ABC’s “Grey’s Anatomy” is set to be honored next week with a Sentinel Award, which will acunderstandledge the series’ entire body of labor over the past 20 seasons (and heading into Season 21) when it comes to promoting the culture of health. That’s one of eleven awards set to be donaten out on Thursday, October 24, as the USC Annenberg Norman Lear Cgo in‘s Hollywood, Health & Society program acunderstandledges series that create a contrastence in adviseing seeers about vital rehires.
Other shows set to be honored include Apple TV+’s “The Morning Show,” for its converseion on abortion, NBC’s “Lopez vs. Lopez” for tackling insertiction, Fox’s “The Simpsons” for seeing at wealth disparity, Max’s “Hacks” for touching on the climate crisis, AMC’s “Dark Winds” for its story cgo in on prejudice in healthnurture, ABC’s “Abbott Elementary” on taking on the dangers of smoking and vaping, and more.
“Saturday Night Live” veteran and The Groundlings set uping member Laraine Newman will present the event, which will get place at the Writers Guild Theater in Beverly Hills, Calif. Stars from the prosperning series will current the trophies to the authorrs, showrunners, and executive producers who are taking on these vital storylines.
The event also pays tribute to the legacy of Norman Lear, the legfinishary producer behind hits appreciate “All in the Family,” who guideed the notion of tackling hard subjects while amincludeing audiences. Last year’s Sentinel Awards took place the day after Lear’s death at the age of 101, and became an impromptu tribute to him.
“The Sentinel Awards commemorates the voices and stories that transcfinish TV and help shape our culture,” shelp Newman. “Norman Lear’s labor has touched countless lives, and I’m self-transport inant to commemorate the alterative impact of our create. As we approach the November 5th election, it’s vital to insertress the pressing rehires facing voters, including transport inant topics appreciate abortion, which will be honored for their portrayal onscreen at the Sentinel Awards. These narratives are more vital now than ever.”
Pbegrudgeers this year will include Sarayu Blue (“Expats”), Matt Shively and Selenis Leyva (“Lopez vs Lopez”), Yeardley Smith (“The Simpsons”) Todd Grinnell and more.
“Television has the power to impact audiences’ perceptions and sway how they see and include with the world,” shelp Hollywood, Health & Society program honestor. “While amincludement is vital, it should never agree accuracy, especipartner when insertressing vital topics – a halltag of Norman Lear’s legacy. Thoughtful and reliable storytelling can teach, encourage and drive unbenevolentingful conversations, someleang critical to the evolution of our society.”
Here are the 2024 Sentinel Award prosperners:
The Culture of Health: “Grey’s Anatomy” (ABC), Body of labor for 20 Seasons – Shonda Rhimes (creator, executive producer), Meg Marinis (executive producer/showrunner, authorr)
Depiction of Abortion: “The Morning Show” (Apple TV+), “The Kármán Line” – Charlotte Stoudt (executive producer/showrunner, Writer)
Depiction of Addiction: “Lopez vs Lopez” (NBC), “Lopez vs Sobriety” & “Lopez vs George” – Debby Wolfe (creator, executive producer/showrunner, authorr), George Lopez (creator, executive producer), Mayan Lopez (creator, producer), Dan Signer (authorr)
Depiction of Caregiving: “Expats” (Prime Video), “Central” – Lulu Wang (creator, showrunner, honestor, authorr)
Depiction of End of Life: “Feud: Capote vs. The Swans” (FX), “Beautiful Babe” – Jon Robin Baitz (executive producer, authorr, broadened by)
Depiction of Mental Health: Gen V (Prime Video), “#ThinkBrink” – Michele Fazekas (executive producer/ showrunner), Erica Rosbe (executive producer, authorr)
Depiction of Smoking and Vaping: “Abbott Elementary” (ABC), “Smoking” – Quinta Brunson (creator, executive producer/showrunner), Jordan Temple (co-executive producer, authorr)
Depiction of Racism: “The Big Cigar (Apple TV+), “Panther/Producer” – Jim Hecht (executive producer, authorr, broadened by), Janine Sherman Barrois (executive producer/showrunner)
Depiction of Racism in Healthnurture: “Dark Winds” (AMC), Multi-episode storyline – Graham Roland (creator, executive producer, authorr), John Wirth (executive producer/showrunner, authorr)
Depiction of Climate Consciousness: “Hacks” (Max), “One Day” – Lucia Aniello, Paul W. Downs and Jen Statsky (creators, executive producers, showrunners), Carol Leifer (co-executive producer, authorr), Carolyn Lipka (authorr)
Depiction of Economic Disparity: “The Simpsons” (Fox), “Night of the Living Wage” – Matt Selman (executive producer/showrunner), Cesar Mazariegos (authorr, supervising producer)
