A SPECIAL PROFILE INFOLETTER OF THE ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRIES COUNCIL, INC. Vol. 6, Issue 3
The 6th Annual PRISM Awards is a production of the Entertainment Industries Council,Inc. (EIC) in partnership with The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) and theNational Institute on Drug Abuse/National Institutes of Health (NIDA/NIH). The showwas taped for national syndication through Tribune Entertainment and premiered on Capi-tol Hill in July and aired during the month of August. Visit www.prismawards.com for moreinformation.
The stars were out on May 9 at CBS Television City for the taping of the 6th AnnualPRISM Awards. Blow, starring Penelope Cruz and Johnny Depp, received the PRISMAward in the Theatrical Feature Film category. Cruz presented a special tribute to directorTed Demme as part of the Blow feature film nod. Demme’swife Amanda accepted on behalf of the late filmmaker.
A PRISM also went to Ozzy Osbourne for his song “Junkie” inthe Music Recording or Music Video category, one of two newPRISM categories this year. Meredith Brooks opened thisyear’s ceremony with a special preview of her single “Shine.”The uplifting song set the theme for the evening, as the stageshone bright with star power and energetic support of thePRISM Awards’ recognition of theentertainment industry’s accuratedepiction of drug, alcohol andtobacco use and addiction.
Stars Shine at the 6th Annual PRISM Awards
6TH ANNUAL PRISM AWARDS HONORARY COMMITTEE
JOHN AGOGLIA
CHRIS ALBRECHT
DICK ASKIN
JOHN BADHAM
CAROLE BLACK
HANK COHEN
TIM CONWAY
JOHN F. COOKE
SUZANNE DEPASSE
DR. DREW
BRIAN DYAK
BARBARA EDEN
PETER ENGEL
CHARLES W. FRIES
LEEZA GIBBONS
SANDY GRUSHOW
BONNIE HAMMER
MARIETTE HARTLEY
BRUCE JOHANSEN
CASEY KASEM
DAVID E. KELLEY
DAVID KISSINGER
TONY KRANTZ
MICHELE LEE
STAN LEE
JORDAN LEVIN
PAUL LEVITZ
MARGARET LOESCH
MERYL MARSHALL-DANIELS
DAN MCDERMOTT
CHRISTOPHER MCDONALD
GERALD MCRANEY
IRENA MEDAVOY
MIKE MEDAVOY
IRWIN MEYER
GARY NEWMAN
SPENCER PROFFER
DORIS ROBERTS
FREDRIC ROSEN
HILARY ROSEN
HERMAN RUSH
SCOTT SASSA
TERRY SEMEL
JACK SHEA
AARON SPELLING
DAWN TAUBIN
RENEE VALENTE
MONTEL WILLIAMS
HENRY WINKLER
DICK WOLF
“THIS IS A LEVEL OF COMMUNICATION THAT SCIENCE OFTEN TIMES CAN’T TOUCH.IT TALKS ABOUT REAL LIFE, IT SHOWS SCENES OF PEOPLE WHO USE THESE
SUBSTANCES AND IT PORTRAYS THE CONSEQUENCES AND WE WANT PEOPLE TO
UNDERSTAND THAT AND THIS IS AN OUTSTANDING WAY TO ACCOMPLISH THAT.”Dr. Glen Hanson
Acting Director, National Institute on Drug Abuse
Hank Saroyan, 6th Annual PRISM Awards Producer
Casey KasemThe Voice of the PRISM AwardsDr. Drew Pinsky, host of Loveline; and
Nancy Kaufman, Vice President ofThe Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
“I THINK [ACCURACY] IS MORE
EFFECTIVE THAN PREACHING.”Meredith Brooks
“I’M HERE ACCEPTING FOR TEDDY [DEMME].HE’D BE PROUD. I WISH [THE PRISMAWARDS] THE BEST FOR THE FUTURE.”Amanda Demme pictured with Penelope Cruz
Brian Dyak and Marie Gallo DyakEIC President and Vice–President
THE ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRIES COUNCIL SALUTES THE 6TH ANNUAL PRISM AWARD WINNERS!
THEATRICAL FEATURE FILM
Blow
PRISM FILM FESTIVAL AWARD
Acts of Worship&
Smoke and Mirrors:A History of Denial
MUSIC RECORDING
OR MUSIC VIDEO
“Junkie” – Ozzy Osbourne
TV COMEDY SERIES EPISODE
My Wife and Kids
TV DRAMA SERIES EPISODE
The Division
TV DRAMA SERIES
MULTI-EPISODE STORYLINE
Third Watch
TV DAYTIME DRAMA SERIES
MULTI-EPISODE STORYLINE
All My Children
TV MOVIE, MINISERIES
OR DRAMATIC SPECIAL
Life with Judy Garland:Me and My Shadows
TV CHILDREN’S SERIES
EPISODE OR SPECIAL
In the Mix
TV BIOGRAPHICAL REALITY
SERIES EPISODE OR SPECIAL
Biography
TV DOCUMENTARY OR
NEWS MAGAZINE SERIES
EPISODE OR SPECIAL
True Life
TV TALK SHOW SERIES EPISODE
The Ananda Lewis Show
COMMUNITY SERVICE EFFORT
CBS Cares
SHOW CREDITS
Executive ProducersBrian Dyak
Lawrence Scot DeutchmanMarie Gallo Dyak
ProducerHank Saroyan
Directed BySharon Trojan Hollinger
Written ByEd Driscoll
Executive in Charge of ProductionMilt Hoffman
Talent ProducerChantel SausedoSegment ProducerKent Weishaus
Production DesignerGriff Lambert
Lighting DirectorKieran Healy
EditorMarc Markley
Assosciate DirectorKent WeishausStage ManagersGard HollingerDenny Barry
Tom McDermottPeter Margolis
Assistant to the ProducerJennie Trias
Talent AssosciatesStephanie Butler
Kate FisherProduction Manager
Mychelle FlintOriginal Theme and Score
Robert IrvingMusic ClearanceStacey PowellsClip Clearance
Karen DolaProduction Supervisor
Jeff StempleSet Decorater
Richard DomabylScript Supervisor/Booth PA
Kristen BrakemanSecond PA
Tina CannizaroTechnical Director
John PritchettCameras
John GillisDavid PlakosBob HeightonDavid Hilmer
Dave EastwoodTelePrompTer Operator
Laurie KlobusAudio MixerBart Chiate
Production AssistantsRex SpenceGil JohnsonChris Spore
Financial ServicesNada Rocharle Bright
Assistant to the ExecutiveProducers (East Coast)Kenneth Richard Paule
Assistant to the ExecutiveProducer (West Coast)
Kathy L. Herdman
Special Thanks To:Charles Cappleman
Michael L. KlausmanSteve Schifrin
In total, 14 winnerswere selected out of56 nominees and236 submissions.
“WHEN PEOPLE TAKE THE INITIATIVE TO PRESENT
[SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND ADDICTION] REALISTICALLY
AND RESPONSIBLY, IT TOUCHES HEARTS AND CHANGES
PEOPLE’S LIVES…THERE ARE A LOT OF AWARDS SHOWS
OUT THERE, BUT THIS ONE IS DIFFERENT. THIS ONE MIGHT
HELP SAVE YOUR FAMILY, YOUR MARRIAGE, YOUR LIFE.”Lou Diamond PhillipsCBS Cares
“I WAS PLEASED TO RECENTLY HOST THE
PRISM AWARDS PRESENTATION BEING
SHOWN AT OVER 3,000 TREATMENT
CENTERS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY.I THINK IT’S TERRIBLY IMPORTANT TO BE
INVOLVED IN THIS BECAUSE, DIRECTLY OR
INDIRECTLY, ALL OF THESE SHOWS AFFECT US.”Barbara EdenPRISM Awards Presenter
“THE PRISM AWARDS ARE VITALLY IMPORTANT.THIS IS SAYING ‘HOLLYWOOD CARES—WE
WANT TO SEND THE RIGHT MESSAGE. WE’RE NOT
JUST HERE TO SELL TICKETS. THIS IS THE WAY IT IS.’”Danny Trejo
“…WE GET TO EDUCATE
PEOPLE WHILE
ENTERTAINING THEM.”Donald FaisonScrubs
Parker McKenna PoseyABC’s My Wife and Kids
Michael RodrickUnder Hellgate Bridge
Erika Christensen accepting thePRISM Award for In the Mix: Ecstacy
Kelly Lynch of thePRISM Classic featurefilm Drugstore Cowboy
David CarradineJohn Salley
The Best Damn Sports Show Period
“[ACCURATE DEPICTION] ISTHE BEST POSSIBLE MESSAGE.
WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT
IT, IT’S PROBABLY THE BEST
REASON TO GIVE AN AWARD:FOR REALISTIC PORTRAYALS.
I’M GLAD I CAME. [THE
PRISM AWARDS] IS AGOOD CAUSE. I AM…A
WALKING ADVERTISEMENT
FOR THE PRISM AWARDS.”Thora Birch
PRISM Awards Presenter
Ed O’Ross (Six Feet Under), Lorna Luft (Exec. Producer,Life with Judy Garland: Me and My Shadows), and
Christopher McDonald (Family Law) (from left to right)
Julie Warner (Family Law), and Jim Turner (Arli$$)
THE ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRIES COUNCIL SALUTES THE 6TH ANNUAL PRISM AWARD WINNERS!
THEATRICAL FEATURE FILM
Blow
PRISM FILM FESTIVAL AWARD
Acts of Worship&
Smoke and Mirrors:A History of Denial
MUSIC RECORDING
OR MUSIC VIDEO
“Junkie” – Ozzy Osbourne
TV COMEDY SERIES EPISODE
My Wife and Kids
TV DRAMA SERIES EPISODE
The Division
TV DRAMA SERIES
MULTI-EPISODE STORYLINE
Third Watch
TV DAYTIME DRAMA SERIES
MULTI-EPISODE STORYLINE
All My Children
TV MOVIE, MINISERIES
OR DRAMATIC SPECIAL
Life with Judy Garland:Me and My Shadows
TV CHILDREN’S SERIES
EPISODE OR SPECIAL
In the Mix
TV BIOGRAPHICAL REALITY
SERIES EPISODE OR SPECIAL
Biography
TV DOCUMENTARY OR
NEWS MAGAZINE SERIES
EPISODE OR SPECIAL
True Life
TV TALK SHOW SERIES EPISODE
The Ananda Lewis Show
COMMUNITY SERVICE EFFORT
CBS Cares
SHOW CREDITS
Executive ProducersBrian Dyak
Lawrence Scot DeutchmanMarie Gallo Dyak
ProducerHank Saroyan
Directed BySharon Trojan Hollinger
Written ByEd Driscoll
Executive in Charge of ProductionMilt Hoffman
Talent ProducerChantel SausedoSegment ProducerKent Weishaus
Production DesignerGriff Lambert
Lighting DirectorKieran Healy
EditorMarc Markley
Assosciate DirectorKent WeishausStage ManagersGard HollingerDenny Barry
Tom McDermottPeter Margolis
Assistant to the ProducerJennie Trias
Talent AssosciatesStephanie Butler
Kate FisherProduction Manager
Mychelle FlintOriginal Theme and Score
Robert IrvingMusic ClearanceStacey PowellsClip Clearance
Karen DolaProduction Supervisor
Jeff StempleSet Decorater
Richard DomabylScript Supervisor/Booth PA
Kristen BrakemanSecond PA
Tina CannizaroTechnical Director
John PritchettCameras
John GillisDavid PlakosBob HeightonDavid Hilmer
Dave EastwoodTelePrompTer Operator
Laurie KlobusAudio MixerBart Chiate
Production AssistantsRex SpenceGil JohnsonChris Spore
Financial ServicesNada Rocharle Bright
Assistant to the ExecutiveProducers (East Coast)Kenneth Richard Paule
Assistant to the ExecutiveProducer (West Coast)
Kathy L. Herdman
Special Thanks To:Charles Cappleman
Michael L. KlausmanSteve Schifrin
In total, 14 winnerswere selected out of56 nominees and236 submissions.
“WHEN PEOPLE TAKE THE INITIATIVE TO PRESENT
[SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND ADDICTION] REALISTICALLY
AND RESPONSIBLY, IT TOUCHES HEARTS AND CHANGES
PEOPLE’S LIVES…THERE ARE A LOT OF AWARDS SHOWS
OUT THERE, BUT THIS ONE IS DIFFERENT. THIS ONE MIGHT
HELP SAVE YOUR FAMILY, YOUR MARRIAGE, YOUR LIFE.”Lou Diamond PhillipsCBS Cares
“I WAS PLEASED TO RECENTLY HOST THE
PRISM AWARDS PRESENTATION BEING
SHOWN AT OVER 3,000 TREATMENT
CENTERS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY.I THINK IT’S TERRIBLY IMPORTANT TO BE
INVOLVED IN THIS BECAUSE, DIRECTLY OR
INDIRECTLY, ALL OF THESE SHOWS AFFECT US.”Barbara EdenPRISM Awards Presenter
“THE PRISM AWARDS ARE VITALLY IMPORTANT.THIS IS SAYING ‘HOLLYWOOD CARES—WE
WANT TO SEND THE RIGHT MESSAGE. WE’RE NOT
JUST HERE TO SELL TICKETS. THIS IS THE WAY IT IS.’”Danny Trejo
“…WE GET TO EDUCATE
PEOPLE WHILE
ENTERTAINING THEM.”Donald FaisonScrubs
Parker McKenna PoseyABC’s My Wife and Kids
Michael RodrickUnder Hellgate Bridge
Erika Christensen accepting thePRISM Award for In the Mix: Ecstacy
Kelly Lynch of thePRISM Classic featurefilm Drugstore Cowboy
David CarradineJohn Salley
The Best Damn Sports Show Period
“[ACCURATE DEPICTION] ISTHE BEST POSSIBLE MESSAGE.
WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT
IT, IT’S PROBABLY THE BEST
REASON TO GIVE AN AWARD:FOR REALISTIC PORTRAYALS.
I’M GLAD I CAME. [THE
PRISM AWARDS] IS AGOOD CAUSE. I AM…A
WALKING ADVERTISEMENT
FOR THE PRISM AWARDS.”Thora Birch
PRISM Awards Presenter
Ed O’Ross (Six Feet Under), Lorna Luft (Exec. Producer,Life with Judy Garland: Me and My Shadows), and
Christopher McDonald (Family Law) (from left to right)
Julie Warner (Family Law), and Jim Turner (Arli$$)
A SPECIAL PROFILE INFOLETTER OF THE ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRIES COUNCIL, INC. Vol. 6, Issue 3
The 6th Annual PRISM Awards is a production of the Entertainment Industries Council,Inc. (EIC) in partnership with The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) and theNational Institute on Drug Abuse/National Institutes of Health (NIDA/NIH). The showwas taped for national syndication through Tribune Entertainment and premiered on Capi-tol Hill in July and aired during the month of August. Visit www.prismawards.com for moreinformation.
The stars were out on May 9 at CBS Television City for the taping of the 6th AnnualPRISM Awards. Blow, starring Penelope Cruz and Johnny Depp, received the PRISMAward in the Theatrical Feature Film category. Cruz presented a special tribute to directorTed Demme as part of the Blow feature film nod. Demme’swife Amanda accepted on behalf of the late filmmaker.
A PRISM also went to Ozzy Osbourne for his song “Junkie” inthe Music Recording or Music Video category, one of two newPRISM categories this year. Meredith Brooks opened thisyear’s ceremony with a special preview of her single “Shine.”The uplifting song set the theme for the evening, as the stageshone bright with star power and energetic support of thePRISM Awards’ recognition of theentertainment industry’s accuratedepiction of drug, alcohol andtobacco use and addiction.
Stars Shine at the 6th Annual PRISM Awards
6TH ANNUAL PRISM AWARDS HONORARY COMMITTEE
JOHN AGOGLIA
CHRIS ALBRECHT
DICK ASKIN
JOHN BADHAM
CAROLE BLACK
HANK COHEN
TIM CONWAY
JOHN F. COOKE
SUZANNE DEPASSE
DR. DREW
BRIAN DYAK
BARBARA EDEN
PETER ENGEL
CHARLES W. FRIES
LEEZA GIBBONS
SANDY GRUSHOW
BONNIE HAMMER
MARIETTE HARTLEY
BRUCE JOHANSEN
CASEY KASEM
DAVID E. KELLEY
DAVID KISSINGER
TONY KRANTZ
MICHELE LEE
STAN LEE
JORDAN LEVIN
PAUL LEVITZ
MARGARET LOESCH
MERYL MARSHALL-DANIELS
DAN MCDERMOTT
CHRISTOPHER MCDONALD
GERALD MCRANEY
IRENA MEDAVOY
MIKE MEDAVOY
IRWIN MEYER
GARY NEWMAN
SPENCER PROFFER
DORIS ROBERTS
FREDRIC ROSEN
HILARY ROSEN
HERMAN RUSH
SCOTT SASSA
TERRY SEMEL
JACK SHEA
AARON SPELLING
DAWN TAUBIN
RENEE VALENTE
MONTEL WILLIAMS
HENRY WINKLER
DICK WOLF
“THIS IS A LEVEL OF COMMUNICATION THAT SCIENCE OFTEN TIMES CAN’T TOUCH.IT TALKS ABOUT REAL LIFE, IT SHOWS SCENES OF PEOPLE WHO USE THESE
SUBSTANCES AND IT PORTRAYS THE CONSEQUENCES AND WE WANT PEOPLE TO
UNDERSTAND THAT AND THIS IS AN OUTSTANDING WAY TO ACCOMPLISH THAT.”Dr. Glen Hanson
Acting Director, National Institute on Drug Abuse
Hank Saroyan, 6th Annual PRISM Awards Producer
Casey KasemThe Voice of the PRISM AwardsDr. Drew Pinsky, host of Loveline; and
Nancy Kaufman, Vice President ofThe Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
“I THINK [ACCURACY] IS MORE
EFFECTIVE THAN PREACHING.”Meredith Brooks
“I’M HERE ACCEPTING FOR TEDDY [DEMME].HE’D BE PROUD. I WISH [THE PRISMAWARDS] THE BEST FOR THE FUTURE.”Amanda Demme pictured with Penelope Cruz
Brian Dyak and Marie Gallo DyakEIC President and Vice–President
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