Ava DuVernay has been selected to receive the 27th annual Dorothy and Lillian Gish Prize in honor of her ongoing efforts to amplify the voices of women and people of color through her film and TV work.
DuVernay becomes the fourth filmmaker, and first female director, after Ingmar Bergman, Robert Redford and Spike Lee to receive the esteemed prize.
It comes with a cash prize of $250,000, one of the largest awards of its kind. The prize was established in 1994 through the will of actress Lillian Gish who died Feb.
27, 1993, following a groundbreaking career on stage and screen that spanned seven decades. Per today's announcement, the Gish Prize is awarded "to a highly accomplished artist from any discipline who has pushed the boundaries of an.
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