Billie Awards Explained

Billie Awards
Presenter:Women's Sports Foundation
Location:Los Angeles
Website:Official Site

The Billie Awards was an American awards ceremony that focused on positive portrayals of female athletes in visual media.[1] [2] [3] [4] It was held in Los Angeles, California by Billie Jean King's The Women's Sports Foundation from 2006 to 2009.[5]

Awards

2009 Billie Awards

Winners

  1. Breakthrough and Innovation: “Here I Am” – Nike, Advertising Campaign
  2. Industry Leader: Dick Ebersol
  3. Journalism: Mighty Macs – ESPN SportsCenter, Produced by Drew Gallagher; Sync or Swim – Produced by Cheryl Furjanic and Amanda Keropian; The Great Swim – Walker & Company, by Gavin Mortimer[5]

2008 Billie Awards

Nominations for the third annual Billie Awards included Women in American Horse Racing and Generation IX in the Entertainment category.[6]

Winners

  1. Entertainment: Chak De! India[7]
  2. Journalism: Marathon Woman: Running the Race to Revolutionize Women's Sports
  3. Breakthrough and Innovation: Boom Boom Tap
  4. Outstanding Journalist: Lesley Visser[6]

2007 Billie Awards

Nominations for the second annual Billie Awards included Watermarks (film) and Billie Jean King: Portrait of a Pioneer in the Entertainment category.[8]

Winners

  1. Entertainment: The Heart of the Game
  2. Journalism: Lady Caliphs by ESPN
  3. Breakthrough and Innovation: MADE, MTV Networks
  4. Industry Leader: Ross Greenberg[8]

2006 Billie Awards

Nominations for the first annual Billie Awards included Bend It Like Beckham and Million Dollar Baby in the Entertainment category.[2]

Winners

  1. Entertainment:
  2. Journalism: Christine Brennan - USA Today
  3. Breakthrough and Innovation: Game Face: What Does a Female Athlete Look Like?
  4. Industry Leader: Bud Greenspan – Cappy Productions[2]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The Women's Sports Foundation announce 'The Billies' awards at Tiffany and Co. Beverly Hills.. Green. Andrea. lasplash.com.
  2. Web site: Billies Awards Smash-Hit on West Coast Scene. Caprario. M.D.. lasplash.com.
  3. Web site: Billie Jean King "Billies" Award Winners to be Announced April 20. Caprario. M.D.. lasplash.com.
  4. Web site: Billies at Tiffany's. Gilbert. Elizabeth. lasplash.com.
  5. Web site: The Billie Awards. Women's Sports Foundation. https://web.archive.org/web/20160303200759/http://www.womenssportsfoundation.org/home/programs/awards/the-billie-awards. 2016-03-03. dead.
  6. Web site: Women's Sports Foundation Hosted The Billies, Recognizing Media Excellence in Women's Sports and Physical Activity . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304001245/http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/womens-sports-foundation-hosted-the-billies-recognizing-media-excellence-in-womens-sports-and-physical-activity-59287932.html . March 4, 2016 .
  7. The director Shimit Amin commented on the reaction to the film during The Billie Awards:"The reaction to the movie was simply fantastic. You would not believe that this was a foreign audience – professional writers, critics and industry professionals for the most part – the way they reacted." News: Another Ace. 2015-08-19. The Hindu. 24 April 2008.
  8. Web site: Women's Sports Foundation(R) Hosted The Billies, Recognizing Media Excellence in Women's Sports and Physical Activity . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304060532/http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/womens-sports-foundationr-hosted-the-billies-recognizing-media-excellence-in-womens-sports-and-physical-activity-58266927.html . March 4, 2016 .

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