[Uma Thurman and Debra Messing. Photos via Getty] Last night, Cookie Magazine hosted the 3rd Annual "Smart Cookie Awards" and some hot celebrity mommas showed up to join in recognizing and supporting mothers in the business, philanthropy, and celebrity worlds who are making outstanding contributions to women's and children's causes around the globe.

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Debra Messing hosted the awards which took place at Frederick P. Rose Hall, Jazz at Lincoln Center. Attendees included Cookie Magazine's Editor-in-Chief, Pilar Guzman, Salma Hayek, Liya Kebede, Lynn Whitefield, Deborah Roberts, Tracy Anderson and others.

Arpad Busson, Uma Thurman

Liya Kebede

Lynn Whitefield, Deborah Roberts

Pilar Guzman, Tracy Anderson