The Alliance for Women in Media Foundation (AWMF) announces the winners of the 51st annual Gracie Awards, which celebrates women in media. Winners span television, streaming, radio, audio and digital media.
Notable music-related winners include “Beyoncé and Black Women’s Deep Roots in Country Music” (On Point with Meghna Chakrabarti), Tina Knowles (Matriarch), “Chappell Roan Interview with Apple Music Country‘s Kelleigh Bannen,” and Toni Braxton’s He Wasn’t Man Enough, a Lifetime TV movie about the R&B star.
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Other programs being honored include “Roxanne’s Revenge,” a CBS Mornings segment in which hip-hop trailblazer Roxanne Shante discussed her legacy, including receiving a lifetime achievement award from the Recording Academy; “Kayla Thomas with Z3lla on Touring with a Chronic Illness,” a conversation with the electronic/dance duo Z3lla whose member JUJ Seeley discussed continuing to work despite battling chronic Lyme disease and co-infections; and the sadly self-explanatory “The Fall of Diddy.”
National television, streaming, radio, and digital media award winners will be honored at the Gracie Awards Gala on Tuesday, May 19, at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel in Beverly Hills, California. Local television, radio, and student award recipients will be recognized at the Gracie Awards Luncheon on Tuesday, June 16, at Cipriani 42nd Street in New York City.
The Grand Award for Documentary, which highlights superior storytelling and production that aligns with the Gracie Awards’ mission, has been awarded to Hulu’s Barbara Walters: Tell Me Everything, an intimate portrait of the broadcasting legend who died in 2022 at age 93.
“Women’s stories don’t just reflect the world, they shape it, shift it, and refuse to let it stay the same,” Becky Brooks, president of AWMF, said in a statement. “This year’s honorees are doing exactly that across every platform, every format, every audience. We are proud, we are moved, and we are honored to say their names out loud.”
The Gracie Awards Gala will be produced by female-owned production companies Do Great Projects and Mythical Creatures, with Kristin Whalley returning as executive producer.
Here’s a partial list of winners for the 51st annual Gracie Awards, with a focus on categories of greatest interest to music fans. The complete list of this year’s winners and event details may be found at the AWMF site. www.allwomeninmedia.org.
Television/Streaming National Winners
A Grand Ole Opry Christmas;Hallmark Media;Made for Television Movie
Barbara Walters: Tell Me Everything; ABC News Studios, Hulu; Documentary – GRAND AWARD
Dancing with the Stars; ABC/BBC Studios; Competition Series
Desi Lydic (The Daily Show); Comedy Central; On-Air Talent – Entertainment
DORA; Nickelodeon;Family Series – Animated
Leanne Morgan: Unspeakable Things; Netflix; Variety
Nik Robinson (The Kelly Clarkson Show); NBCUniversal Syndication Studios; Writer Unscripted/Non-Fiction
Quiana Burns (The Tamron Hall Show); ABC News/Disney Entertainment Distribution; Showrunner Non-Fiction
“Roxanne’s Revenge” (CBS Mornings); CBS NEWS; Soft News Feature
The Fall of Diddy; Investigation Discovery; Documentary Series
The Lion King at the Hollywood Bowl; Disney Branded Television; Special
The Simpsons – “Aunt Misbehavin’”; A Gracie Films Production in Association with 20th Television Animation; Comedy- Animated
TODAY with Jenna & Friends; NBC NEWS; Talk Show – Entertainment
Toni Braxton’s He Wasn’t Man Enough; Lifetime; Made for Television Movie – Drama
Wizards Beyond Waverly Place; Disney Branded Television; Family Series
Radio National Winners
“Chappell Roan Interview with Apple Music Country‘s Kelleigh Bannen”; Apple Music; Interview Feature
“Beyoncé and Black Women’s Deep Roots in Country Music” (On Point with Meghna Chakrabarti); WBUR; Public Affairs
Audio National Winners
Tina Knowles (Matriarch); Penguin Random House Audio; Audiobook Narrator – Non-Fiction
Digital Media National Winners
Oprah Winfrey (The Oprah Podcast); Harpo Productions; Video Podcast – Host/Co-Host
Radio Local Winners
“Kayla Thomas with Z3lla on Touring with a Chronic Illness”; iHeartMedia; Interview Feature – Womens Health