List of Humanitas Prize recipients
The Humanitas Prize is a television writing award that first began in 1975. Nineteen years later, the award began to honor feature films. Here is a list of the winners and nominees. Winners in bold.
1970s
1975
30 Minute Network or Syndicated Television
- Sunshine ("The Angel of Doom") (NBC)
- Good Times ("The Lunch Money Rip-Off") (CBS)
- Good Times ("My Girl Henrietta") (CBS)
60 Minute Network or Syndicated Television
- The Law ("Complaint Amended") (NBC)
- The Cay (NBC)
- The Waltons ("The Romance") (CBS)
90 Minute or Longer Network or Syndicated Television
- Larry (CBS)
- ABC Theatre ("The Missiles of October") (ABC)
- NBC World Premiere Movie ("The Law") (NBC)
1976
30 Minute Network or Syndicated Television
- M*A*S*H ("The Interview") (CBS)
- DOC ("Oldies But Goodies") (CBS)
- M*A*S*H ("Quo Vadis, Captain Chandler?") (CBS)
60 Minute Network or Syndicated Television
- Family ("Pilot") (ABC)
- Family ("A Right and Proper Goodbye") (ABC)
- The Waltons ("The Sermon") (CBS)
90 Minute or Longer Network or Syndicated Television
- NBC World Premiere Movie ("Farewell to Manzanar") (NBC)
- Medical Story ("The Quality of Mercy") (NBC)
- My Father's House (ABC)
1977
30 Minute Network or Syndicated Television
- The Mary Tyler Moore Show ("Ted's Change of Heart") (CBS)
- All in the Family ("All in the Family, Part 2") (CBS)
- M*A*S*H ("Dear Sigmund") (CBS)
60 Minute Network or Syndicated Television
- Roots ("Part IV") (ABC)
- Roots ("Part III") (ABC)
- The Waltons ("The Pony Cart") (CBS)
90 Minute or Longer Network or Syndicated Television
- Green Eyes (ABC)
- Roots ("Part VIII") (ABC)
- Something for Joey (NBC)
Special Award
- CBS Reports ("The Fire Next Door") (CBS)
1978
30 Minute Network or Syndicated Television
- All in the Family ("The Brother") (CBS)
- Barney Miller ("Goodbye, Mr. Fish: Part 2") (ABC)
- The Jeffersons ("984 W. 124th St., Apt. 5C") (CBS)
60 Minute Network or Syndicated Television
- Family ("Annie Laurie") (ABC)
- Family ("The Princess in the Tower") (ABC)
- Hallmark Hall of Fame ("Taxi!!!") (NBC)
90 Minute or Longer Network or Syndicated Television
- Special Olympics (CBS)
- Breaking Up (ABC)
- The Other Side of Hell (NBC)
Special Award
- CBS Reports ("The Aliens") (CBS)
1979
30 Minute Network or Syndicated Television
- Taxi ("Blind Date") (ABC)
- All in the Family ("Edith Gets Fired") (CBS)
- M*A*S*H ("Point of View") (CBS)
60 Minute Network or Syndicated Television
- Lou Grant ("Vet") (CBS)
- Hallmark Hall of Fame ("Stubby Pringle's Christmas") (NBC)
- Lou Grant ("Dying") (CBS)
90 Minute or Longer Network or Syndicated Television
- Summer of My German Soldier (NBC)
- Friendly Fire (ABC)
- Like Normal People (ABC)
Special Award
1980s
1980
30 Minute Network or Syndicated Television
- M*A*S*H ("Dreams") (CBS)
- United States ("Uncle Charlie") (NBC)
- WKRP in Cincinnati ("God Talks to Johnny") (CBS)
60 Minute Network or Syndicated Television
- Family ("Thanksgiving") (ABC)
- The Waltons ("The Remembrance") (CBS)
- The White Shadow ("The Death of Me Yet") (CBS)
90 Minute or Longer Network or Syndicated Television
- Son-Rise: A Miracle of Love (NBC)
- The Family Man (CBS)
- The Gift (CBS)
Special Award
- NBC White Paper ("We're Moving Up! The Hispanic Migration") (NBC)
1981
30 Minute Network or Syndicated Television
- WKRP in Cincinnati ("Venus Flytrap Explains") (CBS)
- Archie Bunker's Place ("Tough Love") (CBS)
- M*A*S*H ("Blood Brothers") (CBS)
60 Minute Network or Syndicated Television
- Hill Street Blues ("Dressed to Kill") (NBC)
- Lou Grant ("Streets") (CBS)
- The White Shadow ("Reunion (Part 2)") (CBS)
90 Minute or Longer Network or Syndicated Television
- The Shadow Box (ABC)
- Leave 'Em Laughing (CBS)
- A Matter of Life and Death (CBS)
Special Award
- NBC Reports ("The Migrants, 1980") (NBC)
1982
30 Minute Network or Syndicated Television
- M*A*S*H ("Where There's a Will, There's a War") (CBS)
- Archie Bunker's Place ("Relapse") (CBS)
- One Day at a Time ("Mrs. O'Leary's Kid") (CBS)
60 Minute Network or Syndicated Television
- Lou Grant ("Hunger") (CBS)
- ABC Afterschool Special ("The Wave") (ABC)
- Hill Street Blues ("The World According to Freedom") (NBC)
90 Minute or Longer Network or Syndicated Television
- Divorce Wars: A Love Story (ABC)
- Bitter Harvest (NBC)
- The Marva Collins Story (CBS)
Special Award
- America Works When America Works (NBC)
1983
30 Minute Network or Syndicated Television
- M*A*S*H ("Who Knew?") (CBS)
- Diff'rent Strokes ("Bicycle Man, Part 2") (NBC)
- It Takes Two ("Death Penalty") (ABC)
60 Minute Network or Syndicated Television
- Hill Street Blues ("Trial By Fury") (NBC)
- Fame ("Solo Song") (NBC)
- St. Elsewhere ("Rain") (NBC)
90 Minute or Longer Network or Syndicated Television
- Special Bulletin (NBC)
- Benny's Place (ABC)
- Two of a Kind (CBS)
1984
30 Minute Network or Syndicated Television
- Family Ties ("Not An Affair to Remember") (NBC)
- Family Ties ("Say Uncle") (NBC)
- Gimme a Break! ("Herbie") (NBC)
60 Minute Network or Syndicated Television
- Hill Street Blues ("Doris in Wonderland") (NBC)
- St. Elsewhere ("All About Eve") (NBC)
- St. Elsewhere ("Ties That Bind") (NBC)
90 Minute or Longer Network or Syndicated Television
- Choices of the Heart (NBC)
- Memorial Day (CBS)
- Something About Amelia (ABC)
1985
30 Minute Network or Syndicated Television
- The Cosby Show ("Theo & the Joint") (NBC)
- Family Ties ("Hotline Fever") (NBC)
- Family Ties ("Remembrance of Things Past, Part 2") (NBC)
60 Minute Network or Syndicated Television
- St. Elsewhere ("Bye, George") (NBC)
- Cagney & Lacey ("An Unusual Occurrence") (CBS)
- Hill Street Blues ("Watt a Way to Go") (NBC)
90 Minute or Longer Network or Syndicated Television
- The Dollmaker (ABC)
- Not My Kid (CBS)
- Surviving (ABC)
Children's Animation Television
- Jim Henson's Muppet Babies ("Eight Take Away One Equals Panic") (CBS)
- CBS Storybreak ("Zucchini") (CBS)
Children's Live Action Television
- CBS Schoolbreak Special ("The Day the Senior Class Got Married") (CBS)
- CBS Schoolbreak Special ("Contract for Life: The S.A.D.D. Story") (CBS)
- Pryor's Place ("Home Free") (CBS)
Special Award
- NBC White Paper ("Vietnam, Lessons of a Lost War") (NBC)
1986
30 Minute Network or Syndicated Television
- The Cosby Show ("Denise's Friend") (NBC)
- The Cosby Show ("An Early Spring") (NBC)
- The Cosby Show ("Truth or Consequences") (NBC)
- Mr. Sunshine ("Pilot") (CBS)
60 Minute Network or Syndicated Television
- Cagney & Lacey ("Ordinary Hero") (CBS)
- Moonlighting ("Every Daughter's Father is a Virgin") (ABC)
- St. Elsewhere ("Sanctuary") (NBC)
90 Minute or Longer Network or Syndicated Television
- Do You Remember Love (CBS)
- Hallmark Hall of Fame ("Love Is Never Silent") (CBS)
- Love, Mary (CBS)
Children's Live Action Television
- ABC Afterschool Special ("No Greater Gift") (ABC)
- ABC Afterschool Special ("Don't Touch") (ABC)
- CBS Schoolbreak Special ("Have You Tried Talking to Patty?") (CBS)
Special Award
- CBS Reports ("The Vanishing Family: Crisis in Black America") (CBS)
1987
30 Minute Network or Syndicated Television
- Kate & Allie ("Jennie & Jason") (CBS)
- The Cosby Show ("The March") (NBC)
- Family Ties ("My Back Pages") (NBC)
60 Minute Network or Syndicated Television
- Family Ties ("A, My Name is Alex") (NBC)
- St. Elsewhere ("A Room With A View") (NBC)
- St. Elsewhere ("Where There's Hope, There's Crosby") (NBC)
90 Minute or Longer Network or Syndicated Television
- Hallmark Hall of Fame ("Promise") (CBS)
- Alex: The Life of a Child (ABC)
- Miles To Go... (CBS)
Children's Animation Television
- The Smurfs ("The Lure of the Orb") (NBC)
- The Berenstain Bears ("Forget Their Manners") (CBS)
- Galaxy High School ("The Brain Blaster") (CBS)
Children's Live Action Television
- CBS Schoolbreak Special ("The Day They Came To Arrest the Book") (CBS)
- ABC Afterschool Special ("Teen Father") (ABC)
- CBS Schoolbreak Special ("What If I'm Gay?") (CBS)
Special Award
- Mainstreet (NBC)
1988
30 Minute Network or Syndicated Television
- Frank's Place ("The Bridge") (CBS)
- Kate & Allie ("Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?") (CBS)
- The Wonder Years ("Pilot") (ABC)
60 Minute Network or Syndicated Television
- thirtysomething ("Business As Usual") (ABC)
- Cagney & Lacey ("Don't I Know You") (CBS)
- Cagney & Lacey ("Turn, Turn, Turn: Part 2") (CBS)
90 Minute or Longer Network or Syndicated Television
- A Gathering of Old Men (CBS)
- Proud Men (ABC)
Children's Animation Television
- The Flintstone Kids ("Rocky's Rocky Road") (ABC)
- Jim Henson's Muppet Babies ("My Muppet Valentine") (CBS)
- Little Clowns of Happytown ("Goodbye Grandma") (ABC)
Children's Live Action Television
- ABC Afterschool Special ("The Kid Who Wouldn't Quit: The Brad Silverman Story") (ABC)
- ABC Afterschool Special ("Just a Regular Kid: An AIDS Story") (ABC)
- CBS Schoolbreak Special ("Never Say Goodbye") (CBS)
Special Award
- ABC News Closeup ("They Have Souls Too") (ABC)
1989
30 Minute Network or Syndicated Television
- The Wonder Years ("Pottery Will Get You Nowhere") (ABC)
- Baby Boom ("Guilt") (NBC)
60 Minute Network or Syndicated Television
- China Beach ("Promised Land") (ABC)
- China Beach ("Lost and Found, Part 2") (ABC)
- thirtysomething ("Elliot's Dad") (ABC)
- thirtysomething ("In Re: The Marriage of Weston") (ABC)
90 Minute or Longer Network or Syndicated Television
- God Bless the Child (ABC)
Children's Animation Television
- The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh ("Find Her, Keep Her") (ABC)
- The Adventures of Raggedy Ann and Andy ("The Little Chicken Adventure") (CBS)
- The Chipmunks ("A Special Kind of Champion") (NBC)
Children's Live Action Television
- CBS Schoolbreak Special ("My Past Is My Own") (CBS)
- ABC Afterschool Special ("Date Rape") (ABC)
- ABC Afterschool Special ("Taking a Stand") (ABC)
Special Award
- Destined to Live (NBC)
1990s
1990
30 Minute Network or Syndicated Television
- The Wonder Years ("Square Dance") (ABC)
- Why, Charlie Brown, Why? (CBS)
- The Wonder Years ("The Powers That Be") (ABC)
60 Minute Network or Syndicated Television
- thirtysomething ("The Other Shoe") (ABC)
- China Beach ("Dear China Beach") (ABC)
- China Beach ("How to Stay Alive in Vietnam Part 2") (ABC)
90 Minute or Longer Network or Syndicated Television
- Common Ground (CBS)
- Hallmark Hall of Fame ("My Name Is Bill W.") (CBS)
- No Place Like Home (CBS)
Children's Animation Television
- Dink, the Little Dinosaur ("Badge of Courage") (CBS)
- Dink, the Little Dinosaur ("Crusty's Baby") (CBS)
- Jim Henson's Muppet Babies ("Romancing the Weirdo") (CBS)
Children's Live Action Television
- ABC Afterschool Special ("A Town's Revenge") (ABC)
- CBS Schoolbreak Special ("American Eyes") (CBS)
- CBS Schoolbreak Special ("The Frog Girl: The Jenifer Graham Story") (CBS)
Special Award
- Raising Good Kids in Bad Times ("See Dick and Jane Lie, Cheat and Steal: Teaching Morality to Kids") (NBC)
1991
30 Minute Network or Syndicated Television
- The Wonder Years ("Good-bye") (ABC)
- Doogie Howser, M.D. ("To Live and Die in Brentwood") (ABC)
- The Wonder Years ("The Ties That Bind") (ABC)
60 Minute Network or Syndicated Television
- thirtysomething ("Second Look") (ABC)
- China Beach ("One Small Step") (ABC)
- thirtysomething ("Fighting the Cold") (ABC)
90 Minute or Longer Network or Syndicated Television
- Lucky Day (ABC)
- Extreme Close-Up (NBC)
- Separate but Equal ("Parts I and II") (ABC)
Children's Animation Television
- Camp Candy ("Wish Upon a Fish") (NBC)
- Madeline's Christmas (The Family Channel)
- The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3 ("True Colors") (NBC)
Children's Live Action Television
- CBS Schoolbreak Special ("Abby, My Love") (CBS)
- CBS Schoolbreak Special ("Lies of the Heart") (CBS)
- CBS Schoolbreak Special ("Malcolm Takes a Shot") (CBS)
PBS/Cable Television
- American Playhouse ("Three Hotels") (PBS)
- Sudie and Simpson (Lifetime)
Special Award
- The Civil War (PBS)
- Over the Influence: Preventing Our Kids From Using Drugs and Alcohol (SYN)
1992
30 Minute Network or Syndicated Television
- Brooklyn Bridge ("Boys of Summer") (CBS)
- Captain Planet and the Planeteers ("The Ark") (TBS)
- A Different World ("Mammy Dearest") (NBC)
- Roseanne ("This Old House") (ABC)
- The Wonder Years ("Hardware Store") (ABC)
60 Minute Network or Syndicated Television
- I'll Fly Away ("Amazing Grace") (NBC)
- Brooklyn Bridge ("When Irish Eyes Are Smiling") (CBS)
- I'll Fly Away ("Coming Home") (NBC)
90 Minute or Longer Network or Syndicated Television
- I'll Fly Away ("Pilot") (NBC)
- Broken Cord (ABC)
- China Beach ("Hello Goodbye") (ABC)
Children's Animation Television
- The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh ("Home is Where the Home Is") (ABC)
- Winnie the Pooh and Christmas Too (ABC)
Children's Live Action Television
- CBS Schoolbreak Special ("Dedicated to the One I Love") (CBS)
- CBS Schoolbreak Special ("Different Worlds: A Story of Interracial Love") (CBS)
- Saved by the Bell ("Home for Christmas, Part 2") (NBC)
PBS/Cable Television
- Wildflower (Lifetime)
- American Playhouse ("Darrow") (PBS)
- Mark Twain and Me (Disney Channel)
1993
30 Minute Network or Syndicated Television
- Roseanne ("Terms of Estrangement, Part 2") (ABC)
- Roseanne ("Wait 'Til Your Father Gets Home") (ABC)
- The Wonder Years ("Nose") (ABC)
60 Minute Network or Syndicated Television
- I'll Fly Away ("Comfort and Joy") (NBC)
- Life Goes On ("Bedfellows") (ABC)
- TriBeCa ("The Box") (FOX)
90 Minute or Longer Network or Syndicated Television
- Hallmark Hall of Fame ("Miss Rose White") (NBC)
- For Their Own Good (ABC)
- Jonathan: The Boy Nobody Wanted (NBC)
Children's Animation Television
- The Legend of Prince Valiant ("The Flute") (The Family Channel)
- The Little Mermaid ("Eel-Ectric City") (CBS)
- The Little Mermaid ("Message in a Bottle") (CBS)
Children's Live Action Television
- CBS Schoolbreak Special ("Big Boys Don't Cry") (CBS)
- ABC Weekend Specials ("The Parsley Garden") (ABC)
- WonderWorks ("You Must Remember This") (PBS)
PBS/Cable Television
- Cooperstown (TBS)
- American Experience ("Simple Justice") (PBS)
- American Playhouse ("Mrs. Cage") (PBS)
Special Award
- Scared Silent: Exposing and Ending Child Abuse (SYN)
1994
30 Minute Network or Syndicated Television
- Murphy Brown ("Reaper Madness") (CBS)
- Edith Ann: A Few Pieces of the Puzzle (ABC)
- Frasier ("The Good Son") (NBC)
- The John Larroquette Show ("Amends") (NBC)
60 Minute Network or Syndicated Television
- NYPD Blue ("Personal Foul") (ABC)
- Law & Order ("Sanctuary") (NBC)
- Picket Fences ("Abominable Snowman") (CBS)
90 Minute or Longer Network or Syndicated Television
- David's Mother (CBS)
- Out of Darkness (ABC)
- There Are No Children Here (ABC)
Children's Animation Television
- American Heroes and Legends ("Johnny Appleseed") (Showtime)
- Madeline ("Madeline and the 40 Thieves") (The Family Channel)
- Madeline ("Madeline and the Missing Clown") (The Family Channel)
Children's Live Action Television
- CBS Schoolbreak Special ("Love in the Dark Ages") (CBS)
- ABC Afterschool Special ("Montana Crossroads") (ABC)
- CBS Schoolbreak Special ("If I Die Before I Wake") (CBS)
PBS/Cable Television
- And the Band Played On (HBO)
- State of Emergency (HBO)
- Strapped (HBO)
Feature Film
1995
30 Minute Network or Syndicated Television
- The John Larroquette Show ("Faith") (NBC)
- Blossom ("The Date") (NBC)
- Grace Under Fire ("Grace Under Water") (ABC)
- Roseanne ("White Men Can't Kiss") (ABC)
60 Minute Network or Syndicated Television
- Party of Five ("Thanksgiving") (FOX)
- Picket Fences ("Final Judgment") (CBS)
- Chicago Hope ("Shutt Down") (CBS)
90 Minute or Longer Network or Syndicated Television
- Hallmark Hall of Fame ("A Place for Annie") (ABC)
- Heart of a Child (NBC)
- The Other Woman (CBS)
Children's Animation Television
- Whitewash (HBO)
- Rugrats ("I Remember Melville") (Nickelodeon)
- ABC Weekend Specials ("The Secret Garden") (ABC)
Children's Live Action Television
- CBS Schoolbreak Special ("Between Mother and Daughter") (CBS)
- ABC Afterschool Special ("Boys Will Be Boys") (ABC)
- Adventures in Wonderland ("The Sound and the Furry") (The Disney Channel)
PBS/Cable Television
- The Burning Season (HBO)
- Lakota Woman: Siege at Wounded Knee (TNT)
- On Promised Land (The Disney Channel)
Feature Film
Special Award
- What Can We Do About Violence? (PBS)
1996
30 Minute Network or Syndicated Television
- Frasier ("Breaking the Ice") (NBC)
- Grace Under Fire ("No Help Wanted") (ABC)
- Home Improvement ("The Longest Day") (ABC)
60 Minute Network or Syndicated Television
- Picket Fences ("Saint Zack") (CBS)
- ER ("The Healers") (NBC)
- Homicide: Life on the Street ("A Doll's Eyes") (NBC)
- Party of Five ("Before & After") (FOX)
90 Minute or Longer Network or Syndicated Television
- Gulliver's Travels (NBC)
- Hallmark Hall of Fame ("The Boys Next Door") (CBS)
- Hallmark Hall of Fame ("Journey") (CBS)
Children's Animation Television
- Life with Louie ("Raindrops Keep Falling On My Bed") (FOX)
- The New Adventures of Madeline ("Madeline and the Treasure Hunt") (ABC)
- Santo Bugito ("The Carnivore Kid") (CBS)
Children's Live Action Television
- ABC Afterschool Special ("Fast Forward") (ABC)
- ABC Afterschool Special ("Educating Mom") (ABC)
- ABC Weekend Special ("The Secret of Lizard Woman") (ABC)
PBS/Cable Television
- Hiroshima (Showtime)
- Andersonville ("Part II") (TNT)
- A Mother's Prayer (USA)
Feature Film
1997
30 Minute Network or Syndicated Television
- Something So Right ("Something About An Older Guy") (NBC)
- Grace Under Fire ("Pills") (ABC)
- Roseanne ("The Miracle") (ABC)
60 Minute Network or Syndicated Television
- NYPD Blue ("Taillight's Last Gleaming") (ABC)
- Chicago Hope ("The Parent Rap") (CBS)
- Chicago Hope ("A Time to Kill") (CBS)
90 Minute or Longer Network or Syndicated Television
- Hallmark Hall of Fame ("Old Man") (CBS)
- ...First Do No Harm (ABC)
- Hallmark Hall of Fame ("The Summer of Ben Tyler") (CBS)
Children's Animation Television
- Life with Louie ("The Thank You Note") (FOX)
- Little Bear ("Little Bear's Surprise") (Nickelodeon)
- Timon and Pumbaa ("Once Upon a Timon") (CBS)
Children's Live Action Television
- Lifestories: Families in Crisis ("Someone Had To Be Benny") (HBO)
- Sesame Street ("Miles' Family Reunion") (PBS)
- Shari's Passover Surprise (PBS)
PBS/Cable Television
- Miss Evers' Boys (HBO)
- Crime of the Century (HBO)
- The Twilight of the Golds (Showtime)
Feature Film
1998
30 Minute Network or Syndicated Television
- Murphy Brown ("Turpis Capillis Annus (Bad Hair Year)") (CBS)
- Foto-Novelas ("The Fix") (PBS)
- Frasier ("The Kid") (NBC)
60 Minute Network or Syndicated Television
- Nothing Sacred ("Proofs for the Existence of God") (ABC)
- ER ("Family Practice") (NBC)
- Homicide: Life on the Street ("Mercy") (NBC)
90 Minute or Longer Network or Syndicated Television
- Wonderful World of Disney ("Ruby Bridges") (ABC)
- NYPD Blue ("Lost Israel: Part 2") (ABC)
- The Staircase (CBS)
Children's Animation Television
- Life with Louie ("Blinded By Love") (FOX)
- Life with Louie ("Family Portrait") (FOX)
- Rugrats ("Mother's Day") (Nickelodeon)
Children's Live Action Television
- Smudge (TNT)
- Saved by the Bell: The New Class ("Putting Up Walls") (NBC)
- Shaquille O'Neal's Sports Theater ("First Time") (Nickelodeon)
PBS/Cable Television
- George Wallace ("Part II") (TNT)
- Clover (USA)
- Mother Teresa: In the Name of God's Poor (The Family Channel)
Feature Film
1999
30 Minute Network or Syndicated Television
- Sports Night ("The Six Southern Gentlemen of Tennessee") (ABC)
- Everybody Loves Raymond ("Frank's Tribute") (CBS)
- Sports Night ("The Quality of Mercy at 29K") (ABC)
60 Minute Network or Syndicated Television
- Homicide: Life on the Street ("Shades of Gray") (NBC)
- JAG ("Angels 30") (CBS)
- NYPD Blue ("Raging Bulls") (ABC)
- Rescuers: Stories of Courage ("Aart and Johtje Vos") (Showtime)
90 Minute or Longer Network or Syndicated Television
- NYPD Blue ("Hearts and Souls") (ABC)
- Mama Flora's Family ("Part II") (CBS)
- Selma, Lord, Selma (ABC)
Children's Animation Television
- Rugrats ("Hand Me Downs") (Nickelodeon)
- Pocket Dragon Adventures ("Festival of Lights") (SYN)
- Rugrats ("Autumn Leaves") (Nickelodeon)
Children's Live Action Television
- The Artists' Specials ("Degas and the Dancer") (HBO)
- City Guys ("Gift of Friendship") (NBC)
PBS/Cable Television
- Thanks of a Grateful Nation (Showtime)
- Passing Glory (TNT)
- Thicker Than Blood (TNT)
Feature Film
2000s
2000
30 Minute Network or Syndicated Television
- Frasier ("Something About Dr. Mary") (NBC)
- 3rd Rock from the Sun ("Dick, Who's Coming To Dinner") (NBC)
- Smart Guy ("Never Too Young") (The WB)
60 Minute Network or Syndicated Television
- The West Wing ("Take This Sabbath Day") (NBC)
- Once and Again ("Strangers and Brothers") (ABC)
- The West Wing ("In Excelsis Deo") (NBC)
90 Minute or Longer Network or Syndicated Television
- Tuesdays with Morrie (ABC)
- Anya's Bell (CBS)
- Joan of Arc ("Part II") (CBS)
Children's Animation Television
- Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child ("The Sissy Duckling") (HBO)
- Recess ("A Science Fair to Remember") (ABC)
- Mythic Warriors ("Cadmus & Europa") (CBS)
Children's Live Action Television
- The Color of Friendship (Disney Channel)
- Caitlin's Way ("Stray") (Nickelodeon)
- Johnny Tsunami (Disney Channel)
PBS/Cable Television
- A Lesson Before Dying (HBO)
- Dash and Lilly (A&E)
- Freedom Song (TNT)
Feature Film
Sundance Feature Film
2001
30 Minute Network or Syndicated Television
- Everybody Loves Raymond ("Ray's Journal") (CBS)
- Frasier ("Something About Dr. Mary") (NBC)
- Malcolm in the Middle ("Traffic Ticket") (FOX)
60 Minute Network or Syndicated Television
- Once and Again ("Food for Thought") (ABC)
- ER ("A Walk in the Woods") (NBC)
- Gideon's Crossing ("The Lottery") (ABC)
- Third Watch ("After Hours") (NBC)
90 Minute or Longer Network or Syndicated Television
Children's Animation Television
- Clifford the Big Red Dog ("A New Friend") (PBS)
- Madeline ("Madeline and the Giants") (Disney Channel)
- Rocket Power ("Radical New Equipment") (Nickelodeon)
Children's Live Action Television
- Miracle in Lane 2 (Disney Channel)
- The Famous Jett Jackson ("Lost and Found") (Disney Channel)
- The Sandy Bottom Orchestra (Showtime)
PBS/Cable Television
- Wit (HBO)
- Boycott (HBO)
- What Makes a Family (Lifetime)
Feature Film
Sundance Feature Film
2002
30 Minute Network or Syndicated Television
- Scrubs ("My Old Lady") (NBC)
- State of Grace ("Looking for God in All the Right Places") (FOX Family)
- State of Grace ("Love, Love, Me Do") (FOX Family)
60 Minute Network or Syndicated Television
- The Practice ("Honor Code") (ABC)
- The West Wing ("Two Cathedrals") (NBC)
- Band of Brothers ("Bastogne") (HBO)
90 Minute or Longer Network or Syndicated Television
- Anne Frank: The Whole Story (ABC)
- Crossed Over (CBS)
- The Rosa Parks Story (CBS)
Children's Animation Television
- Balto II: Wolf Quest
- Arthur ("The Boy With His Head in the Clouds") (PBS)
- Harold and the Purple Crayon ("Harold's Birthday Gift") (HBO)
Children's Live Action Television
- My Louisiana Sky (Showtime)
- The Brothers Garcia ("The Student Buddy") (Nickelodeon)
PBS/Cable Television
- The Laramie Project (HBO)
- Sins of the Father (FX)
- Within These Walls (Lifetime)
Feature Film
Sundance Feature Film
2003
30 Minute Network or Syndicated Television
- The Bernie Mac Show ("Sweet Home Chicago Part 2") (FOX)
- The Bernie Mac Show ("Sweet Home Chicago Part 1") (FOX)
- Frasier ("Rooms With A View") (NBC)
60 Minute Network or Syndicated Television
- The Practice ("Final Judgment") (ABC)
- Boomtown ("Fearless") (NBC)
- ER ("On the Beach") (NBC)
- Without a Trace ("In Extremis") (CBS)
90 Minute or Longer Network or Syndicated Television
- Our America (Showtime)
- Door To Door (TNT)
- Path to War (HBO)
Children's Animation Television
- Static Shock ("Jimmy") (The WB)
- Liberty's Kids ("Common Sense") (PBS)
- Liberty's Kids ("Liberty or Death") (PBS)
Children's Live Action Television
- A Ring of Endless Light (Disney Channel)
- Maniac Magee (Nickelodeon)
- You Wish! (Disney Channel)
Feature Film
Sundance Feature Film
2004
30 Minute Network or Syndicated Television
- The Bernie Mac Show ("Saving Sergeant Tompkins") (FOX)
- The Bernie Mac Show ("Eye of the Tiger") (FOX)
- Scrubs ("My Screwup") (NBC)
60 Minute Network or Syndicated Television
- Joan of Arcadia ("Pilot") (CBS)
- ER ("On the Beach") (NBC)
- Joan of Arcadia ("The Uncertainty Principle") (CBS)
90 Minute or Longer Network or Syndicated Television
- Angels In America (HBO)
- Iron Jawed Angels (HBO)
- Jasper, Texas (Showtime)
Children's Animation Television
- Little Bill ("I Can Sign/The Sign for Friend") (Nickelodeon)
- Arthur ("Big Horns George") (PBS)
- Little Bill ("A Ramp for Monty") (Nickelodeon)
Children's Live Action Television
- Crown Heights (Showtime)
- Full-Court Miracle (Disney Channel)
- Going to the Mat (Disney Channel)
Feature Film
Sundance Feature Film
2005
60 Minute Network or Syndicated Television
- The West Wing ("NSF Thurmont") (NBC)
- ER ("Alone in a Crowd") (NBC)
- House ("Damned If You Do") (FOX)
- House ("Everybody Lies") (FOX)
90 Minute or Longer Network or Syndicated Television
- Lackawanna Blues (HBO)
- Ike: Countdown to D-Day (A&E)
- Saving Milly (CBS)
Children's Animation Television
- Jakers! The Adventures of Piggley Winks ("Waking Thor") (PBS)
- PAZ ("Things Change") (Discovery Kids/TLC)
- Toddworld ("Who's Your Best Friend?") (Discovery Kids/TLC)
Children's Live Action Television
- Searching for David's Heart (ABC Family)
- Buffalo Dreams (Disney Channel)
- Carry Me Home (Showtime)
Feature Film
Sundance Feature Film
2006
30 Minute Network or Syndicated Television
- My Name Is Earl ("Pilot") (NBC)
- George Lopez ("The Kidney Stays In The Picture") (ABC)
- Scrubs ("My Way Home") (NBC)
60 Minute Network or Syndicated Television
- House ("Three Stories") (FOX)
- ER ("Darfur") (NBC)
- Law & Order: Special Victims Unit ("Ripped") (NBC)
90 Minute or Longer Network or Syndicated Television
- The Girl in the Café (HBO)
- The Colt (Hallmark)
- Warm Springs (HBO)
Children's Animation Television
- Miss Spider's Sunny Patch Friends ("A Froggy Day In Sunny Patch") (Nickelodeon)
- Maya & Miguel ("Miguel's Wonderful Life") (PBS)
- ToddWorld ("Benny's Missing Chew Toy") (TLC)
Children's Live Action Television
- Edge of America (Showtime)
- Felicity: An American Girl Adventure (The WB)
- High School Musical (Disney Channel)
Feature Film
Sundance Feature Film
- Quinceanera
- Punching at the Sun
- Wristcutters: A Love Story
2007
30 Minute Network or Syndicated Television
- The New Adventures of Old Christine ("Oh God, Yes") (CBS)
- Scrubs ("My Fallen Idol") (NBC)
- The War at Home ("Kenny Doesn't Live Here Anymore") (FOX)
60 Minute Network or Syndicated Television
- ER ("There Are No Angels Here") (NBC)
- House ("House vs. God") (FOX)
- The West Wing ("Election Day Part 2") (NBC)
90 Minute or Longer Network or Syndicated Television
- Longford (HBO)
- Tsunami: The Aftermath ("Part II") (HBO)
- Why I Wore Lipstick to My Mastectomy (Lifetime)
Children's Animation Television
- Jakers! The Adventures of Piggley Winks ("The Gift") (PBS)
- Maya & Miguel ("Give Me A Little Sign") (PBS)
- Miss Spider's Sunny Patch Friends ("The Prince, The Princess And The Bee") (Nickelodeon)
Children's Live Action Television
- Molly: An American Girl on the Home Front (Disney Channel)
- Jump In! (Disney Channel)
Feature Film
Sundance Feature Film
2008
30 Minute Network or Syndicated Television
- Scrubs ("My Long Goodbye") (NBC)
- The Bill Engvall Show ("Aloha, Raffles") (TBS)
- In Treatment ("Sophie: Week Two") (HBO)
60 Minute Network or Syndicated Television
- John Adams ("Join or Die") (HBO)
- Boston Legal ("Roe V. Wade: The Musical") (ABC)
- The Wire ("Late Editions") (HBO)
90 Minute or Longer Network or Syndicated Television
- Bury My Heart At Wounded Knee (HBO)
- Charlie & Me (Hallmark)
- Hallmark Hall of Fame ("Pictures of Hollis Woods") (CBS)
- A Life Interrupted (Lifetime)
Children's Animation Television
- My Friends Tigger & Pooh ("Eeyore's Sad Day") (Disney Channel)
- Sweet Blackberry Presents ("The Journey of Henry Box Brown") (HBO)
- ToddWorld ("Come Out Of Your Shell") (TLC)
Children's Live Action Television
- Johnny Kapahala: Back on Board (Disney Channel)
- Minutemen (Disney Channel)
- Sheira & Loli's Dittydoodle Works ("Sacrifice") (WLIW)
Feature Film
Sundance Feature Film
2009
30 Minute Network or Syndicated Television
- Scrubs ("My Last Words") (ABC)
- 30 Rock ("Believe in the Stars") (NBC)
- How I Met Your Mother ("Happily Ever After") (CBS)
- The Simpsons ("All About Lisa") (FOX)
60 Minute Network or Syndicated Television
- Friday Night Lights ("Tomorrow Blues") (NBC)
- ER ("Heal Thyself") (NBC)
- House ("Unfaithful") (FOX)
- Law & Order: Special Victims Unit ("Swing") (NBC)
90 Minute or Longer Network or Syndicated Television
- Taking Chance (HBO)
- Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story (TNT)
- Pedro (MTV)
Children's Live Action Television
- South of Nowhere ("Spencer's 18th Birthday") (The N)
- True Jackson, VP ("The Rival") (Nickelodeon)
- True Jackson, VP ("Pilot") (Nickelodeon)
Feature Film
Sundance Feature Film
2010s
2010
30 Minute Network or Syndicated Television
- Modern Family ("Pilot") (ABC)
- Nurse Jackie ("Pilot") (Showtime)
- Meet the Browns ("Meet The Racist") (TBS)
- The Middle ("The Block Party") (ABC)
- The Simpsons ("The Greatest Story Ever D'ohed") (FOX)
60 Minute Network or Syndicated Television
- Glee ("Wheels") (FOX)
- The Good Wife ("Pilot") (CBS)
- Breaking Bad ("Peekaboo") (AMC)
- Grey's Anatomy ("Give Peace a Chance") (ABC)
- In Treatment ("Walter: Week Six") (HBO)
- Men of a Certain Age ("Father's Fraternity") (TNT)
90 Minute or Longer Network or Syndicated Television
- Temple Grandin (HBO)
- Amish Grace (Lifetime)
- Endgame (PBS)
Documentary Award
- A Small Act (HBO)
- Freedom Riders (PBS)
- Waste Land
Feature Film
Sundance Feature Film
2011
30 Minute Network or Syndicated Television
- Modern Family ("The Kiss") (ABC)
- The Big C ("Taking The Plunge") (Showtime)
- How I Met Your Mother ("Last Words") (CBS)
- Nurse Jackie ("Monkey Bits") (Showtime)
60 Minute Network or Syndicated Television
- Friday Night Lights ("Always") (NBC)
- Drop Dead Diva ("Good Grief") (Lifetime)
- House ("Help Me") (FOX)
- The Pacific ("Home") (HBO)
90 Minute or Longer Network or Syndicated Television
- Thurgood (HBO)
- Reviving Ophelia (Lifetime)
- Taken From Me: The Tiffany Rubin Story (Lifetime)
Children's Animation Television
Documentary Award
Feature Film
Sundance Feature Film
2012
30 Minute Network or Syndicated Television
- Modern Family ("Aunt Mommy") (ABC)
- The Big C ("A Little Death") (Showtime)
- The Middle ("The Map") (ABC)
60 Minute Network or Syndicated Television
- Grey's Anatomy ("White Wedding") (ABC)
- Rescue Me ("Ashes") (FX)
- Blue Bloods ("The Job") (HBO)
- Parenthood ("Remember Me? I'm The One Who Loves You") (NBC)
90 Minute or Longer Network or Syndicated Television
- Cinema Verite (HBO)
- Hallmark Hall of Fame ("Beyond the Blackboard") (CBS)
- Hallmark Hall of Fame ("Have a Little Faith") (ABC)
Children's Animation Television
- Pound Puppies ("I Never Barked For My Father") (The Hub)
Children's Live Action Television
- Radio Rebel (Disney Channel)
Documentary Award
- I Am
- Serving Life (OWN)
- Buck
- Crime After Crime
Feature Film
Sundance Feature Film
2013
30 Minute Network or Syndicated Television
- Modern Family ("Party Crasher") (ABC)
- The New Normal ("The Godparent Trap") (NBC)
- Nurse Jackie ("Disneyland Sucks") (Showtime)
60 Minute Network or Syndicated Television
- Bones ("The Patriot In Purgatory") (FOX)
- House ("Everybody Dies") (FOX)
- Monday Mornings ("Truth Or Consequences") (TNT)
90 Minute or Longer Network or Syndicated Television
- Hallmark Hall of Fame ("Firelight") (ABC)
- Abducted: The Carlina White Story (Lifetime)
- Betty and Coretta (Lifetime)
Children's Live Action Television
- Let It Shine (Disney Channel)
Documentary Award
Feature Film
Sundance Feature Film
2014
30 Minute Network or Syndicated Television
- Modern Family ("Under Pressure") (ABC)
- How I Met Your Mother ("Last Forever" Part 2) (CBS)
- The Middle ("Happy Halloween IV: The Ghost Story") (ABC)
60 Minute Network or Syndicated Television
- Homeland ("The Star") (Showtime)
- Parenthood ("The Pontiac") (NBC)
- The Killing ("Six Minutes") (AMC)
- True Detective ("Form and Void") (HBO)
90 Minute or Longer Network or Syndicated Television
- The Normal Heart (HBO)
- Mary And Martha (HBO)
- Ring Of Fire (Lifetime)
Documentary Award
Feature Film
Sundance Feature Film
2015
Winners TBA 30 Minute Network or Syndicated Television
- Blackish ("Please Don’t Ask, Please Don’t Tell") (ABC)
- The Middle ("The Graduate") (ABC)
- Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt ("Kimmy Goes Outside!") (Netflix)
60 Minute Network or Syndicated Television
- Madam Secretary ("Face the Nation") (CBS)
- Orange Is the New Black ("Trust No Bitch") (Netflix)
- The Affair ("Pilot") (Showtime)
Children's Animation Television
- Arthur ("The Tardy Tumbler") (PBS)
Children's Live Action Television
- Gortimer Gibbon's Life on Normal Street ("Gortimer and the Surprise Signature") (Amazon)
- Gortimer Gibbon's Life on Normal Street ("Ranger and the Legend of Pendragon’s Gavel") (Amazon)
- Liv and Maddie ("Rate-A-Rooney") (Disney Channel)
Documentary Award
- Citizenfour
- Landfill Harmonic
- Southern Rites
Feature Film
Sundance Feature Film