Over the past 40 years, the Alliance for Women In Media Foundation (AWMF) has annually honored exemplary women and men in the media and entertainment industry – individuals who are pioneers in their respective fields and lead by example. This year’s 40th Anniversary Gracies Awards, in support of the AWMF’s many educational programs, charitable activities, public service and scholarship campaigns that benefit women in media, is being held on Tuesday, May 19 at the Beverly Hilton Hotel. The AWMF will bestow Cicely Tyson with the Lifetime Achievement Award for her groundbreaking work, giving a voice to women in film and television for more than 60 years. Local market, public, digital and student award. Ms. Tyson is 90 years old and well deserving of this recognition!
As you may be aware, Cicely Tyson is Caribbean American. Although Tyson was born and raised in Harlem, New York, her parents were from Nevis, West Indies.
“Though we receive hundreds of submissions from all over the country every year, it never ceases to amaze us of all the great work that has been done to further highlight women in media. We are thrilled to honor such smart, thoughtful and inspirational individuals, organizations and programming this year.” ~Kristen Welch, Alliance for Women in Media Foundation Chair,
The evening will showcase the strides women have made in media throughout the past 40 years and celebrate the bold new trails women are blazing for tomorrow. This year’s national radio, TV and digital Gracies Award honorees are (please see full list of local, public and student winners here):
48 Hours: Kristen’s Secret
Outstanding Magazine
CBS News/48 Hours
Alicia Menendez
Outstanding Talk Show- Entertainment/Information
Fusion Network/AM Tonight
Angela Robinson
Outstanding Female Actor- One to Watch
OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network/The Haves and The Have Nots
Ann Druyan
Outstanding Producer- Documentary/Reality
National Geographic Channel/Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey
Anna Chlumsky
Outstanding Female Actor in a Supporting Role in a Comedy or Musical
HBO/Veep
Cicely Tyson
Lifetime Achievement Award
Diana Olick – Reality Check
Outstanding Blog
CNBC
Documentary on One: The Common Thread
Outstanding Documentary
RTE Radio 1
Elizabeth Cohen
Outstanding Original Online Programming- Series
CNN/The Empowered Patient
“Entre el Abandono y el Rechazo” (Between Abandonment and Rejection)
Outstanding Investigative Program or Feature
Univision Communications, Inc.
Erica Hill-Correspondent
Outstanding Reporter/Correspondent
NBC News/Today Show
espnW Presents: The State of the NFL
Outstanding Interview Program or Feature
espnW
Every Day in Cambodia: A CNN Freedom Project Documentary
Outstanding Documentary
CNN
Fed Up
Grand Award for Outstanding Documentary
Artemis Rising Foundation
Ferguson Talks Politics
Outstanding Original Online Programming- Audio
Al Jazeera America
Fighting Ebola in Sierra Leone
Outstanding Hard News Feature
BBC
Girl Code: The Race Episode
Outstanding Reality Show
MTV
Gloria Steinem Talks to Al Jazeera
Outstanding Interview Program or Feature
Al Jazeera America
Good Morning America
Outstanding Talk Show- News
ABC
Gotham
Outstanding Drama
Warner Bros.Television
Hoda Kotb
Outstanding Host- News/Non-Fiction
NBC News/Today Show
Isha Sesay
Outstanding Anchor- News or News Magazine
CNN
Iyanla: Fix My Life
Outstanding Lifestyle/Health Program
OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network
Jane Anderson
Outstanding Producer- Entertainment
HBO/Olive Kitteridge
Julia Roberts
Grand Award Outstanding Female Actor in a Supporting Role- Drama
HBO/The Normal Heart
Julie Ann Robinson
Outstanding Director- Entertainment
Universal Television/Brooklyn Nine-Nine
Kristen Johnston
Outstanding Female Actor in a Leading Role in a Comedy or Musical
TV Land/The Exes
Lauren Hill’s Story, CBS Evening News with Scott Pelley
Outstanding Soft News Feature
CBS News
Lisa Lax and Nancy Stern Winters, 41ON41
Outstanding Director- Documentary/Reality
41 Films
Look Different
Outstanding Public Service Announcement
MTV
Mae Whitman
Outstanding Female Actor in a Breakthrough Role
Universal Television/Parenthood
Maggie Gyllenhaal
Outstanding Female Actor in a Leading Role in a Drama
Sundance TV/The Honorable Woman
Margo Martindale
Outstanding Female Actor in a Featured or Guest Role
Fox 21 Television Studios/The Americans
Mary Stevens
Outstanding Online Producer
CNBC
Moll Anderson
Outstanding On-Air Talent: Lifestyle/Health Program
Contributor: The Doctors TV Show
Nine for IX Shorts
Outstanding Online Programming- News/Documentary
ESPN Films
Campus Sexual Assault Series
Outstanding Series
NPR
Olivia Munn
Outstanding Female Actor in a Supporting Role in a Drama
HBO/The Newsroom
Oprah’s Master Class
Outstanding Portrait/Biography
OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network
Orange is the New Black
Outstanding Comedy
Netflix
Outside The Lines Special – “Domestic Violence and Sports: Out of the Shadows”
Outstanding Special or Variety
ESPN
Patricia DiCarlo
Outstanding Director- News
CNN
Perk Up: Facebook and Apple Now Pay for Women to Freeze Eggs
Outstanding Website- News
NBCNews.com
#PinkPower- Series
Outstanding Series
NBC News/Today Show
Rachel Nichols
Outstanding On-Air Talent: Sports Program
CNN
Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel
Outstanding Sports Program
HBO
Robin Roberts
Outstanding Online Host or Correspondent
espnW
Robin Sindler
Outstanding Producer- News
NBC News/Today Show
Sadie Calvano
Outstanding Female Actor- Rising Star
CBS/Mom
Saving My Tomorrow
Outstanding Family Programming
HBO
Strange Empire: The Curiosities of Rebecca Blithely
Outstanding Website- Information/Entertainment
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Talking While Female
Outstanding Online Programming – Standalone Video
NPR
The Absolutely Mindy Show
Outstanding Family Programming
SiriusXM
The Legend of Korra
Outstanding Animated Programming- Production
Nickelodeon
The Phone Call
Outstanding Public Service Announcement
CBS
The Trip to Bountiful
Outstanding Ensemble Cast
Lifetime
Tracey Edmonds
Outstanding Host- Entertainment/Information
Extra
We Need to Talk – Hosts
Outstanding On-Air Talent: Sports Program
CBS Sports Network
Women on Pop
Outstanding Talk Show- Entertainment/Information
Sirius XM
ABOUT THE GRACIES AWARDS
The Gracie Awards, established in 1975, honor outstanding programming by, for and about women and individuals of the highest caliber in all facets of radio, television, cable and web-based media including: news, drama, comedy, public service, documentary and sports. National and digital winners will be honored at the 40th Gracies Awards Gala, May 19, 2015 at the Beverly Hilton Hotel. Local, public and student winners in radio and TV will be honored at the Gracies Awards Luncheon, June 22, 2015 in New York. For information about how to reserve a table, please contact AWMF at (202)750-3664. For updates on the awards ceremony and luncheon, please visit www.thegracies.org. For the latest information, please follow the Gracies Awards on Facebook: The Gracies and Twitter: @TheGracies.
SOURCE Alliance for Women in Media
