{"id":1024,"date":"2011-07-19T13:19:49","date_gmt":"2011-07-19T17:19:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/faithmediaandculture\/?p=1024"},"modified":"2011-07-19T13:22:51","modified_gmt":"2011-07-19T17:22:51","slug":"finalists-announced-for-37th-annual-humanitas-prize-honoring-great-television-and-film-writing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/faithmediaandculture\/2011\/07\/finalists-announced-for-37th-annual-humanitas-prize-honoring-great-television-and-film-writing.html","title":{"rendered":"Finalists Announced for 37th Annual HUMANITAS Prize Honoring Great Television and Film Writing"},"content":{"rendered":"

This year’s HUMANITAS Prize nominations have been announced honoring TV and movie who create stories that are\u00a0 “truly and deeply explore the human experience in a way that both entertains and enlightens.”<\/em><\/p>\n

Nominees include:<\/p>\n

Feature Film Category ($10,000)<\/span>
\n127 HOURS Written By: Danny Boyle & Simon Beaufoy
\nTHE FIGHTER Written By: Scott Silver, Paul Tamasy & Eric Johnson
\nTHE KING’S SPEECH Written By: David Seidler<\/p>\n

Sundance Feature Film Category ($10,000)<\/span>
\nGUN HILL ROAD Written By: Rashaad Ernesto Green
\nMEEK’S CUTOFF Written By: Jonathan Raymond
\nWIN WIN Written By: Thomas McCarthy<\/p>\n

Documentary Category ($5,000) <\/span>
\nBEING ELMO: A PUPPETEER’S JOURNEY Written By: Philip Shane & Justin Weinstein
\nLOUDER THAN A BOMB Directed By: Greg Jacobs & Jon Siskel
\nNESHOBA: THE PRICE OF FREEDOM Written By: Micki Dickoff<\/p>\n

90 Minute Category ($10,000)<\/span>
\nREVIVING OPHELIA Written By: Teena Booth (Lifetime)
\nTAKEN FROM ME: THE TIFFANY RUBIN STORY Written By: Michael Bortman (Lifetime)
\nTHURGOOD Written By: George Stevens, Jr. (HBO)<\/p>\n

60 Minute Category ($10,000)<\/span>
\nHOUSE “Help Me” Written By: Russel Friend, Garrett Lerner & Peter Blake (FOX)
\nTHE PACIFIC “Part 10” Written By: Bruce McKenna & Robert Schenkkan (HBO)
\nDROP DEAD DIVA “Good Grief” Written By: Jeanette Collins & Mimi Friedman (Lifetime)
\nFRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS “Always” Written By: Jason Katims (NBC)<\/p>\n

30 Minute Category ($10,000)<\/span>
\nHOW I MET YOUR MOTHER “Last Words” Written By: Carter Bays & Craig Thomas (CBS)
\nMODERN FAMILY “The Kiss” Written By: Abraham Higginbotham (ABC)
\nNURSE JACKIE “Monkey Bits” Written By: Liz Brixius (Showtime)
\nTHE BIG C “Taking the Plunge” Written By: Darlene Hunt (Showtime)<\/p>\n

Prizes will also be awarded to:<\/p>\n

Children’s Animation ($10,000)<\/span>
\nKUNG FU PANDA HOLIDAY SPECIAL Written By: Jonathan Groff & Jon Pollack (NBC)<\/p>\n

The David & Lynn Angell Fellowship in Comedy Writing ($10,000)<\/span>
\nROBIN W. MORTON University of California, Los Angeles, Department of Film and Television Spec script of MODERN FAMILY “Life is Beautiful”<\/p>\n

Fellowship in Dramatic Writing ($10,000)<\/span>
\nAMY RIPLEY University of Southern California, School of Cinematic Arts Original script of INKLINGS “Pilot”<\/p>\n

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Past winners of the HUMANITAS Prize have included: Geoffrey Fletcher (Precious)<\/em>; Steve Levitan (Modern Family,\u00a0Frasier<\/em>); Ryan Murphy (Glee<\/em>); Robert & Michelle King (The Good Wife<\/em>); David E. Kelley (The Practice,\u00a0Picket Fences<\/em>); Ben Affleck and Matt Damon (Good Will Hunting<\/em>); Steven Zaillian (Schindler’s List<\/em>); David Shore (House<\/em>); Aaron Sorkin (The West Wing<\/em>); Tim Robbins (Dead Man Walking<\/em>); Jason Katims (Friday Night Lights<\/em>); Andrew Stanton, Jim Reardon and Pete Docter (WALL-E<\/em>); Aseem Batra (Scrubs<\/em>); Nancy Oliver (Lars and the Real Girl<\/em>); Eric Roth & Michael Mann (The Insider<\/em>); Paul Haggis (Crash);<\/em> Steven Bochco (Hill Street Blues, NYPD Blue<\/em>) and Keir Pearson & Terry George (Hotel Rwanda<\/em>).<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Additionally, Gary David Goldberg (Family Ties<\/em>) will be the recipient of the Kieser Award which is given to an individual “whose work has helped promote a greater appreciation for each member of the human family.”<\/em> The Kieser Award is named after\u00a0Fr. Ellwood “Bud” Kieser, the Catholic priest who founded the HUMANITAS Prize. Previous honorees have included\u00a0Bill Moyers and Larry Gelbart (M*A*S*H<\/em>).<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

The 37th annual event will be held on Friday, September 16th in Beverly Hills.<\/p>\n

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