{"id":7266,"date":"2026-02-28T08:30:21","date_gmt":"2026-02-28T08:30:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/?p=7266"},"modified":"2026-02-28T08:30:21","modified_gmt":"2026-02-28T08:30:21","slug":"vince-vaughn-supergirl-star-milly-alcock-among-presenters-and-honorees-at-gday-usa-arts-gala","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/?p=7266","title":{"rendered":"Vince Vaughn, &#8216;Supergirl&#8217; star Milly Alcock among presenters and honorees at G\u2019Day USA Arts Gala"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<br \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Vince Vaughn brought the house down as a presenter at the G\u2019Day USA Arts Gala in Los Angeles on Thursday night in front of a roomful of Aussie VIPs.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHer acting is good, very good,\u201d the \u201cWedding Crashers\u201d star said when presenting his Australian \u201cBad Monkey\u201d costar Yvonne Strahovski with the Excellence in Film &amp; Television Award at the <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2025\/10\/09\/style\/meghan-markle-stuns-in-black-suit-for-rare-red-carpet-appearance-with-prince-harry\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">American Australian Association <\/a>event. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cAt least that\u2019s what she kept telling me every day,\u201d quipped Vaughn in his signature delivery. \u201cAfter a scene, she would go, \u2018I don\u2019t know if that scene works, but I really love what <em>I did<\/em>.\u2019\u201c<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>Vince Vaughn brought the house down at the 23rd Annual G\u2019Day USA Arts Gala.  <span class=\"credit\">Variety via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>The \u201cWedding Crashers\u201d star honored Yvonne Strahovski.  <span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>He also said of the star \u2014 whose credits include \u201cThe Handmaid\u2019s Tale\u201d and \u201cChuck\u201d: \u201cYvonne has accomplished all of these things as an actress while raising three wonderful boys alongside her husband [actor\/producer Tim Loden] whom I\u2019ve had the pleasure to meet, by the way. Although not Australian, [he seems] very Australian, very nice. Amazing. I thought he was from Australia, but\u2026 anyway, he\u2019s brilliant.\u201d<\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>The gala also had some moving moments. Murdoch Children\u2019s Research Institute co-chair Sarah Murdoch and professor Enzo Porrello updated the audience on the latest cutting-edge, impactful medical work being done at the institute.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLooking around this room, I\u2019m reminded how much Aussies punch well above our weight,\u201d Murdoch said from the podium. She added, \u201cAt MCRI, we punch well above our weight. We are based in Melbourne, but we are a global powerhouse.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>The G\u2019Day USA Arts Gala moved to The Lot at Formosa for the first time.  <span class=\"credit\">Chris Schmitt<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>Singer-songwriter Gordi closed the show. <span class=\"credit\">Chris Schmitt<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"single__inline-module inline-module inline-module--newsletter aligncenter inline-module--nypostbusinessunit aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-newsletter\" data-source-unit=\"Inline Newsletter Module Page Six Daily\">\n<div class=\"inline-module__inner\">\n<div class=\"inline-module__title-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"inline-module__unsubmitted-title-wrapper\">\n<h3 class=\"inline-module__title headline headline--combo-sm-md\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWant more celebrity and pop culture news?\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n<p class=\"inline-module__cta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tStart your day with Page Six Daily.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><h3 class=\"inline-module__title headline headline--combo-sm-md\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tThanks for signing up!\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>MCRI is ranked second in pediatric research institutes globally with \u201cmany deep collaborations here in the US,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are Australian,\u201d Murdoch told the crowd at The Lot at Formosa. \u201cThere\u2019s something about Australia and Australians. We\u2019re agile. We don\u2019t wait around.\u2029And as a friend said to me yesterday, \u2018We get s\u2013t done.\u2019 We should be so proud of Australian science and the discoveries that we\u2019ve made that continue to make such an impact around the world.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Olympic swimmer Ian Thorpe received the Global Impact Award and made an impassioned speech about his odds-defying career and activism, detailing his surprising start as a kid who was allergic to chlorine and went on to win five Olympic gold medals.<\/p>\n<p>(Murdoch fondly referred to Porello earlier as, \u201cour gold medal champion,\u201d adding, \u201cI\u2019m delighted to introduce one of the world\u2019s most preeminent leaders in medical research.\u201d)<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>\u201cSupergirl\u201d director Craig Gillespie  was a presenter. <span class=\"credit\">Chris Schmitt<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>Monty Franklin emceed the event. <span class=\"credit\">Chris Schmitt<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Comedian Monty Franklin emceed the black-tie event. Musical performers included Boy Soda, Vanessa Amorosi, Oliver Cronin and Gordi.<\/p>\n<p>Milly Alcock was honored with the Rising Star Award as presented by Craig Gillespie, director of her upcoming film, \u201cSupergirl.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>She said via video from London that being Australian for her is about \u201cthis deep sense of identity, community\u2026 times like this remind me that no matter how far away we are, we\u2019re still connected.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>Oliver Cronin crooned. <span class=\"credit\">Chris Schmitt<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>Swimmer Ian Thorpe has won nine Olympic medals. <span class=\"credit\">Chris Schmitt<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Australian Minister for Trade and Tourism Don Farrell underscored the importance of cultural exchange, and the Hon. Steven Marshall AO and Andrew Liveris spoke about expanding cross-Pacific partnerships.<\/p>\n<p>American Australian Association President Marshall said, \u201cTonight is about recognizing and celebrating Aussie talent here in the U.S. It\u2019s always a night of extraordinary fun, but it\u2019s also a fabulous fundraiser for our scholarships program at the AAA. Since establishing our first scholarship fund back in 2002, the association has provided nearly $19 million to 1,115 postgraduate arts veterans and Indigenous scholars.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>Sarah Murdoch introduced Professor Enzo Porrello. <span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>Strahovski and Vaughn co-star on Apple TV +. <span class=\"credit\">Chris Schmitt<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Attendees also included Radha Mitchell, Danielle Macdonald, Dion Beebe, Charmaine Bingwa, Eliza Taylor, Callan McAuliffe and Aisha Dee. <\/p>\n<p>Established in 1948 by Sir Keith Murdoch, the American Australian Association is the leading privately funded non-profit organization dedicated to strengthening ties between the US and Australia.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/02\/28\/entertainment\/vince-vaughn-supergirl-star-milly-alcock-among-presenters-and-honorees-at-gday-usa-arts-gala\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Vince Vaughn brought the house down as a presenter at the G\u2019Day USA Arts Gala in Los Angeles on Thursday night in front of a roomful&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":7267,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7266","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-interests"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7266","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=7266"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7266\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/7267"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=7266"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=7266"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=7266"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}