Awards Archive

Americans for the Arts, the leading organization for advancing the arts in America, announced recipients of the 2009 National Arts Awards to be given out at Cipriani 42nd Street on Monday, October 5.

The annual awards recognize those artists and arts leaders who exhibit exemplary national leadership and whose work demonstrates extraordinary artistic achievement. They are organizations and individuals-artists, business leaders, and patrons-who understand that the arts enrich people and communities alike.

The National Arts Awards represents a unique opportunity for 500 of America’s top artists and philanthropic and corporate leaders to come together once a year to recognize and celebrate the achievements of individuals who have exhibited outstanding leadership in the visual and performing arts, arts education, advocacy, and philanthropy.

The event honors:

Robert Redford, Lifetime Achievement Award

Salman Rushdie, Kitty Carlisle Hart Award for Outstanding Contributions to the Arts

Ed Ruscha, Artistic Excellence Award

Sidney Harman, Frederick R. Weisman Award for Philanthropy in the Arts

Rosario Dawson, Young Artist Award

Anne Finucane, Bank of America, Corporate Citizenship in the Arts Award

For more information, please visit www.AmericansForTheArts.org/events/2009/naa/default.asp.

Americans for the Arts is the leading nonprofit organization for advancing the arts in America. With offices in Washington, DC, and New York City, it has a record of 49 years of service. Americans for the Arts is dedicated to representing and serving local communities and creating opportunities for every American to participate in and appreciate all forms of the arts. Additional information is available at www.AmericansForTheArts.org.

The 2009 EPIC Awards are on March 30th, 2009 at the United Nations in New York City. The theme of the EPIC Awards is “Add Women. Change History.” In this groundbreaking era for the visibility and vision of women’s leadership, we are turning our attention to democracy and the media, and their impact on the next generation:

• We are proud to be honoring Voto Latino for the outstanding impact that they have had in the last four years on the next generation of Latinas. Their work reflects our own values and our goal of bringing traditionally unheard voices to the table. Rosario Dawson, Co-Founder and María Teresa Petersen, Executive Director will accept the award.

The EPIC Awards supports the work of The White House Project, a nonpartisan organization committed to enhancing public perceptions of women leaders and advancing a richly diverse, critical mass of women into leadership positions. Our nuts-and-bolts political leadership training program, Vote, Run, Lead has given over 6,000 women the tools to run for elected office and become community leaders. This year’s groundbreaking presidential campaign has had a dramatic impact on the number of women – particularly young women – determined to live a political life, and we have seen a more than 50% increase in registrations for our trainings..
Your involvement in the EPIC Awards is a testament to your commitment to this mission, the women we serve, and the communities that their leadership will impact for generations..
Venue and Time:
Monday, March 30, 2009 at The United Nations in New York City
Reception at 6:00 PM, Dinner & Awards at 7:15 PM

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Press Release and awardee bios

Source: The White House Project

Rosario Dawson and Gemini Division have been nominated for The Streamy Awards in the following categories:

Best Dramatic Web Series
Gemini Division

Best Writing for a Dramatic Web Series
Gemini Division (Andrew Black, Lawrence Frank, Brent Friedman, Joshua Stern, Jacqueline Zambrano)

Best Male Actor in a Dramatic Web Series
Justin Hartley — (Gemini Division)

Best Female Actor in a Dramatic Web Series
Rosario Dawson — (Gemini Division)

Best Ad Integration in a Web Series
Gemini Division — (Windows Mobile, Cisco Systems)

The Streamy Awards, co-hosted by Tilzy.TV, NewTeeVee, and Tubefilter, are designed to properly acknowledge the exceptional talents exhibited through web television.  The Streamy Awards Ceremony - presented by Kodak® and sponsored by Episodic, Microsoft® Zune®, DailyMotion, Sony® Creative Software, Inc., and Blip.tv – will take place on Saturday, March 28th at 7:30 PM.

Congratulations to Rosario! Be sure to tune in on March 28th to see if she’s won! For more information on the awards and the ceremony, check out the source.

Source: tilzy.tv

Winner of the 40th Annual NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture!

Congratulations to Rosario for her nomination in the 40th Annual NAACP Image Awards. The awards will be held live on your local FOX syndicate on February 12th at 8pm EST.

Tickets are on sale if you’d like to attend the event. Full itinerary and prices can be found at their website. It is a black tie affair taking place at The Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, California.

Rosario is featured in the following category:

Outstanding Actress in a Motion  Picture
• Alfre Woodard – “Tyler Perry’s The Family That Preys”  (Lionsgate)
• Angela Bassett – “Tyler Perry’s Meet The Browns” (Lionsgate)
• Dakota Fanning – “The Secret Life of Bees” (Fox Searchlight)
• Queen Latifah – “The Secret Life of Bees” (Fox Searchlight)
• Rosario Dawson – “Seven Pounds” (Columbia Pictures)  

Seven Pounds is also nominated for Outstanding Motion Picture. Tune in to see if she’s won!