How older women stole the show at WSJ Awards - as Penelope Cruz, 50, and Salma Hayek, 58, wow on red carpet

A dazzling array of celebrities stepped retired for the WSJ. Magazine’s Innovator Awards' Show connected Tuesday nighttime - but contempt nan arena being littered pinch popular stars and young actresses, it was nan older crowd that stole nan spotlight.

Salma Hayek, 58, and  Penelope Cruz, 50, were nan talk of the reddish carpet astatine nan Awards show, which was held at nan Museum of Modern Art successful New York City connected Tuesday, October 29.

The duo, who are starring together successful Bandidas successful 2006, held hands arsenic they posed for cameras, showing disconnected their eye-catching gowns and enviable figures.

Hayek wore a bold, strapless, level magnitude reddish dress pinch a fitted bodice and a column-shaped skirt. She wore her acheronian hairsbreadth down pinch a pinkish lip. 

Cruz sparkled successful a daring fitted metallic gown, compete pinch a thigh-high split.

She wowed pinch a low-cut draped apical and completed nan look pinch strappy heels and a matching metallic clutch.

The 2 are longtime friends, pinch Hayek often calling Cruz her 'soul sister,' and supporting each different some connected and off-screen.

Cruz moreover revealed that she erstwhile lived pinch nan Frida character erstwhile she first arrived successful nan U.S., forming a sister-like enslaved that continues today. 

The movie stars were joined by nan likes of Sarah Paulson, 49, and Reese Witherspoon, 48, to observe nan nighttime dedicated to invention and creativity.

Paulson presented nan Fashion Innovator grant to Marc Jacobs astatine nan event.

She looked demure successful a achromatic dress pinch flower trim outs, featuring an off-the-shoulder bust and a melodramatic skirt and chic pointed toes, pinch her hairsbreadth near straight.

Witherspoon wore a classical one-shouldered achromatic dress pinch a ruffle connected nan skirt, pairing it pinch achromatic heels.

Journalist and talk show big Tamron Hall, 54, wowed nan crowd successful a vibrant reddish mini dress pinch a ample flower characteristic connected nan front.

She completed nan look pinch metallic heels and a agleam reddish clutch. 

Supermodel Linda Evangelista, 58, trim a sleek and unconventional look; opting for a  oversized achromatic pantsuit pinch a plunging neckline.

She wore a achromatic turtleneck underneath and paired nan chic look pinch shiny achromatic flats, finishing it disconnected pinch elemental hairsbreadth and makeup.

Filmmaker Sofia Coppola, 53, dazzled successful achromatic pants and a silk shirt; leaving her trestles retired and styled pinch a flimsy curl and accessorizing pinch metallic jewelry and a earthy looking constitution look.

Joining nan Hollywood elite connected nan reddish carpet was nan adjacent procreation of style icons, pinch appearances from hoops subordinate A'Ja Wilson, 28, Wicked co-stars Cynthia Erivo, 37, and Ariana Grande, 31,  exemplary and writer Emily Ratajkowski, 33, character Aubrey Plaza, 40, and popstar Charli XCX, 32, conscionable to sanction a few.

Saturday Night Live formed members Bowen Yang, Kenan Thompson and Heidi Gardner were joined by alum Kate McKinnon, each looking blase successful dark-toned outfits.

The evening celebrated trailblazers crossed fashion, art, literature, and entertainment.