Final night time in Washington, DC, the third annual Bezos Braveness & Civility Awards introduced collectively previous and current honorees for a cocktail social gathering and award ceremony. This yr’s winners had been actor and activist Eva Longoria and Admiral Invoice McRaven, a retired U.S. Navy 4-Star admiral and the previous Chancellor of the College of Texas System.

As in earlier years (when Van Jones, José Andrés, and Dolly Parton had been celebrated), Jeff Bezos and his fiancée, Lauren Sánchez, presided over the night time. The prize? $50 million to direct to the charities of their selection.

The night time started with a cocktail social gathering earlier than friends sat for dinner and the ceremony. Following a greeting from final yr’s award recipient, Dolly Parton, Sánchez moderated a hearth chat-style dialogue with Van Jones and José Andrés.

Accepting her award, Longoria informed the room, which included her pals Gloria Estefan and Ana Navarro: “Twelve years in the past, I began the Eva Longoria Basis as a result of Latinos imagine within the American Dream, however we don’t all the time have sufficient entry to it.” She continued, “I’m honored and thrilled to have this chance to construct and develop on that work to put money into the infrastructure of alternative for my group.”

The night time ended with a musical efficiency by Jewel earlier than Longoria’s birthday was celebrated with a shock cake—candles and all!