The PRISM Awards is an annual special that honors the creative community for accurate portrayals of substance abuse, addiction and mental health in entertainment programming. Past winners and nominees have included the films Walk the Line, Thirteen, Ray, City of God, Skins, Blow, Traffic, The Insider and Purgatory House. TV shows, episodes and movies of the week honored have included programs such as: Augusta, Gone, Monk,Private Practice (for Caterina Scorsone's portrayal of Amelia Shepherd's Oxycodone addiction and her recovery), The Office, Desperate Housewives, Pinky and the Brain (for an episode about the dangers of cigarette smoking), ER, Boston Legal, American Dad! (for the episode "Spring Break-Up"), The Simpsons (for the season 11 episode, "Days of Wine and D'oh'ses," which featured Barney Gumble trying to quit drinking alcohol after realizing how much his alcoholism was limiting his quality of life), Castle and General Hospital.
Show Info
Network: FX
(2000 -
2015)
Schedule: Saturdays at 20:00
(120 min)
Status: Ended
Show Type:
Award Show
Episodes ordered: 1 episodes
Official site: www.prismawards.com
(waiting for more votes)
Previous Episode
2015 PRISM Awards
Episode 2015-09-12; Sep 12, 2015
Previous Episodes
Episode Name | Airdate | Trailer |
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2015-09-12: 2015 PRISM Awards | Sep 12, 2015 | |
2000-08-05: 2000 PRISM Awards | Aug 5, 2000 |