Pudding Awards for Stiller, Johansson

The Associated Press
Monday, January 29, 2007; 6:00 PM

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. -- Ben Stiller and Scarlett Johansson are this year's recipients of the annual Hasty Pudding awards, given by a student drama group at Harvard University.

The awards, announced Monday, are given to performers who have made a "lasting and impressive contribution to the world of entertainment" by Hasty Pudding Theatricals, the nation's oldest undergraduate drama troupe.


Scarlett Johansson poses after she arrived for a film  premiere  Sept. 6, 2006, in Beverly Hills, Calif. The Hasty Pudding Theatricals of Harvard University announced  Monday, Jan. 29, 2007, that Ben Stiller andher are the recipients of the 2007 Man and Woman of the Year awards. The Woman of the Year festivities will be held on Feb. 15 and begin when Johansson leads a parade through the streets of Cambridge, Mass.  (AP Photo/Kevork Djansezian)
Scarlett Johansson poses after she arrived for a film premiere Sept. 6, 2006, in Beverly Hills, Calif. The Hasty Pudding Theatricals of Harvard University announced Monday, Jan. 29, 2007, that Ben Stiller andher are the recipients of the 2007 Man and Woman of the Year awards. The Woman of the Year festivities will be held on Feb. 15 and begin when Johansson leads a parade through the streets of Cambridge, Mass. (AP Photo/Kevork Djansezian) (Kevork Djansezian - AP)

Johansson, 22, will lead a parade through Cambridge on Feb. 15, then attend a roast in her honor and receive the "Pudding Pot." The ceremony for Stiller, 41, is Feb. 23.

Last year's honorees were Halle Berry and Richard Gere.


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