The Entertainment Industries Council, Inc. (EIC) held their 16th Annual PRISM Awards this week in Beverly Hills. The PRISM Awards honor television and film productions and performances that accurately depict drug, alcohol and tobacco use and addiction, as well as mental health issues in entertainment productions.Performance awards are presented to those actors who displayed unparalleled authenticity in their portrayals of characters in productions related to mental health and/or substance use issues including alcohol use, illegal drug use, prescription drug use, depression, suicide, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, bipolar, and other related topics.
In the television drama category, the ABC drama “Castle” was honored for the storyline they did on PTSD.
Performance in a Drama Episode was earned by ABC’s “Castle” stars Jon Huertas and Stana Katic. The show was also honored with the award for the “Kill Shot” episode in the Drama Series Episode – Mental Health category.
Huertas was on hand to accept the award in person and face-timed Stana in with his iPhone where she joined the show by video to give her acceptance speech.
The credits for the show’s storyline are listed below:
Drama Series Episode – Mental Health PRISM Award Winner:
“Castle” – “Kill Shot”
(ABC Entertainment / Beacon Pictures / Experimental Pictures / ABC Studios)
Writer: Alexi Hawley
Director: David M. Barrett
Executive Producers: Rob Bowman, Andrew Marlowe, Laurie Zaks, David Amann
Also nominated in the category were CSI: Crime Scene Investigation – “Brain Doe,” “Harry’s Law” – “Queen of Snark,” “Rookie Blue” – “Bad Moon Rising” and “The Secret Life of the American Teenager” – “When One Door Opens.”
The award was presented to Jon and Stana by their Castle co-stars Susan Sullivan and Seamus Dever.
Performance awards are presented to those actors who displayed unparalleled authenticity in their portrayals of characters in productions related to mental health and/or substance use issues including alcohol use, illegal drug use, prescription drug use, depression, suicide, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, bipolar, and other related topics. The PRISM Awards honor television and film productions and performances that accurately depict drug, alcohol and tobacco use and addiction, as well as mental health issues in entertainment productions.
The awards ceremony will be televised in September on FX.
Check out out interview with Jon on the red carpet before the event below:
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