Genii Awards
The Alliance for Women in Media SoCal will recognize the 58th Annual Genii Awards Honorees during a special ceremony to be held in Los Angeles. The Genii Awards honor women in our industry for their pioneering efforts, leadership, and commitment to excellence and dedication to our community.
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Since 1952, Alliance for Women in Media’s Southern California Affiliate has presented the highest honor, the Genii (pronounced "Jeannie") Award, in the name of Affiliate Founder, Jeanne Gray McDonald. The award acknowledges the notable achievements of excellence by women in media and entertainment.
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All donations for the Genii Award program benefits AWM SoCal Foundation’s scholarship program which provides financial assistance to promising college students aiming for careers in the media and entertainment industries.
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The star-studded Gala has featured honorees, guests and presenters including Cloris Leachman, Betty White, Rita Moreno, Florence Henderson, Holly Robinson Peete, Ellen K, Maria Shriver, Mary Hart, Amy Powell, Wenda Fong, Felicity Huffman, Eva La Rue, and many more.
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Join us in celebrating the influencers creating opportunities for all women in media at the Genii Awards.
Past Honorees
Lifetime Achievement Award
2013 Cloris Leachman
2012 Rita Moreno
2011 Florence Henderson
2010 Betty White
2007 Doris Roberts
2006 Loreen Arbus
2005 Kelly Lange
2002 Tyne Daily
2001 Debbie Allen
2000 Whoopi Goldberg
1999 Victoria Principal
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Television
2016 Charissa Thompson
2016 Tracey Edmonds
2013 Nancy O'Dell
2012 Sandra Mitchell
2011 Michaela Pereira
2010 Mary Hart
2008 Fran Viesti
2008 Pat Harvey
2007 Andrea Stoltzman
2006 Paula Madison
2005 Leeza Gibbons
2003 Tish Campbell
2002 Ellen DeGeneres
2001 Delta Burke
2000 Camryn Manheim
1999 Brooke Shields
1998 Christine Lahti
1997 Melissa Gilbert
1996 Jane Seymour
1995 Sela Ward
1994 Heather Locklear
1993 Jaclyn Smith
1992 Audrey Meadows
1991 Jamie Lee Curtis
1990 Candice Bergen
1989 Farrah Fawcett
1988 Tyne Daily
1986 Sharon Gless
1985 Lindsay Wagner
1984 Stefanie Powers
1983 Sarah Purcell
1982 Loretta Swit
1980 Isabel Sanford
1978 Lee Meriwether
1977 Kelly Lange
1976 Betty White
1975 Bea Arthur
1974 Nancy Walker
1973 Shirley Jones
1972 Julie Andrews
1971 Jean Stapleton
1970 Mary Tyler Moore
1969 Diahann Carroll
1968 Carol Burnett
1967 Irene Ryan
1966 Bea Benaderet
1965 Donna Reed
1964 Shirley Booth
1963 Vivian Vance
1962 Spring Byington
1961 Barbara Hale
1960 Harriet Nelson
1959 Dinah Shore
1958 Lucille Ball
1957 Barbara Stanwyck
1956 Loretta Young
1955 Ida Lupino
1954 Eleanor Powell
1953 Dale Evans
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Documentary
2016 Nicole Boxer
2010 Alana Stewart
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Film Competition Award
2016 Mary-Lyn Chambers
2016 Jean St. Clair
2016 Susan Davis
2016 James Grimaldi
2016 Tannaz Hazemi
2016 Livia Perez
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Radio
2016 Pat Prescott
2013 Renee Montagne
2012 Talaya Trigueros
2011 Karen Sharpe
2010 Lisa Foxx
2008 Kim Amidon
2008 Daisy Ortiz
2007 Ellen K
2007 Robin Bertolucci
2006 Kim Styles
2005 Leeza Gibbons
2004 Rita Wilde
2003 Val Maki
2002 Edie Hilliard
2001 Mary Bennet
2000 Mary Beth Garber
1999 Mother Love
1998 Dr. Laura Schlessinger
1997 Karen Tobin
1996 Erica Farber
1995 Nancy Widmann
1994 Diane Sutter
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Inspiration
2016 Maggie Bellville
2013 Alison Sweeney
2012 Eva La Rue
2011 Holly Robinson Peete
2010 The Good News Foundation
Advertising
2016 Xanthe Wells
2013 Marti Grimsley
2012 Kathy Begley
2011 Linda Southern
2010 Karla Keller
2008 Helene Sutter
2007 Sue Johenning
2006 Alicia Nelson
New Media
2016 Lisa Meier
2013 Felicity Huffman
2012 Amy Powell
2011 Brooke Burke
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Journalism
2016 Christine Devine
Television Production
2003 Bunim/Murray
Productions
2002 Barbara Hall
2001 Susanne Daniels
2000 Carole Black
1999 Anne Sweeney
1998 Beth Sullivan
1997 Jeri Taylor
1996 Kay Koplovitz
1995 Aaron Spelling
1994 Caryn Mandabach
1993 Lucie Salhany
1992 Geraldine Laybourne
1991 Linda Bloodworth-Thomason
1990 Diane English
1989 Barbara Corday
1988 Marian Rees
1986 Fay Kanin
1985 Esther Shapiro
Sports Reporting
2010 Lindsay Soto
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Rising Star
2016 Annette Covarrubias
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Management
2016 Sherry Brennan
2013 Adriana Ibanez
2012 Charese Fruge
2011 Wenda Fong
2010 Rosemary Hernandez
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Media Communication
2013 Cindy Marshall
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Tracy Miller Merit Award
2011 Rita Garcia
2010 LaFern Cusack
2008 Laura Behrman
2007 Christy Trembly
2006 Kimberly Blagrove
2005 Sheri Tobin