Scheduled for April 2011, Beverly Hills, CA
Aired on FX network
2011 – 15th Annual PRISM Awards
The Entertainment Industries Council, Inc. (EIC) annually presents the PRISM Awards, in collaboration with the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), FX Network, and News Corporation, for outstanding accomplishments in the accurate depiction of substance abuse and mental health disorders: prevention, treatment and recovery, in film, television, interactive, comic book, music, and DVD entertainment.
Starting with the PRISM Awards presentation in Beverly Hills, CA. Then moving to our nation’s Capitol for the preview of the PRISM Awards television special. Then finally reaching the public through a national simulcast airing. The PRISM Awards shine a light on how these issues are portrayed in the popular culture.
In the “Drama Series Episode – Substance Use” category, nominees include hard-hitting episodes from Blue Bloods, The Closer, The Good Wife, Law and Order: Special Victims Unit and Mad Men. The “Drama Series Episode – Mental Health” category saw nominated episodes of Bones, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, Grey’s Anatomy, House and In Plain Sight. Anthony John Denison (The Closer), Jon Hamm and Elisabeth Moss (Mad Men), Christine Lahti (Law and Order: Special Victims Unit) and Kevin McKidd (Grey’s Anatomy) are nominees for the “Performance in a Drama Episode” honor.
Performance in a Drama Episode:
Anthony John Denison, The Closer
(TNT / Warner Bros. Television / The Shephard-Robin Co.)
Jon Hamm, Mad Men
(AMC / Lionsgate Television / Weiner Bros.)
Christine Lahti, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
(NBC Entertainment / Universal Media Studios / Wolf Films)
Kevin McKidd, Grey’s Anatomy
(ABC Entertainment / ABC Studios / Shondaland / The Mark Gordon Co.)
Elisabeth Moss, Mad Men
(AMC / Lionsgate Television / Weiner Bros.)
Sandra Oh has also been nominated in the category for Best Female Performance in a Drama Series Multi-Episode Storyline