The Billie Awards was an American awards ceremony that focused on positive portrayals of female athletes in visual media.
It was held in
Los Angeles
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California
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by
Billie Jean King's
The Women's Sports Foundation from 2006-2009.
Awards
2009 Billie Awards
Winners
#''Breakthrough and Innovation'': ''“Here I Am” – Nike, Advertising Campaign''
#''Industry Leader'':
Dick Ebersol
#''Journalism'': Mighty Macs – ESPN SportsCenter, Produced by Drew Gallagher; Sync or Swim – Produced by Cheryl Furjanic and Amanda Keropian; The Great Swim – Walker & Company, by Gavin Mortimer
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2008 Billie Awards
Nominations for the third annual ''Billie Awards'' included ''Women in American Horse Racing'' and ''Generation IX'' in the ''Entertainment'' category.[The director Shimit Amin commented on the reaction to the film during ''The Billie Awards'':"The reaction to the movie was simply fantastic. You would not believe that this was a foreign audience – professional writers, critics and industry professionals for the most part – the way they reacted." ]
#''Journalism'': ''Marathon Woman: Running the Race to Revolutionize Women's Sports''
#''Breakthrough and Innovation'': ''Boom Boom Tap''
#''Outstanding Journalist'': Lesley Visser
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2007 Billie Awards
Nominations for the second annual ''Billie Awards'' included ''Watermarks (film)
''Watermarks'' is a 2004 award-winning theatrical feature documentary co-written and directed by Yaron Zilberman as his directorial debut. The film reunites the champion women swimmers of the legendary Jewish sports club, Hakoah Vienna, who wer ...
'' and ''Billie Jean King: Portrait of a Pioneer'' in the ''Entertainment'' category.ESPN
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#''Breakthrough and Innovation'': MADE, MTV Networks
#''Industry Leader'': Ross Greenberg[
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2006 Billie Awards
Nominations for the first annual ''Billie Awards'' included ''Bend It Like Beckham
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'' and '' Million Dollar Baby'' in the ''Entertainment'' category.[
Winners
#''Entertainment'': '' Dare to Dream: The Story of the U.S. Women's Soccer Team''
#''Journalism'': ]Christine Brennan
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- ''USA Today
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#''Breakthrough and Innovation'': ''Game Face: What Does a Female Athlete Look Like?''
#''Industry Leader'': Bud Greenspan – Cappy Productions[
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Notes
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