Signature Awards Luncheon
Tuesday, May 6, 2025
Beverly Wilshire, A Four Seasons Hotel
Los Angeles, CA
The WICT Network, in proud partnership with the Motion Picture Association (MPA), invites you to the 2025 Signature Awards Luncheon — a celebration of exemplary women driving innovation in media, entertainment, and technology.
This year’s event will honor the recipients of The WICT Network’s Women of the Year and Women to Watch awards, which recognizes and celebrates exemplary women leading innovation across media, entertainment and technology.
Representing women from each category – Programming, Operator and Technology – our awardees represent leaders in the industry who are making a mark on their organizations and across the industry.
- Women of the Year: Recognizes leaders in the industry with a distinguished career marked by impactful contributions to their companies and the industry. They exemplify leadership, resilience and a commitment to supporting others.
- Women to Watch: Highlights emerging leaders who demonstrate exceptional promise through professional accomplishments, leadership skills and dedication to advancing the industry.
The MPA’s commitment to diversity and inclusion aligns perfectly with The WICT Network’s mission to empower women leaders. As a global advocate for film, television and streaming, the MPA champions gender parity, authentic representation and opportunities for underrepresented communities. Hosting the luncheon on the West Coast highlights the shared dedication to accessibility for professionals in entertainment and tech.
Join us in celebrating the women shaping the future of media, entertainment, and technology!
**Nominations for Women of the Year and Women to Watch will open in mid-January**
Join our growing list of supporters and reserve your table now! For more information or additional sponsorship opportunities, please contact Emmaline Theobald at etheobald@wict.org.
The WICT Network will honor the year’s best and brightest for their embodiment of The WICT Network Touchstones, which serve as the origin for all our initiatives. The WICT Network Signature Awards Luncheon will recognize those leaders and organizations that are paving the way for the development of women in the media industry. Among the accolades to be presented will be the 2025 Woman to Watch and Woman of the Year.
Don’t miss this chance for your company to reach leaders throughout the industry and at the same time celebrate the value women bring to The WICT Network and the industry at large!
The WICT Network held an exciting celebration of the 20th Anniversary of the PAR workplace diversity survey. In celebration of the anniversary, we created a special recognition for the six companies that have most consistently ranked at the top based on their PAR survey results.
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During the 2023 Signature Awards Luncheon, The WICT Network recognized the following top operators and programmers for their strong gender DEI efforts, based on data collected by the survey administrator, PwC. At the luncheon, we honored the 2022 Top Companies for Women to Work, based on our PAR survey results, including the top operators and programmers based on their achievements in demonstrating stronger gender diversity in the workplace.
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The WICT Network hosted a sell-out crowd with over 20 sponsor companies at The Plaza Hotel in New York City for its 2022 Signature Awards Luncheon, one of the organization’s key gender diversity platforms. An impressive roster of industry executives and leaders from across the media landscape celebrated the 50th anniversary of Title IX.
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