'Joan of Arcadia,' 'Bernie Mac,' 'Little Bill' get Humanitas nods

Published: 2004-06-18

LOS ANGELES (CNS) -- The television series "Joan of Arcadia," "The Bernie Mac Show" and "Little Bill" each picked up two nominations in the 30th annual Humanitas Prize competition. Nominees in seven categories were announced June 16 in Los Angeles. The winners will be announced at a July 8 luncheon in Los Angeles and will split $115,000 in prize money. The Humanitas Prize honors screenwriters whose work honestly explores the complexities of the human experience and sheds light on the positive values of life. Paulist Father Frank Desiderio, president of the Humanitas Prize, said in a statement: "The Humanitas Prize honors writing that reveals the deepest realities of what it is to be human. This is all the more important since television has taken a dehumanizing turn with some of the so-called reality shows." Since its inception in 1974, the Humanitas Prize has presented more than 220 prizes and awarded more than $2.2 million.

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