The event, decidedly less star-studded than in year's past, honored the Oscar winner for her philanthropic work along with an absent Larry Gagosian.
Gwyneth Paltrow owns some of the biggest prizes Hollywood has to offer; Oscar, Emmy and Golden Globe trophies to name a few. But when she made her way to the stage Thursday night to accept one more — amfAR's Award of Courage, presented during the AIDS research foundation's 10th annual L.A. black-tie gala at Milk Studios — the 47-year-old revealed she doesn't dig the tradition of what comes next.
Paltrow and the other Award of Courage recipient, absentee art world guru Larry Gagosian, were singled out for "their profound commitment" to the cause as well as additional philanthropic endeavors. Paltrow has a relationship with amfAR that dates back a few years; she hosted the L.A. gala in 2014 for the Tom Ford tribute and emceed a year later for friend and collaborator Ryan Murphy.
She then singled out her table, occupied by "beautiful husband" Brad Falchuk, longtime friends as well as colleagues from Goop "who I love and admire so much and give me the courage every day to keep going and doing what we do and creating this amazing platform." The entire speech clocked in at two minutes and six seconds, and without Gagosian in the building, it made for a lighter night overall.
Back to Gagosian. Musician pal Robbie Robertson showed up to accept the award on his behalf, offering a faux excuse for the fact that he was a no-show. "Larry sends his deep regrets that he couldn’t be here tonight because he is on a hot lead to score a fantastic deal on the Mona Lisa. And as Larry says, 'Business is business — this could be big.' So to the wonderful people of amfAR, please don’t stop bringing the life saving discoveries in the fight to cure AIDS forever.
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