Made in NY Awards honours entertainers

On June 4 the Made in NY Awards, honoured individuals and organisations who made significant contributions to various fields in the city’s entertainment and digital media industries. Among them were actor, director and producer Robert De Niro; actresses Meryl Streep and Whoopi Goldberg; actress and television host Kelly Ripa; media company @radical.media, which develops, produces and distributes innovative content across all forms of media; and New York City-based Kickstarter, the world’s largest funding platform for creative projects. This year’s Made in NY Mayor’s Award for Lifetime Achievement was presented to actors and legendary husband-and-wife comedy team Jerry Stiller and Anne Meara. As part of the ceremony, Raven-Symoné and the cast of the Broadway musical Sister Act performed at the event at Gracie Mansion.

 

 

The musical, which received five Tony Award nominations, features an original score by Alan Menken and Glenn Slater and is currently playing at the Broadway Theatre.  “Our city is home to some of the most talented people in the world, who are part of a creative community that continually amaze and impress us all,” said Media & Entertainment commissioner Katherine Oliver. “It’s an honour to recognise these individuals and organisations tonight for all of their achievements as we celebrate the seventh annual Made in NY Awards.” The Boston Consulting Group recently released a pro-bono study, that analysed the development and growth of New York City’s media and entertainment industries. According to the report, New York City’s film sector is the strongest in its history, generating a direct economic impact of $7.1 billion in 2011, an increase of more than $2 billion dollars since 2002. The sector now employs 130,000 people, an increase of 30,000 jobs since 2004.