WE ARE PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE
HONORING WOMEN IN MEDIA & ENTERTAINMENT TO BENEFIT WIFT SATX+
The Celestial Awards™ 2024
Hosted by Nicholas Gonzalez
Presented by Women in Film & Television San Antonio
Tuesday, November 12, 2024
7:30PM | Doors open 6:30PM
The Majestic Theatre & Charline McCombs Empire Theatre
Honoring Women of Achievement in Media & Entertainment
Join us for a musical celebration of the achievements of trailblazing Texas women at The Celestial Awards™ show hosted by actor Nicholas Gonzalez and presented by Women in Film & Television San Antonio
Featuring performances by honorees Shelly Lares, including her new single “She’s A Trailblazer” and featuring her title single of the film Say A Little Prayer starring Luis Fonsi, and Patricia Vonne, performing her hits from Once Upon a Time in Mexico and Desperado
Showcasing San Antonio’s professional and student nonprofit performing arts organizations with performances by YOSA (Youth Orchestras of San Antonio), Fiesta Noche del Rio, Alamo City Arts, the Joci Award performers, Joffrey Workshop and more.
THE CELESTIAL AWARD™ 2024 HONOREES
Carol Burnett
“The Carol” Award for Legendary Excellence & Women’s Advocacy – Named in Honor of Carol Burnett
Jaselyn Blanchard-Pace
“The Jocelyn” Award for Excellence in Overall Producing – Named in Honor of Jocelyn “Joci” Straus
Patricia Vonne
“The Charline” Award for Excellence in Performing Arts – Named in Honor of Charline McCombs
Anne Krause
“The Lila” Award for Excellence in Civic Leadership – Named in Honor of Mayor Lila Cockrell
Rosemary Kowalski
Diana Barrios Treviño
“The Rosemary” Award for Excellence in Culinary Arts & Hospitality – Named in Honor of Rosemary Kowalski
Martha Tijerina
“The Irma” Award for Excellence in Audio, TV & Film – Named in Honor of Irma Nicolas
Montserrat Oliver
“The Irma” Award for Excellence in Audio, TV & Film – Named in Honor of Irma Nicolas
Livia Treviño
“The Irma” Award for Excellence in Audio, TV & Film – Named in Honor of Irma Nicolas
Dr. Susan Blackwood
Dr. Lisa Campos
“The Susan” Award for Excellence in Sports Entertainment – Named for Dr. Susan Blackwood
Janet Holliday
The Celestial Award for Excellence in Live Event Entertainment
Shelly Lares
The Celestial Award for Excellence in Music
Renae Treviño
The Celestial Award for Excellence in Theatrical & Comedy
San Antonio African American Community Archive and Museum (SAAACAM) – CEO Deoborah Omowale Jarmon
The Celestial Award for Excellence in Storytelling
The Celestial Awards 2024 Host:
NICHOLAS GONZALEZ
The Celestial Awards 2024 PRODUCERS & CO-HostS:
The Celestial Awards Executive Producers
Ceslie Armstrong, Executive Producer, Host / CEO of Women in Film & Television San Antonio, CESLIE Studios, The BeXar Studios
Jaselyn Blanchard-Pace, Co-Executive Producer & Production Manager / Executive Director, The Majestic-Empire Foundation
Eileen Kret, Co-Executive Producer / Film Producer, entertainment industry executive
Producers and Co-Hosts:
Emily Smith, ATG Entertainment, The Majestic Theatre, The Empire Theater, The Espee
Callie Hoch, THE TOBIN CENTER & Tobin Entertainment
Mary Ullmann Japhet, Japhet Media
Asia Ciaravino, The San Pedro Playhouse, The Classic Theatre
Nicole Greenberg, entertainment industry executive (Los Angeles), script supervisor, formerly San Antonio Woman magazine
Traci Lewand, San Antonio Zoo, formally Hemisfair
Erin Moody, Ad Astra PR + MKTG
Ashley Landers, Texas Creative
Women in Film & Television San Antonio is in residence at The BeXar Studios, 110 Broadway in downtown San Antonio
THE CELESTIAL AWARDS™ OFFICIAL SPONSORS & PRODUCING PARTNERS:
Gamez Law Firm
ATG Entertainment, Majestic & Empire Theatres
The Majestic Empire Foundation
Third Coast Bank
McCombs Foundation
InterContinental San Antonio Riverwalk, an IHG Hotel
KSAT 12 & KSAT.com
San Antonio Profiles
Bohanan’s Prime Steaks & Seafood
San Antonio Business Journal
UTSA Athletics
Alamo Colleges Foundation
JMT Studios
Ranch Brand Wine & Spirits
Texas Creative
North Park Lexus of San Antonio
BRAVO! 2024 TABLE SPONSORS HONORING WOMEN OF ACHIEVEMENT IN MEDIA & ENTERTAINMENT
Gamez Law Firm
Third Coast Bank
ATG Entertainment
Axle Capital
KSAT (ABC)
JMT Studios
San Antono Profiles
April Ancira
San Antonio College
McCombs Foundation
The Straus Family
UTSA Athletics
Steve Trevino
Eric Siess Strategies
VeVá Media
Giant Noise
EBF Development & Design Studio
Guillermo Nicolas & Jim Foster
Los Barrios Family Restaurants
InterContinental San Antonio Riverwalk
Majestic & Empire Theatres
Majestic Empire Foundation
our motivation > texas women!
Texas women know what it means to be brave, dream big, work hard for advancement, shatter glass ceilings and reach for the stars in the big Texas sky. Based in San Antonio, The Celestial Awards™ will premiered in November 2024 just in time for awards season to shine a spotlight on Texas women in Media & Entertainment who inspire, achieve, and support our industry community and organization to soar to new heights.
INSPIRATION FROM THE PAST. FOCUSED ON THE FUTURE.
OUR STORYTELLING BEGINS WITH SAN ANTONIO’S IMPORTANT HISTORY IN MEDIA & ENTERTAINMENT THAT INFLUENCED THE STATE OF TEXAS. THE ORIGINS BEGAN WITH FILM AND HAS STEADILY MARKED GREAT ENTREPRENeuRIAL ACHIEVEMENTS AND GROWTH IN THEATRE, RADIO, TV BROADCASTING, LIVE MUSIC AND FINE ART PERFORMANCE, AND SO MUCH MORE.
the sky’s the limit!
Together as WIFT TX members, our mission includes building a community that fosters growth, economic development, and opportunities for women in the Media & Entertainment industry in our region. It takes an army of skilled talent to operate our industry (just watch the credits roll!) and that means jobs with skills in engineering, artistry, photography, carpentry, lighting, accounting, marketing, and so much more.
It DID take the Military in San Antonio to make Wings (1927) Paramount Pictures, the first Academy Award-winning film for the Outstanding Picture Award (now the “best” picture) category. The heralded film starring “The ‘It’ Girl” Clara Bow (who had top billing!) also won the Oscar for Best Engineering Effects. The “soft” premiere was at The Texas Theatre on Houston Street in downtown San Antonio on May 29, 1927 with a party for the ages at the nearby St. Anthony Hotel. Built in 1909, the hotel was considered one of the most luxurious hotels in the U.S. and hosted a wide range of film stars, royalty, and other famous guests.
Become a member of Women in Film & Television Texas and together we will focus on expanding opportunities for women in our region inspired by the accomplishments of the past while squarely focused on the present and future for everyone in our industry.