#Muse40for40: Lisa Nishimura (2018)
13-year Netflix veteran Lisa Nishimura was the VP of Original Documentary and Comedy Programming when we honored her at 2018; just three months later, she was named the head of Independent Film and Documentary Programming. In 2017, she was named one of the 100 most powerful women in entertainment by The Hollywood Reporter.
READ MORE#Muse40for40: Lizz Winstead (2015)
Lizz Winstead received the 10th annual Loreen Arbus Changemaker Award. The acclaimed comedienne, radio and television personality, author and blogger for The Huffington Post is also the co-creator of The Daily Show and Air America Radio network.
READ MORE#Muse40for40: Blythe Danner (2015)
Blythe Danner is a Tony and Emmy Award-winning actress for her work in The Miser, Butterflies Are Free, and Huff, and also renowned for her film roles, including Meet the Parents, Brighton Beach Memoirs, Husbands and Wives, and Sylvia.
READ MORE#Muse40for40: Lauren Bacall (1994)
Lauren Bacall is legendary actress from the Golden Age of motion pictures with at least 35 films under her belt. She received a Golden Globe Award and Academy Award nomination for The Mirror Has Two Faces.
READ MORE#Muse40for40: Dede Allen (2001)
Dede Allen was a pioneering film editor with a career spanning over sixty-years. Though she said she went “completely by gut” when editing, she introduced of a number techniques into America cinema—including frequent use of jump-cuts and overlapping audio between scenes to drive the narrative forward.
READ MORE#Muse40for40: Laura Dern (2017)
The award-winning American actress and producer Laura Dern has starred in some of the most well-known films, including Jurassic Park, October Sky, Wild, and The Fault in Our Stars. Most recently, she won an Emmy award for the wildly popular HBO mini-series Big Little Lies.
READ MORE#Muse40for40: Amy Goodman (2016)
Journalist Amy Goodman is the host and executive producer of Democracy Now!, a national, daily, independent, award-winning news program airing on over 1,400 public television and radio stations worldwide.
READ MORE#Muse40for40: Mary Bailey (2014)
Mary Bailey was the script supervisor on Rosewater, August: Osage County, Men In Black, and A League of Their Own, among other notable films. With a career spanning more than 50 films and several TV projects, Bailey has worked with a range of producers, actors, and directors, including Mike Nichols, Sofia Coppola, Nancy Meyers, Jonathan Demme, and Scott Rudin.
READ MORE#Muse40for40: Victoria Alonso (2015)
Victoria Alonso is the Executive Vice President of Physical Production for Marvel Studios, and her 2015 Muse Awards acceptance speech is among some of our favorites for both its humor and heart.
READ MORE#Muse40for40: Angela Bassett (1995)
Angela Basset is critically heralded actor whose prolific career has spanned four decades.
READ MOREOur Muse, Penny Marshall
In memory of Penny Marshall, who passed away this week at the age of 75, we take a look back at her hilarious and heartfelt speech from the 1994 NYWIFT Muse Awards.
READ MOREMuse through the Years: 2003 Honoree Emma Thompson
As we gear up for the 2016 Muse Awards on December 8th, NYWIFT takes a look back at Emma Thompson's brilliant (and hilarious) 2003 acceptance speech about the benefits of failure.
READ MOREThe Road to Muse 2015
Through all the challenges, New York Women in Film & Television continues to champion the voice of women every year with numerous grants, scholarships, programs and events in support of women such as the Muse Awards.
READ MOREFollow #nywiftmuse on Twitter for Muse Awards Buzz on December 10
The buzz about the Muse Awards is that it’s all about the speeches. It’s not a surprise as the event is an intimate gathering of women in entertainment and those who support them. It’s a safe place for women to talk openly about their experience in entertainment. This 2012 acceptance speech from Muse winner Mariska...
READ MORERoad to Muse: Honorees Dawn Ostroff, Mary Bailey & Abigail Disney
Dawn Ostroff, president of Condé Nast Entertainment. Tomorrow afternoon, New York Women in Film & Television will celebrate the achievements of Condé Nast Entertainment President Dawn Ostroff, script supervisor Mary Bailey, and actors Maggie Gyllenhaal and Wanda Sykes at the nonprofit’s annual Muse Awards, held at the New York Hilton. Filmmaker, philanthropist, and activist Abigail Disney will be honored with...
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