Stiller, Johansson honored by Hasty Pudding

Harvard group honors two performers every year

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The Hasty Pudding Woman of the Year festivities will be held on Feb. 15 and begin when Scarlett Johansson leads a parade through the streets of Cambridge, Mass.

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updated 6:22 p.m. ET Jan. 29, 2007

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - Ben Stiller and Scarlett Johansson are this year’s recipients of the annual Hasty Pudding awards, given by a student drama group at Harvard University.

The awards, announced Monday, are given to performers who have made a “lasting and impressive contribution to the world of entertainment” by Hasty Pudding Theatricals, the nation’s oldest undergraduate drama troupe.

Johansson, 22, will lead a parade through Cambridge on Feb. 15, then attend a roast in her honor and receive the “Pudding Pot.” The ceremony for Stiller, 41, is Feb. 23.

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Last year’s honorees were Halle Berry and Richard Gere.