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Candace Cameron Bure, THE CHOSEN Among Winners at the 2023 Movieguide® Awards

Candace Cameron Bure, THE CHOSEN Among Winners at the 2023 Movieguide® Awards

By Movieguide® Staff

Movieguide® recently broadcasted their 30th annual Awards Gala on Feb. 26 on UPtv to celebrate the good, the true, and the beautiful.

Actress Candace Cameron Bure won the Grace Award for TV for her role in A CHRISTMAS… PRESENT and took home the award for Best Family Television.

“Guys- 🙈 I’m pretty darn excited for my company @candyrock.entertainment 🍭💎! Our first movie out of the gate, A Christmas…Present and we won Best Family Television from @MovieGuide Awards,” she wrote on Instagram. “I love my business partners/work husbands/long time friends so very very much @jbrooksred and @fordenglerth . A huge thanks to @geraldwebb @jimheadjr @chad_m_christopher , @bradkrevoy @brentryangreen @iamrandywayne . Massive thank you to @billabbotthc and @gactv for being unashamed to share scripture and the name of Jesus on cable television and for your dedication to faith and family entertainment.”

“And guys- I won the Grace Award for TV performance in A Christmas… Present 🥹. This award honors the most inspirational performance that best displays God’s grace toward us as human beings,” she added. “My heart is full of gratitude and love ❤️🙏🏻🥹”

For its theatrical, Season 3 debut of episodes 1 and 2, THE CHOSEN took home the Epiphany Prize for Most Uplifting Movie.

“Last night, Movieguide awarded its Epiphany Prize for Most Uplifting Movie to The Chosen Season 3, Episodes One and Two. It’s an honor, and we’re thankful,” they wrote on Instagram.

Brett Varvel, star of the faith-filled movie RUNNING THE BASES, celebrated his team’s win of the Faith and Freedom Award: “Congratulations to the entire @runningthebasesmovie team! We were awarded the Faith and Freedom Award at the 30th Annual @movieguide awards. Such an honor! I was blessed to have my beautiful wife @christina.varvel walk the red carpet with me and enjoy the night together in Hollywood CA.”

Actress Gigi Orsillo celebrated both RUNNING THE BASES and FAMILY CAMP, which won Best Uplifting Independent Movie.

“Thank you @movieguide for the amazing award but most of all for all you do to promote film and tv projects that bring truth, beauty and goodness to the screen!” she wrote on Instagram.

View the full list of winners at the 2023 Movieguide® Awards here.

You can also stream the show on Up Faith & Family.

Now more than ever we’re bombarded by darkness in media, movies, and TV. Movieguide® has fought back for almost 40 years, working within Hollywood to propel uplifting and positive content. We’re proud to say we’ve collaborated with some of the top industry players to influence and redeem entertainment for Jesus. Still, the most influential person in Hollywood is you. The viewer.

What you listen to, watch, and read has power. Movieguide® wants to give you the resources to empower the good and the beautiful. But we can’t do it alone. We need your support.

You can make a difference with as little as $7. It takes only a moment. If you can, consider supporting our ministry with a monthly gift. Thank you.

Movieguide® is a 501c3 and all donations are tax deductible.


Now more than ever we’re bombarded by darkness in media, movies, and TV. Movieguide® has fought back for almost 40 years, working within Hollywood to propel uplifting and positive content. We’re proud to say we’ve collaborated with some of the top industry players to influence and redeem entertainment for Jesus. Still, the most influential person in Hollywood is you. The viewer.

What you listen to, watch, and read has power. Movieguide® wants to give you the resources to empower the good and the beautiful. But we can’t do it alone. We need your support.

You can make a difference with as little as $7. It takes only a moment. If you can, consider supporting our ministry with a monthly gift. Thank you.

Movieguide® is a 501c3 and all donations are tax deductible.