Chair: Mr. Robert Wussler, President of Ted Turner Pictures.
Mr. Carlos de Abreu - Founder, Hollywood Film Festival, Mr. John Briley - Oscar®-winning Screenwriter, The Honorable John Burton - President Pro Tem, California State Senate, The Honorable Cruz Bustamante - Lieutenant Governor of California, Ms. Martha Coolidge - Film Director and President, Directors Guild of America, Mr. Wes Craven - Film Director, Mr. Matt Damon - Actor, The Honorable Rocky Delgadillo - Los Angeles City Attorney, The Honorable José Luis Dicenta - Consul General of Spain, Mr. Michael Donaldson - President, International Documentary Association, Mr. Moctesuma Esparza - Film Producer, Ms. Christine Essel - Chair, California Film Commission, The Honorable Dianne Feinstein - United States Senator, Mr. Edward S. Feldman - Film Producer, Mr. Danny Glover - Actor, The Honorable James K. Hahn - Los Angeles City Mayor, Mr. Willy Helin - Minister Counsel, European Union Commission, Mr. Arthur Hiller - Film Director, Dr. José Ramos Horta - Nobel Peace Prize Laureate, The Honorable Masaharu Kohno - Consul General of Japan, Los Angeles, The Honorable Tom Labonge - Los Angeles City Councilmember, Mr. Norman Lear - Producer, Mr. Earl Lestz - President, Paramount Studios Group, Mr. Paul Mazursky - Film Director, Mr. Michael Moore - President, Raleigh Studios, Mr. Stephen Nemeth - President, Rhino Films, Ms. Janice Pennington - Founder, Hollywood Film Festival, Mr. George Rosenthal - Chairman, Raleigh Enterprises, Sir Joseph Rotblat - Nobel Peace Prize Laureate, Mr. Scott Roth - President, Hollywood Entertainment Labor Council, Mr. Mark Rydell - Film Director, President Oscar Arias Sanchez - Nobel Peace Prize Laureate, Mr. Tom Schulman - Oscar®-winning Screenwriter, Mr. Arnold Schwartzman - Oscar®-winning Documentarian and Co-chair, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Documentary Branch, Ms. Rigoberta Menchú Tum - Nobel Peace Prize Laureate, Archbishop Desmond Tutu - Nobel Peace Prize Laureate, Ms. Jody Williams - Nobel Peace Prize Laureate, and Ms. Janet Yang - Film Producer.

The Hollywood Humanitarian Council™ was created to give a voice to the voiceless through the visual medium. It provides for the Hollywood Humanitarian Symposium™, which is comprised of panel discussions and screenings showcasing important social and humanitarian themes. In addition, the Council selects the recipient for the yearly Hollywood Humanitarian Award™ which is presented during the Hollywood Movie Awards®. Last year's recipient of the Hollywood Humanitarian Award™ was Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Dr. José Ramos Horta. HFF's Public Affairs Liaison is Dr. Betsy A. McLane.

2001 Hollywood Humanitarian Award™ Recipient, Nobel Laureate José Ramos-Horta (center) with presenters, director Sydney Pollack and actor Harrison Ford