Jennifer Aniston will be given the prestigious Sherry Lansing Leadership Award for her 30 YEARS in show business and philanthropy work
Jennifer Aniston will receive the prestigious Sherry Lansing Leadership Award.
The Friends veteran, 52, will be honored at The Hollywood Reporter's annual Women in Entertainment breakfast gala on December 8, 2021, in Los Angeles.
Steve Carell, Aniston's co-star on The Morning Show, will present her with the accolade, which recognizes trailblazers and philanthropists in entertainment and media.
Good for you, Jenny: Jennifer Aniston will receive the prestigious Sherry Lansing Leadership Award. The Friends veteran will be honored at The Hollywood Reporter's annual Women in Entertainment breakfast gala on December 8, 2021, in Los Angeles; seen in 2020
Her early years: She is being honored for her 30 years of work in Hollywood; seen in 1994 on the set of Muddling Through
'I have been Jennifer's biggest fan since I first saw and fell in love with her on Friends,' added Sherry Lansing.
'Year after year, I have watched her become an enormous force in the industry. She brings her extraordinary talent and unique vitality to every project.
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'Even more important, her tireless support of philanthropic causes such as Stand Up to Cancer, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital and countless others inspires us all to give back.'
In addition to Aniston's work as an actress, in 2007 she received the GLAAD Vanguard Award for her outstanding support of the LGBTQ community.
Her big hit show: She was also on Friends from 1994 until 2004. Here is Courteney Cox as Monica Geller, Matthew Perry as Chandler Bing, David Schwimmer as Ross Geller, Aniston as Rachel Green, Matt LeBlanc as Joey Tribbiani and Lisa Kudrow as Phoebe Buffay
A movie icon: After she made it on Friends, she blossomed into a movie star; seen in 2011
She has also contributed multiple hours and financial aid to such organizations as Americares, Doctors Without Borders, Feeding America, Project ALS, Best Friends Animal Society and the Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network, among others.
'Jennifer has excelled across television, film and production; she is a dynamic leader within the entertainment industry and beyond. In addition to her many career accomplishments, she has also shown her generosity with her philanthropic efforts,' said Nekesa Mumbi Moody, editorial director of The Hollywood Reporter.
'This year, we are thrilled to honor such an amazing woman.'
Her pal: The award will be presented to Jennifer by her Morning Show costar Steve Carell, center. On the left is MS lead Reese Witherspoon. Pictured in 2019
Previous recipients have included such distinguished artists and visionaries as Oprah Winfrey, Shonda Rhimes, Meryl Streep, Reese Witherspoon, Viola Davis, Barbra Streisand, Jodie Foster and Barbara Walters.
An Emmy, Golden Globe and SAG Award winner, Aniston will be honored alongside some of Hollywood's most influential women at the WIE gala, which is attended by 600 industry leaders and VIPs.
The event coincides with the publication of THR's annual Power 100 list of the top hundred women in film and television.
A fan: 'I have been Jennifer's biggest fan since I first saw and fell in love with her on Friends,' added Sherry Lansing. 'Year after year, I have watched her become an enormous force in the industry. She brings her extraordinary talent and unique vitality to every project'; seen in 2019
The Lansing Award was named in honor of the first woman ever to run a studio, a former president of 20th Century Fox and chairman/CEO of Paramount Pictures, who also produced such classic films as Fatal Attraction.
Since leaving Paramount in 2005, Lansing (who co-founded Stand Up to Cancer) has served as chairman of the Board of Regents of the University of California and as head of her own nonprofit, the Sherry Lansing Foundation.
A highlight of the breakfast will be the presence of some 30 high school juniors and seniors selected to take part in the celebrated Women in Entertainment Mentorship Program, a joint venture between THR and Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Los Angeles. The students will be presented with almost $1 million in university scholarships.
Now in its 13th year, the Mentorship Program pairs the best and brightest high school girls from disadvantaged communities in the Los Angeles area with top-level executives, lawyers and agents.
