Kristen Stewart; Photo: Krista Kennell/AFP/Getty Images

Awards season is off to a great start! Stars recently flocked to the Hollywood & Highland Center in LA for The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences 2012 Governors Awards, where The Academy honored documentarian D.A. Pennebaker, arts advocate George Stevens Jr., stunt performer Hal Needham, and executive Jeffrey Katzenberg, who received the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award.

So who showed up to offer up their support to the honorees? Kristen Stewart, Bradley Cooper, Steven Spielberg, Amy Adams, Christopher Nolan, Will Smith, Tom Hanks, and Quentin Tarantino just to name a few!

Check out some hot red carpet photos of these stars and others from the 2012 Governors Awards:

Bradley Cooper; Photo: Jason LaVeris/FilmMagic

Tom Hanks, Jeffrey Katzenberg, and Will Smith; Photo: Krista Kennell/AFP/Getty Images

Ewan McGregor; Photo: Krista Kennell/AFP/Getty Images

Richard Gere; Photo: Jason LaVeris/FilmMagic

Helen Hunt; Photo: Krista Kennell/AFP/Getty Images

John Krasinski; Photo: Jason LaVeris/FilmMagic

Seth MacFarlane; Photo: Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP