Elisabeth MossThe February issue of ELLE US celebrates women in television, featuring portraits of nine different actresses for this photo shoot captured by Nagi Sakai. Stars include Lizzy Caplan of “Masters of Sex”, Gabrielle Union of “Being Mary Jane”, Elisabeth Moss of “Mad Men” and Tatiana Maslany, Tracee Ellis Ross, Sarah A Paulson, Ellie Kemper, Sarah Paulson, Amanda Peet and Emily Mortimer. Carmen Borgonovo worked as stylist for the shoot. /Hair by David von Cannon; makeup by Jo Baker and Eric Polito.

These images come in as the Hollywood awards season kicks off with The Golden Globes and the revelation that actress Charlize Theron learned much about her worth in the industry, resulting from the hack of Sony. The magnificent Charlize Theron was paid $10 million less than Chris Hemsworth in the upcoming film ‘The Huntsman’, even though their roles are considered equal.

Thanks to the hack of FEMALE Sony executive Amy Pascal, who was clearly involved in the decision to pay Theron $10 million less than Huntsman, Charlize has renegotiated her contract. One wonders how many other women actors (and this is a reason to use the word actor, as some Hollywood women do, rather than the underpaid female ‘actress’) Amy Pascal, Co-Chairman of Sony Pictures Entertainment, has decided to discriminate against in salary negotiations.

Although both Jennifer Lawrence and Amy Adams were both nominated for Oscars in ‘American Hustle’, they were paid less than their male costars. Read on at The Daily Beast.

Gabrielle Union