America Ferrera will obtain the eighth annual SeeHer Award on the twenty ninth annual Critics Selection Awards, the Critics Selection Affiliation introduced. She’s going to obtain the honour on the occasion on Jan. 14, 2024, which will likely be hosted by Chelsea Handler and broadcast on The CW at 7-10 p.m. ET.
The SeeHer Award is given to a lady who “advocates for gender equality, portrays characters with authenticity, defies stereotypes and pushes boundaries,” per the discharge. A number one international motion for correct portrayals of girls and women in media, SeeHer is comprised of entrepreneurs, media organizations and trade influencers which might be dedicated to creating gender-bias-free promoting and media.
Most just lately starring in “Barbie” and “Dumb Cash,” Ferrera is greatest recognized for her roles in “Ugly Betty,” “Actual Girls Have Curves,” “The Sisterhood of the Touring Pants” and “Superstore.” An award-winning actor, director and producer, Ferrera obtained an Emmy, a Display screen Actors Guild Award and ALMA and Imagen Awards for her breakthrough efficiency in “Ugly Betty.”
Ferrera has govt produced and directed episodes for Seasons 1 and a pair of of Netflix’s “Gentefied” and NBC’s “Superstore.” She’s going to make her function directorial debut with an adaptation of Erika Sánchez’s novel “I Am Not Your Good Mexican Daughter.”
As for her work in activism, Ferrera launched “Poderistas” in 2020 with 9 different girls, together with Eva Longoria Bastón and Christy Haubegger. A digital life-style neighborhood and non-profit, “Poderistas” is meant to tell, affirm and encourage Latinas to rework their lives, neighborhood and nation by leveraging their energy. Together with her husband Ryan Piers Williams and good friend Wilmer Valderrama, Ferrera additionally co-founded “Harness” — a neighborhood of artists, influencers and grassroots leaders using artwork and storytelling to create a extra equitable world.
Moreover, Ferrera has spoken at a number of main occasions akin to TED, the DNC and March for Our Lives. She was the opening speaker and chair of the Artists’ Committee for the Girls’s March on Washington in 2017.
Previous recipients of the SeeHer Award embody Viola Davis, Gal Gadot, Claire Foy, Kristen Bell, Zendaya, Halle Berry and Janelle Monáe.
