Hollywood once again played host to some of the film industry’s most glamorous women this week as leading ladies dressed to impress at a party ahead of Friday night’s Women In Film Lucy + Crystal Awards.

Flying the flag for Canada was 24’s platinum beauty Elisha Cuthbert, who joined contemporaries including Mena Suvari and Phantom Of The Opera’s young star 22-year-old Emmy Rossum, to help toast this year’s honourees, including Definitely, Maybe star Elizabeth Banks who was named the face of the future.

It will be a big night for Jennifer Aniston tonight when she is presented with the 2009 Crystal Award which was established in 1977 to honour individuals seen to help expand the role of women in the entertainment industry.

Applauded for her top multi-tasking in both acting and producing, 40-year-old Jen, who co-founded Echo Films production company last year, has previously spoken of her role off-screen as a “natural progression”.

The Marley And Me star shares her thoughts on life and how she became successful in the business: “I became a comedian probably out of some sort of necessity to survive and be a happy kid because I wasn’t in an environment under the happiest circumstances. But you come through it and find a survival technique that serves you positively in your life. For me that’s been comedy.”

“All you can do is do your work and do it as good as you possibly can,” says the former Friends star. “I know that in the next couple of years I’m going to take the time to stand behind the camera.”

Holly Hunter, who stars in, and executively produces TV crime drama Saving Grace, is another lady whose success will being celebrated at the event. She was named the winner of this year’s Diamond Award, given for innovation on the small screen.

Meanwhile Twilight director Catherine Hardwicke will also be feted at the event with the The Dorothy Arzner Director’s Award: “They don’t think a girl can do a badass action movie? In my mind, I can direct any movie. I don’t see a limit. Maybe other people do, but I don’t”.

Source: Hello Magazine