Greta Gerwig was beaming Wednesday night as she was honored as this year’s Pioneer Of The Year, and in the process also helped raised $1.4 million for the Will Rogers Motion Picture Pioneers Foundation at a sold-out dinner that packed the Beverly Hilton Hotel International Ballroom.
Gerwig seemed a bit overwhelmed by all the attention from the crowd and this organization dedicated to helping those in need from the motion picture distribution and exhibition community, and certainly for people involved in bringing movies to the masses, they were thrilled to stand up for Gerwig, who has been a major force at the boxoffice.
Presenters, Co-Chairs and CEOs Warner Bros. Motion Picture Group Pamela Abdy and Michael DeLuca noted in their remarks that Gerwig had made more money at the boxoffice than any female filmmaker in history including $80 million for Ladybird, $230 million for LIttle Women, and $1.4 billion for Barbie, the latter becoming the top grossing movie ever in Warner’s 100-year history.
They also noted she is the only woman whose first three solo directorial achievements were all nominated for the Best Picture Oscar (an incredible feat for anyone, man or woman). “I love the work that you do for caring for this community.
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