‘The Chosen’ Wins Movieguide Award

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‘The Chosen’ Wins Movieguide Award

2023-03-07T10:34:20+01:00

By Church News

“The Chosen” recently won the Epiphany Prize for Most Inspiring Movie in addition to receiving two nominations for the 2023 Movieguide Awards.The series was nominated for best movie for families (Season 3, Episodes 1 and 2) and the Grace Prize for Most Inspiring Performance for TV (Jonathan Roumie, who portrays Jesus in Season 3, Episode 3). Roumie also recently debuted in the film “Jesus Revolution.”“The Chosen” is a popular television series that shows the life of Jesus. The first season debuted in 2019 and has become a popular show since then.Neal Harmon, CEO of Angel Studios, said in a press statement said, “We are grateful for the relentless hard work of ‘The Chosen’ and Angel Studios teams, and were honored to participate in this incredible awards show together.”The Movieguide Awards is an annual award ceremony for Christian entertainment held every year in Hollywood and broadcast on the Hallmark Channel around the same time as the Academy Awards.The awards are commonly described as “The Christian Oscars” in industry circles.In 1985 Ted Baehr of the Christian Film & Television Commission created Movieguide a family guide to movies and entertainment.In 1988 conversations began with Sir John Templeton resulting in the Annual Movieguide Faith & Values Awards Gala debuting in 1993 with funding from the John Templeton Foundation.[2][3]Since then, Movieguide’s Annual Faith & Values Awards Gala has grown into a televised event that has been hosted by such celebrities as Terry Crews, Chuck Norris, Sadie Robertson, Bill Engvall, and Joe Mantegna.The Epiphany Prize is given to movies and television shows that the awards organization thinks are “wholesome, spiritually uplifting, inspirational, redemptive and moral.”The Grace Prize goes to the actor who best exemplifies God’s grace.“The Chosen” Season 4 release date has not been announced, but the series will be eight episodes. Angel Studios is still in the process of funding the project.According to Texas Monthly, “The Chosen” is the most successful crowdfunded project ever. The series has seven total seasons planned.ALSO READ: Family Talks Experience as Extras in ‘The Chosen’