I’m pretty sure that there is now an awards show for absolutely every possible thing in the entire world. Just a quick googling of some of the more trivial award shows reminds us of some great wastes of time, both past and present. Who doesn’t enjoy the TV Guide Awards, the Teen Choice Awards, the Blockbuster Entertainment Awards, the ESPN Awards, or the Daytime Emmy Awards? Luckily a few of those have been canceled – but you can always count on Hollywood to come up with a few more awards shows.

On Thursday the Prism Awards were held in Los Angeles, and while a lot of fairly dumb awards shows get a lot of attention, the Prism Awards generally don’t – and they actually have a pretty cool purpose. The awards are for “outstanding accomplishments in the accurate depiction of drug, alcohol and tobacco use and addiction in film, television, interactive, comic books, music, and video entertainment.” And really, how often do we reward people for being responsible and doing something right? This year’s awards highlighted some of the better stuff Hollywood puts out.

“Michael Clayton,” “Georgia Rule” and “You Kill Me” were honored Thursday in the feature film categories of this year’s Prism Awards, which recognize movies and TV shows for accurate depictions of mental health and substance abuse issues.

Warner Bros.’ “Michael Clayton” received a bipolar disorder depiction award; “Georgia,” from Universal and Morgan Creek Prods., won as a wide-release feature; and “You Kill Me” — distributed by IFC Films for Code Entertainment, Baum Echo Lake Rosenman and Bipolar Prods. — prevailed in a new category for limited-release films.

Shows honored in TV categories included ABC’s “Grey’s Anatomy,” Fox’s “The Simpsons” and NBC’s “ER.” The Larry Stewart Award for leadership and inspiration to industry peers colleagues was presented to Dr. Drew Pinsky, who teamed with VH1 to create “Celebrity Rehab With Dr. Drew” and “Celebrity Rehab Reunion.”

“The record-breaking number of submissions indicates how seriously the entertainment industry views their responsibility to include accurate depictions of addiction and other health issues in films and TV shows,” EIC chief Brian Dyak said.

[From the Hollywood Reporter]

I’m not sure how accurate that last quote is, but it certainly seems that some people in the entertainment industry take it pretty seriously. And a Lindsay Lohan film winning for something besides “Biggest Sucking Movie Ever” is a pretty big deal in and of itself.

Here are pictures from the night. Left to right: Andrea Bowen, James Denton, Brigette Nielsen, Dr. Drew Pinsky, Jennie Garth, Melora Hardin, Dolph Lundgren, and Hugh Laurie. Images thanks to PR Photos.