Academy Members Win at Women In Film Awards

On June 2, several Academy members were among those honored by the Crystal
and Lucy Awards, presented by Women In Film at the Century Plaza Hotel
in Los Angeles. The purpose of Women In Film is to empower, promote, nurture,
and mentor women in the entertainment industry. The awards are given to
women who have made meaningful contributions to the entertainment industry.
Here's a closer look at some of the winners:

Diane Lane, Crystal Award. Lane was recently nominated for an Oscar for
her portrayal of an adulterous wife in Unfaithful. She began her career
at age six, and has accumulated 25 years of credits, from A Little
Romance to Lonesome Dove. She received an Emmy nomination for the latter, and
has also appeared in the CBS production of A Streetcar Named Desire, and
The Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All.

Debra Hill, Crystal Award. Writer, producer and director Hill entered
the entertainment industry when few women were producing films. She wrote
and produced the horror classic Halloween, which began a lengthy collaboration
with director John Carpenter. She also produced the CBS pilot of Adventures
in Babysitting, and has directed episodes of Monsters and Dream
On.

Gail Berman, Lucy Award. Berman is the producer and executive behind
some of television's strongest female characters. She served as the executive
producer on Buffy the Vampire Slayer, shepherded the series Malcolm
in the Middle, and oversaw the midseason replacement Wanda At
Large.

Sheila Nevins, Lucy Award. Nevins is executive vice president of original
programming for HBO. During her tenure, HBO's documentary and family programs
have won 47 Emmys. Her credits include Big Mama, King Gimp, and Common
Threads: Stories From The Quilt.

Stockard Channing, Lucy Award. Channing is one of the most decorated
performers in entertainment, with two Emmys, seven Emmy nominations,
an Oscar nomination, a Tony Award, four Tony nominations, two Golden Globe
nominations and a SAG award. She currently stars in her Emmy
Award-winning
role as First Lady Abigail Bartlet on NBC's The West Wing. She
won her second Emmy for her performance in The Matthew Shepard Story.

Lily Tomlin, Lucy Award. Tomlin's career in television has spanned over
thirty years. She joined the cast of Laugh-In in 1969, went on to play
Murphy's boss on Murphy Brown, and currently portrays the President's
assistant on The West Wing. She is also the voice of science teacher Ms.
Frizzle on The Magic School Bus. Tomlin has won five Emmys for writing
and performing in network specials, and has been nominated for the award
thirteen times.

Debbie Allen, Dorothy Arzner Director's Award. Allen began her television
career as a choreographer on the series Fame, which earned her two Emmy
Awards. She went on to direct episodes of other television shows, such
as Family Ties, A Different World, The Fresh Prince
of Bel-Air, and the
UPN version of The Twilight Zone. She is currently working on the NBC
reality-based show Fame.