<|begin_of_text|><|begin_of_text|><|begin_of_text|>Every June, the Los Angeles-based Women In Film foundation throws a lavish awards ceremony to celebrate women who are at the forefront of the industry.
Founded in 1973 by Tichi Wilkerson Kassel – former editor in chief of The<wm> New York Times; Betsy McGowan Paine – longtime fashion editor and publisher; Jeanne Fizgerald – vice-president and chief communications officer – The Walt Disney Company; Sherry Latt – journalist and commentator on CNN; and Pat Carpentert – film industry veteran actress and entrepreneur – the women in film awards honors women in major motion pictures, drama, and comedy.

The ceremony includes an interview with the honorees followed by an awards announcement, a photo opportunity for the honorees</wm> to be immortalized on display at the Women in Film Museum in Los Angeles.

Each year's ceremony