Viola Davis received the award in 2017, its inaugural year.
Shes full of heart, strength, compassion, and forgiveness.
She sees wrong that must be made right.
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She takes action when everyone around her is idle.
There were eight other films in [the] top 100 which were directed by females, she added.
So although this is progress, but theres still a long way to go.
Gadot also expressed support for the current movement of people speaking out against harassment in Hollywood and beyond.
And I promise, my commitment to all of you is that I will never be silenced.
And we will continue to band together to make strides uniting for equality.
