First, the news: This year’s Women in Film Gala, held Wednesday night at the Beverly Hilton, showed this group means business by introducing three new awards honoring Hollywood’s female entrepreneurs: The Wif Entrepreneur in Entertainment Award, Emerging Entrepreneur Award, and the Wif Members Choice Award.
The first two were announced prior to the event dinner, hosted by Xosha Roquemore: Amy Poehler, named Entrepreneur in Entertainment, and Issa Rae, chosen as Emerging Entrepreneur.
The Wif Members Choice Award announced for the first time on the podium by Lake Bell, went to five directors: Mimi Leder for On the Basis of Sex, Marielle Heller (Can You Ever Forgive Me?), Debra Granik (Leave No Trace), Chloe Zhao (The Rider) and Anne Fletcher (Dumplin’).
Other pre-announced awardees included Cathy Schulman, who received the Crystal Award for Advocacy in Entertainment; Elizabeth Debicki, who got the Max Mara Face of the Future Award...
The first two were announced prior to the event dinner, hosted by Xosha Roquemore: Amy Poehler, named Entrepreneur in Entertainment, and Issa Rae, chosen as Emerging Entrepreneur.
The Wif Members Choice Award announced for the first time on the podium by Lake Bell, went to five directors: Mimi Leder for On the Basis of Sex, Marielle Heller (Can You Ever Forgive Me?), Debra Granik (Leave No Trace), Chloe Zhao (The Rider) and Anne Fletcher (Dumplin’).
Other pre-announced awardees included Cathy Schulman, who received the Crystal Award for Advocacy in Entertainment; Elizabeth Debicki, who got the Max Mara Face of the Future Award...
- 6/13/2019
- by Diane Haithman
- Deadline Film + TV
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