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Robin Wright, Ellen Barkin, Connie Britton & m'boss Frances Berwick at Muse Awards. Wendy Williams & I are hosting! pic.twitter.com/nICR5Y0SIy

— Andy Cohen (@Andy)

December 12, 2013

Frances Berwick, president of Bravo and Oxygen, was honored at Thursday’s NYWIFT Muse Awards, being introduced by Wendy Williams and Bravo's own Andy Cohen.

Under Berwick's leadership, Bravo launched its Emmy-winning shows Top Chef, Project Runway, and Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List, and pop-culture hits Flipping Out, The Rachel Zoe Project, and The Real Housewives franchise.

During her inspiring acceptance speech, Berwick said that she once had the all-too-familiar "CSDS (Constant Self-Doubt Syndrome)," but that it's entirely curable, which drew big smiles from the audience.

Ellen Barkin in Another Happy Day (2011), which she also produced. 

Ellen Barkin has a diverse body of work spanning theater, film, and television. The Bronx native has appeared in over 50 films, including Ocean’s 13, Sea of Love, The Big Easy, and Diner, which served as her film debut.

She received a Tony award in 2011 for her performance in The Normal Heart, has won an Emmy, and has been nominated twice for a Golden Globe Award. And behind the camera, Barkin is an accomplished producer whose films include Letters to Juliet and Another Happy Day, starring Ellen Burstyn and Demi Moore. 

NYWIFT is honoring Barkin—along with Connie Britton, Robin Wright, Sonia Manzano, Bravo President Frances Berwick, and Nancy Malone—at its annual Muse Awards on December 12 at the New York Hilton.