04/05/2001

Associated Press

LOS ANGELES – Traffic, the gritty docudrama about drug trafficking, was honored Wednesday with a Prism Award for offering the most realistic portrayal of drug, alcohol or tobacco use of any theatrical film this past year.

Traffic also raked in four Oscars at last month's Academy Awards, including statues for best director Steven Soderbergh and best supporting actor Benicio Del Toro.

The Prism awards are given to members of the television, feature film and comic book entertainment industries for their accurate depiction of drug, alcohol and tobacco use and addiction.

Wednesday's fifth annual awards program included hosts Jamie Lee Curtis and Richard Lewis, who starred together in the sitcom Anything But Love.

The awards are presented by the Entertainment Industries Council Inc. in partnership with The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the National Institute on Drug Abuse/National Institutes of Health.

The program was taped for national syndication by Tribune Entertainment and is scheduled to air in August.

The following is a complete list of Prism winners announced Wednesday night:

Theatrical Feature Film: Traffic

TV Comedy Series Episode: Cosby: Raising Paranoia, CBS.

TV Comedy Series Continuing Storyline: Sex and the City: Quitting Smoking, HBO.

TV Drama Series Episode: Third Watch: Know Thyself, NBC.

TV Drama Series Continuing Storyline: E.R.: Carter's Addiction, NBC.

TV Daytime Drama Series Episode or Storyline: Days of Our Lives: Fetal Alcohol Syndrome, NBC.

TV Movie, Miniseries or Dramatic Special: The Corner, HBO.

TV Children's Live Action Series Episode or Special: In a Heart Beat: Friends Don't Let Friends, The Disney Channel.

TV Children's Animated Series Episode or Special: The Powerpuff Girls: Mojo Jonesin, WB.

TV Biographical, Reality Series Episode or Special: Biography: Dick Van Dyke: Put on a Happy Face, A&E.

TV Documentary or Newsmagazine Series Episode or Special: Discovery Health Channel: Urges Within, Discovery Channel.

TV Talk Show Series Episode: The Montel Williams Show: Deadly Party Drugs, UPN.

Comic Book Issue or Continuing Storyline: The X-Men: Cecilia Reyes, Marvel Comics.

TV Community Service Report: CBS Cares, CBS Television Network.

WEB Community Service Effort: ABC Classroom Connection, ABC Television Network.