Salma Hayek is adding a first-of-its-kind award to her resume.
Hayek is the inaugural recipient of IMDb’s Icon STARmeter Award, commemorating her decades of memorable movie and TV roles, the organization announced Thursday.
“This award means so much to me because for so long, women in the entertainment industry were underrecognized for our performances, contributions to filmmaking, and power to draw audiences to theaters,” Hayek said in a statement.
“While there has been progress, particularly in the last few years, this Women’s History Month, I’m reflecting on the work that is still to be done as we continue moving towards gender parity.”
The honor comes on the heels of a big year for the Mexican-born Hayek, who starred as the superhero Ajak in the Marvel movie “Eternals” and portrayed Pina in the fashion-focused drama “House of Gucci.”
IMDb regularly celebrates actors who receive more than 200 million monthly viewers with STARmeter Awards, but Hayek’s icon honor was created in conjunction with the online movie database’s 20th anniversary.
Hayek, 55, earned her lone Oscar nomination in 2003 for her portrayal of painter Frida Kahlo in the biopic “Frida,” and won an Emmy the following year for her directing work on the TV film “The Maldonado Miracle.”
“All of us at IMDb and IMDbPro are excited to honor Salma Hayek Pinault with our first-ever IMDb ‘Icon’ STARmeter Award, in recognition of her groundbreaking creative career and the indelible mark she has made on the entertainment industry,” Matt Kumin, the head of IMDbPro, said Thursday.
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