Women's Image Network Awards

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Women's Image Network Awards
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Awarded forPositive portrayals of women in film and television
Country United States
Formerly calledThe WIN Awards
Website thewinawards.com
Television/radio coverage
Produced byWomen's Image Network; Phyllis Stuart [1] [2]

Women's Image Network (WIN) is an organization that creates, applauds and shares women's stories. Since 1993, Women's Image Network has been promoting gender parity by producing The Women's Image Awards, which celebrate outstanding film and television that dispels stereotypes. The Women's Image Awards are produced just before the Hollywood awards season. [3]

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WIN was founded in 1993 by actress, writer and filmmaker Phyllis Stuart. [4] [5] [6]

The WIN Awards 1993

In 1993, WIN held its first awards ceremony, honoring Tichi Wilkerson Kassel with a Lifetime Achievement Award. Tichi was the first female publisher of The Hollywood Reporter and co-founder of Women in Film. Her friend Charles Champlin (a former Los Angeles Times arts editor and film critic) presented her award. Film producer Laura Ziskin ( Spider-Man ) was honored that same year, and her former boss, producer Jon Peters, presented her Woman of The Year tribute. [3] [7] [8] [9]

The WIN Awards 1994

In 1994 producer Phyllis Stuart [10] created and executive-produced the ABC Primetime Special [11] "Fifty Years of Funny Females" [12] starring John Ritter, Annie Potts, Paula Poundstone, Debbie Allen and Pam Stone. [13] This clip show aired twice on ABC and again on Lifetime Television.

The WIN Awards 1999

For four years, the WIN Awards coincided with the WIN Femme Film Festival which was created to support emerging and/or first-time filmmakers. [14] [15] [16] [17] [18]

The WIN Femme Film Festival [19] programmed independently produced short films, documentary feature films, and full-length feature films that told a woman's story, had a female protagonist, and were created either by male or female artists. [20] [21] [22] Best documentary went to Paolo di Florio for her film Speaking in Strings. [23] WIN created this festival to help filmmakers find distribution, [24] [25] get agents and win other awards. [26] Speaking in Strings went on to receive an Academy Award nomination. Director John Putch won best feature with Valerie Flake starring Susan Traylor, who also garnered a Spirit Award for best actress. [27] [28]

The WIN Awards 2000

Actress Lauren Bacall [29] accepted WIN's first Living Legend tribute. New Zealand film director Jane Campion was also honored, and her Piano film star Sam Neill accepted her tribute on her behalf. [30] [31]

The WIN Awards 2001

Both Lynn Redgrave (Living Legend) and Pierce Brosnan (Humanitarian) were honorees. [32] A few presenters were LisaGay Hamilton, Gavin Scott, and Allana Ubach.

The WIN Awards 2001 winners

The WIN Awards 2002

Actress Lily Tomlin was honored as a Lifetime Achievement honoree. In lieu of a tribute video, Tomlin was applauded with 'Lily Love Letters' sent from famous friends and serenaded by director David O. Russell. Ruth Buzzi of Laugh In presented. [33]

Presenters included Laraine Newman, Kathy Najimy, Ruth Buzzi, Doris Roberts, Melissa Joan Hart, Anne-Marie Johnson, Arthur Hiller, Dava Savel, Sally Kirkland and Alex Ben Block.

Winners

The WIN Awards were part of the closing night of the final WinFemme Film Festival. The three filmmaker Audience Award winners were: (Feature Film), "Controlled Chaos", director, Azita Zendel, (Documentary Feature) Searching For Paradise, director, Binnur Karaevli and (Short Film), Katherine, director, Mary Louise Stoughton. [34]

The WIN Awards 2003

Hosted by Will Sasso and Sara Rue, producer Lauren Shuler Donner received a Lifetime Achievement Award from presenter Rachel Weisz. [35]

Held at the historic Culver City Studios, director Vicky Jensen ( Shrek ) was honored [36] with WIN's first Kiera Chaplin Limelight directing award. [37] British model and actress Kiera Chaplin is the granddaughter of Charlie Chaplin and great-granddaughter of playwright Eugene O'Neill.

Winners

The WIN Awards 2004

WIN added advertising awards with advertising industry artists judges like Charlotte Moore, Sally Hogshead, Amee Shah, Ellen Steinberg, Joyce King Thomas, Liz Paradise (Jury Chair) and David Oakley. [38] [39]

Winners

The WIN Awards 2005

Kathy Griffin hosted The WIN Awards 2005. Christine Lahti, Andrea Parker, Amy Davidson, Lainie Kazan, Gurinder Chadha, Dan Wieden, Lu Chekowsky, Maureen Shirreff, Jennifer Hall, Lindsay Crouse and Danielle Panabaker were among the presenters.

Gurinder Chadha picked up the Chaplin Limelight Award for directing presented by Charlie Chaplin's granddaughter Kiera Chaplin.

Winners

The WIN Awards 2006

Held at UCLA, Senator Barbara Boxer accepted The Woman of The Year Honor. [40] British actress Helen Mirren won two WIN tributes which actress Katie Holmes accepted on her behalf. [41] Harry Shearer hosted; American Idol Ace Young performed. [42] [43]

Winners

The WIN Awards 2007

Held at The Pacific Design Center, Diane Ladd accepted her Lifetime Achievement Award. Frances Fisher presented.

Winners:

The WIN Awards 2008

WIN honored Cloris Leachman with its Living Legend Tribute and added interactive awards (video games) for the first time. WIN honored Interactive Living Legend Mary Dolaher. [44] Patty Smyth and her band Scandal performed. [45] Comic Judy Tenuta hosted and Tig Notaro also performed.

Presenters:Timothy Bottoms, Rick Overton, Hannah Simone, Bob Carrigan, John Savage, Sean Young, Diane English, Annie Wersching, Keith David, Eric Roberts. [46]

The WIN Awards 2008 Winners

The WIN Awards 2009

The Career Achievement Honoree was The Hollywood Reporter editor Elizabeth Guider. [47] [48]

Winners

The WIN Awards 2010

This was a big year for the WIN awards as WIN created two new Lifetime Achievement awards. The recipients were Suzanne Roberts and Dame Elizabeth Taylor. Elizabeth Taylor's friend Mickey Rooney accepted the "Living Legend" award to celebrate Taylor's lifetime work in Hollywood and her charity work advancing HIV/AIDS activism. [49] [50] [51]

The 2010 WIN Awards also honored Suzanne Roberts [52] for her many career achievements. Her sons, Douglas Roberts and Brian L. Roberts (chairman of Comcast and NBC/Universal), and her husband, Ralph J. Roberts, presented the award. [53]

Produced at The Broad Stage, Wendy Liebman hosted. Show presenters included: Carl Reiner, Lea Thompson, AJ Michalka, John Savage (actor), Sean Young, Sara Rue, Kahi Lee, and Sally Kirkland.

Winners:

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Winners

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The WIN Humanitarian Honoree was producer, writer and arts patron Maria Arena Bell, which Lisa Kudrow presented. Show co-hosts were Melissa Peterman, Bruce Vilanch. The presenters included Beverly Johnson, Nadine Velazquez, and Ace Young. Singer, Diana DeGarmo, an American Idol winner, performed and presented. The WIN Awards 2012 were produced at The Paramount Theater on Paramount Studios. [54] [55]

Winners

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Grammy winner David Foster and Ruben Studdard performed at The WIN Awards. [56] Cecilia DeMille Presley, Ambassador Swanee Hunt and Rosalind Jarrett were all honored, while Oprah and Kerry Washington were nominees, among others. [57] Presenters included Anne Heche, Collette Burson, Kelsey Scott, Yolanda Foster, Kathy Connell (SAG AWARDS), Carlos Gomez and Kearann Giovanni. [58]

The Women's Image Awards 2013 winners [59]

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The show opened with a posthumous Joan Rivers tribute and featured guest comics Brittany Furlan and T. J. Miller who discussed and demonstrated how Joan influenced their comedy. WIN also honored filmmakers Lauren Paul and Molly Thompson, with its first Community Service tribute for having created Finding Kind , a documentary film about middle school female bullying.

Melissa Rivers, (who was also nominated as a producer) accepted a posthumous WIN award for her mother, Joan Rivers, who competed and won in the Outstanding Reality Series category for Fashion Police . [60] Fashion designer Sophie Simmons collaborated with WIN to promote self-confidence with her Twitter campaign, 'Send Us Your Selfie' which advanced fashion as means for self-esteem. [61] Baroness Kimberly Moore received its Humanitarian Honor. [62] Writer Caprice Crane and comic Gary Shapiro, co-hosted.

2014 Women's Image Award Winners

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The 17th Women's Image Awards ceremony was held at Royce Hall UCLA on February 10, 2016 and hosted by Carol Leifer.Philanthropist and activist Irena Medavoy and documentary filmmaker Abigail Disney both accepted Woman of the Year tributes. [63] [64]

The Women's Image Awards 17 Winners:

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Courage Award honoree (posthumously): Carrie Fisher

Humanitarian Award honoree: Anne Archer [65]

Unity Award honoree: Karen Sharpe-Kramer [66]

Women's Image Award winners: [67] [68] [67] [69]

19th Women's Image Awards

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20th Women's Image Awards

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21st Women's Image Awards

The Women's Image Awards 21 Winners

22nd Women's Image Awards

The Women's Image Awards 22 Winners

23rd Women's Image Awards

Honorees were Helen Shaver for its Living Legend recipient and JoJo Siwa for its inaugural Rising Musical Star recipient. [75]

The Women's Image Awards 23 Nominees [76]

The Women's Image Awards 24

This show was hosted by comedian and actress Cathy Ladman.

The Women's Image Awards 24 Winners & Nominees:

The Women's Image Awards 25

Ann-Margret was the Living Legend recipient, presented by Wallis Annenberg. Loretta Devine was the Lifetime Achievement recipient, and Regina K. Scully was the Humanitarian Honoree recipient.

The Women's Image Awards 25 Winners: [77]

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Melissa Etheridge was the Living Legend recipient, presented by Lucy Walsh, Maria Cuomo Cole was the Humanitarian Honoree recipient. Hosted by Loni Love.

The Women's Image Awards 26 Winners

27th Women's Image Awards

The Women's Image Awards 27 Honorees

The Women's Image Awards 27 Nominees

Documentary Film (Short)
Documentary Film (Feature)
Film / Show Producers
Comedy Series
Actress, Comedy Series
Made for Television Movie/Limited-Series* The Handmaid’s Tale
Actress, Made for Television Movie/Limited-Series
Reality Series
Actress Reality Series
Drama Series
Actress, Drama Series
Directors
Animated Series

Other charities

Although Women's Image Network is a 501(c)3 non-profit, it has also supported several other charities including The Mary Magdalene Foundation, Women's Care Cottage, The Mission, Gilda's Club, The American Cancer Society. WIN supports charities whose efforts range from fighting homeless, assisting sex-workers, curing HIV/AIDS and cancer, eliminating poverty, biodiversity conservation and wild animal rescue. [78] In some years, proceeds from the WIN Awards Gala have been used to fund other WIN events.

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