The “Made in NY” Awards ceremony will return this fall after a decade of handing out the honors behind the scenes.
Created in 2006 by the Mayor’s Office of Media and Entertainment, the “Made in NY” Awards have a good time excellence in Recent York City’s creative community and recognize the achievements of people and organizations which have made significant contributions to NYC’s entertainment and digital media industries.
Prior recipients of the “Made in NY” award include 2024 Academy Award nominees Noah Baumbach, Danielle Brooks, Robert De Niro and Jeffrey Wright, in addition to Awkwafina, Alex Borstein, Tina Fey, Caroline Hirsch, “Late Night with Seth Meyers,” Spike Lee, Audra McDonald, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Nas, Rosie Perez and “Sesame Street.”
From 2014 until earlier in 2024, no ceremony was held, and as an alternative individual “Made in NY” Awards were presented to winners at various entertainment events throughout town including the Gotham Awards and the NYWIFT Muse Awards.
Per the Mayor’s Office of Media and Entertainment, “The exclusive industry gathering, to be held October 28 at Gracie Mansion, is the primary time the event shall be held since 2014, and is being reinstated now to each have a good time and acknowledge a community of creatives who’ve been affected by the pandemic and up to date labor strikes. The event, which can honor 4 individuals and/or groups with a concentrate on those in NYC’s film/TV industry, will bring the grand total of ‘Made in NY’ Awards presented to 78. Honorees shall be announced closer to the show date.”
Recently, NYC has seen the expansion of its production facility infrastructure with recent studio groundbreakings in 2023 at Pier 94 in Manhattan and East End in Sunnyside, Queens, with more studio openings slated for 2024. Amid that growth, the Mayor’s office supports a “Made in NY” Training Programs in Production Assistance, Post-Production and Animation, amongst others, growing the variety of graduates in these programs to over 1200 Recent Yorkers.
Under Adams’ office, town has created the first-ever Film and Television Production Industry Council to advise town’s production policies and programs, expanded the NYC Public School Film Festival, and introduced Executive Order 21, requiring each city agency to have a movie office liaison and expedite filming on NYC property.
“Nothing is a clearer indication of quality, talent, and success than having the ability to say you might be ‘Made in Recent York,’” NYC Mayor Eric Adams said. “After a 10-year hiatus, the ‘Made in NY’ Awards ceremony is returning to have a good time our city’s vibrant film and TV industry. A multi-billion dollar economic engine and job creator for a whole lot of 1000’s of Recent Yorkers, our film and TV industry is a logo of Recent York City’s popularity because the defining creative capital on the globe. I stay up for saying ‘Lights, Camera, Motion!’ with the leaders of our film and TV industry at this unforgettable night.”
Pat Swinney Kaufman, commissioner of the NYC Mayor’s Office of Media and Entertainment, added: “We’re so proud to announce the return of the ‘Made in NY’ Awards ceremony at Gracie Mansion – this administration’s thanks to an industry that works tirelessly to make sure NYC stays a worldwide filming hub, providing for and maintaining an ecosystem of jobs, tourism, innovation, premiere storytelling and world-renowned talent. The honorees that we’ll have a good time on October 28 embody what it means to be a Recent Yorker not only through their ongoing dedication to the craft but in addition to their devotion to the best city on earth.”
