Lauren Bacall Steals the Show

Several leading ladies were honored Monday night at the Four Seasons Hotel during the Elle Magazine Women in Hollywood Awards dinner — Scarlett Johansson, Kate Bosworth, Jennifer Connelly, Diane Lane, Amy Adams — but it was Lauren Bacall who stole the show. Bacall received a standing ovation upon accepting her award and immediately had the crowd laughing when she began by saying, "I am very thrilled to be here because it proves that I am still breathing." Bacall continued with a story of mistaken identity. "I was in Sur La Table the other day and there was a man staring at me and I said, 'do you want something?' and he said, 'Well, you are Katharine Hepburn aren't you?'" On a more serious note, Bacall thanked her daughter and fellow honorees, before ending her speech the same way it began "I just can't believe it myself that I am actually upright."  (M. McNiece)