Maggie Gyllenhaal and Gabourey Sidibe: Character Approved

Maggie Gyllenhaal and Gabourey Sidibe attended last night’s (Feb. 25) 2nd Annual Character Approved Awards.

It was an invitation-only cocktail reception, which was held at The IAC Building in New York City.

Kathryn Bigelow (The Hurt Locker), Nora Ephron (Julie & Julia), Green Day and designer Narciso Rodriguez, were among the ten honorees.

The network honored those that are changing the face of American culture.

Matt Bomer, Tim Dekay, Tiffani Thiessen, Jeff Goldblum, Piper Perabo, Constantine Maroulis, Dule Hill, Mark Feuerstein, Michael Stuhlbarg, Willie Garson, Saffron Burrows and Jeffrey Donovan were also in attendence.

There was also a live performance by the cast of Green Day’s American Idiot, who will be making their Broadway debut next month!