JAMIE FOX, RAY LIOTTA, CHRISTINE LAHTI, KATEY SAGALL
& JUSTINE WADDELL RECEIVE TOP HONORS AT
THE 9th ANNUAL PRISM AWARDS

"Ray," "A Love Song for Bobby Long," "Desperate Housewives," "ER,""Dr. Phil," "All My Children," Arista's Brad Paisley & Alison Krauss, Also Receive PRISM Nods

Gerald McRaney Receives Larry Stewart Leadership Award
Chris Farley Foundation Gets President's Award

LOS ANGELES, April 28, 2005 -The winners of the 9th Annual PRISM Awards were announced today at a gala dinner at the Beverly Hills Hotel. Presented by the Entertainment Industries Council, Inc. (EIC), in partnership with The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF), FX, News Corporation, and the National Institute on Drug Abuse, a component of the National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services (NIDA), the 9th Annual PRISM Awards recognize accurate depictions of drug, alcohol and tobacco use and addiction in television, feature film, video, music and comic book entertainment. EIC president and CEO Brian Dyak presided over the ceremony. The 9th Annual PRISM Awards will air as a one-hour television special on the FX Network, Sunday, Sept. 4th at 5:00 p.m.

PRISMs were awarded to Jamie Fox for Performance in a Theatrical Feature Film, "Ray," with the movie also receiving a separate award; Katey Sagal for Performance in a Comedy Series, "8 Simple Rules; Ray Liotta for Performance in a Drama Series Episode, "E.R.," with the series also receiving an award; Christine Lahti for Performance In a Drama Storyline, "Jack and Bobby;" and Justine Waddell for Performance in a TV Movie or Miniseries, "The Mystery of Natalie Wood."

Desperate Housewives was honored in the TV Comedy Multi-Episode Storyline category; Lost and Queer As Folk tied for TV Drama Multi-Episode Storyline; and Dr. Phil for TV Talk Show Episode.

A highlight of the evening was the presentation of the prestigious Larry Stewart Leadership & Inspiration Award to actor Gerald McRaney by Michele Lee. The award, which is presented for leadership and inspiration by example, is named in memory of veteran writer/producer/director Larry Stewart, a founding Board Director of EIC. "Gerald McRaney is a founding EIC board member and active trustee," said Dyak. "He has been a tireless member of the team which helped mold our efforts to deal responsibly with issues relating to depiction of substance abuse in entertainment products. He helped set an example for other performers to follow to help get life-saving messages across to the viewing public and represented our industry's best efforts in testimony before Congress. We are very pleased to present this prestigious honor to him."

Celebrities taking part in the ceremony included presenters Tom Arnold, Joe Montegna, Ed Begley, Jr., Keith Carradine, Rick Schroder, Michele Lee, Charlene Tilton, Sharon Case (Young & the Restless), Lorna Luft, David Carradine, Justine Waddell (Mystery of Natalie Wood), Obba Babatunde, Lombardo Boyar (Over There - new FX show), Bill Brochtrup (NYPD Blue), Enrico Colantoni (Veronica Mars), Kevin Dobson, Lisa Edelstein (House), Molly Forter (Deadwood), Brody Hutzler (Days of Our Lives), Michael Jace (The Shield), T'Keyah Crystal Keymah, Ananda Lewis (The Insider), Shannon Lucia (The OC), Jason Olive (Comeback - new HBO show), Steve Railsback, Patricia Richardson (Strong Medicine), Victoria Rowell (The Young and the Restless), Sara Rue (Less Than Perfect), C. J. Sanders (Ray), Kristoff St. John (The Young and the Restless), Jim Turner (Arliss), and Troy Winbush (Medical Investigation).

The 9th Annual PRISM Awards were executive produced by Brian Dyak, Lawrence Scot Deutchman and Marie Gallo Dyak. The show was produced and written by Deutchman and Brian Dyak.

The complete list of PRISM Awards recipients includes:

Wide Release Feature Film
Ray
(Universal Pictures / Unchain My Heart Louisiana LLC / Crusader Entertainment LLC / Anvil Films / Baldwin Entertainment / Bristol Bay Productions)

Feature Film - Limited Release
A Love Song for Bobby Long
(Lions Gate Films / El Camino Pictures / Emmett-Furla Films / Stratus Film Co.)

Performance in a Feature Film
Jamie Foxx - Ray

PRISM Film Festival
Bright Leaves
(First Run Features / WGBH Boston / Homemade Movies)

TV Comedy Episode
One on One - "No More Wire Hangers"
(UPN / Greenblatt Janollari Studios / Paramount Network Television / Daddy's Girl Productions)

TV Comedy Multi-Episode Storyline
Desperate Housewives: Lynette's Ritalin Addiction (temporary title)
Episodes: "Anything You Can Do"/"Guilty"/"Running to Stand Still"
(ABC Entertainment / Touchstone Television / Cherry Productions)

Performance in a Comedy Series
Katey Sagal - 8 Simple Rules

TV Drama Episode
ER - "Time of Death"
(NBC Entertainment / Warner Bros. Television / Amblin Television / Constant C Productions)

Performance in a Drama Episode
Ray Liotta - ER

TV Drama Multi-Episode Storyline
Lost: Charlie's Withdrawal
(Episodes: "Pilot"/"House of the Rising Sun"/"The Moth")
(ABC Entertainment / Touchstone Television / Bad Robot)

Queer as Folk - "Episodes 401 and 402"(Showtime Networks / Tony Jonas Productions / Cowlip Productions / Temple Street Productions)

Performance in a Drama Storyline
Christine Lahti - Jack and Bobby

TV Daytime Drama Multi-Episode Storyline
All My Children: Erica's Intevention
(Episodes: "Episode #8884"/"Episode #8886"/"Episode #8887")
(ABC Daytime Programming)

TV Movie or Miniseries
Gracie's Choice
(Lifetime Television / Von Zerneck-Sertner Films / Sony Pictures Television)

Performance in a TV Movie
Justine Waddell - The Mystery of Natalie Wood
TV Teen Non-Fiction

Smashed: Toxic Tales of Teens and Alcohol
(HBO Family)

TV Talk Show Episode
Dr. Phil - "Addictions"
(Paramount Domestic Television / Harpo Productions)

TV Biographical Series Episode or Special
Untold - "Darryl Strawberry"
(Spike TV)

TV Unscripted Non-Fiction Series Episode or Special
Cold Turkey
(Pax Television / Visual Frontier, Inc. / NBC Studios)

TV Documentary Series Episode or Special
CMT News Special - "Addicted to Addiction"
(Country Music Television / Tangible Vision)

TV News Magazine Segment
ESPN SportsCenter - "Dexter Manley"
(ESPN)

Community Service Effort
NBC's The More You Know
(NBC Television Network)

Direct to Video Production
Relative Evil
(Universal Studios Home Entertainment / Screen Media Film LLC / Redeemable Features / Cosgrove-Meurer Productions / Chimea Films)

Music Recording
Brad Paisley & Alison Krauss - "Whiskey Lullaby"
(Arista Nashville / BMG Entertainment)
Music Video

Brad Paisley & Alison Krauss - "Whiskey Lullaby"
(Arista Nashville / BMG Entertainment)

PRISM Commendations were also given to other nominees and submissions. A complete list can be found at www.prismawards.com.

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. Among the issues EIC addresses are: drug, alcohol, and tobacco use and addiction; firearm safety and injury prevention; sun safety; human trafficking; terrorism and homeland security; mental health; and HIV/AIDS prevention. EIC's website is located at www.eiconline.org.

NIDA, a component of the National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services, supports 85% of the world's research on the health aspects of drug abuse and addiction. The Institute also carries out a variety of programs to ensure the rapid dissemination and implementation of researching findings. NIDA's website is located at http://www.drugabuse.gov/.

The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation is the nation's largest philanthropy devoted exclusively to improving health and health care for all Americans. The Foundation invests in initiatives that create meaningful and timely change and that help us lead healthier lives. One of The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation's four goals is to reduce the personal, social and economic harm caused by substance abuse--tobacco, alcohol and illegal drugs.

FX is the flagship general entertainment basic cable network of the Fox Entertainment Group. Launched in June of 1994, FX is carried in more than 79 million homes. The diverse schedule includes a growing roster of distinctive original series and movies, an impressive roster of acquired hit series, an established film library with box-office hits from 20th Century Fox and other major studios, and marquee sports such as NASCAR.