2023 Movieguide Awards


The 2023 Movieguide Awards ceremony honored the best films and television of 2022.

Winners and nominees

Winners are listed first, highlighted in boldface, and indicated with a double dagger.
Epiphany Prize for Most Inspiring Movie - Honoring movies that are wholesome, spiritually uplifting and inspirationalEpiphany Prize for Most Inspiring TV or Streaming Movie or Program

  • The Chosen: Episodes 3.1 and 3.2: "Homecoming" and "Two by Two"
  • *Father Stu: Reborn
  • *Resistance: 1942
  • *Running the Bases
  • *Uncharted
  • Dolly Parton's Mountain Magic Christmas
  • *Blood and Treasure: Season Two
  • *A Christmas… Present
  • *The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power: Episode 1.8: "Alloyed"
  • *Rise
  • Faith and Freedom Award for Movies - Honoring movies that promote positive American valuesFaith and Freedom Award for Television and Streaming
  • Running the Bases
  • *Devotion
  • *Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris
  • *Resistance: 1942
  • *Top Gun: Maverick
  • A Waltons Thanksgiving
  • *Blood and Treasure: Season Two
  • *Blue Bloods: Episode 12.20: "Silver Linings"
  • *The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power: Episode 1.8: "Alloyed"
  • *Rise
  • *Star Wars: Andor: Episode 1.12: "Rix Road"
  • Best Movie for FamiliesBest Television for Families
  • Puss in Boots: The Last Wish
  • Sonic The Hedgehog 2
  • *The Chosen: Episodes 3.1 and 3.2: "Homecoming" and "Two by Two"
  • *Lyle, Lyle Crocodile
  • *Marcel the Shell With Shoes On
  • A Christmas… Present
  • *Instant Dream Home: Episode 1.8: "Four Years in One Day"
  • *Reba Mcentire: My Chains are Gone
  • *Rescued by Ruby
  • *A Waltons Thanksgiving
  • *The Wingfeather Saga: Chapter 1: "Leeli & the Sea Dragon Song"
  • Best Movie for Mature AudiencesBest Television for Mature Audiences
  • Resistance: 1942
  • *Father Stu: Reborn
  • *Jurassic World: Dominion
  • *Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris
  • *Top Gun: Maverick
  • *Uncharted
  • The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power: Episode 1.8: "Alloyed"
  • *Blood and Treasure: Season Two
  • *Comenius: Life and Legacy of John Amos Comenius
  • *Star Wars: Andor: Episode 1.12: "Rix Road"
  • *Styled With Love
  • Most Inspirational Independent MovieMost Inspirational Independent Streaming/Television
  • Family Camp
  • *I Heard The Bells
  • *The Mulligan
  • *Resistance: 1942
  • *Running the Bases
  • 5000 Blankets
  • *Comenius: Life And Legacy of John Amos Comenius
  • *David
  • *Legacy Peak
  • *Why the Nativity?
  • Grace Award for Most Inspiring Performance for MoviesGrace Award for Most Inspiring Performance for TV
  • Pat Boone - The Mulligan
  • *Mark Wahlberg - Father Stu: Reborn
  • *Stephen Atherholt - I Heard The Bells
  • *Cary Elwes - Resistance: 1942
  • *Brett Varvel - Running the Bases
  • Candace Cameron Bure - A Christmas… Present
  • *Reba McEntire - My Chains are Gone
  • *Mark Gagliardi - Blood and Treasure
  • *Dolly Parton - Mountain Magic Christmas
  • *Jonathan Roumie - The Chosen: Episode 3.3: "Physician, Heal Yourself"