The Humanitas Prize

The HUMANITAS Prize "was created in 1974 to celebrate television programs which affirm the dignity of the human person, explore the meaning of life, enlighten the use of human freedom and reveal to each person our common humanity.

"HUMANITAS exists to encourage writers who create contemporary media to use their immense power in a humanistic way, to entertain as well as enrich their viewers". Founded by Father Ellwood Kieser.


 * Cathleen Young / EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Directors

 * John Wells, Frank Desiderio, C.S.P., Neal Baer, Marshall Herskovitz, Carol Mendelsohn, John Sacret Young and Edward Zwick.

Winners

 * 2010 	Geoffrey Fletcher  	PRECIOUS
 * 2009 	Andrew Stanton, Jim Reardon & Pete Docter 	WALL-E
 * 2008 	(tie) Nancy Oliver 	LARS AND THE REAL GIRL
 * 2008 	(tie) [[Ronald Harwood] 	THE DIVING BELL AND THE BUTTERFLY
 * 2007 	(tie) Richard LaGravenese 	FREEDOM WRITERS
 * 2007 	(tie) Hanif Kureishi 	VENUS
 * 2006 	Paul Haggis & Bobby Moresco 	CRASH
 * 2005 	Keir Pearson & Terry George 	HOTEL RWANDA
 * 2004 	Steven Knight 	DIRTY PRETTY THINGS
 * 2003 	Antwone Fisher 	ANTWONE FISHER
 * 2002 	Richard Eyre & Charles Wood 	IRIS
 * 2001 	Kenneth Lonergan 	YOU CAN COUNT ON ME
 * 2000 	Eric Roth & Michael Mann 	THE INSIDER
 * 1999 	Lewis Colick 	OCTOBER SKY
 * 1998 	Matt Damon & Ben Affleck 	GOOD WILL HUNTING
 * 1997 	Mike Leigh 	SECRETS & LIES
 * 1996 	Tim Robbins 	DEAD MAN WALKING
 * 1995 	Frank Darabont 	THE SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION
 * 1994 	Steven Zaillian 	SCHINDLER'S LIST