Swank set shows support for EIF

Tom Hanks, Spielberg, Mary J. Blige attend

By MIA MCNIECE

HOLLYWOOD -- It was a rare Oscar season kudofest where no prize was given to a Coen brother and the word "Juno" was never mentioned. But despite Saks Fifth Avenue's Unforgettable Evening benefiting the EIF's Women's Cancer Research Fund not being an Oscar-related soiree, it still managed to draw Hollywood's usual suspects.

During the grilled filet mignon dinner at the BevWilshire on Feb. 20, Tom Hanks shared a center table with Steven Spielberg, Kate Capshaw and Mary J. Blige, who later performed a four- song set that had the black-tie crowd on their feet.

Also circling the room were Ben Silverman, Kathleen Kennedy, Frank Marshall and Harvey Weinstein as well as EIF's WCRF co-founders including Kelly Chapman Meyer and Jamie Tisch.

Morgan Freeman presented his "Million Dollar Baby" co-star Hilary Swank with the 2008 Courage Award saying, "she truly has the heart of a champion."

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