Gucci award for women in cinema

The Venice Film Festival is one of the most glamorous events in the world,

and the Gucci award for women in cinema brings out the best of film and fashion together.

Actress Salma Hayek-Pinault presented the 2012 Gucci Award for Women in Cinema during a ceremony and private dinner hosted by Gucci Creative Director Frida Giannini

The Award recognizes an outstanding artistic achievement by a woman in filmmaking and its advisory committee is bed by Venice International Film Festival Director Alberto Barbera has selected this year’s nominees from a range of disciplines including director, actor, producer, cinematographer, screenwriter, editor, and costume designer.

Film editor Thelma Schoonmaker is the winner of the 2012 Gucci Award for Women in Cinema for her 3D editing work on Martin Scorsese's "Hugo."