A MILLION MILES AWAY
• A PARIS CHRISTMAS WALTZ
• A THOUSAND TOMORROWS: Episode 1.3

BEST MOVIE FOR MATURE AUDIENCES

• BOYS IN THE BOAT
• GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY VOL. 3
• GODZILLA MINUS ONE
• JESUS REVOLUTION
• SOUND OF FREEDOM

BEST TELEVISION EPISODE FOR MATURE AUDIENCES

• ALL THE LIGHT WE CANNOT SEE
• THE BURIAL
• CHICAGO P.D.: “New Life”
• MURF THE SURF: JEWELS, JESUS AND MAYHEM IN THE USA
• REACHER: Episode 2.5: “Burial”

FAITH & FREEDOM AWARD® FOR MOVIES

• BANK OF DAVE
• GOLDA (2023)
• GUY RITCHIE’S THE COVENANT
• INDIANA JONES AND THE DIAL OF DESTINY
• SOUND OF FREEDOM

FAITH & FREEDOM AWARD® FOR TELEVISION

• ALL THE LIGHT WE CANNOT SEE
• THE MANDALORIAN: Episode 302: “The Mines of Mandalore”
• A MILLION MILES AWAY
• MURF THE SURF: JEWELS, JESUS AND MAYHEM IN THE USA
• TETRIS

GRACE PRIZE® FOR MOVIE PERFORMANCE

• BIG GEORGE FOREMAN
  • Khris Davis
  • Forest Whitaker
• JESUS REVOLUTION
  • Kelsey Grammer
  • Joel Courtney
  • Anna Grace Barlow
• JOURNEY TO BETHLEHEM
  • Fiona Palomo
  • Joel Smallbone
• ON A WING AND A PRAYER

GRACE PRIZE® FOR TELEVISION PERFORMANCE

• A THOUSAND TOMORROWS:  Episode 1.1-1.3
•  DIVINE INFLUENCER
  •  Jason Burkey
  • Laura Silva
• A CHRISTMAS BLESSING
  • Lori Loughlin
  • Jesse Hutch

Movieguide is the number one family review service for movies and television shows. With over 89 million monthly users, Movieguide is used by 1 in every 3 parents to determine which movies their family or children will watch. Additionally, Movieguide consults with major studios on what types of films will appeal to family audiences. Family films produce the biggest box office draws and the family film audience is the largest single demographic of movie-goers and television viewers.

For more information on the MOVIEGUIDE® Annual Faith & Values Awards Gala & Report to the Entertainment Industry, please visit www.movieguideawards.com.