Actress Gwyneth Paltrow was honoured with the Style Icon award at this year's InStyle Awards by her friend and actress Kate Hudson.

Welcoming Paltrow on stage, Hudson said: "From the first moment I laid eyes on this woman it was love at first sight."

Paltrow replied: "I don't have a little sister by birth, but if I had one, she's the incarnation of my beautiful, carefree, spirited little sister who brings music and spontaneity, and an incredible unselfconsciousness and all of this fire into my life."

The "Mortdecai" actress was seen in a floor-length low cut black dress, which was embellisehed with jewels, at the event which was held on Monday, reports femalefirst.co.uk.

At the party, Kim Kardashian flaunted her blooming baby bump in a flowing white caped dress whilst singer Selena Gomez wowed in a short monochrome party dress.

Other winners included Zoe Kravitz, who was named Breakthrough Style Star of the Year, and Ansel Elgort, who received the award for Man of Style of the Year.