Abbott Elementary creator and executive producer Quinta Brunson on the red carpet at the 2022 Sentinel Awards.

The 2023 Sentinel Awards, which celebrate some of the best and most challenging TV entertainment of the past year that made a difference in the viewers' lives, will be held on Dec. 6 at the Writers Guild Theater in Beverly Hills. Entries from broadcast, cable and streaming network shows were all eligible, and represent a range of topics on health, safety and security. 

Entries from broadcast, cable and streaming network shows were all eligible, and represent a range of topics on health, safety and security. The final honorees, who were selected based on accuracy, entertainment value and benefit to audiences, will be announced at the ceremony. 

Last year's awards, held in October at the Television Academy, drew stars such as Quinta Brunson and Tyler James Williams of Abbott Elementary; Hannah Einbinder and Paul W. Downs of Hacks; Sarah Podemski from Reservation Dogs; Shoniqua Shandai, Jerrie Johnson and Meagan Good of Harlem; and Allison Miller from A Million Little Things. Sterlin Harjo, Reservation Dogs co-creator and showrunner, and Dopesick creator/writer/director Danny Strong accepted their honors in taped remarks. 

Actress, producer and host Yvette Nicole Brown, whose credits include roles and appearances on Big Shot, Community, Mom, Family Guy, Curb Your Enthusiasm and A Black Lady Sketch Show, which earned her a 2021 Primetime Emmy nomination, was the host.

The annual celebration recognized 12 shows whose storytelling tackled powerful and timely topics, including Emmy nominees and winners Dopesick, Abbott Elementary and Hacks, as well as A Million Little Things, Never Have I Ever and Reservation Dogs, the breakout coming-of-age series about four indigenous teen-age friends living in rural Oklahoma. Reservation Dogs received a Culture of Health Award for its entire season one body of work that covered healthcare and economic disparities, aging and caregiving, mental health, suicide and racism.

The awards show is presented by Hollywood, Health & Society (HH&S), a program of the USC Annenberg Norman Lear Center. To learn more about the awards, visit the HH&S awards web page.