The stars were out Monday night for this year’s Gotham Awards, held at Cipriani Wall Street in New York City. The event “honors visionary talent in front of and behind the camera, expands the audience for groundbreaking film and television,

Zendaya is off to an auspicious start in this season’s awards race and is thanking her mother for her support. The 28-year-old actress

Zendaya – who also received a producer credit for the flick – thanked the many creatives and crew behind the blockbuster and gave a special shout-out to her mother, Claire Stoermer. This marks her first producer credit on a major motion picture, adding to her growing list of industry achievements.

The ‘Challengers’ star received the Gotham Awards’ Spotlight Tribute — and gave a special shoutout to her mother mid-speech