Celebrating Streep

Sherry Lansing, Paramount Studios chairman and CEO, left, hugs actress Meryl Streep after presenting her with the 2006 Sherry Lansing Leadership Award at The Hollywood Reporter's annual Women in Entertainment Power 100 Breakfast at the Beverly Hills Hotel in Beverly Hills, Calif., on Dec. 5, 2006.

Honoree Meryl Streep speaks after receiving the Sherry Lansing Leadership Award at The Hollywood Reporter's annual Women in Entertainment Power 100 breakfast in Beverly Hills, Calif., on Dec. 5, 2006. Streep said she was surprised to be chosen for a leadership award. "I'm not the leader of anything or anybody. I can't even get people to put their dishes in the dishwasher."

Actress Maggie Gyllenhahl speaks to attendees at The Hollywood Reporter's annual women in entertainment Power 100 breakfast at the Beverly Hills Hotel in Beverly Hills, Calif., on Dec. 5, 2006.

Actress Meryl Streep arrives at The Hollywood Reporter's Women in Entertainment Breakfast at the Beverly Hills Hotel in Beverly Hills, Calif., on Dec. 5, 2006. Streep was honored at the annual event celebrating the most influential women in entertainment.

Musician Melissa Etheridge arrives at The Hollywood Reporter's Women in Entertainment Breakfast honoring Meryl Streep in Beverly Hills, Calif., on Dec. 5, 2006. During the event, Etheridge introduced Elena Ford, the great-granddaughter of Henry Ford and one of the highest-ranking women at Ford Motor Co.

Actress Catherine Bell arrives at The Hollywood Reporter's Women in Entertainment Breakfast honoring Meryl Streep at the Beverly Hills Hotel in Beverly Hills, Calif., on Dec. 5, 2006.

Actress Maria Bello arrives at The Hollywood Reporter's Women in Entertainment Breakfast honoring Meryl Streep at the Beverly Hills Hotel in Beverly Hills, Calif., on Dec. 5, 2006. The event highlighted universal themes of family, community, collaboration, hard work and survival.

Actress Kim Delaney arrives at The Hollywood Reporter's Women in Entertainment Breakfast honoring Meryl Streep at the Beverly Hills Hotel in Beverly Hills, Calif., on Dec. 5, 2006.

Actress Erika Christensen arrives at The Hollywood Reporter's Women in Entertainment Breakfast honoring Meryl Streep in Beverly Hills, Calif., on Dec. 5, 2006.

Actress Maggie Gyllenhaal arrives at The Hollywood Reporter's Women in Entertainment Breakfast in Beverly Hills, Calif., on Dec. 5, 2006. The star-studded breakfast was held in conjunction with the release of The Hollywood Reporter's 15th annual Women In Entertainment Power 100 list.

Actress Hayden Panettiere arrives at The Hollywood Reporter's Women in Entertainment Breakfast honoring Meryl Streep at the Beverly Hills Hotel in Beverly Hills, Calif., on Dec. 5, 2006.

Producer Sherry Lansing arrives at The Hollywood Reporter's Women in Entertainment Breakfastat the Beverly Hills Hotel in Beverly Hills, Calif., on Dec. 5, 2006. The Hollywood Reporter established the Sherry Lansing Leadership Award three years ago to honor Lansing's groundbreaking contributions to the entertainment industry. Meryl Streep is this year's recipient.

Actress Kathryn Morris arrives at The Hollywood Reporter's Women in Entertainment Breakfast honoring Meryl Streep at the Beverly Hills Hotel in Beverly Hills, Calif., on Dec. 5, 2006. Others in attendance included actresses Thandie Newton and Natasha Henstridge and Tom Cruise's producing partner, Paula Wagner.

The producer of the film "World Trade Center," Stacey Sher, arrives at The Hollywood Reporter's Women in Entertainment Power 100 Breakfast in Beverly Hills, Calif., on Dec. 5, 2006.

Actress Tatum O'Neal arrives at The Hollywood Reporter's Women in Entertainment Breakfast honoring Meryl Streep at the Beverly Hills Hotel in Beverly Hills, Calif., on Dec. 5, 2006.

Amy Pascal, co-chair of Sony Pictures Entertainment, arrives at The Hollywood Reporter's Power 100 Breakfast in Beverly Hills, Calif., on Dec. 5, 2006. Pascal was named the most powerful woman in entertainment in the Hollywood Reporter's 15th-annual ranking. Oprah Winfrey came in at No. 7.

Actress Michelle Trachtenberg arrives at The Hollywood Reporter's Women in Entertainment Power 100 Breakfast in Beverly Hills, Calif., on Dec. 5, 2006.

Actress Thandie Newton arrives at The Hollywood Reporter's Women in Entertainment Breakfast honoring Meryl Streep at the Beverly Hills Hotel in Beverly Hills, Calif., on Dec. 5, 2006.

Actress Catherine O'Hara arrives for The Hollywood Reporter's annual women in entertainment Power 100 breakfast at the Beverly Hills Hotel in Beverly Hills, Calif., on Dec. 5, 2006. The actress is currently starring in the comedy "For Your Consideration."

Actress Brenda Strong arrives at The Hollywood Reporter's Women in Entertainment Breakfast honoring Meryl Streep in Beverly Hills, Calif., on Dec. 5, 2006. The "Desperate Housewwives" actress was among 680 guests who gathered at the Beverly Hills Hotel for the event.