Photos: 2014 Time 100 gala honors world’s most influential people

“Saturday Night Live” alum and “Late Night” host Seth Meyers, one of the evening’s honorees, poses with his wife, Alexi Ashe.  (Larry Busacca / Getty Images for Time)

Honoree Jenji Kohan, the creator and writer behind Netflix’s “Orange Is the New Black.”  (Timothy A. Clary / AFP/Getty Images)

Honoree Alfonso Cuaron, the Oscar-winning director of “Gravity,” attends the gala with Sheherazade Goldsmith.  (Ben Gabbe / Getty Images for Time)

Céline designer and honoree Phoebe Philo.  (Timothy A. Clary / AFP/Getty Images)

Conservative commentator Ann Coulter.  (Timothy A. Clary / AFP/Getty Images)

Honoree and Kenyan activist Ory Okolloh, who created Ushahidi, an online service for crowd-mapping data.  (Ben Gabbe / Getty Images for Time)

Journalist Barbara Walters poses with honoree and fellow journalist Charlie Rose.  (Jemal Countess / Getty Images for Time)

Honoree Megan Ellison, left, a producer and founder of Annapurna Pictures, poses with Robyn Shapiro.  (Jemal Countess / Getty Images for Time)

Alice Young poses with her husband, astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson, who’s been among the honorees in previous years. Tyson is currently hosting “Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey.”  (Ben Gabbe / Getty Images for Time)

Performance artist and honoree Marina Abramovic, left.  (Timothy A. Clary / AFP/Getty Images)

Honorees Bobby Murphy and Evan Spiegel, founders of SnapChat, media mogul Rupert Murdoch, and honoree and billionaire David H. Koch.  (Larry Busacca / Getty Images for Time)

Executive eEditor of Time magazine Radhika Jones, left, and novelist Ann Patchett. Patchett wrote the essay for honoree Donna Tartt, the Pulitzer Prize-winning author (not pictured).  (Jemal Countess / Getty Images for Time)

Uber CEO and honoree Travis Kalanick.  (Evan Agostini / Invision / Associated Press)

Honoree Diane Paulus, a Tony Award-winning Broadway director.  (Ben Gabbe / Getty Images for Time)

Grammy-winner and honoree Pharrell Williams and his wife Helen Lasichanh.  (Evan Agostini / Invision / AP)

Grammy-winning country singer and honoree Carrie Underwood. She’s joined by her husband, hockey player Mike Fisher.  (Ben Gabbe / Getty Images for TIME)

“The View” cohost and journalist Barbara Walters.  (Evan Agostino / Invision / AP)

“Top Chef” judge and host Padma Lakshmi.  (Ben Gabbe / Getty Images for TIME)

Oscar-winning actress Susan Sarandon.  (Evan Agostini / Invision / AP)

TV personality Mehmet Oz and Lisa Oz.  (Ben Gabbe / Getty Images for TIME)

Grammy-winning singer Frank Ocean.  (Ben Gabbe / Getty Images for TIME)

Lifestyle expert Martha Stewart.  (Ben Gabbe / Getty Images for TIME)

Honoree Christy Turlington Burns, the former model who made the documentary “No Woman, No Cry” to raise awareness of maternal mortality. Her husband, actor Ed Burns joins her for the gala.  (Ben Gabbe / Getty Images for TIME)

Journalist Katie Couric, left, and honoree Sister Rosemary Nyirumbe, who is the subject of Forest Whitaker’s documentary “Sewing Hope.”  (Ben Gabbe / Getty Images for TIME)

Food writer Ruth Reich, who penned honoree Alice Waters’ essay.  (Ben Gabbe / Getty Images for TIME)

TV personality Gayle King.  (Ben Gabbe / Getty Images for TIME)

Honoree and New York Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand.  (Ben Gabbe / Getty Images for TIME)

Honoree Megyn Kelly, a Fox News host.  (Ben Gabbe / Getty Images for TIME)

Journalist Arianna Huffington, who penned the Time 100 essay for WeChat founder Pony Ma.  (Ben Gabbe / Getty Images for TIME)

Honoree and activist Withelma “T” Ortiz Walker Pettigrew, who was called “a modern-day abolitionist” by pop star Ricky Martin in his Time essay about her.  (Jemal Countess / Getty Images for TIME)

Honoree Thuli Madonsela, a reformer from South Africa.  (Ben Gabbe / Getty Images for TIME)

Halima Dangote, left, and honoree Aliko Dangote, Africa’s richest man. His Time 100 essay was penned by Microsoft’s Bill Gates.  (Ben Gabbe / Getty Images for TIME)

Kickstarter founder Perry Chen.  (Ben Gabbe / Getty Images for TIME)

2013 honoree Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde, a Nigerian actress and “Queen of Nollywood.”  (Ben Gabbe / Getty Images for TIME)

NBC News correspondent Ayman Mohyeldin, who penned the essay for honoree Abdul Fattah al-Sisi, Egypt’s former defense minister.   (Ben Gabbe / Getty Images for TIME)

“Orange Is the New Black” actress Laverne Cox.  (Ben Gabbe / Getty Images for TIME)

“Orange Is the New Black” actress Uzo Aduba.  (Ben Gabbe / Getty Images for TIME)

Revolutionary American chef and honoree Alice Waters.  (Ben Gabbe / Getty Images for TIME)

Syrian radio personality and honoree Obadah al-Kaddri.  (Ben Gabbe / Getty Images for TIME)

Honoree Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, a Nigerian economist. Her essay was penned by U2 frontman Bono.  (Ben Gabbe / Getty Images for TIME)

Kelley Ashby and honoree Sen. Rand Paul.  (Ben Gabbe / Getty Images for TIME)

Journalist Ronan Farrow.  (Ben Gabbe / Getty Images for TIME)

Honoree John Green, the author of the young adult novel “The Fault in Our Stars.” His essay was penned by “Divergent” star Shailene Woodley, who stars in the upcoming film adaptation of “The Fault in Our Stars.”  (Ben Gabbe / Getty Images for TIME)

E! personality Alicia Quarles.  (Ben Gabbe / Getty Images for TIME)

Honoree Arunachalam Muruganantham, who designed a a machine to produce sanitary pads for women in India.  (Ben Gabbe / Getty Images for TIME)

Indian sex trafficking abolitionist, journalist and activist Ruchira Gupta.  (Ben Gabbe / Getty Images for TIME)

Time Inc. CEO Joe Ripp.  (Ben Gabbe / Getty Images for TIME)