The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Tribute to Sophia Loren honored the Italian actress in Beverly Hills on Wednesday. Story: “Loren dazzles L.A. yet again.”
Actress Sophia Loren gets smooched by her two sons, composer Carlo Ponti Jr., left, and director Edoardo Ponti. (Valeri Macon / AFP / Getty Images)
Actress Eva Mendes, who posed on the cover of the May 2008 issue of Italian Vogue styled as a retro version of Sophia Loren. (Alberto E. Rodriguez / Getty Images)
Italian model and actress Jo Champa is a Sophia Loren fan who has said she was inspired by Loren in the Sofia Coppola-directed film “Somewhere.”(Alberto E. Rodriguez / Getty Images)
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Comedian, actor and recurring Oscar host Billy Crystal hosted the tribute to the Italian actress, saying that she was his “first great love.” In a 1999 interview with People Magazine, Loren said Crystal was among her favorite male leads. (Alberto E. Rodriguez / Getty Images)
“Bel Ami” star Christina Ricci. (Jason Redmond / EPA)
“The Sopranos” actress Lorraine Bracco. (Jason Redmond / EPA)
“Entourage” actress Debi Mazar and her husband Gabriele Corcos. (Jason Redmond / EPA)
“The Birds” actress Tippi Hedren. (Jason Redmond / EPA)
“The Tourist” director Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck and his wife Christiane Asschenfeldt. (Jason Redmond / EPA)
Italian actor and director Christian De Sica described the frequent pairing of Loren with his father, Italian director Vittorio De Sica, as “like a cappuccino -- no one could tell the milk from the coffee.” De Sica directed Loren in “Two Women,” the film for which she won the best actress Oscar in 1962. (Jason Redmond / EPA)