25th annual Women of the Year Awards

Reese Witherspoon Asks 'What Do We Do Now?' at Glamour's Women of the Year Awards.

REESE WITHERSPOON HAS a pet peeve. Five little words: "What do we do now?" "It's my most hated question," Witherspoon said at Monday's Glamour's 25th annual Women of the Year Awards at Carnegie Hall, where she received the Hollywood Hero award.
"I dread reading scripts that have no women involved in their creation - because inevitably, the girl turns to the guy and says, 'What do we do now?'" "I'm serious," she laughed. "Go back and watch any movie, you will see this line over and over."
She would know. In 2012, Witherspoon met with seven studio heads and asked them a simple question: "How many movies are you developing with a female lead?" She was met with blank stares. And so, she decided to do something about it. She co-founded Pacific Standard with Bruna Papandrea, a production company dedicated to bringing female-driven stories to the big screen. Pacific Standard's first two pictures, Gone Girl and Wild, made over half a billion dollars at the box office worldwide, and earned stars Rosamund Pike, Laura Dern, and Witherspoon herself Academy Award nominations. A day after Mayor Bill de Blasio declared it "Women of the Year Day," the gala paid tribute to six individuals and two groups of women who have shaped the year, and the future, with their achievements. Former winners include Hillary Clinton, Amy Poehler, Julia Roberts, Gloria Steinem, Malala Yousafzai, Laverne Cox and Mindy Kaling.
Misty Copeland, the first African-American woman to become principal ballerina at the American Ballet Theater, took home The Showstopper award.
"Thank you for honoring a black ballerina," she said. Jennifer Hudson and Ellie Goulding both performed. Other notable appearances included Madeleine Albright, Samatha Powers, Serena Williams, Billie Jean King, Iman, Seth Meyers, Judith Light, Jared Leto, Goldie Hawn - and a very dapper Brooklyn Beckham who presented fashion designer, UNAIDS goodwill ambassador and mother Victoria Beckham with the award for Fashion Force.
"I'm so proud of you, and I'm so happy to be here tonight," he said. "I love you." The FIFA Women's World Cup U.S. national team received the Game Changers award - not only for their big win, but also for their fight to highlight gender inequality in their sport. Reuters