Tracy Morgan, Michelle Buteau, and More Honored at the 2025 “Made in NY” Awards Presented by Mayor Adams and the Mayor’s Office of Media and Entertainment

• On June 16, 2025, Mayor Adams and MOME Commissioner Pat Swinney Kaufman hosted the “Made in NY” Awards at Gracie Mansion, the first time the ceremony has been held at the mayor’s official residence in 10 years.
• Created in 2006 by the Mayor’s Office of Media and Entertainment (MOME), the “Made in NY” awards shine a light on the film and television artists who bring the streets and iconic locations of New York City to screens around the world and encourage global audiences to visit, work, and live here.
• This year’s honorees include:
  • Academy Award-nominated filmmaker Darren Aronofsky
  • Actress, comedian, producer, and writer Michelle Buteau
  • Emmy-nominated actor and comedian Tracy Morgan
  • President of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters Thomas J. O’Donnell
  • Emmy Award-winning producer Celia Costas
• Highlights from the evening include:
  • Red carpet interviews and heartfelt and hilarious acceptance speeches from honorees Michelle Buteau, Tracy Morgan, and Tommy J. O’Donnell.
  • A special performance of “Gramercy Park” from the Broadway musical Hell’s Kitchen performed by Phillip Johnson Richardson.
  • A DJ set by Ralph McDaniels, a Brooklyn-native and founder of Video Music Box.
• Commissioner Kaufman presented Darren Aronofsky with his award earlier this month as part of a special presentation during the Tribeca Festival’s 25th anniversary screening of his film Requiem for a Dream.

About the 2025 “Made in NY” Honorees

Darren Aronofsky is an Academy Award®-nominated filmmaker born and raised in Brooklyn, New York. Aronofsky — whose award will be presented in partnership with the Tribeca Film Festival — recently transformed the city street to their iconic ‘1990s grit for the upcoming film, “Caught Stealing.” Aronofsky heads Protozoa Pictures, based in Chinatown. His credits as a director include “π,” “Requiem for a Dream,” “The Fountain,” “The Wrestler,” “Black Swan,” “Noah,” “Mother!,” “The Whale,” and “The Sphere Experience: Postcard From Earth.” As a producer, his credits include “Jackie,” “The Good Nurse,” “Some Kind Of Heaven,” “Viktor, Holding Liat,” Peabody and Emmy-award winning “The Territory,” “Limitless,” “Welcome To Earth,” “One Strange Rock,” and the upcoming “Pole to Pole.”

“NYC is the greatest city in the world. It’s also the greatest canvas in the world.” – Darren Aronofsky

Michelle Buteau is an actress, comedian, producer, and writer. The multihyphenate stars in the Netflix comedy series “Survival of the Thickest,” which she created and executive produced and will begin filming its third season soon. Inspired by her autobiographical book of essays of the same name, the series was released in July 2023. Buteau received an NAACP Image Award for “Outstanding Breakthrough Creative (Television)” for the series. She recently wrapped production for “Spa Weekend.” Earlier this year, Buteau released her second Netflix comedy special, “A Buteau-Ful Mind” that was recorded live at Radio City Music Hall, becoming the first woman to tape a special at the iconic venue. Her first Netflix special, “Welcome to Buteaupia,” won the Critics Choice Television Award for Best Comedy Special. Buteau also stars in the hit comedy “BABES.” Buteau is known as host of the hit Netflix reality competition show, “The Circle,” which released its seventh season in September 2024, as well as the second season of Netflix’s “Barbecue Showdown.” She has also hosted the 2024 Billboard Music Awards and the 2024 Vanity Fair Oscar Party livestream. Buteau’s other film and television highlights include “Marry Me,” “The First Wives Club,” “Always Be My Maybe,” “Someone Great,” “Russian Doll” and “Awkwafina is Nora From Queens.” She has also appeared in “Key & Peele,” “Broad City,” “Rick and Morty,” and “Zootopia+.”

“I am beyond excited to be included in this year’s ‘Made in NY’ Awards. My show is a love letter to New York. New York is a beautiful character in every show and film, and it is so amazing and necessary to celebrate her.” – Michelle Buteau

Celia Costas is a born and raised New Yorker and Emmy-award winning producer whose credits include numerous Made in NY productions, such as “tick, tick... BOOM!,” “The Intern,” “Annie,” “Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps,” “Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close,” and “Angels in America.” Throughout her decades-long career, she has served as a location manager, assistant director, unit production manager, executive producer, and producer on more than 40 feature films and television projects. In addition to her achievements in the entertainment industry, Costas is on the Board of Trustees at Brooklyn College, The City University of New York, where she runs an annual lecture series for the Department of Classics in memory of her father, a former classics professor emeritus of that institution. Costas also serves on the Advisory Board of the Feirstein Graduate School of Cinema at Brooklyn College, where she shares her expertise and passion for producing with up and coming filmmakers.

"I am so honored and grateful to be a working member of this brilliant community of New York Filmmakers. I'm forever thankful for the opportunity to follow a career path which has informed and enriched my life in so many ways." – Celia Costas

Tracy Morgan — one of the most well-respected comedians and actors in his field — will soon begin filming yet another TV series in New York City, following the 10-episode order for “The Fall and Rise of Reggie Dinkins” by NBC. In 2024, Paramount+ announced Morgan will star in the comedy series “Crutch” about a Harlem widower whose grown children move back home. His latest stand-up special, “Tracy Morgan: Takin' It Too Far,” premiered on Max in August 2023. Morgan is widely known for his role as “Tracy Jordan” on NBC’s “30 Rock,” earning an Emmy nomination and multiple NAACP Image Award nods. He starred in TBS’s “The Last OG,” Amazon’s “Coming 2 America,” and films including “Scoob!,” “What Men Want,” and voiced “Fox” in Netflix’s “Green Eggs & Ham.” A veteran of “Saturday Night Live,” Morgan created iconic characters like “Astronaut Jones” and “Brian Fellows.” His specials include Netflix’s “Staying Alive,” Comedy Central’s “Bona Fide,” and HBO’s “Black & Blue.” He’s the author of the memoir “I Am the New Black” and continues to tour globally as a stand-up comedian.

"I am honored to receive this Made in NY award. I truly was made here, I love this city and I love giving back to it in any way that I can. And of course, Go NY Go." - Tracy Morgan

Thomas J. O’Donnell has worked tirelessly to support New York City productions throughout his more than 35 year-tenure in the industry and, most recently, as president of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters. O’Donnell first worked in the film industry in 1974 on the feature film “The Stepford Wives” and began coordinating transportation for motion picture production companies in 1986. In 1990, he became secretary-treasurer of Theatrical Teamster Local 817, and was elected president in 2013. From 2014 to 2022, he was director of the Motion Picture & Theatrical Trade Division for the International Brotherhood of Teamsters. O’Donnell has also held positions including vice president of the Council of Motion Picture & Television Unions and executive trustee of the Museum of the Moving Image. In 2015, he was honored with a DGA Labor Award and, in 2016, he received the Ellis Island Medal of Honor. O’Donnell has a B.S. in Industrial Psychology from St. Bonaventure University.

“I’m honored by the recognition of the importance of the film industry to our great city and the role organized labor plays in its success. On behalf of the two thousand theatrical Teamsters I represent, I thank Mayor Adams & his Administration for supporting this vital industry.” – Thomas J. O’Donnell

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