Beliefnet’s now-annual answer to the Oscars is underway. The Beliefnet Film Awards honor the best mainstream films that explore spiritual topics and themes. This year, we’ve got three categories, each with five nominees:

Best Spiritual Film
Babel
Children of Men
Flags of Our Fathers
The Nativity Story
The Pursuit of Happyness

Best Spiritual Performance
Jennifer Hudson (Dreamgirls)
Nicolas Cage (World Trade Center)
Nick Nolte (Peaceful Warrior)
Will Smith (Pursuit of Happyness)
Virginia Madsen (Prairie Home Companion)

Best Spiritual Documentary
An Inconvenient Truth
The Ground Truth
The Saint of 9/11
Shakespeare Behind Bars
When the Levees Broke

To watch clips from the nominees, read and participate in the debate about them, and cast your votes for the winners, click here.