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HBO Leads all Networks at NAMIC Vision Awards
posted on Apr 18, 2008
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The winners of the National Association for Multi-ethnicity In
Communications (NAMIC) 14th Annual NAMIC Vision Awards were announced
at a special luncheon ceremony held Wednesday at the Beverly Hilton in
Beverly Hills, California. The only celebration recognizing the cable
industry's commitment to producing quality, multi-ethnic original
programming, the 14th Annual NAMIC Vision Awards were hosted by Shaun
Robinson, weekend anchor of "Access Hollywood." The awards were held in
conjunction with the NAMIC-Southern California West Coast Creative
Summit, the trade organization's signature conference series focused on
the content development aspects of the television industry.
HBO led the 29 networks vying for honors in 14 award categories with a
trio of wins. HBO's made-for-television movie "Bury My Heart at
Wounded Knee," garnered a win for Best Drama and Best Performance -
Drama honors for actor, Adam Beach. "Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee"
chronicled the history of Native Americans in the American West during
the 19th century. The HBO special "D.L. Hughley: Unapologetic" took
Best Comedy honors.
CNN and Disney Channel received two wins each. CNN topped all
contenders in the Best News/Informational and Best Documentary
categories, while Disney Channel won awards for Best Animation and Best
Children's. CNN's winning programs included "American Morning: MLK
Series/Soledad O’Brien" (Best News/Informational) and "Special
Investigations Unit: Judgment in Jena" (Best Documentary). Disney
Channel’s winners included the "Handy Manny" episode entitled "A Very
Handy Holiday" for Best Animation and "High School Musical 2" for Best
Children's.
Other winning networks included Bravo (Best Performance - Comedy), BET
J (Best Variety/Talk Show), ESPN (Best Sports), Si TV (Best Lifestyle),
Style Network (Best Reality), The Africa Channel (Best Original Movie
or Special), and The History Channel (Best Foreign Language).
Warner Bros. was the Presenting Sponsor of the NAMIC- Southern
California West Coast Creative Summit and the 14th Annual NAMIC Vision
Awards. Additional sponsors included 20th Century Fox, ABC*Disney
Media Networks, A&E Television Networks, Bright House Networks, Fox
Cable Networks, Fox Interactive Media, HBO, Scripps Networks, Sony
Pictures Entertainment, Time Warner, Inc., Time Warner Cable, TuTv and
Universal Studios. A complete list of winners for the 14th Annual
NAMIC Vision Awards follows.
Following is a complete list of winners at the 14th Annual NAMIC Vision Awards:
ANIMATION
"Handy Manny" ("A Very Happy Holiday")/Disney Channel
BEST PERFORMANCE – COMEDY
Whoopi Goldberg – "The Word According to Whoopi"/Bravo
BEST PERFORMANCE – DRAMA
Adam Beach – "Bury My Heart At Wounded Knee"/HBO
CHILDREN’S
"High School Musical 2"/Disney Channel
COMEDY
"D.L. Hughley: Unapologetic"/HBO
DOCUMENTARY
"Special Investigations Unit: Judgment in Jena"/CNN
DRAMA
"Bury My Heart At Wounded Knee"/HBO
FOREIGN LANGUAGE
"El Honor De Un Sacrificio"/The History Channel
LIFESTYLE
"Styleyes Miami"/Si TV
NEWS/INFORMATIONAL
"American Morning: MLK Series/Soledad O’Brien"/CNN
ORIGINAL MOVIE OR SPECIAL
"Akon: The Rhythm of Africa"/ Africa Channel
BEST REALITY
“How Do I Look?”/Style Network
SPORTS
"After Jackie"/ESPN
VARIETY/TALK SHOW
"My Two Cents"/BET J
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