Variety and Women in Film Emmy Nominee Reception
Sep19

Variety and Women in Film Emmy Nominee Reception

With beautiful floral arrangements gracing West Hollywood hotspot Gracias Madre inside and out, Variety and Women in Film honored this year’s Emmy nominees at a swanky soirée two nights before the ceremony. Among those spotted making the scene were Christina Hendricks, Sarah Hyland, Terry and Rebecca Crews, Cathy Schulman, Lisa Rinna and Harry Hamlin, Niecy Nash, Gwendoline Christie, Angie Harmon, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Kate Walsh,...

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Cheers! Women in Film Celebrates Oscar Contenders with Champagne and Cocktails
Feb26

Cheers! Women in Film Celebrates Oscar Contenders with Champagne and Cocktails

There were countless champagne toasts all around as Women in Film feted the femmes—the 44 women nominated for the 87th annual Academy Awards out of a list of more than 200.   And since we’re talking numbers, it was the Eighth Annual Women In Film Pre-Oscar Cocktail Party presented by MaxMara, BMW, Tiffany & Co., M·A·C Cosmetics and Perrier-Jouët– and about 30 of those female contenders came to the party, along with a...

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Blanchett, Washington, Longoria Make For an Exceptional Night at Women in Film Awards
Jun16

Blanchett, Washington, Longoria Make For an Exceptional Night at Women in Film Awards

Exceptional. That was the theme of the Women in Film 2014 Crystal + Lucy Awards on June 11, held at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza’s California Ballroom.   Hosted by actress Tracee Ellis Ross, the gala event raised funds for WIF’s educational and philanthropic programs and honored Cate Blanchett with the Crystal Award for Excellence in Film and Kerry Washington with the prestigious Lucy Award for Excellence in Television.  ...

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Women in Film Crystal + Lucy Awards Encompass Mad Women, Star Wars and the Bling Ring
Jun17

Women in Film Crystal + Lucy Awards Encompass Mad Women, Star Wars and the Bling Ring

Although it is their male counterparts who get title billing, it was the women of “Mad Men” who took center stage at the Women in Film 2013 Crystal + Lucy Awards in Beverly Hills on June 12, which also marked the landmark occasion of WIF’s 40th anniversary.   Elisabeth Moss, January Jones, Christina Hendricks, Jessica Paré and Kiernan Shipka were honored with the Lucy Award for Excellence in Television, which since...

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Film Femmes Feted at Fig & Olive for Bubbly Pre-Oscar Fabulousness
Feb25

Film Femmes Feted at Fig & Olive for Bubbly Pre-Oscar Fabulousness

Given the fact that women make up such an underrepresented proportion of those working in the film industry, it’s always lovely to attend an Oscar event that features and fetes the femmes.   Women in Film held its sixth annual pre-Oscar cocktail party at West Hollywood’s Fig & Olive, which provides more party space than the previous, but equally trendy location of nearby Cecconi’s.   WIF president Cathy...

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