{"id":160259,"date":"2022-03-02T13:22:47","date_gmt":"2022-03-02T18:22:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/?p=160259"},"modified":"2022-03-02T13:22:49","modified_gmt":"2022-03-02T18:22:49","slug":"essences-black-women-in-hollywood-awards-to-honor-nia-long-aunjanue-ellis-quinta-brunson-chante-adams","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/essences-black-women-in-hollywood-awards-to-honor-nia-long-aunjanue-ellis-quinta-brunson-chante-adams\/","title":{"rendered":"Essence&#8217;s Black Women in Hollywood Awards To Honor Nia Long, Aunjanue Ellis, Quinta Brunson, &amp; Chant\u00e9 Adams"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.essence.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Essence<\/a><\/em> announced its slate of honorees for its milestone 15<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0anniversary\u00a0<em>Essence Black Women in Hollywood Awards<\/em>.\u00a0Essence is set to highlight \u201cThe Black Cinematic Universe\u201d by honoring actress\/ producer\/director Nia Long (<em>You People<\/em>), Oscar-nominated actress Aunjanue Ellis (<em>King Richard<\/em>), actress\/comedian\/creator Quinta Brunson (<em>Abbott Elementary<\/em>) and actress Chant\u00e9 Adams (<em>A Journal For Jordan<\/em>.)\u00a0This year\u2019s star-studded affair will be hosted by actor\u00a0Damson Idris (<em>Snowfall<\/em>). The ceremony will take place on Thursday, March 24<sup>th<\/sup>, at the Beverly Wilshire in Beverly Hills, CA,\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As one of\u00a0Hollywood&#8217;s most\u00a0highly coveted\u00a0events during awards season,<em> Essence Black Women in Hollywood<\/em>\u00a0recognizes\u00a0the extraordinary achievements of the industry&#8217;s most inspiring Black women who are helping diverse Black stories to be told. Since its inception in 2008, the\u00a0<em>Essence Black Women in Hollywood Awards\u00a0<\/em>have honored some of the most cherished figures in the industry. This year\u2019s star-studded affair will be commemorated in ESSENCE\u2019s March\/April print issue, which recognizes 124 power players and creatives across film, TV and streaming, and in a special digital split-cover issue\u00a0highlighting each\u00a0<em>Black Women in Hollywood<\/em>\u00a0honoree.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>\u201cWe believe Black women are the CEO\u2019s of home, community and industry. For a decade and a half, ESSENCE has spotlighted and honored the Black women who curate and shape Hollywood and the entertainment ecosystem from a variety of roles and positions. We are proud to again commemorate their achievements at our signature awards luncheon and throughout the year,\u201d said Caroline Wanga, ESSENCE CEO. \u201cThis year\u2014as we highlight the Black Cinematic Universe\u2014our four honorees collectively exemplify multigenerational strength, influence, impact, and power in the tapestry of the honorees that preceded them and the honorees yet to come. We look forward to celebrating their achievements in unity with the 31 million Black women that call ESSENCE home and the communities they represent.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/2021\/04\/essence-announces-presenters-for-14th-annual-black-women-in-hollywood-awards\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">awards show<\/a>\u00a0will be aired as a virtual experience on\u00a0Monday, March 28<sup>th<\/sup>, from 7-10 P.M. (ET) on\u00a0EssenceStudios.com\u00a0and Essence.com.\u00a0<em>ESSENCE Black Women in Hollywood<\/em> is sponsored by Disney\u2019s Onyx Collective and Warner Bros Television Group.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Essence announced its slate of honorees for its milestone 15th\u00a0anniversary\u00a0Essence Black Women in Hollywood Awards.\u00a0Essence is set to highlight \u201cThe Black Cinematic Universe\u201d by honoring actress\/ producer\/director Nia Long (You People), Oscar-nominated actress Aunjanue Ellis (King Richard), actress\/comedian\/creator Quinta Brunson (Abbott Elementary) and actress Chant\u00e9 Adams (A Journal For Jordan.)\u00a0This year\u2019s star-studded affair will be [&hellip;] <a class=\"g1-link g1-link-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/essences-black-women-in-hollywood-awards-to-honor-nia-long-aunjanue-ellis-quinta-brunson-chante-adams\/\">More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":160262,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[145,19,16,143],"tags":[],"reaction":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-160259","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-featured","8":"category-features","9":"category-news","10":"category-read"},"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>Essence&#039;s Black Women in Hollywood Awards To Honor Nia Long, Aunjanue Ellis, Quinta Brunson, &amp; 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