Andie MacDowell, Yvette Nicole Brown Join Ceremony

Alliance for Women in Media Foundation is adding more star power to the 51st annual Gracie Awards. The gala, set to take place at the Beverly Wilshire Four Seasons Hotel on May 19, will see a Gracies Icon Award be presented to Andie MacDowell while the ceremony will feature a performance from Mickey Guyton and be hosted by Yvette Nicole Brown.

Per the organization, the icon trophy is designed to honor a woman “whose impact extends far beyond entertainment” to how women are seen, what they can be and how they influence audiences. Rather than award it based on a particular role or performance, it is doled out for a body of work “defined by authenticity, resilience and an unwavering sense of self in an industry that rarely makes space easy.”

MacDowell qualifies thanks to a resumé that includes Sex, Lies, and Videotape, Green Card, Groundhog Day, Four Weddings and a Funeral, Maid (in which she starred opposite her daughter Margaret Qualley), and the current series The Way Home. In 2025, she celebrated a 40th consecutive year as spokesperson for L’Oréal Paris.

“Andie MacDowell belongs in the company of the legends who have carried this award before her,” said AWMF president Becky Brooks. “She has shown us what it looks like to lead with integrity, to grow with intention, and to stay fully, unapologetically herself, and she has done it in a way that has opened doors for women across the industry. We are honored to recognize her at the 51st Annual Gracie Awards.”

Brown is back at the show after having won a Gracie herself. She’s a two-time Emmy nominee whose credits include Community, Dreamgirls, Tropic Thunder, Avengers: Endgame, Inside Out 2, Zootopia 2 and the recent Code 3. She hosts the Lemonada podcast series Squeezed with Yvette Nicole Brown.

“My first Gracie for my work in Community was my first acting award — other than a certificate in high school drama,” Brown said. “For it to be an award named after the amazing Gracie Allen meant the world to me. And to return this year as a Gracie winner myself, for Squeezed, a podcast close to my heart, makes this evening even more special. I hope it’s a fun, celebratory love letter to all the winners and to Gracie Allen herself.”

Guyton is a four-time Grammy-nominated country music star. With her debut album Remember Her Name, she became the first Black female artist nominated for best country album, country song and country solo performance, and the first Black woman to perform on the Grammy stage. She was also once named CMT’s breakout artist of the year.

The full list of Gracie Award winners can be found here.