Award Season Kicks Off With Hollywood Award Gala

[Kate Beckinsale.  All photos by ANDREAS BRANCH for PMc].  Julianne Moore, Kate Beckingsale,  Hilary Swank, Charlize Theron and Zooey Deschanel kicked Awards Season into gear at last night's Hollywood Awards Gala. Swank was the big winner of the night, taking home the Best Actress award for her performance in "Amelia".

More photos and story below…. Julianne Moore was honored for her supporting actress role in Tom Ford's "A Single Man," along with Carey Mulligan who earned the Hollywood Breakthrough Actress award for her performance in "An Education," and Christoph Waltz, recognized for his supporting actor role in "Inglorious Basterds," were seen.  Will this be a precursor for the Academy Awards?

AnnaLynn McCord, Carey Mulligan

Charlize Theron, Bradley Cooper

Christoph Waltz, Diane Kruger

Kate Beckinsale                                 Julianne Moore

Kate Beckinsale, Paul Schneider

Kurt Iswarienko, Shannen Doherty, Maria Bello

Michelle Monaghan, Zachary Quinto

Vlad Yudin, Zooey Deschanel