Celebrating the
Achievements of Hollywood’s
Most Precious Gem: The Stuntwoman
THE 2009 CELEBRITY and
STUNTWOMEN’S AWARDS
Jamie Lee Curtis and
Laila Ali were among top honorees
THE WINNERS
JEWEL OF THE YEAR-Annie Ellis
MENTORSHIP AWARD-Spice Williams GEM AWARD-Vic Armstrong &
Keith Woulard
DYNAMIC DUO-Lisa Hoyle & Keira Knightley
“WOW” AWARD-Dorenda Moore
2009 Diamond in the RAW Honorees
May Boss
Helen Gibson Award
Svetla Krasteva-Foley
Gone But Not Forgotten Award
Angela Meryl
Diamond in the RAW Award
Mary Albee
Special Achievement Award
Los
Angeles – On Sunday, October 4, 2009
over 200 of the
entertainment industry’s finest members
turned up in support of the Celebrity &
Stuntwomen’s Awards, which honors stunt
women, professional female athletes and
action actresses each year. Among the
top honorees were two-time Golden Globe
winner
Jamie Lee Curtis
for the Action Icon Award and
world champion boxer
Laila Ali
for the Dare2bDifferent Award.
Screen Actors Guild president
Ken
Howard
was in attendance to present the Action
Icon Award to Ms. Curtis.
“In its second year, the 2009 Celebrity
& Stuntwomen’s Awards proved to be an
event that is among few that honor the
entertainment industry’s bravest
action-oriented women,” stated La Faye
Baker,
stuntwoman and co-creator of the
Celebrity & Stuntwomen’s Awards. “It was
an outstanding production and I am proud
to have celebrated the achievements
these talented individual.”
Other top honorees included
Angela Meryl
for
the Diamond in the RAW Award and
May Boss
for the Helen Gibson Award.
The
Special Achievement Award
was given to
Mary Albee,
while the
Gone
But Not Forgotten Award
was given posthumously in memory of Svetla Krasteva-Foley.
Tom Foley accepted the award on behalf
of his late wife’s honor.
Other awards, which were voted on by
members of the stunt community and
Screen Actors Guild included the Gem
Award, which was a tie, honoring
both
Vic Armstrong and Keith
Woulard.The Jewel Award went to
Annie Ellis
and the Mentorship Award was
awarded to
Spice Williams-Crosby.Dorenda Moore was given the
“Wow” Stuntwoman Award, and the
Dynamic DUO Award
winners were Lisa Hoyle,
who doubled for Keira Knightley
in the “Pirates of the Caribbean”
films.
Among the prestigious list of attendees
who were in attendance included “Extra”
correspondent Jeannie Mai and TV Guide
Channel’s
Patrick Stinson,
who served as co-hosts for the 2009
Celebrity & Stuntwomen’s Awards. Other
special celebrity guests included
Lee Meriwether,
best known for her role as Catwoman in
the
original “Batman” film;
Louis Mandylor
,
co-star of the hit film “My Big Fat
Greek Wedding”; actress
Erica Hubbard and Rhyon Brown
from “Lincoln Heights”;
Shirly Brener,
co-star of “War, Inc.”;
Zoe Bell,
co-star of Drew Barrymore’s recent film
“Whip It”; professional XGames
skateboarder
Lauren Perkins;
“Biohazard” actress
Julia Voth;”;
America Olivo,
co-star of “The Last Resort”;
“Contradictions of the Heart” actress
Alisa Reyes;
legendary stunt icon
Jeannie Epper;
Ken Howard
2009-2010 SAG President-newly elected
and many more
