The Top 10 Best Movies for Your Family This Year
Here is the list of winners for Movieguide®’s 25th Annual Faith & Values Awards Gala, held Friday, Feb. 10 at the Universal Hilton Hotel in Los Angeles:
Lifetime Achievement Award for Communicating and Living the Good News to Pat Robertson, founder of the Christian Broadcasting Network, the 700 Club and Operation Blessing
BEST MOVIES FOR FAMILIES
1 – MIRACLES FROM HEAVEN – Top Winner
2 – THE YOUNG MESSIAH
3 – SING
4 – THE JUNGLE BOOK (2016)
5 – FINDING DORY
6 – THE SECRET LIFE OF PETS
7 – TROLLS
8 – QUEEN OF KATWE
9 – ZOOTOPIA
10 – PETE’S DRAGON (2016)
BEST MOVIES FOR MATURE AUDIENCES
1 – GOD’S NOT DEAD 2 – Top Winner
2 – HACKSAW RIDGE
3 – CAPTAIN AMERICA: CIVIL WAR
4 – RISEN
5 – SILENCE
6 – BEN-HUR (2016)
7 – THE FINEST HOURS
8 – SULLY
9 – EDDIE THE EAGLE
10 – HAIL, CAESAR!
EPIPHANY PRIZE FOR MOST INSPIRING MOVIE OF 2016
Winner: THE YOUNG MESSIAH
Other nominees: HACKSAW RIDGE, MIRACLES FROM HEAVEN, GOD’S NOT DEAD 2, RISEN, SILENCE, BEN-HUR (2016), HAIL, CAESAR!
EPIPHANY PRIZE FOR MOST INSPIRING TV PROGRAM OF 2016
Winner: DOLLY PARTON’S CHRISTMAS OF MANY COLORS: CIRCLE OF LOVE
Other nominees: THE PASSION: NEW ORLEANS, THE BRIDGE PART 2, A TIME TO DANCE, OPERATION CHRISTMAS, POCAHONTAS: DOVE OF PEACE, AGENTS OF S.H.I.E.LD.: SEASON 3: EPISODES: 20-22: Emancipation, Absolution, Ascension
FAITH & FREEDOM AWARD FOR PROMOTING POSITIVE AMERICAN VALUES IN MOVIES
Winner: HACKSAW RIDGE
Other Nominees: CAPTAIN AMERICA: CIVIL WAR, GOD’S NOT DEAD 2, SULLY, SING, QUEEN OF KATWE, HAIL, CAESAR!
FAITH & FREEDOM AWARD FOR PROMOTING POSITIVE AMERICAN VALUES IN TV
Winner: OPERATION CHRISTMAS
Other Nominees: POCAHONTAS: DOVE OF PEACE, THE BRIDGE PART 2, DOLLY PARTON’S CHRISTMAS OF MANY COLORS: CIRCLE OF LOVE, THE PASSION: NEW ORLEANS,
AGENTS OF S.H.I.E.LD.: SEASON 3: EPISODES: 20-22: Emancipation, Absolution, Ascension
GRACE AWARDS FOR MOST INSPIRING ACTING IN MOVIES
WINNING ACTOR: Adam Greaves-Neal – THE YOUNG MESSIAH
Other Nominees: Joseph Fiennes – RISEN, Robert Pike Daniel – HAIL, CAESAR!, David A.R. White – GOD’S NOT DEAD 2, Andrew Garfield – HACKSAW RIDGE, Cliff Curtis – RISEN, Rodrigo Santoro, – BEN-HUR (2016), Josh Brolin – HAIL, CAESAR!
WINNING ACTRESS: Melissa Joan Hart – GOD’S NOT DEAD 2
Other Nominees: Kylie Rogers – MIRACLES FROM HEAVEN, Jennifer Garner – MIRACLES FROM HEAVEN
GRACE AWARD FOR MOST INSPIRING ACTING IN TELEVISION
WINNING ACTOR: Devielle Johnson – A TIME TO DANCE
OTHER NOMINEES: Ed McGinley – THE BRIDGE PART 2,
Tyler Perry – THE PASSION: NEW ORLEANS, Gerald McRaney – DOLLY PARTON’S CHRISTMAS OF MANY COLORS: CIRCLE OF LOVE, Marc Blucas – OPERATION CHRISTMAS
WINNING ACTRESS: Faith Ford – THE BRIDGE PART 2
OTHER NOMINEES: Alyvia Alyn Lind – DOLLY PARTON’S CHRISTMAS OF MANY COLORS: CIRCLE OF LOVE, Dolly Parton – DOLLY PARTON’S CHRISTMAS OF MANY COLORS: CIRCLE OF LOVE, Natalia Cordova-Buckley – AGENTS OF S.H.I.E.LD.: SEASON 3: EPISODES 20-22 – Emancipation, Absolution, Ascension
Author of The Culture-Wise Family and How to Succeed in Hollywood (Without Losing Your Soul), Dr. Ted Baehr is chairman of the Christian Film & Television Commission® (CFTVC) and its family guide to movies and entertainment, Movieguide® (www.movieguide.org).
Now in their 32nd year, CFTVC and Movieguide® are the largest, longest-running international, non-profit ministry dedicated to “redeeming the values of the entertainment industry by influencing industry executives and by informing and equipping the public about the influence of the entertainment media.”
Movieguide®’s Annual Faith & Values Awards Gala (www.movieguideawards.com) honors the best, most family-friendly movies and television programs honoring God and inspiring audiences with messages of faith, hope, goodness, justice, redemption, forgiveness and true divine love. At the Awards, Dr. Baehr presents highlights from Movieguide®’s Annual Report to the Entertainment Industry, a comprehensive financial analysis of the movie business showing what kinds of movies and what kinds of movie content moviegoers favor the most with their hard-earned money. {eoa}
