Audra McDonald and Joy Reid are amongst the 2026 New York Girls in Movie & Tv Muse Award honorees. Dedicated to celebrating ladies americans in movie, television, song, and media, the awards ceremony shall be held on March 20 at Cipriani 42^nd St. in New York Metropolis.

A Tony, Emmy, and Grammy Award–profitable actress and singer, McDonald shall be honored for her achievements at some level of her versatile occupation. Reid, a longtime political commentator and television host, will fetch the Enid Roth Award for Excellence in Journalism.

Award-profitable producer Jane Raab, actress Jamie Brewer and director Patricia Cardoso will even be honored, the latter two receiving the Loreen Arbus Changemaker Award and the Nancy Malone Directing Award, respectively. Moreover, Izzy Harrison, WNBA forward for the New York Liberty, will fetch the inaugural NYWIFT Muse Award for Success in Sports actions & Media.

“CBS Sunday Morning” contributor, comedian and actress ​Nancy Giles​ will relieve as the tournament’s emcee. As part of a broadcast partnership with the Mayor’s Office of Media and Entertainment, viewers can leer the ceremony on NYC Lifestyles, both on TV and on-line.

“Every twelve months, the Muse Awards give us the substitute to celebrate ladies americans whose work no longer completely entertains and conjures up, but also shapes culture and expands what’s that you just shall be succesful of take into account in our commerce,” acknowledged New York Girls in Movie & Tv CEO Cynthia López,. “Our 2026 honorees picture extraordinar excellence across efficiency, manufacturing, sports, and leadership, and we are honored to acknowledge their great contributions to movie, television, and the ingenious community.”

Kim Jackson, president of the NYWIFT Board of Directors, added, “Pleased to return to Cipriani forty second for our annual Muse Awards honoring and elevating ladies americans who are utilizing meaningful and critical commerce in arts and entertainment. As we enter our forty sixth twelve months, NYWIFT is proud to proceed the legacy, and is introducing a brand new sports class, reflecting our ongoing dedication to visibility, substitute, and equity for ladies americans working across every nook of the media panorama.”

Founded in 1977, NYWIFT targets to connect, educate, and imply for ladies americans to stride diversity and equity in media. The Muse Awards gala luncheon serves as NYWIFT’s flagship fundraising tournament, attended by executives from predominant studios, broadcast and cable networks and movie manufacturing facilities.