NBCUniversal mogul Donna Langley, whose Hollywood studio created 'Oppenheimer,' is to receive Kering's Women In Motion Award at the Cannes Film Festival.
The award is in recognition of “a lifelong career committed to steadfast leadership and the fostering of a more inclusive industry that has helped shape diversity both in front and behind the camera,” according to
As chairman of NBCUniversal Studio Group and its chief content officer, Langley is the first British woman to run a major Hollywood studio and was named a Dame Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire in 2020. Previous recipients of the prize, launched in 2015, include Michelle Yeoh, Viola Davis, Salma Hayek, Gong Li, Geena Davis, Susan Sarandon and Jane Fonda.
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