Zendaya received the Spotlight Tribute for her role in the film “Challengers,” and she used the moment to honor her mother, Claire Stoermer. “To my mom,” the 28-year-old actress said. “My mom’s here tonight. Shoutout mom; she’s embarrassed.”

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