Mix today's hottest young stars with Hollywood's biggest headliners and you get one rockin' awards show and after party.
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Brittany Murphy, Selma Blair, Jake Gyllenhaal, Paul Walker--these past Young Hollywood Award recipients prove that Movieline's Hollywood Life has a knack for picking rising stars. So it's no wonder that this year's new crop of fresh talent was gathered at the El Rey Theater in Los Angeles for the Fifth Annual Young Hollywood Awards. Fresh faced beauties like Mandy Moore and Eve and tousled-haired dynamos like William Lee Scott enjoyed the show, which was televised for the first time ever on AMC and peppered with the comedic stylings of host David Alan Grier as well as guests Aisha Tyler and Paul F. Thompkins. There were heartfelt tributes: Sam Rockwell described his Matchstick Men costar Alison Lohman as "one of those actresses that make you want to reach through the screen and hug." Presenter Matthew McConaughey (who had been sexily chewing on a toothpick backstage) teased his bud White Oleander star Cole Hauser that he "didn't think you had to play a pedophile to win anything." Topher Grace dubbed his Win a Date with Tad Hamilton! costar Kate Bosworth the next Julia Roberts ("I felt like Adam Stork from Mystic Pizza" Grace dead-panned), and Ryan Reynolds saved his biggest thank you for his girlfriend, rocker Alanis Morissette. To top the night off, Rob Reiner was deemed Young Hollywood's Dream Director, and Harrison Ford got up to receive his Young Hollywood's Role Model award, which he wryly claimed was "for simply being the oldest man in the room."
The party continued across the street at The Conga Room, where PlayStation 2 hosted a kick-ass bash. Winners, presenters and the rest of the fabulously famous danced the night away, and the presence of screen veterans Jon Voight and Ford proved that youth does not have to be wasted on the young.
--ENID PORTUGUEZ
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(counterclockwise from above) Garnier Fructis was present with servers handing out tasty Fructinis; Starcom's Kristin Filkowski, Moira Prophet, Daniela Mercado, Jeff Pray and Rosie Flores gather around presenter Leelee Sobieski; Most Exciting Crossover and Brilliant Cut winner Eve wearing a 3-stone diamond necklace by Elara, presented by the Diamond Trading Company; CIBA Vision's Layna Mendlinger, Julie Collins and Jason Hermes with Unstoppable Vision honoree Mandy Moore; e2amp's Brock Selig and Hollywood Life President John Evans flank Standout Performance recipient Troy Garity; Hollywood Life Associate Publisher Shayne Ireland and Virgin Megastore's Jennifer Lee, Bart Saint and Chris Anstey with One to Watch winner Nikki Reed; Salvatore Parasuco and Tuti Do from Parasuco pose with Calista Flockhart, Young Hollywood's Role Model Harrison Ford and Hollywood Life Fashion Editor Anne-Marie Otey; Pontiac's Karrie Belt, Jason Belt, Shoshana Natt and Molly Marchese with Adrenaline Rush honoree Lucy Liu.
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