The Humanitas Prize
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The HUMANITAS Prize "was created in 1974 to celebrate television programs which affirm the dignity of the human person, explore the meaning of life, enlighten the use of human freedom and reveal to each person our common humanity.
"HUMANITAS exists to encourage writers who create contemporary media to use their immense power in a humanistic way, to entertain as well as enrich their viewers". [1] Founded by Father Ellwood Kieser.
- Cathleen Young / EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Directors
- John Wells, Frank Desiderio, C.S.P., Neal Baer, Marshall Herskovitz, Carol Mendelsohn, John Sacret Young and Edward Zwick. [2]
Winners [1]
- 2010 Geoffrey Fletcher PRECIOUS
- 2009 Andrew Stanton, Jim Reardon & Pete Docter WALL-E
- 2008 (tie) Nancy Oliver LARS AND THE REAL GIRL
- 2008 (tie) [[Ronald Harwood] THE DIVING BELL AND THE BUTTERFLY
- 2007 (tie) Richard LaGravenese FREEDOM WRITERS
- 2007 (tie) Hanif Kureishi VENUS
- 2006 Paul Haggis & Bobby Moresco CRASH
- 2005 Keir Pearson & Terry George HOTEL RWANDA
- 2004 Steven Knight DIRTY PRETTY THINGS
- 2003 Antwone Fisher ANTWONE FISHER
- 2002 Richard Eyre & Charles Wood IRIS
- 2001 Kenneth Lonergan YOU CAN COUNT ON ME
- 2000 Eric Roth & Michael Mann THE INSIDER
- 1999 Lewis Colick OCTOBER SKY
- 1998 Matt Damon & Ben Affleck GOOD WILL HUNTING
- 1997 Mike Leigh SECRETS & LIES
- 1996 Tim Robbins DEAD MAN WALKING
- 1995 Frank Darabont THE SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION
- 1994 Steven Zaillian SCHINDLER'S LIST
