LOS ANGELES, Oct. 12, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Oscar-winning
actress Jennifer Lawrence and
distinguished film producer-executive Amy
Pascal will be honored at The Hollywood Reporter's
2017 Women in Entertainment breakfast, it was announced today. The
star-studded gala will take place Dec.
6 at Milk Studios in Los
Angeles.
Academy Award-winning actress-filmmaker Angelina Jolie will deliver the keynote speech
at the VIP event, where $1 million in
university scholarships will be given to young women from
disadvantaged backgrounds who have taken part in the
Reporter's highly competitive, eight-year-old Women in
Entertainment Mentorship Program.
Lawrence will become the youngest person ever to receive the
Sherry Lansing Leadership Award, given annually to a woman who has
been a pioneer and philanthropic leader in her industry. Last year,
the four-time Academy Award nominee (and winner for Silver
Linings Playbook) donated $2
million to establish the Jennifer Lawrence Foundation
Cardiac Intensive Care Unit at Kosair Children's Hospital in her
hometown, Louisville, Kentucky.
The Jennifer Lawrence Foundation also assists a wide range of
charitable organizations, supporting abused and neglected youth,
along with many educational and health organizations. Lawrence
recently joined the board of Represent.Us, the nation's largest
grassroots anti-corruption campaign which brings together
conservatives, progressives and everyone in between to work towards
fixing America's corrupt political system. She also has been
outspoken on issues of gender pay disparity and privacy rights in
Hollywood.
Lawrence follows a long line of extraordinary Sherry Lansing Award recipients, including
Barbra Streisand, Shonda Rhimes, Oprah
Winfrey, Diane Keaton,
Jane Fonda, Helen Mirren, Halle
Berry, Jodie Foster,
Glenn Close, Barbara Walters and, most recently, Tina Fey.
Streep, a former Lansing Award recipient, will present Pascal
with the second annual Equity in Entertainment Award, given to an
individual in the showbiz community who has proved committed to
providing opportunities for women and people of color. Pascal
follows writer-producer Ryan Murphy,
last year's recipient. A former chairman of Sony Pictures
Entertainment, Pascal is also the producer of such movies as
Spider-Man: Homecoming and the upcoming Molly's Game
and The Post. Her company, Pascal Pictures, strives to
create avenues for women and people of color, in front of the
camera and behind it.
"Both Jennifer and Amy perfectly embody the driving force behind
THR's Women in Entertainment initiative," said Matthew Belloni, Editorial Director of The
Hollywood Reporter. "They continue to use their voices and their
talent to create opportunities for women in the industry, and I
can't think of two more deserving individuals to honor."
"Having Jennifer agree to accept the Sherry Lansing Leadership
Award is a wonderful honor," said Lansing, the former CEO of
Paramount Pictures and the first woman to head a Hollywood studio. "In merely a decade, her
remarkable professional achievements, her willingness to take
risks, and her philanthropic generosity have inspired millions. She
reminds young women all over the world that their voices are meant
to be heard. The Hollywood Reporter could not have chosen a
better individual to recognize."
Jolie, whose Cambodian war drama First They Killed My
Father was recently selected as that country's entry for the
Best Foreign Language Picture at the upcoming 90th Academy Awards,
has enjoyed a year of striking achievement. In addition to
continuing her humanitarian work — which includes over a decade of
service as Special Envoy of the United Nations High Commissioner
for Refugees — she is soon to reprise her title role in
Disney's upcoming sequel to its 2014 blockbuster
Maleficent.
"Angelina Jolie has dedicated her
life to helping women and girls in war zones, from her girls'
school in Kenya to her primary
schools in eastern Afghanistan,"
said Belloni. "Her efforts to end sexual violence worldwide is
unparalleled in the Hollywood
community, and we're humbled and exhilarated that she'll be
delivering our keynote speech this year."
Additionally, $1 million in
university scholarships will be given to girls now taking part in
The Hollywood Reporter's Women in Entertainment Mentorship
Program. Among the scholarships, each of the 18 girls currently in
the program will receive $10,000 to
attend the university of her choice (jointly funded by Lifetime and
Entertainment Industry Foundation), with two girls receiving
full-ride scholarships worth more than $240,000 apiece to attend Loyola Marymount University.
The Women in Entertainment breakfast, sponsored by Lifetime and
Loyola Marymount University in
partnership with the Entertainment Industry Foundation, coincides
with the publication of The Hollywood Reporter's annual
Women in Entertainment: Power 100, the definitive guide to
the leading women in film and television.
About The Hollywood Reporter
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Hollywood Reporter is the entertainment industry's flagship
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access, world-class photography and video, and feature exclusives,
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nomination for Magazine of the Year and a Gerald Loeb Award nomination for its Studio
Chiefs Roundtable. Additionally, the brand took home 10 SoCal
journalism awards in 2015, seven in 2016, and 14 in 2017, including
online journalist of the year and best blog honors for "The Race"
and "THR Esq."
In 2014, The Hollywood Reporter staff won Los
Angeles Area Emmy Awards for The Hollywood Reporter in Focus:
The Wolf of Wall Street. The Hollywood
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