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The '''Christopher Award''' (established 1949) is presented to the producers, directors, and writers of |
The '''Christopher Award''' (established 1949) is presented to the producers, directors, and writers of books, films and television specials that "affirm the highest values of the human spirit".<ref> {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151015190605/http://www.christophers.org/Page.aspx?pid=217 |date=October 15, 2015 }}, The Christophers, Inc. Retrieved May 26, 2011.</ref> It is given by ], a Christian organization founded in 1945 by the ] priest ]. | ||
The 2016 Christopher Awards were announced on March 30, 2016, and were presented in a ceremony in ] on May 19.<ref name="67th"> {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160711031011/http://www.christophers.org/release---awards-2016 |date=2016-07-11 }}, The Christophers, Inc. Retrieved June 27, 2016.</ref> | |||
==Judging process== | ==Judging process== | ||
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=== Christopher Leadership Awards === | === Christopher Leadership Awards === | ||
*2002 ] | |||
*2011 Scotty Smiley<ref></ref> | |||
*2004 Father ] | |||
*2005 ] | |||
*2008 Cardinal ] | *2008 Cardinal ] | ||
*2011 Scotty Smiley<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.christophers.org/Page.aspx?pid=1293 |title=The Christopher's page on Scotty Smiley |access-date=September 23, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120717204929/http://www.christophers.org/Page.aspx?pid=1293 |archive-date=July 17, 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref> | |||
*2005 ] | |||
*2004 Father ] | |||
*2002 ] | |||
=== Christopher Life Achievement Award === | === Christopher Life Achievement Award === | ||
*2003 ] | |||
*2018 ]<ref></ref> | |||
*2016 ]<ref name="67th special">, The Christophers, Inc. Retrieved June 27, 2016.</ref> | |||
*2012 Mother ]<ref></ref> | |||
*2008 ] | |||
*2006 ] | |||
*2005 ] | |||
*2004 ] | *2004 ] | ||
*2005 ] | |||
*2003 ] | |||
*2006 ] | |||
*2008 ] | |||
*2012 Mother ]<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.christophers.org/page.aspx?pid=1390 |title=The Christopher's page on Dolores Hart |access-date=September 23, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120620200208/http://www.christophers.org/page.aspx?pid=1390 |archive-date=June 20, 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref> | |||
*2016 ]<ref name="67th special"> {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160609165326/http://christophers.org/special-awards-2016 |date=June 9, 2016 }}, The Christophers, Inc. Retrieved June 27, 2016.</ref> | |||
*2018 ]<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.christophers.org/christopherawardwinner |title=Christopher Award Winner |access-date=March 4, 2019 |archive-date=March 6, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190306111439/https://www.christophers.org/christopherawardwinner |url-status=live }}</ref> | |||
=== Christopher Spirit Award === | === Christopher Spirit Award === | ||
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=== James Keller Award === | === James Keller Award === | ||
*2004 ] | |||
*2012 ]<ref></ref> | |||
*2011 Shannon Hickey<ref></ref> | |||
*2005 ] | *2005 ] | ||
*2011 Shannon Hickey<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.christophers.org/Page.aspx?pid=1294 |title=The Christopher's page on Shannon Hickey |access-date=September 23, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120329054414/http://www.christophers.org/Page.aspx?pid=1294 |archive-date=March 29, 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref> | |||
*2004 ] | |||
*2012 ]<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.christophers.org/page.aspx?pid=1389 |title=The Christopher's page on Marty Lyons |access-date=September 23, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140820104050/http://www.christophers.org/page.aspx?pid=1389 |archive-date=August 20, 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref> | |||
=== Books for Adults === | === Books for Adults === | ||
1987 | |||
2016<ref name="67th"/> | |||
* ]<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.sfgate.com/education/article/Burlingame-schools-pull-8th-grade-book-from-class-2565501.php |title=SFGate: Burlingame Schools Pull 8th Grade Book From Class |date=April 12, 2007 |access-date=March 4, 2019 |archive-date=March 6, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190306043954/https://www.sfgate.com/education/article/Burlingame-schools-pull-8th-grade-book-from-class-2565501.php |url-status=live }}</ref> | |||
* ''Five Years in Heaven: The Unlikely Friendship That Answered Life’s Greatest Questions'' by ] (Image Books/Crown Publishing) | |||
* ''The Gift of Caring: Saving Our Parents from the Perils of Modern Healthcare'' by Marcy Cottrell Houle and Elizabeth Eckstrom (Taylor Trade Publishing/Rowan & Littlefield) | |||
* ''One Righteous Man: Samuel Battle and the Shattering of the Color Line in New York'' by Arthur Browne (Beacon Press) | |||
* ''Tough As They Come by Travis Mills'' with Marcus Brotherton (Convergent Books/Crown Publishing) | |||
* ''Under the Same Sky: From Starvation in North Korea to Salvation in America'' by Joseph Kim with Stephan Talty (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt) | |||
* ''The Wind in the Reeds: A Storm, a Play, and the City That Would Not Be Broken'' by ] (Riverhead Books/Random House) | |||
2001<ref name=52nd/> | |||
2015 | |||
* Aging with Grace, by David Snowdon, PhD (Bantam Books) | |||
* ''The Invisible Front: Love and Loss in an Era of Endless War'' by ] (Crown Publishers). | |||
* Choosing Mercy, by Antoinette Bosco (Orbis Books) | |||
* Freedom's Daughters, by Lynne Olson (Scribner) | |||
* An Hour Before Daylight, by Jimmy Carter (Simon & Schuster) | |||
* John Adams, by David McCullough (Simon & Schuster) | |||
* Nickel and Dimed, by Barbara Ehrenreich (Metropolitan Books/Henry Holt and Company, LLC) | |||
2002 | |||
2014<ref name=pr2014/> | |||
* ''Aging with Grace'' by ], PhD | |||
* ''American Story: A Lifetime Search for Ordinary People Doing Extraordinary Things'' by Bob Dotson (Viking Press/Penguin Group) | |||
* ''Choosing Mercy'' by ] | |||
* ''Love and Salt: A Spiritual Friendship Shared in Letters'' by Amy Andrews and Jessica Mesman Griffith (Loyola Press) | |||
* ''Freedom's Daughters'' by ] | |||
* ''The Miracle of Father Kapaun: Priest, Soldier, and Korean War Hero'' by Roy Wenzl and Travis Heying (Ignatius Press) | |||
* ''An Hour Before Daylight'' by ] | |||
* ''On These Courts: A Miracle Season That Changed a City, a Once-Future Star, and a Team Forever'' by Wayne B. Drash (Touchstone Books/Simon and Schuster) | |||
* '']'' by ] | |||
* ''Walk In Their Shoes: Can One Person Change the World?'' by Jim Ziolkowski with James S. Hirsch (Simon and Schuster) | |||
* '']'' by ] | |||
2003 | |||
* ''Choosing Naia: A Family’s Journey'' by ] | |||
* '']'' by ] | |||
* '' Fatal Passage: The Story of John Rae, The Arctic Hero Time Forgot'' by ] | |||
* '']'' by ] & Javier Moro | |||
* ''Jim's Last Summer: Lessons on Living from a Dying Priest'' by Teresa Rhodes McGee | |||
* ''Standing on Holy Ground: A Triumph Over Hate Crime in the Deep South'' by Sandra E. Johnson | |||
2013 | |||
* ''Carly’s Voice'' by Arthur Fleischmann and Carly Fleischmann | |||
* ''Fearless'' by ] | |||
* ''A Good Man'' by Mark Shriver | |||
* ''My Sisters the Saints'' by Colleen Carroll Campbell | |||
* ''Road to Valor'' by Aili and Andres McConnon | |||
2012 | |||
* ''A Good and Perfect Gift'' by Julia Becker | |||
* ''An Invisible Thread'' by Laura Schroff and Alex Tresniowski | |||
* ''I Shall Not Hate'' by ] | |||
* ''Kisses from Katie'' by Katie Davis and Beth Clark | |||
* ''Little Princes'' by Conor Grennan | |||
2011 | |||
* ''Bonhoeffer: Pastor, Martyr, Prophet, Spy'' by ] | |||
* ''The Jesuit Guide to (Almost) Everything'' by ] | |||
* ''Thea’s Song: The Life of ]'' by Charlene Smith and John Feister | |||
* '']'' by ] | |||
* '']'' by ] | |||
2010 | |||
* ''A. Lincoln: A Biography'' by Ronald C. White, Jr. | |||
* '']'' by ] | |||
* ''Strength in What Remains'' by ] | |||
* ''Wrestling with Moses: How ] Took on New York's Master Builder and Transformed the American City'' by Anthony Flint | |||
2009 | |||
* ''Alex & Me'' by ] | |||
* ''American-Made—The Enduring Legacy of the WPA: When FDR Put the Nation to Work'' by Nick Taylor | |||
* ''Final Salute: A Story of Unfinished Lives'' by ] | |||
* ''Founding Faith: Providence, Politics, and the Birth of Religious Freedom in America'' by ] | |||
* '']: A Lost Dream, an Unlikely Friendship, and the Redemptive Power of Music'' by ] | |||
* ''Until Our Last Breath: A Holocaust Story of Love and Partisan Resistance'' by Michael Bart and Laurel Corona | |||
2008 | |||
* '']'' by ] | |||
* ''The Florist's Daughter'' by ] | |||
* ''The Invisible Wall: A Love Story That Broke Barriers'' by ] | |||
* ''The Lonely Patient: How We Experience Illness'' by ], M.D. | |||
* '']'' by ] | |||
* ''A Slave No More: Two Men Who Escaped to Freedom'' by ] | |||
2007 | |||
* ''Barefootin': Life Lessons from the Road to Freedom'' by ] with JoAnne Prichard Morris | |||
* '']'' by ] | |||
* '']'' by ] | |||
* ''Left to Tell: Discovering God Amidst the Rwandan Holocaust'' by ] with Steve Erwin | |||
* ''The Lemon Tree: An Arab, a Jew, and the Heart of the Middle East'' by ] | |||
* ''My Life with the Saints'' by ] | |||
2006 | |||
* ''The Death of Innocents: An Eyewitness Account of Wrongful Executions'' by Sister ] | |||
* '']'' by ] | |||
* ''One Soldier’s Story: A Memoir'' by ] | |||
* ''The Prison Angel: ]’s Journey from Beverly Hills to a Life of Service in a Mexican Jail'' by ] & Kevin Sullivan | |||
* '']'' by ], ] & Benjamin Ajak, with Judy A. Bernstein | |||
2005 | |||
* '']'' by ], M.D. | |||
* '']'' by ] | |||
* ''The Freedom Line'' by ] | |||
* ''I Am a Pencil: A Teacher, His Kids, and Their World of Stories'' by ] | |||
* ''Love in the Driest Season: A Family Memoir'' by ] | |||
* '']'' by ] | |||
2004 | 2004 | ||
* '']'' by ] | * '']'' by ] | ||
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* ''Sisters: Catholic Nuns and the Making of America'' by ] | * ''Sisters: Catholic Nuns and the Making of America'' by ] | ||
* ''Triangle: The Fire That Changed America'' by ] | * ''Triangle: The Fire That Changed America'' by ] | ||
2003 | |||
* ''Choosing Naia: A Family’s Journey'' by ] | |||
* ''The Day the World Came to Town: 9/11 in Gander, Newfoundland'' by ] | |||
* '' Fatal Passage: The Story of John Rae, The Arctic Hero Time Forgot'' by ] | |||
* '']'' by ] & Javier Moro | |||
* ''Jim's Last Summer: Lessons on Living from a Dying Priest'' by Teresa Rhodes McGee | |||
* ''Standing on Holy Ground: A Triumph Over Hate Crime in the Deep South'' by Sandra E. Johnson | |||
2002 | |||
* ''Aging with Grace'' by ], Ph.D. | |||
* ''Choosing Mercy'' by ] | |||
* ''Freedom’s Daughters'' by ] | |||
* ''An Hour Before Daylight'' by ] | |||
* '']'' by ] | |||
* '']'' by ] | |||
2001<ref name=52nd/> | |||
* Aging with Grace, by David Snowdon, Ph.D. (Bantam Books) | |||
* Choosing Mercy, by Antoinette Bosco (Orbis Books) | |||
* Freedom’s Daughters, by Lynne Olson (Scribner) | |||
* An Hour Before Daylight, by Jimmy Carter (Simon & Schuster) | |||
* John Adams, by David McCullough (Simon & Schuster) | |||
* Nickel and Dimed, by Barbara Ehrenreich (Metropolitan Books/Henry Holt and Company, LLC) | |||
2005 | |||
1987 | |||
* '']'' by ], M.D. | |||
* ] <ref></ref> | |||
* '']'' by ] | |||
* ''The Freedom Line'' by ] | |||
* ''I Am a Pencil: A Teacher, His Kids, and Their World of Stories'' by ] | |||
* ''Love in the Driest Season: A Family Memoir'' by ] | |||
* '']'' by ] | |||
2006 | |||
=== Books for Young People === | |||
* ''The Death of Innocents: An Eyewitness Account of Wrongful Executions'' by Sister ] | |||
* '']'' by ] | |||
* ''One Soldier's Story: A Memoir'' by ] | |||
* ''The Prison Angel: ]’s Journey from Beverly Hills to a Life of Service in a Mexican Jail'' by ] & Kevin Sullivan | |||
* '']'' by ], ] & Benjamin Ajak, with Judy A. Bernstein | |||
2007 | |||
2016 <ref name="67th"/> | |||
* ''Barefootin': Life Lessons from the Road to Freedom'' by ] with JoAnne Prichard Morris | |||
* Preschool and up: ''One Good Deed'' by Terri Fields, illustrated by Deborah Melmon (Kar-Ben Publishing) | |||
* '']'' by ] | |||
* Kindergarten and up: ''An Invisible Thread Christmas Story'' by Laura Schroff and Alex Tresniowski, illustrated by Barry Root (Little Simon/Simon & Schuster) | |||
* '']'' by ] | |||
* Ages 6 and up: ''Poet: The Remarkable Story of George Moses Horton'' by Don Tate (Peachtree Publishers) | |||
* ''Left to Tell: Discovering God Amidst the Rwandan Holocaust'' by ] with Steve Erwin | |||
* Ages 8 and up: ''Katie’s Cabbage'' by Katie Stagliano with Michelle H. Martin, illustrated by Karen Heid (Young Palmetto Books/University of South Carolina Press) | |||
* '']'' by ] | |||
* Ages 10 and up: ''Firefly Hollow'' by ], illustrated by Christopher Denise (Atheneum Books for Young Readers/Simon & Schuster) | |||
* ''My Life with the Saints'' by ] | |||
* Young Adult: ''Paper Hearts'' by Meg Wiviott (Margaret K. McElderry Books/Simon & Schuster) | |||
2008 | |||
* '']'' by ] | |||
* ''The Florist's Daughter'' by ] | |||
* ''The Invisible Wall: A Love Story That Broke Barriers'' by ] | |||
* ''The Lonely Patient: How We Experience Illness'' by ], M.D. | |||
* '']'' by ] | |||
* ''A Slave No More: Two Men Who Escaped to Freedom'' by ] | |||
2009 | |||
* ''Alex & Me'' by ] | |||
* ''American-Made—The Enduring Legacy of the WPA: When FDR Put the Nation to Work'' by Nick Taylor | |||
* ''Final Salute: A Story of Unfinished Lives'' by ] | |||
* ''Founding Faith: Providence, Politics, and the Birth of Religious Freedom in America'' by ] | |||
* '']: A Lost Dream, an Unlikely Friendship, and the Redemptive Power of Music'' by ] | |||
* ''Until Our Last Breath: A Holocaust Story of Love and Partisan Resistance'' by Michael Bart and Laurel Corona | |||
2010 | |||
* ''A. Lincoln: A Biography'' by Ronald C. White, Jr. | |||
* '']'' by ] | |||
* ''Strength in What Remains'' by ] | |||
* ''Wrestling with Moses: How ] Took on New York's Master Builder and Transformed the American City'' by Anthony Flint | |||
2011 | |||
* ''Bonhoeffer: Pastor, Martyr, Prophet, Spy'' by ] | |||
* ''The Jesuit Guide to (Almost) Everything'' by ] | |||
* ''Thea's Song: The Life of ]'' by Charlene Smith and John Feister | |||
* '']'' by ] | |||
* '']'' by ] | |||
2012 | |||
* ''A Good and Perfect Gift'' by Julia Becker | |||
* ''An Invisible Thread'' by Laura Schroff and Alex Tresniowski | |||
* '']'' by ] | |||
* ''Kisses from Katie'' by Katie Davis and Beth Clark | |||
* ''Little Princes'' by Conor Grennan | |||
2013 | |||
* ''Carly’s Voice'' by Arthur Fleischmann and Carly Fleischmann | |||
* ''Fearless'' by ] | |||
* ''A Good Man'' by Mark Shriver | |||
* ''My Sisters the Saints'' by Colleen Carroll Campbell | |||
* ''Road to Valor'' by Aili and Andres McConnon | |||
2014<ref name=pr2014/> | 2014<ref name=pr2014/> | ||
* ''American Story: A Lifetime Search for Ordinary People Doing Extraordinary Things'' by Bob Dotson (Viking Press/Penguin Group) | |||
* Preschool and up: ''Maya Was Grumpy'' written and illustrated by Courtney Pippin-Mathur (Flashlight Press) | |||
* ''Love and Salt: A Spiritual Friendship Shared in Letters'' by Amy Andrews and Jessica Mesman Griffith (Loyola Press) | |||
* Kindergarten and up: ''Year of the Jungle: Memories from the Home Front'' by ], illustrated by James Proimos (Scholastic Press) | |||
* ''The Miracle of Father Kapaun: Priest, Soldier, and Korean War Hero'' by Roy Wenzl and Travis Heying (Ignatius Press) | |||
* Ages 6 and up: ''The Matchbox Diary'' by ], illustrated by Bagram Ibatoulline (Candlewick Press) | |||
* ''On These Courts: A Miracle Season That Changed a City, a Once-Future Star, and a Team Forever'' by Wayne B. Drash (Touchstone Books/Simon and Schuster) | |||
* Ages 8 and up: '']'' by ], illustrated by K.G. Campbell (Candlewick Press) | |||
* |
* ''Walk In Their Shoes: Can One Person Change the World?'' by Jim Ziolkowski with James S. Hirsch (Simon and Schuster) | ||
2015 | |||
* ''The Invisible Front: Love and Loss in an Era of Endless War'' by ] (Crown Publishers). | |||
2016<ref name="67th"> {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160711031011/http://www.christophers.org/release---awards-2016 |date=July 11, 2016 }}, The Christophers, Inc. Retrieved June 27, 2016.</ref> | |||
* ''Five Years in Heaven: The Unlikely Friendship That Answered Life’s Greatest Questions'' by ] (Image Books/Crown Publishing) | |||
* ''The Gift of Caring: Saving Our Parents from the Perils of Modern Healthcare'' by Marcy Cottrell Houle and Elizabeth Eckstrom (Taylor Trade Publishing/Rowman & Littlefield) | |||
* ''One Righteous Man: Samuel Battle and the Shattering of the Color Line in New York'' by Arthur Browne (Beacon Press) | |||
* ''Tough As They Come by Travis Mills'' with Marcus Brotherton (Convergent Books/Crown Publishing) | |||
* ''Under the Same Sky: From Starvation in North Korea to Salvation in America'' by Joseph Kim with Stephan Talty (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt) | |||
* ''The Wind in the Reeds: A Storm, a Play, and the City That Would Not Be Broken'' by ] (Riverhead Books/Random House) | |||
=== Books for Young People === | |||
2001<ref name=52nd/> | |||
* Ages 6–8: ''How Do Dinosaurs Say Good Night?'' by ], illustrated by ] (The Blue Sky Press/Scholastic Inc.) | |||
* Ages 9–10: ''The Mousery'' by Charlotte Pomerantz, illustrated by Kurt Cyrus (Gulliver Books/Harcourt, Inc.) | |||
* Ages 11–12: ''The Yellow Star'' by Carmen Agra Deedy, illustrated by Henri Sørensen (Peachtree Publishers, Ltd.) | |||
* Ages 11–12: ''Hope Was Here'' by Joan Bauer (G. P. Putnam's Sons) | |||
* Young Adult: ''The Wanderer'' by ] (Joanna Cotler Books/HarperCollins Publishers) | |||
2002 | |||
* ''Kiss Good Night'' by ] with illustrations by ] | |||
* Ages 6–8: '']'' by ] with illustrations by ] | |||
* Ages 8–10: '']'' by ] | |||
* Ages 10–12: '']'' by ] | |||
* Young Adult: '']'' by ] and '']'' by ] | |||
2003 | |||
* ''People Mole and the Baby Bird'' by Marjorie Newman with illustrations by ] | |||
* Ages 6–8: ''Dear Mrs. Larue: Letters from Obedience School'' written and illustrated by ] | |||
* Ages 8–10: ''The Ugly Princess and the Wise Fool'' by Margaret Gray with illustrations by Randy Cecil | |||
* Ages 10–12: '']'' by ] | |||
* Young Adult: ''Left for Dead'' by Pete Nelson | |||
2004 | |||
* Preschool: ''Little Bear’s Little Boat'' by ] with illustrations by ] | |||
* Ages 6–8: '']'' written and illustrated by ] | |||
* Ages 8–10: ''Harvesting Hope: The Story of Cesar Chavez'' by ] with illustrations by ] | |||
* Ages 10–12: ''Iqbal'' by Francesco D’Adamo | |||
* Young Adult: '']'' by ] | |||
2005 | |||
* Preschool: ''Never, Ever Shout in a Zoo'' by ] with illustrations by ] | |||
* Ages 6–8: ''The Hungry Coat: A Tale from Turkey'' written and illustrated by ] | |||
* Ages 8–10: ''Shredderman: Secret Identity'' by ] with illustrations by ] | |||
* Ages 10–12: ''The Teacher's Funeral: A Comedy in Three Parts'' by ] | |||
* Young Adult: ''Thura’s Diary: My Life in Wartime Iraq'' by ] | |||
2006 | |||
* Preschool: ''Am I a Color Too?'' by Heidi Cole & Nancy Vogl with illustrations by ] (Preschool) | |||
* Ages 6–8: ''I Could Do That! Esther Morris Gets Women the Vote'' by Linda Arms White with illustrations by ] | |||
* Ages 8–10: ''Game Day'' by ] and ] with ], illustrations by Barry Root | |||
* Ages 10–12: ''Friendship According to Humphrey'' by ] | |||
* Young Adult: ''Hitch'' by Jeanette Ingold | |||
2007 | |||
* Preschool: ''Hero Cat'' by ] with illustrations by Jo Ellen McAllister Stammen | |||
* Ages 6–8: ''How We Are Smart'' by W. Nikola-Lisa with illustrations by ] | |||
* Ages 8–10: '']'' by ] with illustrations by ] | |||
* Ages 10–12: ''Listen!'' by ] | |||
* Young Adult: '']'' by ] | |||
2008 | |||
* Preschool: ''Taking a Bath with the Dog and Other Things That Make Me Happy'' by ] | |||
* Ages 6–8: ''How Many Seeds in a Pumpkin?'' by ] with illustrations by ] | |||
* Ages 8–10: ''Owen & Mzee: The Language of Friendship'' by ], ], and ] with photographs by ] | |||
* Ages 10–12: '']'' by ] | |||
* Young Adult: ''Diamonds in the Shadow'' by ] | |||
2009 | |||
* Preschool: ''Close to You: How Animals Bond'' by Kimiko Kajikawa | |||
* Ages 6–8: ''That Book Woman'' by ] with illustrations by ] | |||
* Ages 8–10: ''Clementine's Letter'' by ] with illustrations by ] | |||
* Ages 10–12: ''Shooting the Moon'' by Frances O’Roark Dowell | |||
* Young Adult: ''Sunrise Over Fallujah'' by ] | |||
2010 | |||
* Preschool: ''Ten Days and Nine Nights: An Adoption Story'' by Yumi Heo | |||
* Ages 6–8: ''Nubs: The True Story of a Mutt, a Marine & a Miracle'' by Major Brian Dennis, ], & Mary Nethery | |||
* Ages 8–10: ''Most Loved in All the World'' by Tonya Cherie Hegamin with illustrations by Cozbi A. Cabrera | |||
* Ages 10–12: '']'' by ] with illustrations by Mark Elliott | |||
* Young Adult: ''A Pearl in the Storm: How I Found My Heart in the Middle of the Ocean'' by ] | |||
2011 | |||
* '']'' by ] | |||
* ''Would You Still Love Me If...'' by Wendy LaGuardia with illustrations by Patricia Keeler | |||
* ''Brother Jerome and the Angels in the Bakery'' by Father Dominic Garramone | |||
* ''Lafayette and the American Revolution'' by ] | |||
2012 | |||
* ''Shine: Choices to Make God Smile'' by Genny Monchamp with illustrations by Karol Kaminski | |||
* ''Waiting for the Biblioburro'' by Monica Brown with illustrations by ] | |||
* ''You Can Be a Friend'' by ] and Lauren Dungy with illustrations by Ron Mazellan | |||
* ''Hooper Finds a Family'' by Jane Paley | |||
* ''Words in the Dust'' by Trent Reedy | |||
* ''Close to Famous'' by ] | |||
2013 | 2013 | ||
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* '']'' by ] | * '']'' by ] | ||
* ''Outcasts United'' by ] | * ''Outcasts United'' by ] | ||
2012 | |||
* ''Shine: Choices to Make God Smile'' by Genny Monchamp with illustrations by Karol Kaminski | |||
* ''Waiting for the Biblioburro'' by Monica Brown with illustrations by ] | |||
* ''You Can Be a Friend'' by ] and Lauren Dungy with illustrations by Ron Mazellan | |||
* ''Hooper Finds a Family'' by Jane Paley | |||
* ''Words in the Dust'' by Trent Reedy | |||
* ''Close to Famous'' by ] | |||
2011 | |||
* '']'' by ] | |||
* ''Would You Still Love Me If…'' by Wendy LaGuardia with illustrations by Patricia Keeler | |||
* ''Brother Jerome and the Angels in the Bakery'' by Father Dominic Garramone | |||
* ''Lafayette and the American Revolution'' by ] | |||
2010 | |||
* Preschool: ''Ten Days and Nine Nights: An Adoption Story'' by Yumi Heo | |||
* Ages 6–8: ''Nubs: The True Story of a Mutt, a Marine & a Miracle'' by Major Brian Dennis, ], & Mary Nethery | |||
* Ages 8–10: ''Most Loved in All the World'' by Tonya Cherie Hegamin with illustrations by Cozbi A. Cabrera | |||
* Ages 10–12: '']'' by ] with illustrations by Mark Elliott | |||
* Young Adult: ''A Pearl in the Storm: How I Found My Heart in the Middle of the Ocean'' by ] | |||
2009 | |||
* Preschool: ''Close to You: How Animals Bond'' by Kimiko Kajikawa | |||
* Ages 6–8: ''That Book Woman'' by ] with illustrations by ] | |||
* Ages 8–10: ''Clementine’s Letter'' by ] with illustrations by ] | |||
* Ages 10–12: ''Shooting the Moon'' by Frances O’Roark Dowell | |||
* Young Adult: ''Sunrise Over Fallujah'' by ] | |||
2008 | |||
* Preschool: ''Taking a Bath with the Dog and Other Things That Make Me Happy'' by ] | |||
* Ages 6–8: ''How Many Seeds in a Pumpkin?'' by ] with illustrations by ] | |||
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The Christopher Award (established 1949) is presented to the producers, directors, and writers of books, films and television specials that "affirm the highest values of the human spirit". It is given by The Christophers, a Christian organization founded in 1945 by the Maryknoll priest James Keller.
Judging process
Publishers, TV networks, and film directors are asked to submit titles and work that they believe to be award-worthy. Industry professionals and Christopher staff members make the final selections based on:
- Artistic and technical proficiency
- Significant degree of public acceptance
- Affirmation of the highest values of the human spirit
Categories
- Christopher Leadership Awards
- Christopher Life Achievement Award
- Christopher Spirit Award
- James Keller Award
- Books for Adults
- Books for Young People
- Feature Films
- Television & Cable
Selection of previous winners/honorees
Christopher Leadership Awards
- 2002 Rudy Giuliani
- 2004 Father John T. Catoir
- 2005 Sargent Shriver
- 2008 Cardinal John Patrick Foley
- 2011 Scotty Smiley
Christopher Life Achievement Award
- 2003 Mary Higgins Clark
- 2004 Art Linkletter
- 2005 Robert Coles
- 2006 Dave Brubeck
- 2008 David McCullough
- 2012 Mother Dolores Hart
- 2016 Ernie Anastos
- 2018 Ken Burns
Christopher Spirit Award
- 2016 When Calls the Heart
James Keller Award
- 2004 Caroll Spinney
- 2005 Pat LaFontaine
- 2011 Shannon Hickey
- 2012 Marty Lyons
Books for Adults
1987
2001
- Aging with Grace, by David Snowdon, PhD (Bantam Books)
- Choosing Mercy, by Antoinette Bosco (Orbis Books)
- Freedom's Daughters, by Lynne Olson (Scribner)
- An Hour Before Daylight, by Jimmy Carter (Simon & Schuster)
- John Adams, by David McCullough (Simon & Schuster)
- Nickel and Dimed, by Barbara Ehrenreich (Metropolitan Books/Henry Holt and Company, LLC)
2002
- Aging with Grace by David Snowdon, PhD
- Choosing Mercy by Antoinette Bosco
- Freedom's Daughters by Lynne Olson
- An Hour Before Daylight by Jimmy Carter
- John Adams by David McCullough
- Nickel and Dimed by Barbara Ehrenreich
2003
- Choosing Naia: A Family’s Journey by Mitchell Zuckoff
- The Day the World Came to Town: 9/11 in Gander, Newfoundland by Jim DeFede
- Fatal Passage: The Story of John Rae, The Arctic Hero Time Forgot by Ken McGoogan
- Five Past Midnight in Bhopal by Dominique Lapierre & Javier Moro
- Jim's Last Summer: Lessons on Living from a Dying Priest by Teresa Rhodes McGee
- Standing on Holy Ground: A Triumph Over Hate Crime in the Deep South by Sandra E. Johnson
2004
- A Human Being Died That Night by Pumla Gobodo-Madikizela
- If I Get to Five by Fred Epstein, M.D., & Joshua Horwitz
- The Life You Save May Be Your Own: An American Pilgrimage by Paul Elie
- My Heart Will Cross This Ocean: My Story, My Son, Amadou by Kadiatou Diallo & Craig Wolff
- My Path Leads to Tibet by Sabriye Tenberken
- Sisters: Catholic Nuns and the Making of America by John J. Fialka
- Triangle: The Fire That Changed America by David Von Drehle
2005
- Anatomy of Hope by Jerome Groopman, M.D.
- Blood Done Sign My Name by Timothy Tyson
- The Freedom Line by Peter Eisner
- I Am a Pencil: A Teacher, His Kids, and Their World of Stories by Sam Swope
- Love in the Driest Season: A Family Memoir by Neely Tucker
- Mao's Last Dancer: A Memoir by Li Cunxin
2006
- The Death of Innocents: An Eyewitness Account of Wrongful Executions by Sister Helen Prejean
- The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls
- One Soldier's Story: A Memoir by Bob Dole
- The Prison Angel: Mother Antonia’s Journey from Beverly Hills to a Life of Service in a Mexican Jail by Mary Jordan & Kevin Sullivan
- They Poured Fire on Us From the Sky by Benson Deng, Alephonsion Deng & Benjamin Ajak, with Judy A. Bernstein
2007
- Barefootin': Life Lessons from the Road to Freedom by Unita Blackwell with JoAnne Prichard Morris
- Enrique's Journey by Sonia Nazario
- The Language of God: A Scientist Presents Evidence for Belief by Francis Collins
- Left to Tell: Discovering God Amidst the Rwandan Holocaust by Immaculée Ilibagiza with Steve Erwin
- The Lemon Tree: An Arab, a Jew, and the Heart of the Middle East by Sandy Tolan
- My Life with the Saints by James Martin
2008
- Brother, I'm Dying by Edwidge Danticat
- The Florist's Daughter by Patricia Hempl
- The Invisible Wall: A Love Story That Broke Barriers by Harry Bernstein
- The Lonely Patient: How We Experience Illness by Michael Stein, M.D.
- A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier by Ishmael Beah
- A Slave No More: Two Men Who Escaped to Freedom by David W. Blight
2009
- Alex & Me by Irene Pepperberg
- American-Made—The Enduring Legacy of the WPA: When FDR Put the Nation to Work by Nick Taylor
- Final Salute: A Story of Unfinished Lives by Jim Sheeler
- Founding Faith: Providence, Politics, and the Birth of Religious Freedom in America by Steven Waldman
- The Soloist: A Lost Dream, an Unlikely Friendship, and the Redemptive Power of Music by Steve Lopez
- Until Our Last Breath: A Holocaust Story of Love and Partisan Resistance by Michael Bart and Laurel Corona
2010
- A. Lincoln: A Biography by Ronald C. White, Jr.
- Stones into Schools by Greg Mortenson
- Strength in What Remains by Tracy Kidder
- Wrestling with Moses: How Jane Jacobs Took on New York's Master Builder and Transformed the American City by Anthony Flint
2011
- Bonhoeffer: Pastor, Martyr, Prophet, Spy by Eric Metaxas
- The Jesuit Guide to (Almost) Everything by James Martin
- Thea's Song: The Life of Thea Bowman by Charlene Smith and John Feister
- Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption by Laura Hillenbrand
- Washington: A Life by Ron Chernow
2012
- A Good and Perfect Gift by Julia Becker
- An Invisible Thread by Laura Schroff and Alex Tresniowski
- I Shall Not Hate by Izzeldin Abuelaish
- Kisses from Katie by Katie Davis and Beth Clark
- Little Princes by Conor Grennan
2013
- Carly’s Voice by Arthur Fleischmann and Carly Fleischmann
- Fearless by Eric Blehm
- A Good Man by Mark Shriver
- My Sisters the Saints by Colleen Carroll Campbell
- Road to Valor by Aili and Andres McConnon
2014
- American Story: A Lifetime Search for Ordinary People Doing Extraordinary Things by Bob Dotson (Viking Press/Penguin Group)
- Love and Salt: A Spiritual Friendship Shared in Letters by Amy Andrews and Jessica Mesman Griffith (Loyola Press)
- The Miracle of Father Kapaun: Priest, Soldier, and Korean War Hero by Roy Wenzl and Travis Heying (Ignatius Press)
- On These Courts: A Miracle Season That Changed a City, a Once-Future Star, and a Team Forever by Wayne B. Drash (Touchstone Books/Simon and Schuster)
- Walk In Their Shoes: Can One Person Change the World? by Jim Ziolkowski with James S. Hirsch (Simon and Schuster)
2015
- The Invisible Front: Love and Loss in an Era of Endless War by Yochi Dreazen (Crown Publishers).
2016
- Five Years in Heaven: The Unlikely Friendship That Answered Life’s Greatest Questions by John Schlimm (Image Books/Crown Publishing)
- The Gift of Caring: Saving Our Parents from the Perils of Modern Healthcare by Marcy Cottrell Houle and Elizabeth Eckstrom (Taylor Trade Publishing/Rowman & Littlefield)
- One Righteous Man: Samuel Battle and the Shattering of the Color Line in New York by Arthur Browne (Beacon Press)
- Tough As They Come by Travis Mills with Marcus Brotherton (Convergent Books/Crown Publishing)
- Under the Same Sky: From Starvation in North Korea to Salvation in America by Joseph Kim with Stephan Talty (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt)
- The Wind in the Reeds: A Storm, a Play, and the City That Would Not Be Broken by Wendell Pierce (Riverhead Books/Random House)
Books for Young People
2001
- Ages 6–8: How Do Dinosaurs Say Good Night? by Jane Yolen, illustrated by Mark Teague (The Blue Sky Press/Scholastic Inc.)
- Ages 9–10: The Mousery by Charlotte Pomerantz, illustrated by Kurt Cyrus (Gulliver Books/Harcourt, Inc.)
- Ages 11–12: The Yellow Star by Carmen Agra Deedy, illustrated by Henri Sørensen (Peachtree Publishers, Ltd.)
- Ages 11–12: Hope Was Here by Joan Bauer (G. P. Putnam's Sons)
- Young Adult: The Wanderer by Sharon Creech (Joanna Cotler Books/HarperCollins Publishers)
2002
- Kiss Good Night by Amy Hest with illustrations by Anita Jeram
- Ages 6–8: Beatrice's Goat by Page McBrier with illustrations by Lori Lohstoeter
- Ages 8–10: Love That Dog by Sharon Creech
- Ages 10–12: Uncle Daddy by Ralph Fletcher
- Young Adult: Soldier X by Don L. Wulffson and Witness by Karen Hesse
2003
- People Mole and the Baby Bird by Marjorie Newman with illustrations by Patrick Benson
- Ages 6–8: Dear Mrs. Larue: Letters from Obedience School written and illustrated by Mark Teague
- Ages 8–10: The Ugly Princess and the Wise Fool by Margaret Gray with illustrations by Randy Cecil
- Ages 10–12: Pictures of Hollis Woods by Patricia Reilly Giff
- Young Adult: Left for Dead by Pete Nelson
2004
- Preschool: Little Bear’s Little Boat by Eve Bunting with illustrations by Nancy Carpenter
- Ages 6–8: The Dot written and illustrated by Peter H. Reynolds
- Ages 8–10: Harvesting Hope: The Story of Cesar Chavez by Kathleen Krull with illustrations by Yuyi Morales
- Ages 10–12: Iqbal by Francesco D’Adamo
- Young Adult: The Silent Boy by Lois Lowry
2005
- Preschool: Never, Ever Shout in a Zoo by Karma Wilson with illustrations by Doug Cushman
- Ages 6–8: The Hungry Coat: A Tale from Turkey written and illustrated by Demi
- Ages 8–10: Shredderman: Secret Identity by Wendelin Van Draanen with illustrations by Brian Biggs
- Ages 10–12: The Teacher's Funeral: A Comedy in Three Parts by Richard Peck
- Young Adult: Thura’s Diary: My Life in Wartime Iraq by Thura Al Windawi
2006
- Preschool: Am I a Color Too? by Heidi Cole & Nancy Vogl with illustrations by Gerald Purnell (Preschool)
- Ages 6–8: I Could Do That! Esther Morris Gets Women the Vote by Linda Arms White with illustrations by Nancy Carpenter
- Ages 8–10: Game Day by Tiki Barber and Ronde Barber with Robert Burleigh, illustrations by Barry Root
- Ages 10–12: Friendship According to Humphrey by Betty G. Birney
- Young Adult: Hitch by Jeanette Ingold
2007
- Preschool: Hero Cat by Eileen Spinelli with illustrations by Jo Ellen McAllister Stammen
- Ages 6–8: How We Are Smart by W. Nikola-Lisa with illustrations by Sean Qualls
- Ages 8–10: The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane by Kate DiCamillo with illustrations by Bagram Ibatoulline
- Ages 10–12: Listen! by Stephanie S. Tolan
- Young Adult: Bread and Roses, Too by Katherine Paterson
2008
- Preschool: Taking a Bath with the Dog and Other Things That Make Me Happy by Scott Menchin
- Ages 6–8: How Many Seeds in a Pumpkin? by Margaret McNamara with illustrations by G. Brian Karas
- Ages 8–10: Owen & Mzee: The Language of Friendship by Isabella Hatkoff, Craig Hatkoff, and Dr. Paula Kahumbu with photographs by Peter Greste
- Ages 10–12: The Wild Girls by Pat Murphy
- Young Adult: Diamonds in the Shadow by Caroline B. Cooney
2009
- Preschool: Close to You: How Animals Bond by Kimiko Kajikawa
- Ages 6–8: That Book Woman by Heather Henson with illustrations by David Small
- Ages 8–10: Clementine's Letter by Sara Pennypacker with illustrations by Marla Frazee
- Ages 10–12: Shooting the Moon by Frances O’Roark Dowell
- Young Adult: Sunrise Over Fallujah by Walter Dean Myers
2010
- Preschool: Ten Days and Nine Nights: An Adoption Story by Yumi Heo
- Ages 6–8: Nubs: The True Story of a Mutt, a Marine & a Miracle by Major Brian Dennis, Kirby Larson, & Mary Nethery
- Ages 8–10: Most Loved in All the World by Tonya Cherie Hegamin with illustrations by Cozbi A. Cabrera
- Ages 10–12: Extra Credit by Andrew Clements with illustrations by Mark Elliott
- Young Adult: A Pearl in the Storm: How I Found My Heart in the Middle of the Ocean by Tori Murden
2011
- Knuffle Bunny Free: An Unexpected Diversion by Mo Willems
- Would You Still Love Me If... by Wendy LaGuardia with illustrations by Patricia Keeler
- Brother Jerome and the Angels in the Bakery by Father Dominic Garramone
- Lafayette and the American Revolution by Russell Freedman
2012
- Shine: Choices to Make God Smile by Genny Monchamp with illustrations by Karol Kaminski
- Waiting for the Biblioburro by Monica Brown with illustrations by John Parra
- You Can Be a Friend by Tony Dungy and Lauren Dungy with illustrations by Ron Mazellan
- Hooper Finds a Family by Jane Paley
- Words in the Dust by Trent Reedy
- Close to Famous by Joan Bauer
2013
- Forever You: A Book About Your Soul and Body by Nicole Lataif with illustrations by Mary Rojas
- The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore by William Joyce with illustrations by Joe Bluhm
- The House on Dirty-Third Street by Jo S. Kittinger with illustrations by Thomas Gonzalez
- The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate with illustrations by Patricia Castelao
- Wonder by R.J. Palacio
- Outcasts United by Warren St. John
2014
- Preschool and up: Maya Was Grumpy written and illustrated by Courtney Pippin-Mathur (Flashlight Press)
- Kindergarten and up: Year of the Jungle: Memories from the Home Front by Suzanne Collins, illustrated by James Proimos (Scholastic Press)
- Ages 6 and up: The Matchbox Diary by Paul Fleischman, illustrated by Bagram Ibatoulline (Candlewick Press)
- Ages 8 and up: Flora & Ulysses by Kate DiCamillo, illustrated by K.G. Campbell (Candlewick Press)
- Ages 10 and up: The Boy On the Wooden Box by Leon Leyson with Marilyn J. Harran and Elisabeth B. Leyson (Atheneum Books for Young Readers/Simon and Schuster Children's Publishing)
2016
- Preschool and up: One Good Deed by Terri Fields, illustrated by Deborah Melmon (Kar-Ben Publishing)
- Kindergarten and up: An Invisible Thread Christmas Story by Laura Schroff and Alex Tresniowski, illustrated by Barry Root (Little Simon/Simon & Schuster)
- Ages 6 and up: Poet: The Remarkable Story of George Moses Horton by Don Tate (Peachtree Publishers)
- Ages 8 and up: Katie’s Cabbage by Katie Stagliano with Michelle H. Martin, illustrated by Karen Heid (Young Palmetto Books/University of South Carolina Press)
- Ages 10 and up: Firefly Hollow by Alison McGhee, illustrated by Christopher Denise (Atheneum Books for Young Readers/Simon & Schuster)
- Young Adult: Paper Hearts by Meg Wiviott (Margaret K. McElderry Books/Simon & Schuster)
Feature films
1953 2001 2002 2003 2004
2005 2006
2007
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Television and Cable
1978
- Richard and Esther Shapiro, for Minstrel Man
- Jerry McNeely, for Something for Joey
- Bill Moyers, Tom Spain, for "CBS Reports: The Fire Next Door"
- Anthony Burgess, Franco Zeffirelli, Suso Cecchi D'Amico, for Jesus of Nazareth
- Theodore J. Flicker, Allan Balter, for Just a Little Inconvenience
- W. W. Lewis, for Tut: The Boy King
- Romeo Muller, for The Hobbit
- Caryl Ledner, for Mary White
- James Poe, for The Gathering
2016
- ABC News 20/20: Escaping ISIS (ABC News)
- America ReFramed: If You Build It (World Channel/PBS)
- Dolly Parton's Coat of Many Colors (NBC)
- The Jim Gaffigan Show: My Friend the Priest (TV Land)
- Tashi and the Monk (HBO)
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'Distinguished achievement' is based on the criteria of affirming the high value of the human spirit, artistic and technical proficiency and significant degree of public acceptance. Honored were Esther & Richard Shapiro, 'Minstrel Man'; Jerry McNeely, 'Something for Joey'; Bill Moyers & Tom Spain, 'The Fire Next Door'; Dr. Robert E. Fuisz, 'The Body Human'; Anthony Burgess, Franco Zeffirelli, Suso Cecchi D'Amico, 'Jesus of Nazareth'; Theodore J. Flicker, Allan Balter, 'Just a Little Inconvenience'; W.W. Lewis, 'Tut: The Boy King'; Romeo Muller, 'The Hobbit'; Caryl Ledner, 'Mary White'; and James Poe, 'The Gathering.'