Overview
- The Genesis Prize Foundation selected Gadot for the 2026 honor, an annual $1 million award recognizing professional achievement, impact and commitment to Jewish values.
- Gadot will donate the full prize to Israeli NGOs focused on healing war-related physical and psychological trauma, with additional donors planning to join the effort.
- Foundation chair Stan Polovets praised her “moral clarity,” advocacy for hostages and steadfast support for Israel, noting the personal and professional costs she has faced.
- The announcement follows a recent ceasefire in the two-year Israel–Hamas war and comes as the entertainment industry remains split, with organized boycotts targeting Israeli film institutions.
- Gadot’s wartime activism included meeting hostage families and organizing private screenings of Oct. 7 attack footage for Hollywood figures; the ceremony date has not been announced.