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Steve Carell, Aniston's co-star on 'The Morning Show,' will present her with the award, which recognizes trailblazers and philanthropists in entertainment and media.
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00:00Jennifer Aniston will receive the prestigious Sherri Lansing Leadership Award at the Hollywood Reporter's annual Women and Entertainment Gala.
00:07The award recognizes trailblazers and philanthropists in entertainment and media.
00:11Steve Carell, Aniston's co-star on The Morning Show, will present her with the honor.
00:15I'm not going to get edged out.
00:17Alex Levy!
00:19I feel like I'm bringing in my big sister to clean up my mess.
00:22I mean, you couldn't have planned this any better. Stepping away when you did.
00:26The Lansing Award was named after Sherri Lansing, the first woman to ever run a studio.
00:30Previous recipients include Oprah Winfrey, Shonda Rhimes, Meryl Streep, Reese Witherspoon, Viola Davis, and Jodie Foster, among others.
00:39Lansing said,
00:40I've been Jennifer's biggest fan since I first saw and fell in love with her on Friends.
00:44Year after year, I've watched her become an enormous force in the industry.
00:48She brings her extraordinary talent and unique vitality to every project.
00:52Even more important, her tireless support of philanthropic causes such as Stand Up to Cancer,
00:56St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, and countless others inspires us all to give back.
01:01Aniston, an Emmy, Golden Globe, and SAG Award winner, has contributed multiple hours and financial aid to such organizations as
01:08AmeriCares, Doctors Without Borders, Feeding America, Project ALS, and Best Friends Animal Society, among others.
01:15For more on this story, go to THR.com.
01:17For The Hollywood Reporter News, I'm Tiffany Taylor.
01:20For The Hollywood Reporter News, I'm Tiffany Taylor.
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