Oprah Winfrey poses for photographers at The Hollywood Reporter's annual Women in Entertainment Breakfast in Beverly Hills, Calif., Friday, Dec. 5, 2008. Winfrey tops The Hollywood Reporter's annual ranking of the most influential women in entertainment "based on her dizzying array of Oprah-branded media and her immense cultural influence," Editor-in-Chief Elizabeth Guider said.
Oprah Winfrey, right, poses with actress Glenn Close at The Hollywood Reporter's annual Women in Entertainment Breakfast in Beverly Hills, Calif., Friday, Dec. 5, 2008. Close was also honored at Friday's event. The 61-year-old actress received the trade paper's Sherry Lansing Leadership Award, which recognizes women's pioneering achievements in entertainment.
Actress Sigourney Weaver arrives at The Hollywood Reporter's annual Women in Entertainment Breakfast in Beverly Hills, Calif., Friday, Dec. 5, 2008.
Actress Tisha Campbell arrives at The Hollywood Reporter's annual Women in Entertainment Breakfast in Beverly Hills, Calif., Friday, Dec. 5, 2008.
Oprah Winfrey gestures to photographers at The Hollywood Reporter's annual Women in Entertainment Breakfast in Beverly Hills, Calif., Friday, Dec. 5, 2008.
Actress Glenn Close, left, recipient of the Sherry Lansing Leadership Award, mingles with actress Sigourney Weaver at The Hollywood Reporter's annual Women in Entertainment Breakfast in Beverly Hills, Calif., Friday, Dec. 5, 2008.
Actress Glenn Close, recipient of the Sherry Lansing Leadership Award, talks with the award's namesake, Sherry Lansing, right, at The Hollywood Reporter's annual Women in Entertainment Breakfast in Beverly Hills, Calif., Friday, Dec. 5, 2008.
Oprah Winfrey, left, greets actress Sigourney Weaver at The Hollywood Reporter's annual Women in Entertainment Breakfast in Beverly Hills, Calif., Friday, Dec. 5, 2008.
Oprah Winfrey, left, and Disney Media Networks co-chairman Anne Sweeney participate in a panel discussion at The Hollywood Reporter's annual Women in Entertainment Breakfast in Beverly Hills, Calif., Friday, Dec. 5, 2008.
Oprah Winfrey, center, poses with Disney Media Networks co-chairman Anne Sweeney, left, and Sony Pictures Entertainment co-chairman Amy Pascal at The Hollywood Reporter's annual Women in Entertainment Breakfast in Beverly Hills, Calif., Friday, Dec. 5, 2008.