Of the year's nearly 200 Academy Awards nominees, 45 are women, said Cathy Shulman, president of Women in Film, Los Angeles.
"You're the best of the best," she said Friday. "But you're only a quarter of the nominees."
Women have consistently comprised less than 25 percent of annual Oscar nominees, Shulman said, "and it's important we work together to increase that statistic."
Paltrow co-hosted the party at Cecconi's restaurant, where Oscar nominees and other female filmmakers gathered to talk shop, sip Champagne and celebrate their achievements.
"We're smarter than men and better than men," Paltrow said. "I raise an imaginary glass to all the nominees." Read More
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