Television powerhouse Shonda Rhimes—the creative force behind ABC's "Grey's Anatomy," "Scandal" and "How to Get Away with Murder"—will receive the Writers Guild of America, West's 2015 Paddy Chayefsy Laurel Award for Television Writing Achievement. Rhimes' vocal commitment (as also seen on her Twitter) to diversifying race and women onscreen will be recognized at an upcoming ceremony on Saturday, February 14, 2015 at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza in Los Angeles. Her many accolades including a PGA Award, a WGA Award, an AFI Award, a Peabody Award, a Golden Globe, a Lucy Award for Excellence in Television from Women in Film, and numerous NAACP Image Awards for her writing and show-running. In 2013, Rhimes was appointed by President Obama to serve as Trustee for the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. Read More: Will Shonda Rhimes Make Viola Davis a Star with "How to Get Away with Murder"? Named after one of the most.
- 12/17/2014
- by Ryan Lattanzio
- Thompson on Hollywood
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