SeeHer Award Full Winners List: From Zendaya to Gal Gadot, here are stars who won it through the years
SeeHer Award has chosen the Woman of the Year and it is none other than ‘Euphoria’ star Zendaya. The much-coveted award recognizes the women who are actively defying the gender norms of patriarchy, pushing boundaries, and acknowledging the importance of authentic portrayals of women across the entertainment landscape. Zendaya will receive the prestigious trophy during the 26th Critics Choice Awards on Sunday, March 7.
Zendaya’s co-star John David Washington from ‘Malcolm & Marie’ will present the award to her at Sunday’s ceremony. In a press release, Critics Choice Awards stated, “SeeHer is the leading global movement for accurate portrayals of women and girls in media. Led by the Association of National Advertisers (ANA), SeeHer is a collective of leading marketers, media organizations and industry influencers committed to creating advertising and media content that portrays women and girls as they truly are. Previous award recipients are Kristen Bell, Viola Davis, Claire Foy, and Gal Gadot.”
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Zendaya (2020)
With Emmy-winning Zendaya famed for her ground-breaking character portrayals in ‘Euphoria’, ‘Malcolm & Marie’ and more becoming the fifth recipient of the award, here’s a brief look at all the women who were recognized as SeeHer Women of the year.
Viola Davis (2016)
Viola Davis became the first-ever recipient of the SeeHer award in 2016 while also taking home the trophy of Best Supporting Actress for her role in ‘Fences’ in 2016 when she humorously stated, “It’s hard to accept being a role model for women when you’re trying to lose weight,” and added, “I truly believe that the privilege of a lifetime is being who you are.”
The first African-American actress to achieve the ‘Triple Crown of Acting’ further said, “And I just recently embraced that at 51.”
Gal Godot (2017)
Gal Godot was the SeeHer woman for the year 2017 for her inspiring portrayal of ‘Wonder Women’ which established a new genre of ‘sheroes’ seen on screen. She stated, "As artists, and as filmmakers, I believe it's not only our job to entertain, but our duty to inspire and educate for love and respect.”
She went on to say, "in the past weeks and months, we've been witnessing a movement in our industry and society, and I want to share this award with all the women and men who stand for what's right: Standing for those who can't stand or speak for themselves. My promise and commitment to all of you is that I will never be silenced, and we will continue [to] band together to make strides, uniting for equality."
Claire Foy (2018)
Claire Foy was chosen as the SeeHer Woman of 2018 for her continuous efforts in choosing complex women character portrayals and she received the award from Viola Davis.
In her speech, she said, "I accept this award as an encouragement to myself to be brave enough to face and see myself, and by doing, hopefully, I can understand and see others, and ultimately I can help others to see themselves.” Some of Foy’s most iconic roles include Lisbeth Salander in ‘The Girl in the Spider's Web’ and a young, straight-headed Queen Elizabeth II in Netflix's ‘The Crown.’
Kristen Bell (2019)
Kristen Bell received the SeeHer award in 2020 for being chosen as the Woman of the year for 2019. While receiving the award, she stated, "What does it mean to be a woman today?" ‘The Good Place’ star continued, "my immediate reaction is always to answer with words like 'strong' and 'brave' and 'powerful,' but if I'm being honest, to me, being a woman is not about being brave or being strong or being powerful. It's not about being anything specific.”
She added, "It's just about giving yourself permission to be the things that you already are — which seems very easy, but it is not. Because women have been conditioned to fit into boxes — usually tiny, pretty, sparkly boxes with bows on them, generally."
The Critics Choice Awards are held annually to honor the finest in cinematic and television achievement by the Critics Choice Association. The award show will air from 7 pm ET to 10 pm ET on The CW.
