Cable Sweeps SHINE Awards for Sexual Health in Entertainment
To: Editors/Reporters
From: Diana Buckhantz 323-934-0443
Date: October 19, 2002
Los Angeles—Today, the Media Project announced the winners of the 2002 SHINE Awards for Sexual Health IN Entertainment. The Awards, honoring outstanding television portrayals of sexual and reproductive health issues, went to shows airing almost exclusively on cable networks. Showtime and Lifetime each garnered two awards with HBO taking the top honors for Comedy Episode, Showtime for Drama Episode and Entertainment Special and Lifetime for Series Storyline and Scene Stealer. (See below for complete list of winners.) [CLICK HERE TO VIEW A WEBCAST OF THE EVENT.]
"Many of this year's nominated shows are credited with tackling particularly sensitive topics, from abortion to HIV/AIDS to oral sex to coming out," said Robin Smalley, Director, the Media Project. "It is wonderful that the television community can present important sexual health information without compromising on entertainment value. We applaud the cable networks in particular for taking some real risks this past year."
The theme of this year's SHINE Awards was communication—communication between young people, between partners and between parents and kids. Hosted by one of FOX's star dads, Donal Logue ("Grounded for Life"), the event took place at the House of Blues on Saturday, October 19.
This year two categories were added to recognize the importance of Spanish language shows, "Spanish Language Novela" and "Spanish Language Talk/Variety Show."
"Television has the power to communicate critical information about sexual health," continued Smalley. "We are delighted this year to include and acknowledge the tremendous effort being made by Spanish language programs to present their viewers with life-saving information about sexual health, healthy relationships, and good parental role models."
The complete list of winners is as follows:
Comedy Episode
Sex and the City "Coulda, Woulda, Shoulda"—HBO
Drama Episode
Queer As Folk "Episode 207"—Showtime
Daytime Drama
Guiding Light "Tony and Marah's Prom Night"—CBS
Entertainment Special
Things Behind the Sun—Showtime
Informational/Documentary
Undetectable—PBS
Series Storyline
Strong Medicine "Lu's Rape"—Lifetime
Scene Stealer
Strong Medicine "Control Group"—Lifetime
Youth Program
Flipped "Safe Sex"—MTV
Spanish Novela
El Circo De Las Montini (The Montini Circus)—Television Nacional De Chile
Spanish Talk/Variety Show
Chat "Saliendo Del Closet" (Coming Out of the Closet)—Mun2 Television, Telemundo Network
Smalley concluded, "This year's fall line-up includes many shows that focus on family relationships. At the Media Project, we believe that television can offer great models for strong parenting and positive family communication about sex-related issues along with compelling stories. We look forward to seeing lots of potential nominees for next year's awards."
The Media Project, a partnership of the national non-profit organizations Advocates for Youth and the Kaiser Family Foundation, provides entertainment industry professionals with up-to-date, accurate information about sexual health issues.
For more information, please contact Diana Buckhantz 323-934-0443.
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