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Family Film Awards

24th Family Film Awards

Family Film Show
Telecast Host
Dean Cain

FFA 2020
Lifetime Achievement Award
Honoree Ann-Margaret

 

REELZ is set to air the telecast on April 22,  2021.

Dr. Olympia Gellini,
the Founder & President of FFA, Executive Producer
Family Film Awards
Ann-Margret, Lifetime Achievement Awardee
 

Legendary performer
 Ann-Margret
was honored with
the Lifetime Achievement Award

at the 24th Annual Family Film Awards.

The 79-year-old actress/singer/dancer was presented the award by
 Julianne Hough
at the ceremony, held at the Universal City Hilton Hotel

Dr. Olympia Gellini,
the Founder & President of FFA, Executive Producer
Family Film Awards
Ann_Margret, Lifetime Achievement Awardee
Dr Jeannie Yi,
CEO of DYF Entertainment & Co-Executive Producer
Family Film Awards

Dr Jeannie Yi,
CEO of DYF Entertainment & Co-Executive Producer
Family Film Awards

 

Dr. Olympia Gellini,
the Founder & President of FFA, Executive Producer
Family Film Awards
 

Dr. Olympia Gellini,
the Founder & President of FFA, Executive Producer
Family Film Awards

Dean Cain
Family Film Awards
Telecast Host

Dr Jeannie Yi,
CEO of DYF Entertainment & Co-Executive Producer
Family Film Awards
 

Dick Clark

The Family Film Awards,
will forever Celebrate the Leadership and Inspiration  of
Dick Clark.
We will always Honor him.
 

The Family Film Awards

were established in 1996
by Dr Olympia Gellini and co-produced by Dick Clark.

The first inaugural awards show was participated by Hollywood A-listers and film industry legends and super stars such as Tom Hanks, Julia Roberts and Sandra Bullock.

In 2020, Ms. Xiaoqiu Ma and her company, DYF Entertainment,

 saw the new importance of family-centric films which provide examples of the benefits of family relationships and succeeded in acquiring the Family Film Awards with a view toward expanding this annual awards event to a global audience.

The 24th Family Film Awards ceremony will be held on Wednesday, March 24th at the Universal Hilton Hotel at Universal Studios

and all COVID-19 safety protocols will be followed during the taping of the show in accordance with Los Angeles County and CDC guidelines.

“The safety and comfort of our honorees and presenters is our highest priority and guided our decision,”

stated Roger Neal, the Executive Producer of the show and telecast
of this year’s Family Film Awards.

The ceremony, presented by DYF Entertainment & WFI,
will tape live in front of a limited, invite-only audience at the Universal Hilton at Universal Studios.

Dean Cain is the Celebrity Host of the telecast.

 Olympia Gellini, Founder of the FAMILY Film Awards
 and World Film Institute,

Dr Jeannie Yi, CEO of DYF Entertainment,

Michael Maizes, Partner of SFM Entertainment
 also serve as Co-Executive Producers.

Dr. Ma Xiaoqiu, Chairman of TCMD Investment Corporation,
 owner of DYF Entertainment, and majority shareholder of Family Film Award serves as 24th Family Film Award chair woman.

 REELZ is set to air the telecast on April 23rd, 2021.


The Family Film Awards honors the best in family film and television.

 Iconic film star Ann-Margret will be honored with
the Lifetime Achievement Award,

 Producer/Writer Bob Gale will accept
 the Iconic Film Award for "Back to the Future,"

the cast of "The Brady Bunch" will accept the Iconic Television Award.

Tim Allen, Anthony Anderson, Kristen Bell, Scarlett Johansson are among the nominees.
Film star Julianne Hough will present the award to Ann- Margret
 and will do a tribute dance in Ann’s honor on the telecast.

Film nominees include
"A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood,"
 "Toy Story 4,"

"Little Women"

 "Aladdin"

 and "Always Be My Maybe."

Among the television nominees are

"Black-ish,"

"Last Man Standing,"

 "The Mandalorian,"

and "Finding Love in Quarantine."

 There will be a special live performance from "American Idol" alum
 Haley Reinhart performing the Elvis Presley classic

"I Can't Help Falling in Love With You."

 Esther Guigui will perform

"Won't You Be My Neighbor?

The films which will be honored in this year's Family Film Awards
 feature stories, stars, and directors who recognize and understand the universal importance and value of strong family relationships.
 

Family Film Awards Producers 2021

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Media Coverage of the Family Film Awards
 

http://blacktiemagazine.com/family_film_awards/Producers_2021.htm

http://blacktiemagazine.com/save-the-date-2021/Family_Film_Awards.htm

https://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwtv/article/24th-Family-Film-Awards-Announces-New-Date-for-Ceremony-20210125

https://thelosangelestribune.com/2021/01/26/billionaire-ma-xiaoqui-authors-new-book-and-launches-new-film-company/

https://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwtv/article/Nominations-Announced-for-the-24th-Family-Film-Awards-20201216

https://www.tvshowsace.com/2020/12/16/tim-allen-ann-margret-part-of-24th-family-film-awards-nominations-broadcast-for-reelz/

https://mynewsla.com/hollywood/2020/12/16/nominees-announced-for-24th-family-film-awards/

 https://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwtv/article/Nominations-Announced-For-The-24th-Family-Film-Awards-Telecast-20201216

https://www.thewrap.com/family-film-awards-announce-nominees-dean-cain-to-host/

https://www.etonline.com/2021-family-film-awards-nominations-see-the-full-list-157978

Dr. Olympia A. Gellini

https://olympiagellini.com/

https://dyf-entertainment.net/

Mrs Ma. Xiaoqiu and DYF Entertainment 
relaunch the Family Film Awards worldwide
 

Family Film Awards launches in Istanbul
UNESCO City of Culture 2021

24th Family Film Awards
March 24, 2021
Universal Hilton Hotel
 at Universal Studios
Awards Show / Television Taping
 

Family Film Show
Telecast Host
Dean Cain

FFA 2020
Lifetime Achievement Award
Honoree Ann-Margaret
 

Ann Margaret Courtesy of FFA

NOMINATIONS ANNOUNCED FOR THE
 24^th FAMILY FILM AWARDS & TELECAST

PRESENTED BY DYF ENTERTAINMENT AND WFI

 TO BE HELD ON THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 2021

AT THE UNIVERSAL HILTON HOTEL
AT UNIVERSAL STUDIOS

DEAN CAIN HOSTING

REELZ TO AIR TELECAST SPRING 2021

ANN-MARGRET WILL RECEIVE
LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD,

MICHELLE YEOH TO RECEIVE
GLOBAL LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD,

LEA THOMPSON TO HONOR “BACK TO THE FUTURE”
WITH ICONIC FILM AWARD,

 THE BRADY BUNCH CAST TO RECEIVE ICONIC TELEVISION AWARD AMONG HONOREES

TIM ALLEN, ANTHONY ANDERSON, KRISTEN BELL,
TOM HANKS, SCARLETT JOHANSSON, MING-NA WEN AMONG NOMINEES 

  The Family Film Awards announced the nominees for its 24th ceremony honoring the best of Family Television, Film, and Music and its telecast presented by DYF Entertainment.

Nominees and award winners in each category are selected by a Blue Ribbon Panel made up of entertainment industry executives. Roger Neal and Olympia  Gellini, Founder and President of World Film Institute and The Family Film Awards announced today the 24th Family Film Awards will take place at the Universal Hilton Hotel at Universal Studios in
 Los Angeles on February 25, 2021.

 Dean Cain
will be the Master of Ceremonies.

REELZ is set to air the telecast in Spring 2021.

COVID-19 safety protocols will be followed during the taping of the show.

Iconic film star Ann-Margret
will be honored with the Lifetime Achievement Award,

Producer/Writer Bob Gale will accept the Iconic Film Award for
 “Back to the Future,”

 the cast of “The Brady Bunch”
will accept the Iconic Television Award

and Michelle Yeoh will receive
 the Global Lifetime Achievement Award.

Legendary award winning actress, recording star and best-selling author Ann-Margret has starred in over fifty-five films including such hits as “Cincinnati Kid,” “State Fair,” “Tommy,” “Carnal Knowledge,” “Bye Bye Birdie,” “Viva Las Vegas,” “Stagecoach,” “Grumpy Old Men” and its sequel to name a few of her career highlights.  She received two Academy Award nominations, won five Golden Globe Awards, won an Emmy, is Grammy-nominated, is a three-time winner of the “Female Star of the Year” award and has been twice honored as “Outstanding Box Office Star of the Year” by the Theatre Owners of America. 

  She has co-starred with such luminaries as John Wayne, Elvis Presley, Anthony Hopkins, Jack Nicholson, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Kirk Douglas, Steve McQueen, Burt Reynolds and Walter Matthau among others.  

Among the Nominees are:

Tim Allen (“Toy Story 4” & “Last Man Standing”), Tracee Ellis Ross (“Black-ish”), Robert Downey Jr. (“Avengers: Endgame”), Mark Hamill (“Star Wars: Episode IX–The Rise of Skywalker”), Will Smith (“Aladdin”), Daisy Ridley (“Star Wars: Episode IX – The Rise of Skywalker”), Tom Hanks (“A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood”), Angelina Jolie (“Maleficent: Mistress of Evil”), Marisa Tomei (“Spider-man: Far From Home”), Saoirse Ronan (“Little Women”), Chiwetel Ejiofor (“The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind”), Randall Park (“Always Be My Maybe”), Nia Long (“The Banker”), Alex Kendrick (“Overcomer”), Jill Wagner (“Christmas Wishes and Mistletoe Kisses”), Holly A. Morris (“Overcomer”), Taika Waititi (“JoJo Rabbit”), Greta Gerwig (“Little Women”), Jason Ritter (“Raising Dion”), Ming-Na Wen (“Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.”), Kristen Bell (“The Good Place”), Matthew Rhys (“A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood”), Adam Driver (“Star Wars: Episode IX–The Rise of Skywalker”), Scarlett Johansson (“JoJo Rabbit”), Annie Potts (“Toy Story 4”), Naomi Scott (“Aladdin”), Michelle Buteau (“Always Be My Maybe”), Josh Cooley (“Toy Story 4”), Ed O’Neill (“Modern Family”), Zoe Perry (“Young Sheldon”), Wendi McLendon-Covey (“The Goldbergs”), Nancy Travis (“Last Man Standing”). 

Live Performances: 

There will be a special live performance from “American Idol” alum

 Haley Reinhart performing the Elvis Presley classic
“I Can’t Help Falling in Love With You.” 

Rebecca Guigui will perform “Won’t You Be My Neighbor?”  
 

Roger Neal of Neal Entertainment will serve as Executive Producer of the Family Film Awards.
Olympia Gellini will serve as Executive Producer,
Jeannie Yi is Co-Executive Producing, along with
 Michael Maizes of SFM Entertainment and
 Disrptr is the production company. 
Xiaoqui Ma is the Chairwoman of the award show and telecast.  
 

Roger Neal said “I am excited to bring this award show back to television and equally excited to have REELZ as our broadcast home.”

“REELZ is pleased to be the television home for the 24th Family Film Awards,” said Steve Cheskin, SVP of Programming at REELZ. “The telecast, which will air in Spring 2021, is a natural fit for REELZ whose viewers have a love for the magic of storytelling that movies deliver best and strong interest in the celebrities who bring those stories to life.”

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24th Family Film Awards
Nominees

Outstanding Feature Film

A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood
 (Big Beach Films, Tencent Pictures, TriStar Pictures)

Little Women 
(Columbia Pictures)

Aladdin 
(Walt Disney Pictures)

The Lion King 
(Walt Disney Pictures)

Always Be My Maybe 
(Netflix)

Outstanding Feature Film Drama

Little Women (Columbia Pictures)

A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood 
(Big Beach Films, Tencent Pictures, TriStar Pictures)

The Lion King
 (Walt Disney Pictures)

The Half of It 
(Likely Story, Netflix)

Outstanding Feature Film Comedy

Blinded by the Light 
(New Line Cinema, Warner Bros.)

Knives Out 
(Lionsgate)

Toy Story 4 
(Pixar Animation Studios, Walt Disney Pictures)

Dora and the Lost City of Gold 
(Paramount Pictures)

Outstanding Director for a Feature Film

Marielle Heller
 for A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood (Big Beach Films, Tencent Pictures, TriStar Pictures)

Taika Waititi
for JoJo Rabbit (Fox Searchlight Films)

Greta Gerwig
for Little Women (Columbia Pictures)

Josh Cooley
 for Toy Story 4 (Disney/Pixar)

Outstanding Actor in a Feature Film

Robert Downey Jr, as Tony Stark
/ Iron Man in Avengers: Endgame 
(Marvel/ Walt Disney Studios)

Mark Hamill as Luke Skywalker
in Star Wars: Episode IX – The Rise of Skywalker
 (Walt Disney Pictures)

Will Smith as Genie
 / Mariner in Aladdin (Walt Disney Pictures)

Tom Hanks as Fred Rogers
in A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood 
(Big Beach Films, Tencent Pictures, TriStar Pictures)

Randall Park
– Always Be My Maybe (Netflix)

Outstanding Actress in a Feature Film

Daisy Ridley as Rey
 in Star Wars: Episode IX
 – The Rise of Skywalker (Walt Disney Pictures)

Angelina Jolie as Maleficent
in Maleficent: Mistress of Evil (Disney)

Marisa Tomei as May Parker
 in Spider-man: Far From Home (Sony/Columbia Pictures)

Saoirse Ronan
as Jo March in Little Women” (Columbia Pictures)

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Feature Film

Matthew Rhys as Lloyd Vogel
in A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood (Big Beach Films, Tencent Pictures, TriStar Pictures)

Adam Driver as Kylo Ren
 in Star Wars: Episode IX – The Rise of Skywalker
(Walt Disney Pictures)

Mena Massoud as Aladdin
in Aladdin (Walt Disney Pictures)

Tim Allen
 as Buzz Lightyear (voice) in Toy Story 4 (Disney/Pixar)

Outstanding Supporting Actress
in a Feature Film

Scarlett Johansson as Rosie
 in Jojo Rabbit (Fox Searchlight Film)

Annie Potts as Bo Peep (voice)
in Toy Story 4 (Disney/Pixar)

Naomi Scott as Jasmine
 in Aladdin (Walt Disney Pictures)

Michelle Buteau as Veronica
in Always Be My Maybe (Netflix)

Outstanding Feature Film Screenplay

Micah Fitzerman – Blue, Noah Harpster
 for A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood 
(Big Beach Films, Tencent Pictures, TriStar Pictures)

Christopher Markus (screenplay by), Stephen McFeely
(screenplay by) for Avengers: Endgame (Marvel, Walt Disney Studios)

Taika Waititi (screenplay by)
for Jojo Rabbit 
(Fox Searchlight Films)

Greta Gerwig
(written for the screen by) for Little Women 
(Columbia Pictures)

Outstanding Original Song for a Film

“Won’t You Be My Neighbor? | A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood”
song by Fred Rogers (as) composed by Nate Heller for 
A Beautiful Day in The Neighborhood 
(Big Beach Films, Tencent Pictures, TriStar Pictures)

“Speechless”
by Alan Menken from Aladdin (Walt Disney Pictures)

“Enough,”
by Koryn Hawthorne from Overcomer (SONY)

TELEVISION NOMINEES:

Outstanding Television Series Drama

Raising Dion (Netflix)

Finding Love in Quarantine (PureFlix)

The Mandalorian (Disney)

Outstanding Television Comedy

Fuller House (Netflix)

Black-ish (ABC)

The Goldbergs (ABC)

The Good Place (NBC Universal)

Last Man Standing (FOX)

Outstanding Actor in a Television Drama

Jason Ritter as Pat in Raising Dion (Netflix)

David A.R. White in Finding Love in Quarantine (PureFlix)

Viv Leacock as Fincher Garland in Hailey Dean Mysteries: A Prescription for Murder (Hallmark Channel)

William Jackson Harper as Chidi Anagonye in The Good Place (NBC Universal)

Outstanding Actress in a Television Drama

Ming-Na Wen as Melinda May in Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. (ABC)

Ocean White – Finding Love in Quarantine (PureFlix)

Outstanding Actor in a Television Comedy

Ed O’Neill as Jay Pritchett in Modern Family (ABC)

Anthony Anderson as Andre ‘Dre’ Johnson in Black-ish (ABC)

Tim Allen as Mike Baxter in Last Man Standing (FOX)

Michael Campion as Jackson Fuller in Fuller House (Netflix)

Outstanding Actress in a Television Comedy

Zoe Perry as Mary Cooper in Young Sheldon (CBS)

Wendi McLendon-Covey as Beverly Goldberg in
 The Goldbergs (ABC)

Kristen Bell as Eleanor Shellstrop
 in The Good Place (NBC Universal)

Nancy Travis as Vanessa Baxter in Last Man Standing (FOX)

Tracee Ellis Ross as Rainbow Johnson in Black-ish (ABC)

Outstanding Television Film

This is our Christmas (UPLIFT TV)

Christmas Wishes and Mistletoe Kisses (Hallmark Chanel)

Overcomer (SONY)

Outstanding Actor in a Television Film

Alex Kendrick as John Harrison in Overcomer (SONY)

Chiwetel Ejiofor as Trywell Kamkwamba in 
he Boy Who Harnessed the Wind (BBC Films)

Viv Leacock as Fincher Garland in Hailey Dean Mysteries: A Prescription for Murder (Hallmark Channel)

Outstanding Actress in a Television Film

Jill Wagner as Abbey in
 Christmas Wishes and Mistletoe Kisses (Hallmark Channel)

Nia Long as Eunice Garrett in
The Banker (Romulus Entertainment/Apple TV)

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