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ENTERAINMENT INDUSTRIES COUNCIL ANNOUNCES NOMINEES FOR
THE 12th ANNUAL PRISM AWARDS

Desperate Housewives, House, Grey's Anatomy, ER, Lost, Michael Clayton, Gone Baby Gone Among Nominees to be Honored for Accurate Portrayal of Substance Abuse and Mental Health Issues

LOS ANGELES, CA, March 12, 2008 - Desperate Housewives, Grey's Anatomy, ER, Lost, and the films Michael Clayton and Gone Baby Gone are among the productions receiving nods for the 12th Annual PRISM Awards. The PRISM Awards, which is produced by the Entertainment Industries Council, Inc. (EIC) in partnership with the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) and FX, honor actors, movies, music, media and television's top shows in 29 categories that accurately depict and bring attention to substance abuse and mental health issues. This year's ceremony, which is set for April 24, 2008 at the Beverly Hills Hotel, will also include a tribute to the 25th anniversary of the EIC and its service to the industry and to the public.

"The Entertainment Industries Council's PRISM Awards continues to grow and attract the attention of networks, production companies, studios, and music companies that recognize the power of the entertainment industry to voluntarily bring accurate information to consumers for the good of all," said EIC President and CEO Brian Dyak.

"Important and timely health issues such as substance abuse, bipolar disorder, post traumatic stress disorder, depression, and suicide prevention touches all of us. All of this year's PRISM nominees have done exceptional jobs at conveying real life through entertainment."

"We had a record-setting 440 submissions this year recognizing some important and powerful work," said Fox Networks Group President and CEO Tony Vinciquerra, who once again serves as chairman of the PRISM Awards Honorary Committee. "I'm proud to be part of the 25th anniversary of the Entertainment Industries Council, and based on the incredible quality of the PRISM nominees it's clear that EIC's role within our industry has paid off for the benefit of all."

ABC earned 20 nominations - the most among the networks - followed by Lifetime, NBC, HBO, E!, CBS, CW, TNT, USA, FOX, FX, MTV, TBS and CNN with multiple nods. Among studios, ABC Studios led with 17, then Universal, Warner Bros., CBS Paramount, 20th Century Fox and Sony.

Among the top feature films nominated in various categories are Michael Clayton, Lars and the Real Girl, Gone Baby Gone, In the Valley of Elah and Georgia Rule. 2008 Academy Award® Nominee Casey Affleck (Gone Baby Gone), Ryan Gosling (Lars and the Real Girl), Felicity Huffman (Georgia Rule), Ben Kingsley (You Kill Me) and Tom Wilkinson (Michael Clayton) are all competing for "Performance in a Feature Film." Two-time PRISM winner for "Comedy Series Multi-Episode Storyline", Desperate Housewives, is nominated once again, along with Ugly Betty and Tyler Perry's House of Payne. "Comedy Series Episode" nominees include individual broadcasts of Aliens in America, The Game, Girlfriends, Samantha Who?, and The Simpsons. Christina Applegate (Samantha Who?), James Denton (Desperate Housewives), Teri Hatcher (Desperate Housewives), Eric Mabius (Ugly Betty) and Demetria McKinney (Tyler Perry's House of Payne) are all nominees for the "Performance in a Comedy Series" honor.

In the "Drama Series Episode" category, nominees include hard-hitting programs from The Closer, Grey's Anatomy, Law and Order: Special Victims Unit, Lost, and Saving Grace. Justin Chambers (Grey's Anatomy), Matthew Fox (Lost), Holly Hunter (Saving Grace), Christopher Meloni (Law & Order: Special Victims Unit), and Ben Vereen (Grey's Anatomy) are up for "Performance in a Drama Series Episode". Brothers and Sisters, ER, House, Rescue Me, and Shark are competing in the "Drama Series Multi-Episode Storyline" category. Actors Dave Annable (Brothers and Sisters), Wendy Davis (Army Wives), Sally Field (Brothers and Sisters), Tatum O'Neal (Rescue Me) and Maura Tierney (ER) are vying for "Performance in a Drama Series Multi-Episode Storyline."

PRISM Awards also honors daytime TV, children's programming, talk shows, news programming, documentaries, biographical shows, unscripted non-fiction, original DVDs, music recordings, comic book storylines, interactive media, and film festival features among others. A complete list of nominees follows.

Honorees are selected by a 60-person committee of entertainment industry professionals and technical experts from the fields of medicine, mental health, and addiction. In addition to the ceremony, a magazine format show will be taped for telecast on FX and will be showcased at a Congressional reception in Washington, DC in September in celebration of National Treatment and Recovery Month.

About Entertainment Industries Council

EIC, a non-profit organization, was founded in 1983 by leaders of the entertainment industry to bring the power of the industry to bear on health and social issues. The organization is considered to be the grand daddy and chief pioneer of entertainment advocacy outreach and one of the premiere success stories in the field of entertainment education and information resources for entertainment creators, through innovative and time-proven services and methods of "encouraging the art of making a difference" from within the entertainment industry.

EIC addresses health issues such as drug, alcohol, and tobacco use and addiction; firearm safety and injury prevention; sun safety and skin cancer prevention; human trafficking; terrorism and homeland security; mental health and mental illness, including bipolar disorder, depression and suicide; diabetes; seat belt use and traffic safety; and HIV/AIDS prevention. For more information, please visit www.eiconline.org.

About SAMHSA

SAMHSA is a public health agency within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The agency is responsible for improving the accountability, capacity and effectiveness of the nation's substance abuse prevention, addiction treatment, and mental health services delivery systems.

About FX Network

FX is the flagship general entertainment basic cable network from Fox. Launched in June of 1994, FX is carried in more than 94 million homes. The diverse schedule includes an award-winning roster of distinctive original series, an established film library with box-office hits from 20th Century Fox and other major studios and an impressive roster of acquired hit series.

12th Annual PRISM Awards Nomination List

Feature Film - Wide Release

Georgia Rule
(Universal Pictures / Morgan Creek Productions)

Gone Baby Gone
(Miramax Films / LivePlanet / Ladd Co.)


Feature Film - Limited Release

Control
(The Weinstein Co. / Northsee Ltd. / EM Media / IFF-CINV / 3 Dogs and a Pony / Warner Music UK)

In the Valley of Elah
(Warner Independent Pictures / Blackfriars Bridge Films / Summit Entertainment / Samuels Media / NALA Films)

Man in the Chair
(Outsider Pictures)

Self-Medicated
(ThinkFilm / Promise Pictures)

You Kill Me
(IFC Films / Code Entertainment / Baum Echo Lake Rosenman Productions / Bipolar Productions)


Performance in a Feature Film

Casey Affleck - Gone Baby Gone
Ryan Gosling - Lars and the Real Girl
Felicity Huffman - Georgia Rule
Ben Kingsley - You Kill Me
Tom Wilkinson - Michael Clayton


Comedy Series Episode

Aliens in America - "Purple Heart"
(CW Network / Warner Bros. Television / CBS Paramount Network Television)

The Game - "Hit Me With Your Best Shot"
(CW Network / CBS Paramount Network Television / Grammnet Productions / Happy Camper Productions)

Girlfriends - "Snap Back"
(CW Network / CBS Paramount Network Television / Grammnet Productions / Happy Camper Productions)

Samantha Who? - "Pilot"
(ABC Entertainment / ABC Studios / Brillstein-Grey Entertainment)

The Simpsons - "Crook and Ladder"
(Fox Broadcasting / 20th Century Fox Television / Gracie Films)


Comedy Series Multi-Episode Storyline

Desperate Housewives
(Episodes: "You Can't Judge a Book By Its Cover" / "Distant Past" / "Something's Coming")
(ABC Entertainment / ABC Studios / Cherry Productions)

Tyler Perry's House of Payne
(Episodes: "More Than Meets the Eye" / "Busted" / "No Money, Mo' Problems" / "Just Say No" / "Surprise, Surprise")
(TBS / Tyler Perry Studios)

Ugly Betty
(Episodes: "I'm Coming Out" / "Brothers")
(ABC Entertainment / ABC Studios / Reveille Productions / Ventanarosa Productions)


Performance in a Comedy Series

Christina Applegate - Samantha Who?
James Denton - Desperate Housewives
Teri Hatcher - Desperate Housewives
Eric Mabius - Ugly Betty
Demetria McKinney - Tyler Perry's House of Payne


Drama Episode

The Closer - "Till Death Do Us Part" Pt. 1 and 2
(TNT / Warner Bros. Television / Shephard-Robin Company / Walking Entropy)

Grey's Anatomy - "Love/Addiction"
(ABC Entertainment / ABC Studios / The Mark Gordon Company / Shondaland)

Law and Order: Special Victims Unit - "Responsible"
(NBC Entertainment / Universal Media Studio / Wolf Films)

Lost - "Through the Looking Glass" Pt. 1 and 2
(ABC Entertainment / ABC Studios / Bad Robot)

Saving Grace - "Pilot"
(TNT / Fox Television Studios)


Performance in a Drama Series Episode

Justin Chambers - Grey's Anatomy
Matthew Fox - Lost
Holly Hunter - Saving Grace
Christopher Meloni - Law and Order: Special Victims Unit
Ben Vereen - Grey's Anatomy


Drama Series Multi-Episode Storyline

Brothers and Sisters
(Episodes: "Family Day" / "An American Family" / "History Repeating" / "States of the Union" / "Domestic Issues" / "Two Places" / "36 Hours")
(ABC Entertainment / ABC Studios / After Portsmouth / Berlanti Television)

ER
(Episodes: "Gravity" / "Under the Influence" / "The Test" / "Blackout" / "Coming Home" / "Skye's the Limit" / "300 Patients")
(NBC Entertainment / Warner Bros. Television / Constant c Productions / Amblin Television)

House
(Episodes: "Words and Deeds" / "One Day, One Room")
(Fox Broadcasting / Universal Media Studio / Heel & Toe Productions / Shore Z Productions / Bad Hat Harry Productions)

Rescue Me
(Episodes: "Animal" / "High" / "Cycle" / "Keefe" / "Yaz")
(FX Network / Sony Pictures Television / DreamWorks Television / Apostle Pictures / The Cloudland Co.)

Shark
(Episodes: "Here Comes the Judge" / "Blind Trust" / "Backfire")
(CBS Entertainment / 20th Century Fox Television / Imagine Television)


Performance in a Drama Series Multi-Episode Storyline

Dave Annable - Brothers and Sisters
Wendy Davis - Army Wives
Sally Field - Brothers and Sisters
Tatum O'Neal - Rescue Me
Maura Tierney - ER


Daytime Drama Storyline

All My Children: J.R. Falls Off the Wagon
(ABC Television Network)

General Hospital: Night Shift - "Fools in Love"
(ABC Television Network)

One Life to Live
(ABC Television Network)


TV Movie or Miniseries

Girl Positive
(Lifetime Television / Von Zerneck-Sertner Films / Dominant Productions Ltd. / Louisiana Institute of Film Technology)

Life Support
(HBO Films / Foxx-King Entertainment / Flavor Unit Films / Urban Romances / Shelby Stone Productions)

The Party Never Stops
(Lifetime Television / Muse Entertainment)

Starter Wife
(USA Network / Universal Media Studio / 3 Arts Entertainment / Hay Pop Pty Limited / McGibbon-Parriott Productions)


Performance in a TV Movie or Miniseries

Andrea Bowen - Girl Positive
Judy Davis - Starter Wife
Jennie Garth - Girl Positive
Queen Latifah - Life Support
Nancy Travis - The Party Never Stops


Teen Program

Degrassi: The Next Generation - "What's It Feel Like to Be a Ghost"
(The N / Alliance Atlantis Television Productions / Epitome Pictures / CTV)

Instant Star - "Helter Skelter"

(The N / Alliance Atlantis Television Productions / Epitome Pictures / CTV)

I Won't Love You to Death: The Story of Mario and His Mom
(MTV News and Documentaries / Gigantic! Productions)

Student Voices - "Teen Addiction"
(Comcast / Metrobeat TV)

True Life - "I'm Going to Rehab"
(MTV News and Documentaries / Gigantic! Productions)


Children's Program

That's So Raven - "Where There is Smoke"
(Disney Channel / That So Productions / Warren & Rinsler Productions)


Talk Show Episode

The Dr. Phil Show - "Strung Out"
(CBS Paramount Domestic Television Distribution / Peteski Productions / Harpo Productions / King World Productions)

Larry King Live - "Interview with Daniel Baldwin"
(CNN)

Larry King Live - "Interview with Eric Clapton"
(CNN)

The Montel Williams Show - "A Family in Crisis: Battling Addiction"
(CBS Paramount Domestic Television Distribution / Letnom Productions)

The View
(ABC Daytime / Barwall Productions)


News Magazine Segment

ABC News Primetime - "Baldwin Rehab"
(ABC News)

Current Issue - "Despair Tied to Drug Use"
(Current TV)

ESPN Outside the Lines - "Rod Beck"
(ESPN)

Inside Edition - "Prom Parties"
(CBS Paramount Domestic Television Distribution / King World Productions)

Showbiz Tonight - "Lindsey Lohan Enters Rehab"
(Headline News Network / CNN)


Documentary Program

The Addiction Project
(Specials: "Addiction: The Documentary" / "What is Addiction?" / "Understanding Relapse" / "The Search for Treatment: A Challenging Journey" / "The Adolescent Addict" / "An Interview with Nora Volkow, MD" / "An Interview with Mark Willenring" / "An Interview with Michael Dennis" / "An Interview with Kathleen Brady" / "Getting an Addict Into Treatment: The CRAFT Approach" / "Treating Stimulant Addiction: The CBT Approach" / "Opiate Addiction: Understanding Replacement Therapy" / "South Boston Drug Court" / "A Mother's Desperation" / "A Revolving Door" / "Montana Meth" / "Cracked Not Broken"
(HBO Documentary Films)

E! Entertainment Special - "Out of Control - 10 Celebrity Rehabs Expose"
(E! Entertainment Television)

The E! True Hollywood Story - "Rock Star Wives"
(E! Entertainment Television)

TV Junkie
(HBO / Deep Ellum Pictures)


Biographical Program

Boulevard of Broken Dreams - "Leif Garrett and Mitch Hedberg"
(E! Entertainment Television)

E! News Special - "The Life and Death of Anna Nicole"
(E! Entertainment Television)

The E! True Hollywood Story - "The Osbournes"
(E! Entertainment Television)


Unscripted Non-Fiction Program

Inside America's Jails - "Episode #113"
(Court TV / MyNetwork TV / Langley Productions)

Intervention: Season 3
(A & E Network / GRB Entertainment)

Judge Mathis - "Hilton and Hilton vs. Hilton"
(Telepictures Productions / AND Synicated Productions / Black Pearl Entertainment)

Keshia Cole - "Episode #2"
(BET)

Shooting Sizemore
(VH1 / Tijuana Entertainment)


Original DVD

Bevel Up: Drugs, Users and Outreach Nursing
(National Film Board of Canada, Canada Wild, CBC Centre for Disease Control)

My Pink Shirt
(Echelon Studios / No One to Blame Productions)

Shelf Life
(Cinequest / Tamaroland Pictures)


Music Recording

Trail of Light
(Sunlight of the Spirit Music / Note to Self Recordings)



Comic Book Storyline

The Order - "Henry: The Next Right Thing"
(Marvel Comics)

These Things Ain't Gonna Smoke Themselves
(Bloomsbury USA)

World War Hulk: Frontline - "Embedded: Behind Enemy Lines"
(Marvel Comics)


Interactive Media

HalfofUs.com
(mtvU)

SoberCafePodcast.com
(Studio V Productions)


Outstanding Public Service Project

CBS Cares
(CBS Television Network)

NBC's The More You Know
(NBC Television Network)


Mental Health Depiction Award

Army Wives
(Episodes: "A Tribe is Born" / "After Birth" / "The Art of Separation" / "One of Our Own" / "Independence Day")
(Lifetime Television / ABC Studios / The Mark Gordon Company)

As the World Turns: Faith and Lily's Eating Disorders

(CBS Entertainment / Procter and Gamble Productions)

Lars and the Real Girl
(MGM Pictures / Sidney Kimmel Entertainment)

The Sopranos
(Episodes: "The Second Coming" / "The Blue Comet")
(HBO Entertainment / Chase Films)

Student Voices - "Dying to Be Thin"
(Comcast / Metrobeat TV)


Bipolar Disorder Depiction Award

Friday Night Lights
(Episodes: "Ch-Ch-Ch-Ch-Changes" / "Mud Bowl")
(NBC Entertainment / Universal Media Studio / Imagine Television / Film 44)

Half of Us - "Max Bemis"
(mtvU)

Michael Clayton
(Warner Bros. Pictures / Castle Rock Pictures / Mirage Enterprises / Section Eight / Samuels Media)

A Summer in the Cage
(Sundance Channel / 34lukefilms)


Film Festival

Bobby Dogs
(Brooklawn Productions / GototheBall! Productions)

1 More Hit
(Smart Girl Productions Inc.)

Purple Heart
(Indican Pictures / Claymore Inc.)

Rock Bottom: Gay Men and Meth
(Outcast Films / Wringing Hands Productions)

What We Do Is Secret
(Rhino Films / Picture Machine / King Records / Red Rover Films)