Blake Lively in New York City on April 27,2023; America Ferrera at the Critics Choice Awards in Los Angeles on Jan. 14, 2024.Photo:Cindy Ord/Getty; Kevin Winter/GettyThe sisterhood is strong betweenBlake LivelyandAmerica Ferrera.On Monday, Lively shared praise for herSisterhood of the Traveling Pantscostar and longtime friend Ferrera, 39, as the latteraccepted the SeeHer Awardat the 2024Critics Choice Awardson Sunday night.“Give this woman every stage, every statue and every microphone forever please,” Lively, 36, wrote on her Instagram Story asshe shared a videoof theBarbieactress’s big moment.“My god we are blessed to orbit in the same times as you my sister, @americaferrera,” Lively added.Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human-interest stories.Blake Lively praises America Ferrera’s Critics Choice Awards speech.Blake Lively/ InstagramFerrera’sBarbiecostarMargot Robbiepresented her with the SeeHer Award on Sunday at Barker Hangar in Santa Monica, California.After Ferrera took the stage, she launched into a speech about what the honor meant to her, and shared that it “couldn’t be more meaningful to me” due to her roots.“I yearned to see people like myself on screen as full humans. When I started working over 20 years ago, that seemed impossible. It seemed impossible that anyone could make a career of portraying fully dimensional Latina characters,” the actress said.Ferrera added, “But because of writers, producers and directors … I and some of my fellow Latina colleagues have been supremely blessed to have brought to life some fierce and fantastic women.“Her speech appeared to have touched many women in the audience includingBrie Larson, who appeared to tear up, andTaraji P. Henson, who was seen nodding along to what Ferrera was saying.TheUgly Bettyalum also dedicated part of her speech toBarbiedirectorGreta Gerwig.“Thank you for proving through your incredible mastery as a filmmaker that women’s stories have no difficulty achieving cinematic greatness and box office history at the same time,” Ferrera told Gerwig, 40. “And that unabashedly telling female stories does not diminish your powers, it expands them.“In the caption of herown Instagram postfeaturing her speech Monday, Ferrera wrote, “Thank you to @criticschoice for honoring me with the #SeeHer Award. I’m so glad for the opportunity to speak from my heart about what it means to me.“America Ferrera accepts the SeeHer Award at the 2024 Critics Choice Awards.Kevin Winter/GettyLively and Ferrera’sSisterhoodcostarAmber Tamblynwrote in a comment, “You’re extraordinary and that’s all there is to it. I love you.“The SeeHer Award was established in 2017 as a collaboration between the Critics Choice Association and an international marketing and media organization collective. The award honors the silver screen’s leading ladies who advocate for gender equality and portray authentic, boundary-pushing characters.Previous recipients of the SeeHer Award includeViola Davisin 2017,Zendayain 2021,Halle Berryin 2022 andJanelle Monáein 2023.
Blake Lively in New York City on April 27,2023; America Ferrera at the Critics Choice Awards in Los Angeles on Jan. 14, 2024.Photo:Cindy Ord/Getty; Kevin Winter/Getty
Cindy Ord/Getty; Kevin Winter/Getty
The sisterhood is strong betweenBlake LivelyandAmerica Ferrera.On Monday, Lively shared praise for herSisterhood of the Traveling Pantscostar and longtime friend Ferrera, 39, as the latteraccepted the SeeHer Awardat the 2024Critics Choice Awardson Sunday night.“Give this woman every stage, every statue and every microphone forever please,” Lively, 36, wrote on her Instagram Story asshe shared a videoof theBarbieactress’s big moment.“My god we are blessed to orbit in the same times as you my sister, @americaferrera,” Lively added.Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human-interest stories.Blake Lively praises America Ferrera’s Critics Choice Awards speech.Blake Lively/ InstagramFerrera’sBarbiecostarMargot Robbiepresented her with the SeeHer Award on Sunday at Barker Hangar in Santa Monica, California.After Ferrera took the stage, she launched into a speech about what the honor meant to her, and shared that it “couldn’t be more meaningful to me” due to her roots.“I yearned to see people like myself on screen as full humans. When I started working over 20 years ago, that seemed impossible. It seemed impossible that anyone could make a career of portraying fully dimensional Latina characters,” the actress said.Ferrera added, “But because of writers, producers and directors … I and some of my fellow Latina colleagues have been supremely blessed to have brought to life some fierce and fantastic women.“Her speech appeared to have touched many women in the audience includingBrie Larson, who appeared to tear up, andTaraji P. Henson, who was seen nodding along to what Ferrera was saying.TheUgly Bettyalum also dedicated part of her speech toBarbiedirectorGreta Gerwig.“Thank you for proving through your incredible mastery as a filmmaker that women’s stories have no difficulty achieving cinematic greatness and box office history at the same time,” Ferrera told Gerwig, 40. “And that unabashedly telling female stories does not diminish your powers, it expands them.“In the caption of herown Instagram postfeaturing her speech Monday, Ferrera wrote, “Thank you to @criticschoice for honoring me with the #SeeHer Award. I’m so glad for the opportunity to speak from my heart about what it means to me.“America Ferrera accepts the SeeHer Award at the 2024 Critics Choice Awards.Kevin Winter/GettyLively and Ferrera’sSisterhoodcostarAmber Tamblynwrote in a comment, “You’re extraordinary and that’s all there is to it. I love you.“The SeeHer Award was established in 2017 as a collaboration between the Critics Choice Association and an international marketing and media organization collective. The award honors the silver screen’s leading ladies who advocate for gender equality and portray authentic, boundary-pushing characters.Previous recipients of the SeeHer Award includeViola Davisin 2017,Zendayain 2021,Halle Berryin 2022 andJanelle Monáein 2023.
The sisterhood is strong betweenBlake LivelyandAmerica Ferrera.
On Monday, Lively shared praise for herSisterhood of the Traveling Pantscostar and longtime friend Ferrera, 39, as the latteraccepted the SeeHer Awardat the 2024Critics Choice Awardson Sunday night.
“Give this woman every stage, every statue and every microphone forever please,” Lively, 36, wrote on her Instagram Story asshe shared a videoof theBarbieactress’s big moment.
“My god we are blessed to orbit in the same times as you my sister, @americaferrera,” Lively added.
Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human-interest stories.
Blake Lively praises America Ferrera’s Critics Choice Awards speech.Blake Lively/ Instagram
Blake Lively/ Instagram
Ferrera’sBarbiecostarMargot Robbiepresented her with the SeeHer Award on Sunday at Barker Hangar in Santa Monica, California.
After Ferrera took the stage, she launched into a speech about what the honor meant to her, and shared that it “couldn’t be more meaningful to me” due to her roots.
“I yearned to see people like myself on screen as full humans. When I started working over 20 years ago, that seemed impossible. It seemed impossible that anyone could make a career of portraying fully dimensional Latina characters,” the actress said.
Ferrera added, “But because of writers, producers and directors … I and some of my fellow Latina colleagues have been supremely blessed to have brought to life some fierce and fantastic women.”
Her speech appeared to have touched many women in the audience includingBrie Larson, who appeared to tear up, andTaraji P. Henson, who was seen nodding along to what Ferrera was saying.
TheUgly Bettyalum also dedicated part of her speech toBarbiedirectorGreta Gerwig.
“Thank you for proving through your incredible mastery as a filmmaker that women’s stories have no difficulty achieving cinematic greatness and box office history at the same time,” Ferrera told Gerwig, 40. “And that unabashedly telling female stories does not diminish your powers, it expands them.”
In the caption of herown Instagram postfeaturing her speech Monday, Ferrera wrote, “Thank you to @criticschoice for honoring me with the #SeeHer Award. I’m so glad for the opportunity to speak from my heart about what it means to me.”
America Ferrera accepts the SeeHer Award at the 2024 Critics Choice Awards.Kevin Winter/Getty
Kevin Winter/Getty
Lively and Ferrera’sSisterhoodcostarAmber Tamblynwrote in a comment, “You’re extraordinary and that’s all there is to it. I love you.”
The SeeHer Award was established in 2017 as a collaboration between the Critics Choice Association and an international marketing and media organization collective. The award honors the silver screen’s leading ladies who advocate for gender equality and portray authentic, boundary-pushing characters.
Previous recipients of the SeeHer Award includeViola Davisin 2017,Zendayain 2021,Halle Berryin 2022 andJanelle Monáein 2023.
source: people.com
