USA Network’s 2010 Character Approved Awards
February 25, 2010 In the midst of a messy wintry mix pelting Manhattan, industry professionals and celebrities dashed nimbly from their cars and taxis into the inviting arms of the IAC Building, the location playing host to the second annual USA Network’s Character Approved Awards. Meant to honor individuals in the arts whose work has influenced and inspired our world and culture, the awards presentation was a lively, opulent affair that drew a remarkably large and impressive crowd despite the bad weather.
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Mark Feuerstein kicked off the event by introducing the honorees, a collection of individuals from a myriad of industries:
Art: Kehinde Wiley, revolutionary urban arts painter
Architecture: Angela Brooks, groundbreaking sustainable architect, principal of Pugh + Scarpa Architects
Design: Yves Behar, innovative industrial designer of the Jawbone Bluetooth headset and the $100 XO laptop
Fashion: Narciso Rodriguez, multiple award-winning American fashion designer
Film: Kathryn Bigelow, Academy Award-winning film director, “The Hurt Locker”
Food: Dan Barber, renowned restaurateur, Blue Hill and Stone Barns Center for Food & Agriculture
Giving: Jessica Jackley, social entrepreneur and microfinancier, co-founder Kiva.org
Music: Green Day, Grammy Award-winning rock band
New Media: Alex Rigopulos & Eran Egozy, game creators of Guitar Hero & Rock Band
Writing: Nora Ephron, best-selling novelist, Academy Award-nominated screenwriter and playwright
After a video presentation celebrating the honorees, screened on enormous wall-screens throughout the room, the crowd was treated to a special treat as the cast of Green Day’s new “American Idiot” musical performed live for the first time in New York City. All in all, a truly glamorous, star-studded affair.


















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