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Hollywood rolls out red carpet for God

Drew Zahn

Star-studded awards ceremony honors films that celebrate faith

LOS ANGELES – At this weekend's 19th Annual Movieguide Awards Gala, stars strolled the red carpet and statuettes were awarded, but one aspect in particular set this event apart from typical Hollywood extravaganzas: Rather than longwinded speeches thanking their agents, the award winners expressed their gratitude, sometimes in tears, to God.

The Movieguide Awards Gala is an event designed to honor those films and filmmakers that present positive and faith-affirming messages as well as to demonstrate to Hollywood the inspiring power – and even profitability – of putting well-told, redemptive tales on the silver screen.

Among this year's big winners were films like "Secretariat" and "The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader," as well as TV movies like "Christmas with a Capital C" and "Amish Grace."

Check out this impressive collection of movies – including 2010 Movieguide award nominee "The Book of Eli" – available in WND's own store.

Jeff Holder, former head of ABC's Saturday morning children's TV schedule and now managing editor of Movieguide, explained what makes the Movieguide Awards so unique:

"The Gala is about the [spiritually inspiring and exemplary] film clips and the speeches," Holder explained at an insider's breakfast the morning after the event. "Many of the recipients give glory to God.

"What I really like about Movieguide is that we honor producers, directors, many of them Christians, quietly working behind the scenes and movies that may not make the Academy Awards," he continued. "We're honoring them because they do such redemptive work."

Feb. 19, 2011

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