Will Ferrell Welcomes Honorees Adele, Kerry Washington, and more | Women in Entertainment 2023 - video Dailymotion

The Hollywood Reporter

Will Ferrell welcomes honors Adele, Kerry Washington, and more along with the mentors and mentees of the mentorship program at The Hollywood Reporter‘s annual Women in Entertainment gala.

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00:00 How's everyone doing today?

00:02 Good morning.

00:05 Welcome, everyone, to the Hollywood Reporter 2023 Women

00:10 in Entertainment Breakfast.

00:12 [CHEERING]

00:17 This is such a wonderful event where we honor and support

00:21 and continue to fight for women in all facets

00:25 of the entertainment world.

00:29 But you know what?

00:31 Forget about the entertainment world.

00:34 Isn't it just time?

00:37 Isn't it just time for women to run the planet?

00:39 [CHEERING]

00:42 I'm not just trying to placate you, I swear.

00:47 But I don't know what else to do, because we, men,

00:54 we've been running the show since, what, 10,000 BC?

00:57 Something like that.

00:59 And we're not doing so good.

01:00 So please, can you guys just take over?

01:06 Can you?

01:07 I think it's time.

01:08 Sorry.

01:09 I'm getting sidetracked.

01:12 Where was I?

01:13 Yes, I was very excited to speak this morning for many reasons,

01:20 one of which is that today I get to sit next to one

01:24 of my dear friends who has been an integral part of my life,

01:29 both personally and professionally, for over 20 years.

01:34 She started out as my very first assistant.

01:38 And later, she pitched me the idea of a production company

01:44 that would focus on female storytelling

01:48 while supporting women writers, directors, and actors,

01:53 to which I said, yeah, I guess so.

01:56 Yeah, we could do that.

02:00 I don't know.

02:01 Yeah.

02:03 Thus was born Gloria Sanchez Productions.

02:07 And that person is Jessica Elbaum.

02:11 Jess, you're out here somewhere.

02:13 Yes.

02:15 And here's her picture, right here.

02:19 Power 100, baby.

02:21 Right there.

02:23 There's Jess.

02:24 My children have barfed on her shoulders.

02:34 But can I just brag?

02:35 So since we started the company, Jess

02:37 has had a hand in developing, finding, producing

02:41 the following slate.

02:42 Sorry, this is a little personal time here.

02:45 Bachelorette, Sleeping with Other People, Dead to Me,

02:51 Booksmart, Hustlers, Eurovision, Barb and Star

02:58 Go to Vista Del Mar, Theater Camp, Quiz Lady,

03:06 and May/December, currently on Netflix.

03:08 So I'm so proud of you, sister friend.

03:18 And it's been all you.

03:21 I've literally done nothing.

03:22 So let's please give a hand for the amazing Kerry Washington.

03:27 Kerry, you will be receiving the Equity in Entertainment Award

03:35 in recognition of your work amplifying

03:37 the voices of underrepresented communities

03:39 in the entertainment industry and beyond.

03:43 Beyond.

03:45 That means like the space station.

03:47 That's how powerful her reach is.

03:51 Kerry, you've always been amazing in everything

03:54 you've ever done and an incredible advocate

03:57 for so many different things.

03:58 So can you just run for president, please?

04:01 Can you just-- we'll pay you.

04:05 We'll pay you.

04:06 We'll do a GoFundMe right in this room,

04:11 and that'll launch you.

04:15 Adele is here.

04:16 [APPLAUSE]

04:19 And will be receiving the Sherry Lansing Leadership

04:22 Award, which recognizes trailblazers and philanthropists.

04:25 Adele and I have also worked together.

04:29 You probably don't remember me, but I sang back up

04:31 on "Rolling in the Deep."

04:34 (SINGING) You're going to wish me.

04:36 Never had met me.

04:38 Tears are going to fall.

04:40 Rolling in the deep.

04:43 You're going to wish you.

04:45 Never had met me.

04:47 Now do you remember me?

04:49 OK.

04:51 You had me fired.

04:53 And now you're probably feeling pretty stupid.

04:56 So enjoy your award, Adele.

04:59 I also want to take time to acknowledge the Hollywood

05:04 Reporter Mentorship Program in partnership

05:07 with Big Brothers and Big Sisters, which

05:11 was founded 13 years ago.

05:13 [APPLAUSE]

05:15 This program pairs high school girls

05:17 from underserved communities in LA

05:19 with female mentors who are top executives in the entertainment

05:23 business.

05:24 Every female studio and agency head

05:26 has been a mentor in this program.

05:29 Over $15 million in scholarships have been given out

05:32 to graduates of this program.

05:36 The young women have gone on to attend colleges

05:38 at places like Harvard, Berkeley, and Northwestern,

05:42 but not Oxford or Cambridge because of Adele's unjust

05:46 firing of Will Ferrell off of Rolling in the Deep.

05:51 And that was written for me.

05:53 That's just part of the program.

05:57 So with that little tidbit, I would again

06:00 like to say congrats to everyone in this room.

06:03 Enjoy the rest of the program.

06:04 All right.

06:05 [APPLAUSE]

Will Ferrell Welcomes Honorees Adele, Kerry Washington, and more | Women in Entertainment 2023

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