women in hollywood

SANTA MONICA, Calif. (AP) — It was a good night for women at the Critics’ Choice Awards. “Big Little Lies” was the biggest winner, with four awards, and “The Handmaid’s Tale” won three. “Wonder Woman” was named best action movie and its star Gal Gadot accepted a special award for challenging gender stereotypes. “Big Little […]

  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Essence magazine will celebrate Janelle Monae, Issa Rae, Aja Naomi King and Yara Shahidi at its 10th annual Black Women in Hollywood Awards. The magazine announced Thursday that it will recognize “Hollywood’s Next Generation” at a gala dinner hosted by Gabrielle Union in the days leading up to the Oscars. […]

Mary J. Blige asked Ava DuVernay to be her friend at Elle magazine’s 22nd Women in Hollywood celebration Monday night at the Four Seasons Hotel. The annual event honors women for their achievements in the entertainment industry.   The evening was full of loving celebrity-on-celebrity tributes: Lena Dunham compared Amy Schumer to Oprah, and Meryl […]