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The Movieguide Awards is an annual cinematic awards ceremony presented by Dr. Ted Baehr's Movieguide Organization. The goal of the ceremony is to award the top inspirational and family friendly movies each year based on the standards of the Movieguide Organization. According to the Movieguide Awards website, "MOVIEGUIDE® is an international family guide to movies and entertainment."

The ceremony is scheduled to take place around the time of the Academy Awards, usually in February.

History
Dr. Ted Baehr founded the organization Movieguide in 1985, in response to what he believed was a decrease in moral values in entertainment. Movieguide hopesfor a revival of Biblical, Christian values in Hollywood, according to a generally Conservative American Protestant perspective. One of the main focuses of the organization, and the awards, is to highlight and celebrate films aimed at the family audience.

In 1993, the organization hosted a gala luncheon, which was attended by prominent Hollywood creators, and featured Dr. Baehr's presentation of statistics about Christians as an audience for movies. By 1996, the event had morphed into the Movieguide Awards. The first official awards ceremony took place on March 13, 1996, at the Universal City Towers Hilton Hotel. Awards were presented by Dr. Baehr to creators and talent behind Movieguide's favorite inspiring and family friendly movies of the preceding year.

The Epiphany Prize
Two Epiphany Prizes, one for movies, and one for television, are awarded each year to films that are, "wholesome, spiritually uplifting, inspirational, redemptive and moral". Usually, The Epiphany Prize is awarded to a faith-based film or television program.

Best Movie for Families
A "Crystal Teddy", (a pun on Dr. Ted Baehr's name), is awarded yearly to Movieguide's favorite family movie based on the moral, spiritual, and aesthetic qualities of the film.

Best Movie for Mature Audiences
Another Crystal Teddy award is given to Movieguide's favorite movie for teens and adults, based on their standards of appropriate content for children, and the spiritual, moral, and artistic value of the film.

Grace Awards for Movies and Television
Movieguide selects an actor from a television program, and an actor from a movie each year whose performance was the most "inspiring". Usually the movie or television program is highly rated by Movieguide, and fits into the faith-based or inspirational genre. Sometimes, separate awards are given for actors and actresses within each category.