Overview

• Wright received the Crystal Nymph Award in recognition of her career achievements and lasting influence on television.
• She recalled having to split her House of Cards salary into three paychecks and take an executive producer credit to match Kevin Spacey’s earnings because she lacked an Oscar.
• Wright warned that artificial intelligence poses a risk to entertainment jobs even as she argued it cannot capture genuine human emotion on screen.
• She is directing, executive producing and starring in the six-episode Amazon MGM thriller The Girlfriend, which is slated for a fall premiere.
• Wright cited David Fincher’s early prediction that House of Cards would revolutionize the industry through streaming when the series debuted.