Winning entries with the highest evaluations are candidates for the competition's most prestigious recognition, a Founders' Award. These awards are named after the individuals who championed the competition in its early years. The 2005 Founders' Award winners were announced at the ceremony on November 4.

THE MICHAEL E. DeBAKEY, M.D., AWARD, named for the renowned cardiovascular surgeon who has supported our competition since its inception, is given to the finest educational entry of the year. The winner of this award was EmmiPrep: Radical Prostatectomy, an online information resource for men who are facing surgical treatment for prostate cancer and their families. David and Michelle Sobel from EmmiSolutions accepted the award. This interactive program, the winner in the Men's Health category, guides patients through the experience of having a radical prostatectomy, including preparation, recovery, risks, benefits and alternatives.

THE SURGEON GENERAL'S AWARD, given for the best educational entry for health professionals, was awarded to the winner of the Patient Care category, Focus on the Brain, Parts 1 & 2 produced by Vida Health Communications, Inc. This groundbreaking series for special care nursery staff and parents offers a practical overview of recent science and research illuminating the process of fetal and neonatal development as well as practical strategies proven to support optimal brain development in preterm infants.

THE HELEN HAYES AWARD is named in honor of the late first lady of the stage who was a longtime supporter of the competition. This year we presented this award, which acknowledges the best production for the health consumer audience, to Banyan Communications for their program Causing Pain: Real Stories of Dating Abuse and Violence. This entry, a winner in the Behavioral Diseases category, was produced for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Recent research by the CDC found that one in four high school girls have been a victim of teen dating violence. The purpose of this video is to de-mystify the issue of domestic abuse and engage teens in conversations of which behaviors are and are not acceptable.

THE ROBERT E. WISE AWARD for outstanding cinematography was awarded to Home Box Office’s entry, Yesterday, winner in the category of Infectious Diseases. Set in contemporary South Africa ten years after the arrival of democracy, this is a story of courage, compassion and hope that puts a human face on the politics and statistics of the AIDS crisis as it follows the struggles of a young mother who has been diagnosed with AIDS. It was written and directed by Darrell James Roodt and produced by Anant Singh and Helena Spring.

Winning entries with the highest evaluations are candidates for the competition's most prestigious recognition, a Founders' Award. These awards are named after the individuals who championed the competition in its early years. The 2005 Founders' Award winners were announced at the ceremony on November 4.

THE MICHAEL E. DeBAKEY, M.D., AWARD, named for the renowned cardiovascular surgeon who has supported our competition since its inception, is given to the finest educational entry of the year. The winner of this award was Garry Beitel and Barry Lazar of Beitel/Lazar Productions, Montreal, Canada, for their moving production The Man Who Learned to Fall. Winner in the Coping category, this poignant film is an intimate portrait of Phil Simmons, who continued to "wrestle joy from heartbreak" again and again as his body became increasingly paralyzed due to ALS. It captures the witty eloquence and poetic grace of a dying man and his heroic journey.

THE SURGEON GENERAL'S AWARD, given for the best educational entry for health professionals, was awarded to The Helical Heart, L.B. Research & Education Foundation, winner in the category of Basic & Clinical Science. Though many believed the heart had a helical structure, unwinding the structure to define this configuration was not possible until Dr. F. Torrent-Guasp used hand dissection to successfully unfold this "Gordian Knot" of anatomic architecture and demonstrate for the world the ventricular myocardial band.

THE HELEN HAYES AWARD is named in honor of the late first lady of the stage who was a longtime supporter of the competition and acknowledges the best production for the health consumer audience. Return to Life After Spinal Injury, a production from Pure West Documentaries and winner in the category of Special People, was this year's honoree. This video seeks to raise awareness of the Projimo Center for Rehabilitation in Mexico. There disabled workers have created revolutionary solutions for the disabled to mark the road to recovery, acceptance and reintegration, with the hope of raising the living standards of disabled people throughout Latin America.

THE ROBERT E. WISE AWARD for outstanding cinematography was awarded to Talking Eyes Media for their entry, Aging in America: The Years Ahead, winner in the category of Geriatrics. This film traverses the experience of America's elders, as told through a series of intimate portraits of people who are living in an era when the fastest-growing segment of society is older than age 85. Through their stories, we laugh and cry as they celebrate their freedom, apply their wisdom and suffer the consequences of their body's limitations.

THE MICHAEL E. DeBAKEY, M.D., AWARD, named for the renowned cardiovascular surgeon who has supported our competition since its inception, is given to the finest educational entry of the year. The 2004 winner of this award was Angela's Journey from the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. This powerful documentary records a mother's journey through breast cancer treatment as she compresses years of mothering into a short time, making every moment count.

THE SURGEON GENERAL'S AWARD, given for the best educational entry for health professionals, was awarded to Accepting the Challenge, produced by Horizon Productions for the Eastern North Carolina Chapter of the Alzheimer's Association. This DVD training program is designed to help professional caregivers better understand the behaviors and symptoms of people with dementia and improve caregiving skills.

THE HELEN HAYES AWARD is named in honor of the late first lady of the stage who was a long-time supporter of the competition, and acknowledges the best production for the health consumer audience. Super Surgery: A Face Restored, an ABC News Production and winner in the category of Communications, was this year's honoree. This is the story of a young girl who was badly burned and scarred and came to America for help. The viewers are with her every step of the way as she undergoes the transformation from a horribly disfigured and disabled child to a healthy and beautiful young girl.

THE ROBERT E. WISE AWARD for outstanding cinematography was awarded to Discovery Network's TLC for their entry, How to Build a Human. Human reproduction is still a scientific mystery. This show explores not only the advances in the study of reproduction, genetics and gender using the latest technology, but the human side as well.

THE HELEN HAYES AWARD named in honor of the late first lady of the stage who co-founded this competition, acknowledges the best all-around production for consumers. This year's award winner was No Greater Love, produced by Banyan Communications. This one-hour documentary focuses on the radically increasing need in the United States for healthy transplantable organs, as well as the emotional redemption that can come to a family through the act of donation.

THE SURGEON GENERAL'S AWARD for the best production for health professionals was awarded to Ruth Yorkin Drazen Productions for The Choice Is Yours. This powerful documentary focuses on the life and philosophy of the great psychiatrist Viktor Frankl, M.D., Ph.D. The film reminds viewers that the meaning of our work springs from an ever-present awareness of the humanity in ourselves and others.

THE ROBERT E. WISE AWARD for outstanding cinematography is named for a great American director who for 25 years has shown his dedication to the competition and its mission. This year's winner was the Discovery Health Channel for their entry Saving Face: Lives Restored. While there are many causes of facial disfigurement, surgery is often the only cure. This program profiles the work of some of the world's best cranio-facial and plastic surgeons and the hope they give to their young patients.

THE MICHAEL E. DeBAKEY, M.D., AWARD is given to the finest educational entry of the year. The 2003 winner of this award, named for the renowned cardiovascular surgeon who has supported this competition since its inception, was Against All Odds from Dateline NBC, Sandy Cummings, producer. This program tells the remarkable story of two women and their fight against brain cancer; one a mother fighting for her life and the other a neurosurgeon/immunologist working on the cutting edge of cancer research.

THE HELEN HAYES AWARD named in honor of the late first lady of the stage who co-founded this competition, acknowledges the best all-around production for consumers. This year, the award was given to the production from Oregon Public Broadcasting, The Way Home: Finding Your Place in the Golden Years. This program provides practical information and illustrative examples for elders and their families as they navigate the sea of information on medical care, financial arrangements, living facilities and legal counsel for seniors.

THE SURGEON GENERAL'S AWARD for the best production for health professionals was awarded to Medfilms' production, Bioterrorism for Healthcare. Alan Reeter, president of Medfilms, accepted the award for their healthcare workers' training program on bioterrorism, which focuses on recognition, symptoms, transmission, precautions and anxiety control.

THE ROBERT E. WISE AWARD for outstanding cinematography is named for a great American director who for 25 years has shown his dedication to the competition and its mission. This year's winner was Separate Lives?, a Dateline NBC production about separating conjoined twins. This program captured the intricacies of the 31-hour surgery and the emotions of the parents. It educates as well as inspires.

THE MICHAEL E. DeBAKEY, M.D., AWARD is given to the finest educational entry of the year. The 2002 winner of this award, named for the renowned cardiovascular surgeon who has supported the competition since its inception, was Race Against Time. This moving documentary follows the United Nations envoy recording his experiences dealing with the AIDS problem in Africa. Accepting the award on behalf of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation was executive producer Michael Allder.

THE MICHAEL E. DEBAKEY, M.D. AWARD, named for the great cardiovascular surgeon who has championed the competition since its beginning, was given to the finest educational entry of the year.  The 2000 winner was Mysteries of Cold Water Survival, Nancy Lavin, executive producer, The Learning Channel; and Bill Hayes, executive producer, Advanced Medical Productions.

THE HELEN HAYES AWARD acknowledges the best all-around production for consumers.  Helen Hayes, the late first lady of the stage, was a co-founder of this competition and one of its strongest supporters.  The winner for 2000 was Sound and Fury, created by Aronson Films/Public Policy Productions, Roger Weisberg, producer; Ann Collins, editor; Jackie Roth and Julie Sacks, coordination producers; Mark Suozzo, original music; and Deborah Clancy, production manager.

THE SURGEON GENERAL'S  AWARD for the best production for health professionals went to MedLive GmbH of Germany for Treatment Concept for Extracting Impacted Wisdom Teeth.  Dr. Gerd Basting accepted for MedLive GmbH.

THE ROBERT E. WISE AWARD for outstanding cinematography and graphics is named for a great director who for 25 years has shown his dedication to the FREDDIE competition and its mission. The winner was A.D.A.M. Interactive Anatomy, produced by adam.com.  Accepting for adam.com was Robert Cramer, Jr., chairman, CEO, and co-founder.

We honor the tradition of the International Health & Medical Film Competition by conferring four Founders' Awards. FREDDIE winners with the highest evaluations in four particular areas are eligible for these special honors. The 1999 Founders' Awards announced at the ceremony last November 13 are:

THE HELEN HAYES AWARD, to the best all-around production for consumers. It is named for the late first lady of the stage; Helen Hayes was a cofounder of this competition and one of its strongest supporters. The winner in 1999, Alcohol 101, is a CD-ROM that took the FREDDIE in the Community Health category. Alcohol 101 was produced by the University of Illinois and The Century Council, with special creative efforts by Digital Ranch, herman/benson, Bughouse Graphics, and Niemack Hassett Productions.

THE C. EVERETT KOOP, M.D. AWARD, to the best entry for health professionals. Image Science and Eisai Co. from Tokyo created the 1999 winner, The Proton Pump. Accepting the award were Sayoko Sasaki, Eisai Co.; Prof. Noriaki Takeguchi of Toyama Medical and Pharmaceutical University; Yoshifumi Matsumoto, director; Hideki Takahashi, producer, Image Science.

THE MICHAEL E. DEBAKEY, M.D. AWARD, to the finest educational entry of the year. The 1999 recipient was ABC News 20/20 for the moving program At Home with Bob and Michelle, Barbara Walters, correspondent; Martin Clancy and Andrea Amiel, producers; Victor Neufeld, executive producer; Stefanie Hirsh, production associate.