Overview

• Cameron Crowe presented the honor to Hudson during Wednesday's ceremony at the Beverly Hilton.
• In her remarks, Hudson praised Goldie Hawn as her guiding philanthropist and thanked Kurt Russell for grounding her and shaping her values.
• Ike Barinholtz hosted the event, with video tributes from Hugh Jackman, Gwyneth Paltrow, Matthew McConaughey and others.
• Organizers said the dinner raised roughly $1.3 million for the Will Rogers Pioneers Assistance Fund, which supports distribution and exhibition workers.
• The celebration highlighted Hudson’s upcoming music drama Song Sung Blue, set for a December release with Focus planning an awards campaign.