George Clooney and Amal Clooney shine a light on bold changemakers from around the world.
The couple’s Clooney Foundation for Justice hosted its second annual Albies at the New York Public Library on Thursday night. Partnering with Microsoft, Versace and Charlotte Tilbury Beauty, the event was hosted by Ford Foundation president Darren Walker.
Celebrity guests included Anne Hathaway, Meryl Streep, Viola Davis, Julianne Moore, Scarlett Johansson, Mary J. Blige, Daniel Craig and Rachel Weisz, as well as Greta Gerwig and Noah Baumbach.
Amal, 45, shined in a white dress with spaghetti straps and a long train, covered in sparkling rhinestone nets. George, 62, who had his arm around her, was wearing a sharp black tuxedo with a bow tie.
Albies (named after Judge Albie Sachs) honors “courageous individuals who dedicate their lives to justice at great personal risk,” according to the foundation. It includes figures in human rights, business, entertainment, fashion and technology.
Dr. gynecologist and human rights advocate from the Democratic Republic of Congo. Denis Mukwege received the organization’s lifetime achievement award. The justice for women award was given to Niloofar Hamedi and Elahe Mohammadi, who reported on the death of Mahsa Amini in Iran.
Ukrainian rights group Truth Hounds was awarded justice for survivors. While the Syrian Center for Media and Freedom of Expression was awarded the justice award for journalists, Thai Human Rights Lawyers were awarded the justice award for democracy defenders.
George and Amal, who share 6-year-old twins Alexander and Ella, founded the Clooney Foundation for Justice in 2016 and hosted the opening of Albies last September.
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At last year’s event, George told PEOPLE that her work on Albies and his foundations is something her husband, a human rights lawyer, “is really particularly talented at.”
He also added at that time, “My father is a journalist. I have great sympathy for them, and his mother is also a journalist.” “It’s really exciting to me that he’s able to bring out people who were unfairly accused of doing their jobs. [of prison]. So for me, I couldn’t be more proud of my wife.”