Jennifer Aniston will be honored at The Hollywood Reporter’s annual Women in Entertainment breakfast event on Dec. 8 in Los Angeles with the renowned Sherry Lansing Leadership Award.

Aniston’s co-star on The Morning Show, Steve Carell, will present her with the award, which honors trailblazers and philanthropists in the entertainment and media industries.

Oprah Winfrey, Meryl Streep, Reese Witherspoon, Shonda Rhimes, Barbra Streisand, Viola Davis, Jodie Foster, and Barbara Walters are among the notable celebrities who have received the honor.

At the invite-only WIE event, which will be attended by 600 industry executives and VIPs, the actress will be recognized alongside some of Hollywood’s most powerful women. THR’s annual Power 100 list of the top hundred women in cinema and television is released at the same time as the event.

“Jennifer has excelled across television, film and production; she is a dynamic leader within the entertainment industry and beyond. In addition to her many career accomplishments, she has also shown her generosity with her philanthropic efforts,” said Nekesa Mumbi Moody, editorial director of The Hollywood Reporter. “This year, we are thrilled to honor such an amazing woman.”

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – JANUARY 19: Jennifer Aniston attends 26th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards at The Shrine Auditorium on January 19, 2020 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Leon Bennett/Getty Images)

The Lansing Award was named in honor of Sherry Lansing, the first woman ever to run a studio. Lansing, a former president of 20th Century Fox and chairman/CEO of Paramount Pictures, also produced pictures like Fatal Attraction. Lansing (who co-founded Stand Up to Cancer) has served as chairman of the University of California Board of Regents and as president of her own foundation, the Sherry Lansing Foundation, since leaving Paramount in 2005.

‘I have been Jennifer’s biggest fan since I first saw and fell in love with her on Friends,’ added Sherry Lansing.

‘Year after year, I have watched her become an enormous force in the industry. She brings her extraordinary talent and unique vitality to every project.

‘Even more important, her tireless support of philanthropic causes such as Stand Up to Cancer, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital and countless others inspires us all to give back.’

Aniston is a strong advocate of issues close to her heart in addition to her award-winning profession. For her support of the LGBTQ+ community, she earned the GLAAD Vanguard Award in 2007. She’s also volunteered and given money to groups including Americares, Doctors Without Borders, Feeding America, Project ALS, Best Friends Animal Society, and the Rape, Abuse, and IncestNational Network, to name a few.

The attendance of around 30 high school juniors and seniors selected to participate in the famous Women in Entertainment Mentorship Program, a joint endeavor between THR and Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Los Angeles, will be a highlight of the breakfast. The youngsters will get university scholarships worth over $1 million.

The Mentorship Program, now in its 13th year, matches the smartest and brightest high school girls from underserved neighborhoods in Los Angeles with top-level executives, attorneys, and agents.