00:00So welcome to one of our favorite nights of the year.
00:02At Variety, we love award shows, and we love giving back to our community,
00:06and Power of Women has a rich tradition of bringing the industry together
00:10for a memorable night of fun and inspiration.
00:13I'm going to give you all a little roadmap of what's to come.
00:16First off, I want to make sure that we're aware of which charities we're here to support
00:20through our incredible cover stars,
00:22starting with Jennifer Hudson is representing the Jennifer Hudson Foundation.
00:32Perlina Ibulkwe is representing A Better Chance.
00:39Melissa McCarthy is representing A Joyful Heart Foundation.
00:47And Sharon Stone is representing the American Civil Liberties Union.
00:53I can't wait for your speech, Sharon.
00:56We're also excited to welcome Paige DeSorbo,
00:59and Issa Rae to the stage,
01:00as well as the producers of The Jennifer Hudson Show,
01:03and we'll be having a special performance tonight by Normani.
01:11So I've been a journalist my entire life.
01:13I've been doing this job since I was in the seventh grade,
01:16and I can't tell you how proud I am of our newsroom at Variety.
01:20It's a real privilege for us to be able to cover this industry,
01:23and we're so lucky that we publish a weekly magazine which you'll be receiving in your gift bag.
01:28Let's hear it for print.
01:33And this week's issue wouldn't have been possible without some of our staff.
01:37I want to quickly introduce them to you.
01:39Haley Kluge, the youngest creative director in Variety's 121-year history.
01:44Haley, stand up, please.
01:45Stand up and wave.
01:48Jennifer Dorn, our visual director.
01:51I think all of you know Jennifer.
01:53She's responsible for every photograph that's captured in Variety,
01:56and she's incredible.
01:58Kate Arthur, our managing editor,
02:00who wrote the Melissa McCarthy cover story.
02:03Trish Deitch, our deputy editor,
02:05who wrote the Sharon Stone cover story.
02:07And Angelique Jackson, our senior writer,
02:10who wrote the Jennifer Hudson cover story.
02:13I also want to say a special early happy birthday to Matt Donnelly,
02:18our executive editor of film.
02:20Matt's birthday's at midnight tonight.
02:22There you are, Matt.
02:23Stand up, please.
02:24Matt runs our film team.
02:26He's an incredible journalist.
02:27He loves tips.
02:29Please call him.
02:30Give him all your scoops.
