{"id":155987,"date":"2021-09-15T08:05:00","date_gmt":"2021-09-15T12:05:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/?p=155987"},"modified":"2021-09-15T01:06:26","modified_gmt":"2021-09-15T05:06:26","slug":"zendaya-marlee-matlin-jean-smart-among-women-in-film-2021-honorees","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/zendaya-marlee-matlin-jean-smart-among-women-in-film-2021-honorees\/","title":{"rendered":"Zendaya, Marlee Matlin &#038; Jean Smart Among &#8216;Women in Film&#8217; 2021 Honorees"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/womeninfilm.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">WIF<\/a><\/strong> (Women In Film, Los Angeles) recently announced the honorees for the\u00a0<strong>2021 WIF Honors<\/strong>\u00a0that will be held on\u00a0<strong>Wednesday, October 6<\/strong>\u00a0at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures in Los Angeles. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Formerly named the Crystal + Lucy Awards, the annual benefit supports WIF\u2019s educational and philanthropic programs and its advocacy for gender parity for women throughout the industry. This is the first time the organization has been able to hold its fundraising celebration since 2019, due to the pandemic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This year\u2019s WIF Honors will celebrate the women who are transforming the industry for the better, with innovative reimaginings of how the workplace can be set up for women to support women with compassion, care, and a renewed commitment to equity across intersectional identities. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The iconic\u00a0<strong>Crystal Award<\/strong>\u00a0will be presented to the following pairs of collaborators:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong><em>MARLEE MATLIN and SI\u00c2N HEDER<\/em><\/strong><\/li><li><strong><em>JEAN SMART and HANNAH EINBINDER<\/em><\/strong><\/li><li><strong><em>ZENDAYA and ASHLEY LEVINSON<\/em><\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe are honoring these pairs of women with the Crystal Award to reflect the collective effort it takes to transform this industry into one that rewards equality and succeeds as it becomes more inclusive. Even in the most difficult of times, these women have taken steps forward towards a more ideal future,\u201d says Kirsten Schaffer, WIF Executive Director.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em><u>Marlee Matlin and Si\u00e2n Heder \/ Crystal Award<\/u><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-expand=\"600\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns%3D'http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg' viewBox%3D'0 0 267 321'%2F%3E\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Marlee-Matlin-credit_-Brett-Freedman-852x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"lazyload wp-image-155992\" width=\"267\" height=\"321\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Marlee Matlin<\/strong>&nbsp;received worldwide critical acclaim for her motion picture debut in&nbsp;<em>Children of a Lesser God<\/em>, a performance the film community chose to recognize with its highest honor\u2014the Academy Award for Best Actress. Matlin\u2019s television roles include&nbsp;<em>The L Word<\/em>,&nbsp;<em>The West Wing<\/em>, and&nbsp;<em>Switched at Birth<\/em>, and Emmy-nominated work on&nbsp;<em>The Practice<\/em>,&nbsp;<em>Law and Order: Special Victims Unit<\/em>,&nbsp;<em>Seinfeld<\/em>, and&nbsp;<em>Picket Fences<\/em>. Matlin was an executive producer of the Academy Award-nominated short film&nbsp;<em>Feeling Through<\/em>, the first film to feature a DeafBlind actor in a leading role. Her&nbsp;<em>New York Times<\/em>&nbsp;best-selling autobiography&nbsp;<em>I\u2019ll Scream Later<\/em>&nbsp;was published in 2009, and she has published a novel for children titled&nbsp;<em>Deaf Child Crossing<\/em>. Matlin has been instrumental in aiding the Deaf and hard of hearing communities, such as getting Academy screeners to have closed captions, helping get legislation passed that mandated ASL interpreters be present at all COVID-19 press conferences, and organizing a PSA that aided the 20 million Deaf and hard of hearing Americans in accessing resources on how to vote in the past elections.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-expand=\"600\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns%3D'http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg' viewBox%3D'0 0 264 329'%2F%3E\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Sia\u0302n-Heder-credit-Courtesy-of-Apple-819x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"lazyload wp-image-155994\" width=\"264\" height=\"329\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Si\u00e2n Heder<\/strong>\u00a0is a writer, director, and showrunner. Her most recent work includes directing Apple Original Film\u00a0<em>CODA<\/em>\u00a0and executive producing and co-showrunning\u00a0<em>Little America<\/em>\u00a0for Apple TV+. She wrote and produced for three seasons on the acclaimed Netflix series\u00a0<em>Orange Is the New Black<\/em>, receiving multiple WGA nominations for her work. Her other television credits include\u00a0<em>Men of a Certain Age<\/em>, which earned her a Peabody Award. She has directed episodes of Netflix\u2019s\u00a0<em>GLOW<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0<em>Orange Is the New Black<\/em>, Hulu\u2019s\u00a0<em>The Path<\/em>, and\u00a0<em>Little America<\/em>. Her first short film,\u00a0<em>Mother<\/em>, was awarded the Cin\u00e9fondation Jury Award at the Cannes Film Festival. Her debut feature film,\u00a0<em>Tallulah<\/em>, starring Elliot Page and Allison Janney, premiered at the 2016 Sundance Film Festival and was released as a Netflix original.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em><u>Jean Smart and Hannah Einbinder \/ Crystal Award<\/u><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-expand=\"600\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns%3D'http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg' viewBox%3D'0 0 242 300'%2F%3E\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Screen-Shot-2021-09-15-at-12.35.14-AM.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"lazyload wp-image-155993\" width=\"242\" height=\"300\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Winner of three Emmys and an additional eight nominations, as well as a Tony nomination, Grammy nomination, and two Critics\u2019 Choice Awards wins,\u00a0<strong>Jean Smart<\/strong>\u00a0recently received rave reviews and 2021 Emmy nominations for her performances in the HBO Max comedy\u00a0<em>Hacks<\/em>, and the HBO limited series\u00a0<em>Mare of Easttown<\/em>. In 2019, Smart received accolades for her role in the HBO series\u00a0<em>Watchmen<\/em>, based on the original groundbreaking graphic novel of the same name. She won the 2020 Critics Choice Award and received a 2020 Emmy nomination for Supporting Actress in a Drama for this performance. Some additional recent credits include\u00a0<em>Superintelligence<\/em>, Dan Fogelman\u2019s\u00a0<em>Life, Itself<\/em>, as well as Paul Feig\u2019s\u00a0<em>A Simple Favor<\/em>. She also appeared in the Bravo series\u00a0<em>Dirty John<\/em>, Noah Hawley\u2019s FX series\u00a0<em>Legion<\/em>, and the second season of Hawley\u2019s acclaimed series\u00a0<em>Fargo<\/em>\u00a0on FX, for which she won a Critics\u2019 Choice Award and was nominated for an Emmy Award.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-expand=\"600\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns%3D'http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg' viewBox%3D'0 0 255 359'%2F%3E\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Hannah-Einbinder-credit-Justin-Bettman-725x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"lazyload wp-image-155989\" width=\"255\" height=\"359\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Hannah Einbinder<\/strong>&nbsp;has quickly established herself as a highly sought-after actress and comedian. She can currently be seen starring in the HBO Max comedy series&nbsp;<em>Hacks<\/em>, for which she has earned a few nominations including Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series at the 73rd Primetime Emmy Awards, Best Supporting Actress in a Streaming Series, Comedy at the HCA TV Awards, and Comedy Supporting Actress at the GoldDerby TV Awards. Though the series marks Einbinder\u2019s first major television role, she is no stranger to the comedy world. She was named one of&nbsp;<em>Variety<\/em>\u2019s \u201c10 Comics to Watch for 2021,\u201d a 2019 New Face of Comedy at Montreal\u2019s prestigious Just For Laughs comedy festival, and was also highlighted as one of&nbsp;<em>Vulture<\/em>\u2019s \u201cComics to Watch of 2019,\u201d cementing herself as one of the wittiest emerging talents in the industry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em><u>Zendaya and Ashley Levinson \/ Crystal Award<\/u><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-expand=\"600\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns%3D'http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg' viewBox%3D'0 0 254 337'%2F%3E\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Zendaya-770x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Zendaya\" class=\"lazyload wp-image-155988\" width=\"254\" height=\"337\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Emmy Award winning actor\u00a0<strong>Zendaya<\/strong>\u00a0launched her career as an actress on Disney Channel starring in the hit series\u00a0<em>Shake It Up<\/em>, as well as\u00a0<em>K.C. Undercover<\/em>, which she also helped produce. Zendaya moved to the big screen in 2017 where she played MJ in Marvel\u2019s newest\u00a0<em>Spider-Man<\/em>\u00a0trilogy, with the final film\u00a0<em>Spider-Man: No Way Home<\/em>\u00a0premiering in December 2021. Other credits include\u00a0<em>The Greatest Showman<\/em>\u00a0and animated film\u00a0<em>Smallfoot<\/em>. Most recently, she can also be seen as titular character Marie in Netflix\u2019s\u00a0<em>Malcolm &amp; Marie<\/em>, a film she helped create and produce in the beginning of the pandemic. Zendaya also starred in HBO and A24\u2019s\u00a0<em>Euphoria<\/em>, for which she won an Emmy Award for her performance as Rue, making Zendaya the youngest woman to win an Emmy for lead drama actress. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/2019\/01\/zendaya-in-talks-to-play-timothee-chalamets-love-interest-in-dune-reboot\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Zendaya<\/a> can next be seen in Warner Bros.\u2019 highly anticipated film\u00a0<em>Dune<\/em>, premiering October 2021, and season two of\u00a0<em>Euphoria<\/em>, which is currently in production.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-expand=\"600\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns%3D'http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg' viewBox%3D'0 0 352 263'%2F%3E\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Ashley-Levinson-photo-credit_-Andie-Jane-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"Zendaya\" class=\"lazyload wp-image-155991\" width=\"352\" height=\"263\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Ashley Levinson<\/strong>\u00a0is a film producer and a co-founder of Little Lamb Productions. Little Lamb is best known for the HBO series\u00a0<em>Euphoria<\/em>, starring Zendaya, who received the Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama for her role. Levinson also produced the feature\u00a0<em>Pieces of a Woman<\/em>\u00a0(2021), which starred Vanessa Kirby, who garnered an Academy Award nomination for her performance. In the middle of 2020, Little Lamb produced\u00a0<em>Malcolm &amp; Marie<\/em>\u00a0(2021). The film was one of the first to have been written, shot safely, and released within the pandemic and portions of the film\u2019s proceeds from its record-breaking sale to Netflix were donated to Feeding America. In 2020, Levinson was featured in\u00a0<em>Variety<\/em>\u2019s 10 Producers to Watch List and\u00a0<em>The Hollywood Reporter<\/em>\u2019s Producer Roundtable in 2021. She served as an Executive Producer on\u00a0<em>Bombshell<\/em>\u00a0(2019),\u00a0<em>Those Who Wish Me Dead<\/em>\u00a0(2021), and Co-Executive Producer on\u00a0<em>Queen &amp; Slim<\/em>\u00a0(2019), and A24\u2019s\u00a0<em>The Green Knight<\/em>\u00a0(2020). Her other producing credits include several projects with HBO, including\u00a0<em>The Idol<\/em>\u00a0starring The Weeknd,\u00a0<em>Irma Vep<\/em>\u00a0starring Alicia Vikander, and\u00a0<em>Ohio<\/em>, an adaptation of the book by Stephen Markley. Most recently, Levinson is a producer on\u00a0<em>892<\/em>, a veteran drama feature starring John Boyega.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Congratulations to the honorees!<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WIF (Women In Film, Los Angeles) recently announced the honorees for the\u00a02021 WIF Honors\u00a0that will be held on\u00a0Wednesday, October 6\u00a0at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures in Los Angeles. Formerly named the Crystal + Lucy Awards, the annual benefit supports WIF\u2019s educational and philanthropic programs and its advocacy for gender parity for women throughout the [&hellip;] <a class=\"g1-link g1-link-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/zendaya-marlee-matlin-jean-smart-among-women-in-film-2021-honorees\/\">More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":14,"featured_media":155988,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[145,16,143],"tags":[34982,34984,34981,12635,31130,34980,34983,34978,34979,24934],"reaction":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-155987","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-featured","8":"category-news","9":"category-read","10":"tag-ashley-levinson","11":"tag-crystal-award","12":"tag-hannah-einbinder","13":"tag-jean-smart","14":"tag-marlee-matlin","15":"tag-sian-heder","16":"tag-wif-2021-honorees","17":"tag-wif-honorees","18":"tag-women-in-film","19":"tag-zendaya"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v19.7 (Yoast SEO v27.3) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Zendaya, Marlee Matlin &amp; Jean Smart Among &#039;Women in Film&#039; 2021 Honorees - blackfilm.com<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Women in Film announces 2021 honorees: Zendaya, Marlee Matlin, Jean Smart, Si\u00e2n Heder, Hannah Einbinder and Ashley Levinson. 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