Women In Entertainment Celebrated At Elle Magazine’s 22nd Women In Hollywood Event
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Monday night was a star studded lovefest at Elle magazine’s 22nd Women in Hollywood celebration at the Four Seasons Hotel, but it was also a call for equality. Editor-in-chief Robbie Myers said Hollywood’s vast gender disparities such as 95 percent of studio movies being made by men, prove such nights are still needed.
The annual event recognizes women for their accomplishments in the entertainment industry. Myers also asked “Did you know the lowest paid male actor on the Forbes list was still ranked above the highest paid female actor on the same list?”
Mary J Blige introduced DuVernay, who illustrated her perspective on the gender gap with an anecdote about a fellow director. They both had features at the 2012 Sundance Film Festival and were taking on their first big-budget movie projects.
“I got a big movie,” she remembered telling him, talking about the $20 million budget for “Selma.” He said he had gotten a big movie, too. It was “Jurassic World.”
“Now… he’ll go off and do ‘Star Wars,’ and I’m happy for him,” DuVernay said of her friend Colin Trevorrow. “But think about the women who were also in that class at Sundance 2012.”
Honoree Mulligan said that until she made her latest film, “Suffragette,” in which Meryl Streep appears, the best parts for women were always “a really great female role in a story about a man.” Amy Schumer dedicated Anne Sexton’s poem “Admonitions to a Special Person” to the audience as she accepted her award from Lena Dunham.
Salma Hayek, who was introduced by Zoe Saldana, said this generation of women can change Hollywood. Kate Winslet, Dakota Johnson, Alicia Vikander and Gena Rowlands were also recognized Monday, though Rowlands did not attend.
The honorees are featured in the magazine’s November issue.
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