The star was honored with the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award for her work promoting gender equality in the film industry
founded the Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media, a non-profit organization dedicated to educating and influencing industry leaders on eliminating gender bias, among many other initiatives she’s taken on in her advocacy.this week of her work. “We’re asking that the on-screen population reflect real life. That’s all you’ve got to do. Reflect real life. Don’t make it worse.”
RELATED VIDEO: Oscars Are Here! We’re Looking At Renée’s Return, Scarlett’s Double Nom, Brad Pitt and More! Davis, though, was handed her newest Oscar back in October — most of the honorary Oscars are given out then during the Governors Awards. Along with Davis, filmmaker , Cherokee-American actor Wes Studi and director Lina Wertmüller also earned honorary Oscars for their work.Thelma & LouiseThe 92nd Annual Academy Awards are airing live on ABC from the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood on Feb. 9.
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