CINDERELLA Among Nominees for 24th Annual Movieguide Awards; Full List

Dr. Ted Baehr, media critic and founder of Movieguide®: The Family Guide to Movies and Entertainment and the Christian Film & Television Commission®, announced the nominees for the 24th Annual Faith & Values Awards Gala and Report to the Entertainment Industry, set for Friday, Feb. 5th, at the Universal Hilton in Los Angeles. The show will be telecast Monday, Feb. 22nd and Wednesday, Feb. 24th on REELZ Channel. Hosting the awards this year is actor Joe Mantegna and his co-host is Sadie Robertson of A&E's DUCK DYNASTY.

CINDERELLA, THE GOOD DINOSAUR, THE 33, and WAR ROOM are up for multiple awards at the Gala, with THE 33 and WAR ROOM vying for the $200,000 Epiphany Prize for the Most Inspiring Movie of 2015.

The presentation of the $200,000 Epiphany Prizes for the Most Inspiring Movie and TV Program of 2015 is the highlight of the Awards.

The Epiphany Prizes are supported by a grant from the John Templeton Foundation (www.templeton.org). They are given every year to the best, most inspiring movie and television program that resulted in a "great increase in man's love or understanding of God."

Another highlight will be the presentation of the First Annual Bradley Foundation Faith & Freedom Movie Award for the best movie of 2015 promoting positive American values, supported by a grant from the Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation (www.bradleyfdn.org).

Movieguide® will also present awards to the Best Movie for Families, the Best Movie for Mature Audiences, and the Grace Awards for the Most Inspiring Performances in Movies & TV, given to the best actors or actresses who best exemplified God's grace to human beings.

The nominees for 24th Annual Faith & Values Awards include (in alphabetical order):

$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

FURIOUS 7

THE HUNGER GAMES: MOCKINGJAY - PART 2

JOY

JURASSIC WORLD

THE MARTIAN

McFARLAND, USA

MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE - ROGUE NATION

Most Inspiring Performance for Movies

THE 33

Antonio Banderas

CAPTIVE

Kate Mara

DO YOU BELIEVE?

Ted McGinley

THE LETTERS

Juliet Stevenson

WAR ROOM

Karen Abercrombie

WOODLAWN

Sean Astin

Jon Voight

Most Inspiring Performance for Television

A.D.: THE BIBLE CONTINUES

Emmett J Scanlan

Joe Dixon

Juan Pablo Di Pace

CHICAGO FIRE: Forgiving, Relentless, Unconditional

Gordon Clapp

SAINTS & STRANGERS

Vincent Kartheiser

DOLLY PARTON'S COAT OF MANY COLORS

Alyvia Alyn Lind

Gerald McRaney

Jennifer Nettles

Known as the "Crystal Teddy Awards," the Faith & Values Awards Gala also features awards for family movies, movies for mature viewers, inspiring performances, and movies and television programs promoting traditional social values such as liberty, religious freedom, patriotism, representative government, the right to life, and free market principles.

Author of "The Culture-Wise Family" and "How To Succeed in Hollywood (Without Losing Your Soul)," Dr. Baehr is chairman of the Christian Film & Television Commission® (CFTVC) and its family guide to movies and entertainment, Movieguide® (www.movieguide.org). CFTVC and Movieguide® are an 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."

At the Awards, Dr. Baehr will present highlights from Movieguide®'s 2015 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.

For more information about Movieguide® or CFTVC, visit www.movieguide.org

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