Amber Richards, Ari Wegner, Jane Campion and Tanya Seghatchian speak at the 15th annual Women In Film Oscar Nominees Party on March 25. (photo by Stefanie Keenan)
Women In Film, Los Angeles kicked off Oscar weekend March 25 with its cocktail party presented by sponsors Max Mara, Charlotte Tilbury Beauty and Heineken, with additional support from major partners IMDbPro and Tequila Don Julio. The party honored all 60 women, in front of and behind the camera, who have been nominated for an Academy Award® this year.
Since 2008, the annual event has celebrated the belief that collaboration between women, behind and in front of the camera, is the best way to ensure more films are made by and for women. Co-hosted by Oscar-winning producer and WIF board president Emerita Cathy Schulman and Oscar-winning artist H.E.R., the event was held at Bar Lis at the Thompson Hollywood.
Nominated attendees included Jane Campion (Best Director/Best Picture, “The Power of the Dog”), Germaine Franco (Best Original Score, “Encanto”), Siân Heder (Best Adapted Screenplay, “CODA”), Kristie Macosko Krieger (Best Picture, “West Side Story”), Sara Murphy (Best Picture, “Licorice Pizza”), Tamar Thomas (Best Picture, “Belfast”), Diane Warren (Best Original Song, “Four Good Days”), Ari Wegner (Best Cinematography, “The Power of the Dog”) and more.
Additional attendees included Amy Baer, Lake Bell, Daniel Durant, Kate Flannery, Amy Forsyth, Nisha Ganatra, Jessica Henwick, 2022 Oscar nominee Troy Kotsur (“CODA”), Lashana Lynch, Thuso Mbedu, Academy Award winner Rita Moreno (“West Side Story”), Academy Award-nominated cinematographer Rachel Morrison, Nasim Pedrad, June Diane Raphael, Renate Reinsve, Michaela Jaé Rodriguez, Kirsten Schaffer, Saniyya Sidney, Charlotte Tilbury, MBE and more.
“I’m so grateful for events like this and people like you that really advocate for us women and to me it’s all about the women supporting the women. I always say this – the moment we realize that we are unstoppable together, the stronger we will become,” H.E.R. said during the event.
“I have never forgotten where I came from, that’s so important to me. It’s not important enough yet in the movie industry, so I have to say that we have a big fight coming. We really do. We are seriously underrepresented,” Rita Moreno said.
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