Prism Awards Announced the 2010 Nominees

'Crazy Heart', 'The Soloist', 'Breaking Bad' and 'Grey's Anatomy' are among the movies and TV shows which are honored for their portrayal of substance use and mental illness.

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Entertainment Industries Council, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, in liaison with FX Network has announced the movies and TV series which may be honored with Prism Awards this year. In the movie category "Crazy Heart" earns three nods while in the TV category "Breaking Bad" leads also with three.

Prism Awards are given to media that address issues related to drug, alcohol, tobacco use, mental illness, bipolar disorder, depression and suicide. Beside TV shows and movies, Prism also honor music, public service project and comic or graphic novel.

Speaking of the nominees which were announced on Thursday, February 18, John Landgraf, president and GM of FX and chairman of the Prism Awards Honorary Committee said, "This year's nominees are a remarkable mix of popular entertainment that also have a message." In its 14th year, the Prism Awards will announce the recipients on April 22 at a gala held at the Beverly Hills Hotel.

14TH ANNUAL PRISM AWARDS NOMINATIONS

Feature Film - Substance Use

• "Answer Man"
• "Crazy Heart"
• "Julia"

Feature Film - Mental Health

• "Brothers"
• "A Single Man"
• "The Soloist"

Performance in a Feature Film

• Jeff Bridges, "Crazy Heart"
• Robert Downey Jr., "The Soloist"
• Jamie Foxx, "The Soloist"
• Maggie Gyllenhaal, "Crazy Heart"
• Tobey Maguire, "Brothers"

Comedy Series

• "Glee", "Vitamin D"
• "How I Met Your Mother" - "Last Cigarette Ever"
• "Monk" - "Mr. Monk Goes to Group Therapy"
• "The Simpsons" - "The Good, The Sad and the Drugly"
• "United States of Tara": Season 1"

Performance in a Comedy Series

• Dan Castellaneta, "The Simpsons"
• Toni Collette, "United States of Tara"
• Hector Elizondo, "Monk"
• Neil Patrick Harris, "How I Met Your Mother"
• Tony Shalhoub, "Monk"

Drama Series Episode - Substance Use

• "The Cleaner" - "The Turtle and the Butterfly"
• "ER" - "And in the End"
• "Hawthorne" - "Trust Me"
• "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" - "Hammered"
• "Leverage" - "The 12 Step Job"

Drama Series Episode - Mental Health

• "CSI: Miami" - "Head Case"
• "House M.D." - "Simple Explanation"
• "Law & Order" - "Exchange"
• "Lie to Me" - "Grievous Bodily Harm"
• "Mental" - "Lines in the Sand"

Performance in a Drama Episode

• Dann Florek, "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit"
• Timothy Hutton, "Leverage"
• Hugh Laurie, "House M.D."
• Jada Pinkett Smith, "Hawthorne"
• John Stamos, "ER"

Drama Series Multi-Episode Story Line

• "Breaking Bad": Season 2
• "Grey's Anatomy" - "I Will Follow You Into the Dark"/"Elevator Love Letter"/"No Good at Saying Sorry"
• "In Treatment" - "Walter, Weeks 1 - 7"
• "Nurse Jackie": Season 1
• "Private Practice" - "Contamination"/"What Women Want"/"Yours, Mine and Ours"

Performance in a Drama Series Multi-Episode Story Line

• Bryan Cranston, "Breaking Bad"
• Edie Falco, "Nurse Jackie"
• John Mahoney, "In Treatment"
• Kevin McKidd, "Grey's Anatomy"
• Aaron Paul, "Breaking Bad"

TV Movie or Miniseries

• "America"
• "Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story"
• "Grey Gardens"
• "Natalee Holloway"
• "Prayers for Bobby"

Performance in a TV Movie or Miniseries

• Drew Barrymore, "Grey Gardens"
• Kimberly Elise, "Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story"
• Jessica Lange, "Grey Gardens"
• Rosie O'Donnell, "America"
• Sigourney Weaver, "Prayers for Bobby"

Daytime Drama Series

• "As the World Turns"
• "The Bold and the Beautiful"
• "Days of Our Lives"
• "One Life to Live"

Talk Show Episode

• "The Doctors" - "Shocking New Drug Dangers"
• "Dr. Phil" - "OCD"
• "The Ellen DeGeneres Show" - "Marie Osmond / Howie Mandel"
• "Shatner's Raw Nerve" - "Rush Limbaugh"
• "The Steve Wilkos Show" - "Teen Girls, Tough Topics Pts. 1 and 2"

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