Janelle Monáe is ready to obtain the SeeHer Award on the twenty eighth annual Critics Selection Awards, which shall be held at Fairmont Century Plaza in Los Angeles on Jan. 17. 

Monáe, who acquired a previous Critics Selection Awards nomination for greatest supporting actress within the Oscar-nominated 2017 movie Hidden Figures, can also be nominated this yr for a greatest supporting actress for her efficiency in Glass Onion: A Knives Out Thriller. 

Her different appearing credit embody Lionsgate’s Antebellum, Focus Options’ Harriet, Disney’s Woman and the Tramp, Amazon’s Homecoming and A24’s Oscar-winning movie Moonlight. In 2018, Monáe’s album Soiled Pc was additionally nominated for 2 Grammy Awards for album of the yr and greatest music video.

In response to the Critics Selection Affiliation, the SeeHer Award honors a lady who advocates for gender equality, portrays characters with authenticity, defies stereotypes and pushes boundaries. Just lately, Monáe was honored as the suicide prevention advocate of the yr by The Trevor Venture. She can also be co-chair for the nonprofit When We All Vote and began her Fem the Future initiative. 

Previous SeeHer Award recipients embody Viola Davis, Gal Gadot, Claire Foy, Kristen Bell, Zendaya and Halle Berry.  Actor Jeff Bridges has additionally been tapped to obtain the Lifetime Achievement Award on the upcoming awards ceremony.

The Critics Selection Awards will air dwell on The CW on Jan. 15 from 7-10 p.m. ET (delayed PT). The present shall be hosted by Chelsea Handler, and govt produced by Bob Bain Productions and Berlin Leisure. Discover the 2023 Critics Selection Awards movie nominations right here and the TV nominations right here.

This text initially appeared on The Hollywood Reporter.