The Women’s Image Network is gearing up for its 28th annual celebration, and this year’s lineup carries extra weight — a posthumous tribute to Dolly Parton and a top honor for a beloved TV host. The ceremony, set for Wednesday evening, October 14, 2026, in Beverly Hills, California, will shine a spotlight on media that champions the value of women and girls.
Comedian Helen Hong is set to host the festivities, while singer/songwriter Annie Bosko — who was Parton’s preferred opener — will headline a musical homage to the late legend. The event will also recognize Shaun Robinson as the WIN Awards 28 Woman of the Year, alongside a roster of presenters including Hannah Love Lanier, Elisabeth Röhm, Baroness Kimberly Moore, Vanessa Bell Calloway, Malynda Hale, and Lauren Bancroft.
Nominees across categories were announced, spanning comedy, drama, documentary, reality television, and more. In the comedy series race, “Abbott Elementary,” “Margo’s Got Money Troubles,” “Hacks,” and “Nobody Wants This” are all in contention. The actress comedy series category features Elle Fanning and Michelle Pfeiffer for “Margo’s Got Money Troubles,” Sarah Goldberg for “The Audacity,” and Jean Smart for “Hacks.”
Drama series nominees include “Anna Pigeon,” “The Diplomat,” “Lioness,” and “Scarpetta,” with Tracy Spiridakos, Keri Russell, Amy Adams, and Jamie Lee Curtis earning actress nods for their respective roles. Documentary contenders range from “The Fighting Tiger” and “The Many Lives of Benjaman Kyle” to “Taurasi,” “The Secrets We Bury,” and “The Cult Behind the Killer: The Andrea Yates Story.”
Made-for-television movie and limited series nominees feature “The Christmas Showdown,” “All Her Fault,” “Ride or Die,” and “The Beast In Me,” with Sarah Snook, Octavia Spencer, Loretta Devine, and Hannah Waddingham recognized for their performances. Reality series contenders include “Iyanla: The Inside Fix,” “1000-Lb. Sisters,” “Heart & Hustle: Houston,” “Belle Collective: Birmingham,” and “Baylen Out Loud.”
The reality actress category pairs performers with specific episodes: Baylen Dupree for “Baylen Out Loud” (“My Brain Feels Different”), Beth Karas for “The Curious Case Of…” (“The Woman Dying For Attention”), Iyanla Vanzant for “Iyanla: The Inside Fix” (“Unmasking The Truth”), Holly Madison for “Lethally Blonde” (“Fatal Escort”), and Shaun Robinson for “90 Day Fiancé: Before the 90 Days” (“Tell All”).
Producer nominees include teams behind “Baylen Out Loud,” “The Fighting Tiger,” “Lost Women of Alaska” (“No Longer Silent”), “Margo’s Got Money Troubles,” and “Iyanla: The Inside Fix” (“Unmasking the Truth”). Writer nods went to Morwyn Brebner for “Anna Pigeon” (“Episode 101”), Lisa Lax & Nancy Stern Winters for “The Fighting Tiger,” Debora Cahn for “The Diplomat” (“Schrodinger’s Wife”), and Eva Anderson for “Margo’s Got Money Troubles” (“Lock and Load”).
Directors in the running include Lisa Joy and Liz Friedlander for “Fallout” episodes, Georgi Banks-Davies for “The Night Manager,” Lauren Fisher for “Believers: Boston Red Sox” (“Doubt”), Lisa Lax & Nancy Stern Winters for “The Fighting Tiger,” and Sara Kandasamy for “Lost Women of Alaska” (“No Longer Silent”).
Robinson’s honor arrives alongside her nomination as an actress in a reality series for her work hosting and executive producing TLC’s “90 Day Fiancé,” which airs in over 168 countries and territories. An Emmy-winning journalist, host, author, and philanthropist, Robinson founded the S.H.A.U.N. Foundation for Girls in 2016, supporting empowerment through STEM, health, arts, unity, and neighborhoods. Her book “Exactly as I Am” gathered advice from superstar women for today’s girls, and her career spans “Access Hollywood,” red carpet coverage of the Academy Awards, Golden Globes, Emmys, and Grammys, plus reports for “NBC Nightly News,” “Today,” MSNBC, and CNN.
Bosko, a California-born country artist, brings a resume that includes a Rolling Stone “Artist to Watch” nod, collaborations with Willie Nelson, Parton, and Adele, and performances at the Grand Ole Opry, Ryman Auditorium, Stagecoach, and more. She’s also sung the National Anthem at major NFL, NBA, MLB, NASCAR, and PBR events, including Madison Square Garden and ESPN’s Monday Night Football. Her partnership with Ariat International paired her with San Francisco 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy for a campaign featuring her song “Honky Tonk Heartbeat.”
Hong, known for NPR’s “Wait, Wait Don’t Tell Me” and “Go Fact Yourself,” brings acting credits from A24’s “If I Had Legs I’d Kick You,” “Never Have I Ever,” “Silicon Valley,” and five seasons of “The Thundermans.” A breast cancer survivor and Asian-American activist, she uses standup to raise funds for causes she supports.
The ceremony will also spotlight Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library, the book gifting program she launched in 1995 in Sevier County, Tennessee. The initiative, which mails free books to children from birth to age five regardless of family income, mailed its first million books by 2003 and has since expanded globally.
Why it matters: This year’s awards underscore how entertainment can amplify women’s voices while honoring legacy figures like Parton. With Robinson’s advocacy work and recognition, the ceremony ties on-screen achievement to real-world impact for girls and communities.
