SPEECH: Del Bryant at the 2010 BMI Film and TV Music Awards at Los Angeles CA. (Footage by WireImage Video/GettyImages)

Rachel Portman, a trailblazer in the male-dominated music industry, is honored with the Richard Kirk Award by BMI. She is the first woman to win an Academy Award for Best Original Score for 'Emma' and has received multiple nominations for her work in 'Cider House Rules', 'Chocolat', and 'Grey Gardens'. Portman's career exemplifies her belief that gender is irrelevant in music creation.

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