A packed lineup of talent and industry executives stepped out for Variety’s Power of Women event at the Beverly Hills Hotel on Wednesday night.
Making the rounds at cocktails and inside the ballroom were movers and shakers from the town’s stop studios and platforms. Executives included Warner Bros. TV Group’s Channing Dungey, Disney’s Debra OConnell and Yvett Merino, Amazon’s Kelly Day and Sue Kroll, Disney’s Ayo Davis, Netflix’s Pamela Levine and Tracey Pakosta, Paramount’s Jennifer Dodge, AMPAS’ Jennifer Davidson, screenwriter Aline Brosh McKenna, along with buzzy stars including Paige DeSorbo, Stassi Schroeder, Karen Pittman and Paula Patton.
Jennifer Hudson, Pearlena Igbokwe, Melissa McCarthy and Sharon Stone were honored at the event, hosted by comedian Iliza Shlesinger. The evening was a celebration of the philanthropic efforts of the four honorees as well as the several dozen women recognized in Variety’s annual Women’s Impact Report.
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Karen Pittman, Courtney Kemp and Channing Dungey

Image Credit: Variety via Getty Images Actress, writer and producer Karen Pittman, writer and producer Courtney Kemp and Channing Dungey, chairman at Warner Brothers Television Group, attend Variety’s Power of Women event, held Sept. 23 at the Beverly Hills Hotel.
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Aline Brosh McKenna

Image Credit: Variety via Getty Images “The Devil Wears Prada 2” screenwriter Aline Brosh McKenna attends Variety’s Power of Women event, held Sept. 23 at the Beverly Hills Hotel.
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Ayo Davis

Image Credit: Variety via Getty Images Ayo Davis, president of Disney Kids & Family, attends Variety’s Power of Women event, held Sept. 23 at the Beverly Hills Hotel.
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Johanna Fuentes, Jennifer Davidson, Tahra Grant and Gina Balian

Image Credit: Variety via Getty Images Johanna Fuentes, executive VP and head of communications and public relations at HYBE America, Jennifer Davidson, chief marketing, communications and content officer for the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and Academy Museum of Motion Pictures, Tahra Grant, chief communications officer at Sony Pictures Entertainment and Gina Balian, president of FX, attend Variety’s Power of Women event, held Sept. 23 at the Beverly Hills Hotel.
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Michelle McGuire

Image Credit: Variety via Getty Images Michelle McGuire, chief data and AI officer for Deloitte’s U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Partnership, attends Variety’s Power of Women event, held Sept. 23 at the Beverly Hills Hotel.
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Kelly Day, Sue Kroll and Julie Rapaport

Image Credit: Variety via Getty Images Kelly Day, VP and head of international at Amazon Prime Video, Sue Kroll, head of global marketing at Amazon MGM Studios and Julie Rapaport, head of film, development and production at Amazon MGM Studios, attend Variety’s Power of Women event, held Sept. 23 at the Beverly Hills Hotel.
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Dea Lawrence and Ryan Pauley

Image Credit: Variety via Getty Images Variety co-president and publisher Dea Lawrence and PMX president Ryan Pauley attend Variety’s Power of Women event, held Sept. 23 at the Beverly Hills Hotel.
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Yvett Merino and Cathleen Taff

Image Credit: Variety via Getty Images Yvett Merino, producer at Walt Disney Animation Studios, and Cathleen Taff, president of entertainment studios and consumer products for Walt Disney Studios, attend Variety’s Power of Women event, held Sept. 23 at the Beverly Hills Hotel.
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Alex Stapleton

Image Credit: Variety via Getty Images Alex Stapleton, director and founder of House of NonFiction, attends Variety’s Power of Women event, held Sept. 23 at the Beverly Hills Hotel.
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Elaine Frontain Bryant and Paula Patton

Image Credit: Variety via Getty Images Elaine Frontain Bryant, VP of non fiction and alternative programming at A&E Television Networks, and actress and producer Paula Patton attend Variety’s Power of Women event, held Sept. 23 at the Beverly Hills Hotel.
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Emily Longeretta and Elizabeth Wagmeister

Image Credit: Variety via Getty Images Emily Longeretta, Variety‘s director of features, and CNN entertainment correspondent Elizabeth Wagmeister attend Variety’s Power of Women event, held Sept. 23 at the Beverly Hills Hotel.
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Tracey Pakosta and Starr Silver-Baker

Image Credit: Variety via Getty Images Tracey Pakosta, VP of comedy original series, UCAN/UK at Netflix, and Starr Silver-Baker, VP of business and legal affairs at Netflix, attend Variety’s Power of Women event, held Sept. 23 at the Beverly Hills Hotel.
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Pamela Levine

Image Credit: Variety via Getty Images Pamela Levine, VP of marketing – UCAN at Netflix, attends Variety’s Power of Women event, held Sept. 23 at the Beverly Hills Hotel.
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Amy Reisenbach

Image Credit: Variety via Getty Images Amy Reisenbach, CBS Entertainment president, attends Variety’s Power of Women event, held Sept. 23 at the Beverly Hills hotel.
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Shannon Mattingly

Image Credit: Variety via Getty Images Shannon Mattingly, senior director of local partnerships and strategic initiatives at Meta, attends Variety’s Power of Women event, held Sept. 23 at the Beverly Hills Hotel.
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Sian Heder and Rita Cooper Lee

Image Credit: Variety via Getty Images Writer, producer and director Sian Heder and Rita Cooper Lee, global head of communications and publicity, Apple Worldwide Video, attend Variety’s Power of Women event, held Sept. 23 at the Beverly Hills Hotel.
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Jennifer Dodge

Image Credit: Variety via Getty Images Jennifer Dodge, president of Paramount Animation, attends Variety’s Power of Women event, held Sept. 23 at the Beverly Hills Hotel.
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Debra OConnell and Sylvia Dong

Image Credit: Variety via Getty Images Debra OConnell, president of ABC News Group & Disney Entertainment Networks at The Walt Disney Company, and Sylvia Dong, executive vice president, Disney Entertainment CFO and Corporate Transformation, attend Variety’s Power of Women event, held Sept. 23 at the Beverly Hills Hotel.
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Martha Morrison and Cathleen Taff

Image Credit: Variety via Getty Images Martha Morrison, marketing chief at Disney Entertainment Studios, and Cathleen Taff, president of entertainment studios and consumer products at Walt Disney Studios, attend Variety’s Power of Women event, held Sept. 23 at the Beverly Hills Hotel.
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Paige DeSorbo and Stassi Schroeder

Image Credit: Variety Television personalities, podcasters and influencers Paige DeSorbo and Stassi Schroeder attend Variety’s Power of Women event, held Sept. 23 at the Beverly Hills Hotel.
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Selma Blair

Image Credit: Variety via Getty Images Actress Selma Blair attends Variety’s Power of Women event, held Sept. 23 at the Beverly Hills Hotel.
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Symonne Harrison

Image Credit: Variety via Getty Images Actress and influencer Symonne Harrison attends Variety’s Power of Women event, held Sept. 23 at the Beverly Hills Hotel.
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