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Zoe Saldana, Reese Witherspoon, Naomi Watts, and Nina Dobrev were all on hand to support their respective stylists for The Hollywood Reporter's 25 Most Powerful Stylists event yesterday. Kaley Cuoco, Abbie Cornish, and Dianna Agron were also in attendance to celebrate. The annual luncheon, which was held at LA's SoHo House, was hosted by Jimmy Choo and honors the most successful celebrity stylists of the year. This year's list includes heavy-hitters like Brad Goreski, L'Wren Scott, and Rachel Zoe, who was recognized for dressing Jennifer Lawrence, Anne Hathaway, and Jennifer Garner this award season.

The actresses all arrived in style, and most paired their pretty daytime looks with Jimmy Choo accessories. Reese posed with her stylist Leslie Fremar, who also dresses stars like Charlize Theron and Julianne Moore, while Kaley Cuoco stuck close to her fashion guru, Tara Swennen, who counts Kristen Stewart as one of her clients. Nina, who wore a red Max Mara jumpsuit, chatted with Zoe Saldana during the event, and shared photos of herself at the event on her Twitter page, including one with stylist Ilaria Urbinati.

Last night in LA, The Hollywood Reporter hosted an award season bash for a handful of Oscar nominated actors at the restaurant Spago. Following the afternoon's Academy Awards nominees luncheon, Amy Adams, Naomi Watts, Jennifer Lawrence, and Jessica Chastain reunited for THR's nighttime event. The ladies all went for differing looks. Naomi was beachy and casual in an A.L.C. blazer and top, while Jennifer wore an embellished dress from Valentino. Jessica, who fit in a stop by The Tonight Show yesterday, wore Givenchy. It wasn't all about the ladies, though — Steven Spielberg and Ben Affleck also stepped out for the party. Plus, Snoop played DJ for the soiree!

Jennifer reflected about the honor of an Oscar nomination on the red carpet. Speaking about her fellow nominees in the category of best actress, Jennifer said it was an honor to be on the same list. She said, "It's an unbelievable feeling to just look around at people who have been your heroes forever and to just be in the same room as them. The women that I'm nominated with really just make it so much more special just to think that I could be even in the same sentence as them."

Nicole Kidman covers the new Sundance issue of The Hollywood Reporter. The Australian beauty donned a floppy hat on the front of the magazine, but inside, she was more dressed-down in a t-shirt and jeans as well as a simple white blouse. Nicole spoke candidly about the her latest attraction toward indie films and even opened up a little about her views on Scientology. Here's more from Nicole Kidman in The Hollywood Reporter:

• On shocking scenes: "Violence is a lot more shocking than sex — sex is primal. Lee [Daniels] had an obsession about shooting me from behind — he was obsessed with my ass! To me, that was so funny. He's hilarious; I love him. I'm drawn to Lee for his wild nature."
• On independent films: "My heart is independent. I come from Australia; I was trained in indie movies. It's an unconscious decision — it's who I am. As an actor, you live and die by your choices. I don't associate with mainstream films anymore. I don't do so well in them, either. I guess I have a foot in both worlds. I've been offered some studio films this year and turned them down. They just didn't align with who I am."
• On Scientology: "I've chosen not to speak publicly about Scientology. I have two children who are Scientologists — Connor and Isabella — and I utterly respect their beliefs."

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Ben Affleck is in the midst of a media blitz leading up to Friday's release of Argo. Ben's on the cover of The Hollywood Reporter's latest issue, and inside it, he opens up about "kind" wife Jennifer Garner, rehab, and the serious pressures of Hollywood. Ben's best friend, Matt Damon, also chimed in about Ben's life and work in THR's latest. Matt's been showing lots of support for Ben's latest, even stepping out last night to join producer George Clooney and Ben at Argo's NYC premiere. Here's more from Ben:

• Ben on Hollywood pressures: "Anxiety is a kind of fuel that activates the fight-or-flight part of the brain in me. It makes sure that a velociraptor isn't around the corner and that you do as much as you possibly can to survive. Because Hollywood has a lot in common with Jurassic Park and its primeval-dinosaur universe."
• Ben on turning 40: "It was not fun for me. It's this moment of bifurcation between youth and middle age. One wants to think of oneself as young. One does not want to think: 'Wait a minute! How can I be halfway to death?'"
• Ben on rehab: "I went to rehab for being 29 and partying too much and not having a lot of boundaries, and to clear my head and try to get some idea of who I wanted to be. It was more a 'let me get myself straight,' before it became a rite of passage."
• Ben on Jennifer Garner: "Jennifer played such a profound role in making me a better person. We don't have a perfect marriage, but she inspired me; and finding myself in that marriage and having a child dovetailed with getting to be a little more mature. . . . She truly is kind. She means no one any harm. She doesn't have ill will for any person. She's not competitive with other people. She's not spiteful. It's one of those things where it becomes almost aggravating at times. Every time I go, 'F--- him!' I see in her face that she just thinks that's petty and small."

The Hollywood Reporter's annual style issue brought together 25 powerful stylists and their star clients including Katie Holmes, Charlize Theron, and Emma Stone. Katie joined her Holmes & Yang partner and personal stylist Jeanne Yang for the shoot and shared that they "both love to do research, do vintage shopping together, rip pages out of magazines and swap ideas." Petra Flannery posed alongside her client Emma and said of the actress, "much like her personality, Emma is very fun and quick-witted with fashion." New mom Charlize Theron got close to her fashion consultant Leslie Fremar for the publication and explained that she loves that Leslie "has a great eye, makes quick decisions, knows my body and what I like and has access to the best stuff." Also featured in the THR special are Jessica Chastain, Sofia Vergara, Olivia Wilde, and super-stylist Rachel Zoe, who brought her son Skyler along for the cameras.

Lots of lovely ladies stepped out for The Hollywood Reporter's annual "Power 100: Women in Entertainment" breakfast in Beverly Hills this morning, showing off sleek, sophisticated frocks — and in the case of Emmy Rossum, a strong, ladylike tailored pantsuit. It seems like being belted at the waist was an overall trend, with Bethenny Frankel, Chelsea Handler, Kate Bosworth, and newcomer Shailene Woodley all sporting sheath dresses that cinched in the middle. Kirsten Dunst kept things coolly casual, putting a spin on a classic navy Burberry trench coat by wearing it as a dress. Want to see all the powerful ladies in their red-carpet finest? Just click through now.