Mila Kunis honored as Hasty Pudding Woman of the Year (7 images)

Mila Kunis was honored as the Harvard University Hasty Pudding Theatricals 2018 Woman of the Year in Cambridge, Mass. on Thursday. The Hasty Pudding Theatricals announced earlier that they will finally allow women to audition become cast members starting in 2019. Photos by Matthew Healey/ UPI

Actress Mila Kunis (C) poses for a photo with her pudding pot trophy. Kunis is the 68th recipient of the award. Previous winners include Octavia Spencer, Anne Hathaway and Amy Poehler.

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Actress Mila Kunis (C) poses for a photo with her pudding pot trophy along with Hasty Pudding Theatricals cast members Aaron Slipper (L) and Jason Roberts.

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The celebration was met with protests as some called for Kunis to deny the award, boycott the events or speak out against Hasty Pudding's policy of excluding female performers. Women held signs reading "The patriarchy is a drag" in reference to the club's tradition of featuring male performers in drag.

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A cast member with Harvard University's Hasty Pudding Theatricals dressed in drag reacts to the camera. Hasty Pudding Theatricals, founded in 1795, is the oldest collegiate theater group in the United States and said its longstanding tradition of casting men in women's roles is an artistic decision.

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