Vanguard award for Charlize Theron

Actress Charlize Theron gestures as she accepts the Vanguard award at the 17th annual GLAAD Media awards at the Kodak theatre in Hollywood April 8, 2006. The Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) Media awards recognizes and honors mainstream media for their fair, accurate and inclusive representations of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans-gender community and the issues that affect their lives. The show will be televised on Logo, MTV Networks' cable channel, and VH1. [photo: Mario Anzuoni - Reuters]