Cameron Diaz Makes Rare Public Appearance and Demi Moore Reunites With ‘Now and Then’ Co-Stars: Inside Elle Women in Hollywood (PHOTOS)

Cameron Diaz made a rare public appearance Tuesday in Los Angeles to help honor “Emilia Pérez” stars Zoe Saldaña, Selena Gomez and Karla Sofía Gascón at Elle magazine’s Women in Hollywood event.

“It’s really quite incredible to be in this room right now because it reminds me so much of what I love about making movies – the intimacy and the connection,” Diaz said. She praised “Emilia Pérez” as “a powerful exploration of identity, resilience and the courage it takes to break free from the constraints of societal norms, of patriarchal constraints.

“It is also a deeply human story about love and a journey to find one’s authentic self,” Diaz continued. “What these three actresses have accomplished with this film…it is truly remarkable. Together, they have created something unforgettable.”

On the carpet, Gomez told me that the attention she and the film have been getting “has been beautiful and overwhelming, in a good way.”
She cracked that the hardest challenge has been making sure she gets enough sleep. “I can fall asleep anywhere,” Gomez said. “I can fall asleep at a concert.

“Anora” star Mikey Madison was also honored. “I’m still processing a lot,” she told me about the praise – and awards buzz – she’s been receiving for her work in the Sean Baker drama. “It takes me a long time to digest and process my feelings. Often something amazing will happen and someone will ask, ‘How do you feel about that?’ And I’m like, ‘I don’t know yet. Give me a couple of days.’ But I feel lucky. I’m excited.”

Madison said her most exciting moment promoting “Anora” was getting the chance to meet Demi Moore’s dog, Pilaf.

It was a throwback Tuesday for Moore when she received her award from Melanie Griffith, Rosie O’Donnell and Rita Wilson, her co-stars in the 1995 film “Now and Then.”

Julianne Moore and Tilda Swinton, who co-star in Pedro Almodóvar’s first English-language film, “The Room Next Door,” were also recognized. “When I first saw [Almodóvar’s] ‘Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown,’ I was so flabbergasted by the originality of his voice, his world view but I never ever ever imagined I’d be working with him,” Moore said. “He was always saying that maybe one day he’d make an English-language film…but then I just got this email complete out of the blue. Pedro emailed me and said, ‘I’m making this movie with Tilda and I’d love for you to be in it.’ I had no idea it was coming. I looked up at my husband and said, ‘Oh my god, what do I say?’ and he said, ‘You just say yes.’”

Honoree Danielle Deadwyler pulled double duty on Tuesday. She not only was on hand to walk the carpet at the Elle event, but she rushed across town to do the same at the premiere of her latest film “The Piano Lesson” before returning to the Four Seasons to accept her award

Deadwyler told me that she has a “romance” project in the works. “And I’ve got some horror coming,” Deadwyler said. “Body horror I think is interesting.”

Hosted by Elle editor-in-chief Nina García, the dinner’s presenting sponsors were Ralph Lauren and Harry Winston with TikTok as supporting sponsor.