The Alliance for Women in Media Foundation handed out the 42nd Annual Gracie Awards to a packed house at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel in Beverly Hills on June 6. The Gracie Awards celebrates female luminaries on and off the screen for outstanding achievements across radio, television, cable, and interactive media. First-time host Jeannie Mai led the show with exuberant energy and Gracie Impact Award recipient Rachel Platten, treated attendees to a stellar performance.

Debbie Allen was presented with the night’s top honor, the Gracie Lifetime Achievement Award, by actor Jesse Williams and daughter Vivian Nixon. The Gracie Awards featured some sisterly love on stage as Laura Ling presented her sister Lisa Ling and executive producer of “This Is Life with Lisa Ling,” Amy Bucher, with the award for Best Non-Fiction or Reality. Co-creator, writer, and star of “Crazy Ex-Girlfriend” Rachel Bloom, presented the award for Best Drama to the cast of “This Is Us,” which was accepted by Mandy Moore, Chrissy Metz, Susan Kelechi Watson, and executive producer Jess Rosenthal.

Photo Credit – Getty on behalf of The Alliance for Women in Media Foundation