The Movieguide Awards give the Epiphany Prize for Inspiring Movies to movies that are wholesome, spiritually uplifting and inspirational. [1]
Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface.
This category debuted in the fourth year of the Movieguide Awards. The prior years only gave awards for best movies for families and mature audiences.
Millard Robert E. Theodore Baehr is an American media critic and chairman of the Christian Film and Television Commission, a division of Good News Communications, Inc. He is publisher and editor-in-chief of Movieguide, a website and biweekly journal that evaluates motion pictures and other entertainment products from a Christian perspective on suitability for family consumption. He also hosts nationally and internationally syndicated Movieguide radio and television programs.
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The Movieguide Awards is an annual award ceremony for Christian entertainment held every year in Hollywood and broadcast on the Hallmark Channel around the same time as the Academy Awards. The awards are commonly described as "The Christian Oscars" in industry circles.
The Chosen is an American Christian historical drama television series. Created, directed, and co-written by filmmaker Dallas Jenkins, it is the first multi-season series about the life and ministry of Jesus of Nazareth. Primarily set in Judaea and Galilee in the 1st century, the series centers on Jesus and the people who met and followed him. The series stars Jonathan Roumie as Jesus as well as Shahar Isaac, Elizabeth Tabish, Paras Patel, Noah James, and George H. Xanthis.
Father Stu is a 2022 biographical drama film starring Mark Wahlberg as Stuart Long, a boxer-turned-Catholic priest who lives with a progressive muscle disorder. The film is written and directed by Rosalind Ross in her directorial debut. The film was produced on a budget of $4 million.
Great American Pure Flix, formerly Pure Flix and sometimes stylized as Pureflix, is an American Christian media subscription over-the-top streaming service owned by Great American Media and Sony Pictures.
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The 2024 Movieguide Awards ceremony honored the best films and television of 2023.
The 2021 Movieguide Awards ceremony honored the best films and television of 2020.
The 2019 Movieguide Awards ceremony honored the best films and television of 2018.
The 2017 Movieguide Awards ceremony honored the best films and television of 2016.
The 2016 Movieguide Awards ceremony honored the best films and television of 2015.
The Movieguide Awards give the Epiphany Prize for Most Inspiring TV or Streaming Movie or Program to programs that are wholesome, spiritually uplifting and inspirational.
Movieguide gives the Faith and Freedom Award for Movies to movies that promote positive American values.
Movieguide gives the Faith and Freedom Award for Television and Streaming to programs that promote positive American values.
Every year Movieguide gives an award to the Best Movie for Families.
Every year Movieguide gives an award to the Best Television for Families.
Every year Movieguide gives an award to the Best Movie for Mature Audiences.
Every year Movieguide gives an award to the Best Television for Mature Audiences.
Movieguide gives the Grace Award for the most inspiring performances in movies and TV.