Nine of Hollywood’s hottest female stars were honored last night at Elle Magazine’s 18th Annual Women in Hollywood tribute.

The women celebrated this year included Barbra Streisand, Jennifer Aniston, Freida Pinto, Evan Rachel Wood, Naomi Watts, Michelle Pfeiffer, Viola Davis, Stacey Snider and Elizabeth Olsen, who received the Calvin Klein Collection Emerging Star award.

The clear winner of the night was Streisand, who picked up the L’Oreal Paris Legend award. Most of the women at the event looked up to and were inspired by the singer/actress’ career. Oscar-winner Kathryn Bigelow, who directed “The Hurt Locker,” called Streisand “a world icon” and “somebody who has mastered virtually every art form imaginable: directing, acting, composing, singing, producing, writing,” as she introduced her on stage.

Fellow nominee Aniston told the singer that she loved her, and Pinto added that she was honored just to be “sharing the same oxygen” with Streisand.

“You’re a legend not only in Hollywood but literally all over the world,” Pinto said to Streisand. “I can say that because I come from India.”

In her acceptance speech, Streisand told the crowd that only seven percent of the top 250 films were directed by women, and she encouraged those in the audience to continue to break barriers in the entertainment industry. “Let’s be bold and don’t wait for the phone to ring,” she said. “Create your own material. Tell me a story.”

Check out Elle’s short documentary on their top Women in Hollywood, featuring interviews with the honorees below.

What do you think of Jennifer’s dress? The metallic Kaufmanfranco mini-dress looks pretty hot on the actress, if you ask me. Check out all the other hot looks below!! Tons of pics to look through!

Pictured: Jennifer Aniston, Katherine Heigl and husband Josh Kelly, Reese Witherspoon, Busy Phillips, Jayma Mays, Stephen Dorff, Camila Alves, Nicole Richie, Elizabeth Olsen, Jenna Dewan, Chloe Moretz, Amber Heard, Viola Davis, Erika Christensen, Freida Pinto, Laura Dern, Robin Wright, Rachel Zoe, Chelsea Handler, Michelle Pfeiffer, Abigail Breslin, Naomi Watts and Evan Rachel Wood.

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Wearing a Stella McCartney dress, actress Freida Pinto made her way through Midtown Manhattan.

Frieda is promoting her movie “Rise Of The Planet Of The Apes” which premiered in New York.

I think she has to be one of the beautiful women, I have ever seen.

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Emma Roberts, Freida Pinto, Ashley Greene, Emma Stone and Paula Patton were among the stunning starlets to attend a private party at the exclusive Louis Vuitton store to preview the newest fashion lines in Beverly Hills.

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Slumdog Millionaire star Freida Pinto rescued a fan who fell in front of an oncoming car last night.

The actress was shopping in London’s West End with boyfriend Dev Patel (pictured above), her co-star in the film, when the fan ran towards them to say hello.

But Freida, 25, who was being followed by photographers, turned to have her picture taken and accidentally bumped into the woman.

The fan was sent flying into the middle of Regent Street, near Liberty, just as a car was approaching.

A witness said: ‘As Freida turned around, she bumped into the fan because she didn’t see her.’

Freida ran into the road and helped the woman out of the car’s path, said the witness, adding: ‘Afterwards, Freida made sure the woman was OK. It was quite a shock for all, especially Freida and the fan.’

Neither the fan nor the actress were hurt in the incident.

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