Amy Pascal, the chief of the Sony Pictures has been named as the most powerful woman in the film business.
Industry journal The Hollywood Reporter conferred this honor on Ms Pascal for her recognition of such money-spinners as The Da Vinci Code and Casino Royale.
Before joining the crew of Sony, she was managing Columbia Pictures from 1996 to 2003, there too she gained success coz of Spiderman.
Her rivals for the position included Sherry Lansing the now retired longtime head of Paramount Pictures and Anne Sweeney, owner of ABC.
Sony has itself credited her for her performance by promoting her to co-chairman of Sony Pictures Entertainment in September and extending her contract to 2011.
Oprah Winfrey, the queen of soap operas has grabbed the seventh rank.
While, Meryl Streep, the actress, took away the Sherry Lansing Leadership Award.
