Women in Film Crystal + Lucy Awards
The Women in Film Crystal + Lucy Awards—first presented in 1977 by the now–Los Angeles chapter of the Women in Film organization—are presented to honor women in communications and media. The awards include the Crystal Award, the Lucy Award, the Dorothy Arzner Directors Award, the MaxMara Face of the Future Award, and the Kodak Vision Award.
Crystal Award
The Crystal Award was established in 1977 to honor outstanding women who, through their endurance and the excellence of their work, have helped to expand the role of women within the entertainment industry.Recipients
- 2018 – Brie Larson
- 2017 – Elizabeth Banks
- 2016 – Denise DiNovi, Lianne Halfon, Lynda Obst, Jane Rosenthal, Paula Wagner, Lauren Shuler Donner, Lucy Fisher and Paula Weinstein Taraji P Henson
- 2015 – Nicole Kidman
- 2014 – Cate Blanchett
- 2013 – Laura Linney
- 2012 – Viola Davis
- 2011 – Annette Bening
- 2010 – Donna Langley
- 2009 – Jennifer Aniston
- 2008 – Diane English & the ensemble cast of The Women
- 2007 – Renée Zellweger
- 2006 – Lauren Shuler Donner, Jennifer Lopez, Diane Warren
- 2005 – Sandra Bullock, Gesine Prado, Jaime Rucker King, Nina Shaw
- 2004 – Gwyneth Paltrow
- 2003 – Debra Hill, Nina Jacobson, Diane Lane
- 2002 – Halle Berry, Laura Ziskin
- 2001 – Glenn Close, Whoopi Goldberg, Amy Pascal, Juliet Taylor
- 2000 – Barbara Boyle, Jessica Lange, Nikki Rocco
- 1999 – Drew Barrymore, Amy Heckerling, Marcia Nasatir, Paula Weinstein
- 1998 – Lucy Fisher, Gale Anne Hurd, Meryl Streep
- 1997 – Goldie Hawn, Diane Keaton, Bette Midler
- 1996 – Angela Bassett, Jodie Foster, Audrey Hepburn, Anjelica Huston, Buffy Shutt, Kathy Jones
- 1995 – Kathleen Kennedy, Meg Ryan, Sharon Stone, Alfre Woodard
- 1994 – Nora Ephron, Polly Platt, Joan Plowright, Susan Sarandon
- 1993 – Julie Andrews, Kay Koplovitz, Michelle Pfeiffer
- 1992 – Maya Angelou, Diahann Carroll, Martha Coolidge, Lily Tomlin
- 1991 – Ruby Dee, Penny Marshall, Jessica Tandy
- 1990 – Marcy Carsey, Jean Firstenberg, Lee Remick
- 1989 – Dawn Steel, Susan Stratton, Fay Wray
- 1988 – Suzanne De Passe, Lee Grant, Loretta Young
- 1987 – Dorothy Jeakins, Renee Valente, Ann-Margret
- 1986 – Marilyn Bergman, Marion Dougherty, Sally Field
- 1985 – Lina Wertmüller, Meta Wilde, Elizabeth Taylor
- 1984 – Mary Tyler Moore, Brianne Murphy, Barbra Streisand
- 1983 – Margaret Booth, Bette Davis, Ruth Gordon
- 1982 – Dede Allen, Jay Presson Allen, Cicely Tyson, Hannah Weinstein
- 1981 – Verna Fields, Jane Fonda, Sherry Lansing
- 1980 – Carol Burnett, Fay Kanin, Kathleen Nolan
- 1979 – Lillian Gish, Barbara Schultz, Ethel Winant
- 1978 – Lillian Gallo, Pauline Kael, Shirley MacLaine
- 1977 – Lucille Ball, Nancy Malone, Eleanor Perry, Norma Zarky
Lucy Award
Past winners
- 2018 - Channing Dungey
- 2017 - Tracee Ellis Ross
- 2016 – Taraji P. Henson
- 2015 – Jill Soloway
- 2014 – Kerry Washington
- 2013 – The women of Mad Men: Christina Hendricks, January Jones, Elisabeth Moss, Jessica Paré, Kiernan Shipka
- 2012 – Bonnie Hammer
- 2011 – Nina Tassler
- 2010 – Courteney Cox
- 2009 – Holly Hunter
- 2008 – Salma Hayek
- 2007 – Shonda Rhimes, the women of Grey's Anatomy
- 2006 – Geena Davis
- 2005 – Debra Messing & Megan Mullally
- 2004 – Blythe Danner
- 2003 – Gail Berman-Masters, Stockard Channing, Sheila Nevins, Lily Tomlin
- 2002 – Rosie O'Donnell, Anne Sweeney, Tyne Daly, Amy Brenneman
- 2000 – Marcy Carsey, Phyllis Diller, HBO's If These Walls Could Talk and If These Walls Could Talk 2
- 1999 – Norman Lear, Bud Yorkin, Camryn Manheim, HBO’S Sex and the City
- 1998 – Diahann Carroll, Kay Koplovitz, Barbara Walters, Shari Lewis
- 1997 – Carol Burnett, Roseanne, Jean MacCurdy
- 1996 – Garry Marshall, Marlo Thomas, Angela Lansbury, Madelyn Pugh Davis, Nancy Savoca
- 1995 – Tracey Ullman, Elizabeth Montgomery, Imogene Coca, Fred Silverman, Brianne Murphy, ASC
- 1994 – Linda Bloodworth-Thomason, Gary David Goldberg, Susan Lucci
Dorothy Arzner Directors award
Past winners
- 2017 – Mira Nair
- 2016 – Lesli Linka Glatter
- 2015 – Ava DuVernay
- 2014 – Jennifer Lee
- 2013 – Sofia Coppola
- 2011 – Pamela Fryman
- 2010 – Lisa Cholodenko
- 2009 – Catherine Hardwicke
- 2007 – Nancy Meyers
- 2006 – Joey Lauren Adams, Lian Lunson, Nicole Holofcener
- 2003 – Debbie Allen
- 2001 – Betty Thomas
- 2000 – Mimi Leder
- 1995 – Gillian Armstrong
- 1993 – Barbara Kopple
- 1991–1992 – In the name of Dorothy Arzner, Women In Film recognized 31 American women directors who released theatrical feature films between January 1, 1991, and July 1, 1992. Barbra Streisand accepted the award on behalf of herself and her contemporary female directors.
MAXMARA Face of the Future award
Past winners
- 2018 - Alexandra Shipp
- 2017 – Zoey Deutch
- 2016 – Natalie Dormer
- 2015 – Kate Mara
- 2014 – Rose Byrne
- 2013 – Hailee Steinfeld
- 2012 – Chloë Grace Moretz
- 2011 – Katie Holmes
- 2010 – Zoe Saldana
- 2009 – Elizabeth Banks
- 2008 – Ginnifer Goodwin
- 2007 – Emily Blunt
- 2006 – Maria Bello
Kodak Vision award
Past winners
- 2013 – Rachel Morrison
- 2012 – Anette Haellmigk
- 2011 – Reed Morano
- 2010 – Cynthia Pusheck
- 2009 – Petra Korner
- 2008 – Mandy Walker
- 2007 – Uta Briesewitz
- 2006 – Maryse Alberti
- 2005 – Tami Reiker
- 2003 – Pauline Heaton
- 2002 – Carolyn Chen
- 2001 – Amy Vincent
- 2000 – Lisa Rinzler, Joan Churchill
- 1999 – Ellen Kuras, Teresa Medina
- 1998 – Sandi Sissel, Liz Ziegler
- 1997 – Nancy Schreiber, Judy Irola
- 1996 – Roxanne Di Santo, Linda Brown
International award
Past winners
- 1997 – Anne V. Coates
- 1994 – Jeanne Moreau
- 1993 – Catherine Deneuve
- 1991 – Liv Ullmann
- 1989 – Leslie Caron
- 1988 – Agnieszka Holland
- 1987 – Agnès Varda
Founder's award
Past winners
- 2000 – Meredith MacRae
- 1999 – Patricia Barry
- 1998 – Bonny Dore
- 1997 – Irma Kalish
- 1996 – Nancy Malone
- 1996 – Tichi Wilkerson Kassel
Paltrow Mentorship award
Past winners
- 2015 - Sue Kroll
- 2008 – Sherry Lansing
- 2007 – Kathleen Kennedy
Norma Zarky Humanitarian award
Past winners
- 2017 - Dan Rather
- 2014 – Eva Longoria
- 2013 – George Lucas
- 2012 – Christina Applegate
- 2011 – Elizabeth Taylor
- 2008 – Jeffrey Katzenberg
- 2002 – David Foster, Linda Thompson
- 2001 – Pierce Brosnan, Keely Shaye Smith
- 2000 – Pauletta and Denzel Washington
- 1999 – Ted Turner
- 1998 – Tichi Wilkerson Kassel
- 1997 – Michele Singer-Reiner and Rob Reiner
- 1996 – Jane Alexander
- 1994 – Danny Glover
- 1993 – Mike Farrell
- 1992 – Lilly Tartikoff
- 1991 – Whoopi Goldberg, Billy Crystal, Robin Williams
- 1990 – Gary David Goldberg
- 1989 – Edward James Olmos
- 1988 – Stacey and Henry Winkler
- 1987 – Valerie Harper, Dennis Weaver
- 1986 – Quincy Jones
- 1985 – Jean Stapleton
- 1983 – Carmen Zapata
- 1981 – Gene Reynolds
- 1979 – Gareth Wigan
Nancy Malone Directors award
Past winners
- 2009 – Megan Mylan
- 2008 – Cynthia Wade
Women of Courage award
Past winners
- 1994 – Elizabeth Glaser
- 1993 – Peg Yorkin
- 1992 – Nina Totenberg
Martini Shot Mentor award
Past winners
- 1999 – Steven Bochco, Danny DeVito, George Lucas, Bill Mechanic, Forest Whitaker
- 1998 – Frank Mancuso, Edgar J. Scherick, Casey Silver, Steven Spielberg, Jim Wiatt, John Cassavetes
Women in Film Business Leadership award
Past winners
- 2008 – Susanne Daniels, Rena Ronson
- 2007 – Iris Grossman, Michelle Slater
- 2006 – Elizabeth M. Daley, Diane Golden
Artistic Excellence Award
Past winners
- 2018 - Nova Wav
Lexus Beacon Award
Past winners
- 2018 The Women of Black Panther – in front of and behind the camera
- 2017 Michael Barker & Tom Bernard
Sue Mengers Award
Past winners
- 2016 - Hylda Queally
- 2015 - Toni Howard