Post by The Gotham Film & Media Institute

We announced today that Emmy Award-winning producer and actor Kerry Washington will receive the Spotlight Tribute – in recognition of her expansive career as an actress and producer, including her starring role on Apple TV’s Imperfect Women – at the Third Annual Gotham Television Awards, taking place live and in person on Monday, June 1st at Cipriani Wall Street in New York City. Kerry Washington is an Emmy and NAACP Award-winning producer, SAG and Golden Globe Award-nominated actor, New York Times best-selling author, director, and activist. A Bronx, New York native, she is widely recognized for her work across film, television, theater, and advocacy. She rose to prominence as Olivia Pope on ABC’s Scandal, becoming the first Black woman since 1974 to lead a network TV drama. Over seven seasons, she earned Emmy, Golden Globe, and SAG nominations, along with multiple NAACP Image Awards for her role in the Peabody Award-winning series. Her film credits include Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery, Shadow Force, The Prom, Cars 3, Django Unchained, Ray, The Last King of Scotland, Save the Last Dance, and Fantastic Four. Most recently, Washington starred in and executive produced the Apple TV series Imperfect Women. She will next appear in Ben Affleck’s Animals for Netflix. A lifelong advocate, Washington has served on the President's Committee on the Arts and the Humanities under the Obama and Biden administrations. She partnered with LAUSD to launch The Roybal School of Film and TV Production and co-founded the Vision into Power Cohort to support grassroots civic engagement. She is also an investor in several companies, including Winx, Equip, and Aurate. Read More: https://bit.ly/4tFIf9X