| CAMIE Awards | |
|---|---|
| Awarded for | Character and Morality in Entertainment |
| Country | United States |
| Presented by | CAMIE Awards, Inc. |
| First awarded | February 20, 2001 (to honor achievements of 1999/2000) |
| Website | http://www.camieawards.org/ |
The CAMIE Awards, sometimes known as the CAMIEs, were awards for outstanding, uplifting films emphasizing character and morality. They were awarded annually by CAMIE Awards, Inc., between 2001 and 2010.[1]
The word CAMIE is an acronym for "Character And Morality In Entertainment". The CAMIE awards were given to films which emphasize character and morality. They were established to "encourage the production and awareness of outstanding, uplifting, and entertaining motion pictures with positive role models for building character, overcoming adversity, correcting unwise choices, strengthening families, living moral lives, and solving life’s problems with integrity and perseverance."[2] In the annual awards show, rather than giving "best actor" or "best film" awards, the CAMIEs gave each film 10 statues to be divided among people who contributed at all levels of production.[3][4] including both actors and film-makers. In addition to the film awards, special awards were also sometimes given; Richard Dutcher received one such award at the 2001 ceremony.[5]
The CAMIEs were founded in 2001 by Dr. Glen C. Griffin, who also founded a companion movie-reviewing site, Moviepicks.org.
CAMIE Awards, Inc., was led by a Board of Trustees, composed of[6]
The Board of Trustees was assisted by an Advisory Board, which contained such notables as (not a complete list)[7]
Sean Hannity was also formerly on the advisory board.[8]
2001 CAMIE Winners, for films released in 1999/2000 - Ceremony held Feb 20, 2001, at Memorial House in Salt Lake City.[9][10]
2003 CAMIE Winners, for films released in 2001/2002[11]
2005 CAMIE Winners, for films released in 2003/2004 - Ceremony held Jan 29, 2005 at the Hollywood Renaissance theater in Hollywood.[8][12]
2006 CAMIE Winners, for films released in 2005, at the Wilshire Theater in Beverly Hills[13][14]
2007 CAMIE Winners, for films released in 2006 - Ceremony held May 12, 2007 at the Leonard H. Goldenson Theatre in North Hollywood. [3][15]
2008 CAMIE Winners, primarily for films released in 2007 - Ceremony held May 3, 2008 at the Wilshire Theater in Beverly Hills[16]