The Television Academy held its 12th annual Honors ceremony May 30 at the Beverly Wilshire, honoring seven programs selected from the more than 250 entries received. The programs address difficult subject matter such as sexual abuse, discrimination and serious disease.

Taking the Honors were the documentary series “Rest in Power: The Trayvon Martin Story” (Paramount Network) and “My Last Days” (The CW), dramas “Pose” (FX) and “A Million Little Things” (ABC), doc specials “RBG” (CNN) and HBO’s “I Am Evidence” and Netflix’s children’s show “Alexa & Katie.”

TVWeek Open Mic writer Hillary Atkin took in the ceremony and filed a full report. Click here for quotes and stories from this prestigious event.