First presented in 1977 by the Women in Film organization, Women in Film Crystal + Lucy Awards 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.
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.
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 (posthumously), 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 (ASC), 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
The Lucy Award for Innovation in Television was founded in 1994 by Joanna Kerns, Bonny Dore, and Loreen Arbus. It was named to pay tribute to Lucille Ball and is presented in association with Ball's estate. It is given to recognize women and men and their creative works that have enhanced the perception of women through the medium of television.
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 (creators/cast: Jane Anderson, Cher, Ellen DeGeneres, Anne Heche, I. Marlene King, Susan Nanus, Nancy Savoca, Sharon Stone, Suzanne Todd, Jennifer Todd, Michelle Williams)
1999 – Norman Lear, Bud Yorkin, Camryn Manheim, HBO’S Sex and the City (Sarah Jessica Parker, Kim Cattrall, Kristin Davis, Cynthia Nixon)
1998 – Diahann Carroll, Kay Koplovitz, Barbara Walters, Shari Lewis (posthumously)
1997 – Carol Burnett, Roseanne, Jean MacCurdy
1996 – Garry Marshall, Marlo Thomas, Angela Lansbury, Madelyn Pugh Davis, Nancy Savoca
1995 – Tracey Ullman, Elizabeth Montgomery (posthumously), Imogene Coca, Fred Silverman, Brianne Murphy, ASC
1994 – Linda Bloodworth-Thomason, Gary David Goldberg, Susan Lucci
Dorothy Arzner was the first woman member of the Directors Guild of America. This award was established in her honor to recognize the important role women directors play in both film and television.
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.
Inaugurated at the 2006 Crystal+Lucy Awards, this award is given to an actress who is experiencing a turning point in her career through her work in the entertainment industry and through her contributions to the community at large.
2017 – Zoey Deutch
2016 - Natalie Dormer
2015 - Kate Mara
2014 – Rose Byrne
2013 – Hailee Steinfeld
2012 – Chloë Grace Moretz
2011 – Katie Holmes
2010 – Zoë Saldana
2009 – Elizabeth Banks
2008 – Ginnifer Goodwin
2007 – Emily Blunt
2006 – Maria Bello
The Kodak Vision award is presented to a female filmmaker with outstanding achievements in cinematography, directing and/or producing, who also collaborates with and assists women in the entertainment industry.
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 (ASC), Liz Ziegler
1997 – Nancy Schreiber (ASC), Judy Irola (ASC)
1996 – Roxanne Di Santo (ASC), Linda Brown(ASC)
Established in 1987, the International award recognizes women whose lives and work have transcended international boundaries.
1997 – Anne V. Coates
1994 – Jeanne Moreau
1993 – Catherine Deneuve
1991 – Liv Ullman
1989 – Leslie Caron
1988 – Agnieszka Holland
1987 – Agnes Varda
The Founder’s award was established in 1996 at the Lucy Awards and was first presented to Tichi Wilkerson Kassel. The award is given in recognition of distinguished service to Women In Film.
2000 – Meredith MacRae (posthumously)
1999 – Patricia Barry
1998 – Bonny Dore
1997 – Irma Kalish
1996 – Nancy Malone
1996 – Tichi Wilkerson Kassel
The Paltrow Mentorship award, in honor of the late director and mentor Bruce Paltrow, is awarded to an entertainment industry professional, who in the course of their career, has shown an extraordinary commitment to mentoring and supporting the next generation of filmmakers and executives.
2008 – Sherry Lansing
2007 – Kathleen Kennedy
The Norma Zarky Humanitarian award was established in 1979 and is presented to individuals who have demonstrated enlightened support for the advancement of equal opportunity for all and devotion to the improvement of the human condition.
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
The Nancy Malone Directors Award recognizes emerging women directors who have demonstrated a passionate commitment to filmmaking.
2009 – Megan Mylan
2008 – Cynthia Wade
The Women of Courage award was established in 1992 to recognize women who persevere through adverse conditions and circumstances in their quest for the rights of all women in the entertainment industry and society at large.
1994 – Elizabeth Glaser (posthumously)
1993 – Peg Yorkin
1992 – Nina Totenberg
On a film set, the last shot of the day is called the Martini Shot. The Martini Shot award honors men who recognize and acknowledge the talent and ideas of women in the entertainment industry.
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 (posthumously)
This award was created to honor women from the business side of the industry, in the boardroom and behind the camera.
2008 – Susanne Daniels, Rena Ronson
2007 – Iris Grossman, Michelle Slater
2006 – Elizabeth M. Daley, Diane Golden
