Rachel Sennott, Dakota Johnson, Chase Infiniti, and more attend THR's Women in Entertainment event in Hollywood

The Hollywood Reporter’s list of the 100 most powerful women in entertainment is out now. Lainey will have more on THR cover star Gwyneth Paltrow in a bit, but the gala was yesterday and a bunch of people showed up for it.

It’s always interesting to compare who’s on the list with who actually shows up. For instance, Zoe Saldaña couldn’t possibly make it because she is on the press tour for Avatar: Fire & Ash. Ditto for Sydney Sweeney and The Housemaid press tour, though I really wish she had been there because Rachel Sennott was doing her dead-eyed bit on the red carpet and I love it when Sennott gets to do that bit on a carpet she shares with Sweeney.

Rachel Sennott attends The Hollywood Reporter's annual Women in Entertainment Gala at The Beverly Hills Hotel on December 03, 2025 in Beverly Hills, California

Thinking about Gwyneth, though, her Millennial tethered was there, too. Dakota Johnson showed up in boring black, somehow looking both perfectly acceptable and like she could not have tried less.

Dakota Johnson attends The Hollywood Reporter's annual Women in Entertainment Gala at The Beverly Hills Hotel on December 03, 2025 in Beverly Hills, California.

These events always serve a purpose beyond the purpose, for instance, a number of Oscar contenders were in attendance—besides Gwyneth Paltrow—including One Battle After Another stars Chase Infiniti and Regina Hall, and Jennifer Lopez is working red carpets like she thinks Kiss of the Spider Woman still has a chance.

I love Chase Infiniti’s styling, but I think I like the idea of this dress more than the execution. The way the asymmetrical sleeve pulls across her shoulder is weird.

Chase Infiniti attends The Hollywood Reporter's annual Women in Entertainment Gala at The Beverly Hills Hotel on December 03, 2025 in Beverly Hills, California.

Regina Hall, meanwhile, is working the slouchy belted dress to perfection.

Regina Hall attends The Hollywood Reporter's annual Women in Entertainment Gala at The Beverly Hills Hotel on December 03, 2025 in Beverly Hills, California.

On the TV side, Justine Lupe, Katherine LaNasa—The Pitt season two is coming next month!—and Rhea Seehorn were repping some of the hottest shows of the moment.

I love Rhea’s hot pink suit, and so does she:

Rhea Seehorn attends The Hollywood Reporter's annual Women in Entertainment Gala at The Beverly Hills Hotel on December 03, 2025 in Beverly Hills, California.

But it wasn’t all posing. One of the honorees was Molly McNearney, the head writer of Jimmy Kimmel Live! (and Kimmel’s wife). She was there to speak about freedom of speech, as she went through Kimmel’s suspension from air as both his creative and life partner. I think her opening statement is the most powerful: I naively assumed [freedom of speech] was a guarantee in this country. Didn’t we all?