Ellen Page honoured her "hero" Laverne Cox at the 25th Annual GLAAD Media Awards on Saturday night (12.04.14).
The 'Juno' actress, who revealed she is gay in February, credited the transgender 'Orange Is The New Black' star for inspiring her to come out before she presented her with the Stephen F. Kolzak award, for "making a significant difference in promoting equality for the community," at the star-studded ceremony at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Los Angeles.
The 27-year-old star said: "Many of you know that I officially came out on Valentine's Day, and one of the best things that came from that is to publicly show support for the people who I admire and give me courage. And I'm here to do just that tonight for one of my hero's Laverne Cox."
'Inception' star Ellen admitted she was scared to open up about her sexuality for a long time when she announced she was gay at Human Rights Campaign's Time to Thrive event in Las Vegas earlier this year.
She said at the time: "I'm here today because I'm gay. And because maybe I can make a difference - to help others have an easier and more hopeful time.
"Regardless, for me, I feel a personal obligation and a social responsibility. I also do it selfishly, because I am tired of hiding and I am tired of lying by omission. I suffered for years because I was scared to be out.
"My spirit suffered, my mental health suffered and my relationships suffered. And I'm standing here today, with all of you, on the other side of all that pain."

Kate Upton wants to be a positive role model for curvy girls.
But the Sports Illustrated mode, who has made an estimated $4 million from her curvy figure over the past three years, admits she thinks her life would be "so much easier" if she has smaller breasts.
The 21-year-old 'The Other Woman' star told the UK's The Sun on Sunday newspaper: "I wish I had smaller boobs every day of my life as I would love to wear spaghetti tops braless or go for the smallest bikini designs.
"Every single day I'm like, 'Oh man, it would be so much easier', especially if people didn't constantly bring them up.
"If I could just take them off like they were clip-ons..."
But the blonde beauty insists that despite not being entirely happy with her famous figure, she is determined to embrace them and wants to be a positive role model for young girls.
She said: "I know I say I wish I had smaller boobs -- and that's true because at least twice a day I wish that. But the grass is always greener, as they say!
"I love my boobs and I'm proud of my size. That's an important message to young girls -- love who you are.
"It's so easy to feel negative about yourself and it is totally self-destructive. If you can only love and accept who you are you will be a lot happier."

Nick Carter's wedding was filmed for a reality TV special.
The Backstreet Boys star tied the knot with Lauren Kitt in Santa Barbara, California on Saturday (12.04.14) and fans will get a chance to watch their "emotional" big day later this year.
An eyewitness also told UsMagazine.com: "At the end of the ceremony they shared the longest wedding kiss I've ever seen. A full minute later they were still kissing. They seem crazy in love and thrilled to be married. You could feel the love bursting out of them."
The happy couple exchanged vows under an alter of white roses and hydrangeas with purple accents in front of guests, including the 34-year-old star's bandmates Howie Dorough, Brian Littrell and AJ McLean, whose daughter Ava was a flower girl.
The 'Everybody' hitmaker wrote his own vows and as he read them to his bride, she "reached out and put her hand on his chest."
Another source said: "Lauren held Nick's hand and dried tears from her eyes."
Fitness expert and aspiring actress Lauren, who wore a white strapless gown, carried a bouquet of white garden roses, peonies, and anemones, arranged by Petals LA, and vintage wood lanterns lined the rows of mismatched wooden chairs.
Production company Bischoff-Hervey Entertainment first began shopping around a half-hour documentary about the couple's wedding to cable networks in the US in March 2013, just one month after they got engaged, but it is not yet known which network will broadcast the show.

Gwen Stefani made her first public appearance at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival since giving birth to her third child.
The No Doubt hitmaker, who welcomed son Apollo into the world on February 28, debuted her slim post-pregnancy figure, as she joined Pharrell Williams to perform her hit 'Hollaback Girl' during his set on Saturday night (12.04.14).
The blonde beauty, who also has sons Zuma, five, and Kingston, seven, with husband Gavin Rossdale, received a warm welcome from the new 'The Voice' USA mentor, who introduced her to the crowd, saying: "The name of my album is called 'Girl' and I can tell you right now there's only been one, incredible, historical, most important, incredibly talented, f**king awesome, rad girl in the world."
Clearly delighted to be back on stage, the 44-year-old blonde beauty later tweeted: "Feels good to be out of the cave #Cochella2014 @Pharrell gx"
The producer and singer's star-studded set also featured cameos from Snoop Dogg, as they performed their hits 'Beautiful,' and 'Drop It Like It's Hot,' Nelly for his track 'Hot in Herre,' and P. Diddy and Busta Rhymes for 'Pass the Courvoisier.'
But the 'Happy' hitmaker, 40, admitted he struggled to cope with the dust at the Empire Polo Club in Indio, California.
He said: "You don't even understand how hurt my feelings are right now that I'm losing my voice because of all this dust, because we really had something special planned for you.
"I really had some crazy s**t planned for you guys, but I'm just going to go for it anyways."

Naomi Campbell has a girl crush on Jennifer Lopez.
The British supermodel is a huge fan of the 'I Luh Ya Papi' hitmaker and is very proud of her success.
Asked who she admired, the 43-year-old beauty told E! News: "I have to say Jennifer Lopez because she's so beautiful and so stunning. I'm a huge fan. Great friend and a huge fan."
Naomi was on hand to help Jennifer, 44, celebrate after she received the prestigious Vanguard Award for being a LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender) rights advocate at the 25th Annual GLAAD Media Awards at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Los Angeles on Saturday night (12.04.14).
The 'The Face' star said: "She deserves it. I love Jennifer. I think she's an amazing singer, actress, designer, mother."
Accepting her award, the 'American Idol' judge opened up about her special relationship with her aunt Marisa, who is gay.
She said: "I've always felt a tremendous love from the LGBT community and the LGBT community has always supported me and returned that love. Marisa was my cool aunt. She was my mom's older sister and she lived in New York City. I lived in the Bronx and she lived in Manhattan, it was like worlds away! She wanted to be an actress and I always wanted to be like her. Marisa grew up gay in a time when it meant life could be very difficult and that her struggles were mostly kept to herself."

Debbie Rowe is furious with Michael Jackson's brothers for accusing her of abandoning her children for money.
The former nurse - who was married to the late 'Thriller' hitmaker for just under three years until October 1999 and had children Prince, 17, and Paris, 15, with him - was criticised by his siblings Tito, Randy, Jermaine, and Jackie Jackson for asking to be made her children's legal guardian and take responsibility for their brother Blanket, 12, who was born via surrogate, as she thinks their grandmother, Katherine Jackson, is too old to care for them properly.
A source told gossip website TMZ.com that Debbie, who began rebuilding her relationship with her children after Michael's death in 2009, wasn't surprised by the attack but insists she never turned her back on Prince and Paris, as Michael regularly called her for parenting advice.
Michael's siblings hit back at Debbie on Friday (11.04.14), saying: "[The children] are well loved and well taken care of. We are quite taken back [sic] that Ms. Rowe has decided now to enter their lives, after she abandoned her children many years ago for money."
But she claims Michael often accused his brothers of sponging off him and he thought Janet Jackson was the only one of his siblings with talent.
While she likes Katherine, Debbie wants the children to live on her horse ranch in Palmdale, California, as she believes they have no proper supervision.
She thinks the Jackson brothers are merely worried that they won't have access to $50,000 monthly child support from the Michael Jackson estate if she secures custody.
Debbie recently confirmed she is engaged to her long-time friend Marc Schaffel, who worked with Michael on his charity single 'What More Can I Give' in 2001.

Beyoncé Knowles made a surprise appearance at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival on Saturday night (12.04.14).
The 'Drunk in Love' hitmaker joined her younger sister Solange Knowles on stage as she performed her hit 'Losing You.'
Although not listed as an official performer, the 32-year-old star clearly took some time away from her busy schedule to prepare for the show at the Empire Polo Club in Indio, California as the siblings performed perfectly synchronised choreography during the song, according to Billboard.com.
Solange, 27, is a regular attendee at the annual three-day festival and also performed the same track last year with The XX.
Meanwhile, Beyoncé's husband Jay Z also shocked fans by jumping on stage to perform an impromptu rendition of 'Dead Presidents II' during his friend Nas' midnight set.
The 44-year-old rapper then rapped his own track 'Where I'm From,' before Nas, 40, continued with his show, which honoured the 20th anniversary of his debut album 'Illmatic.'
P. Diddy helped him to end his set by stopping by to perform 'Hate Me Now.'
Selena Gomez, Kendall and Kylie Jenner, Vanessa Hudgens, Aaron Paul, Katy Perry and Lea Michele were among the other celebrities spotted at the event.
A second run of the festival will take place next weekend.

Katy Perry partied with Robert Pattinson at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival.
The 'Dark Horse' singer, who split from John Mayer in February, was spotted catching up with the 'Twilight Saga' heartthrob at the H&M Loves Music party on Saturday night (12.04.14).
A source told PEOPLE.com that the 29-year-old star met up with the British actor, who was accompanied by a group of pals, in the VIP section, where she sipped on water.
The insider said: "(They) chatted and bobbed their heads along to Major Lazer before Perry eventually disappeared further into the crowd."
Another source said that the newly single beauty, who attended the festival at the Empire Polo Club in Indio, California with John last year, "seemed really relaxed and was having a great time."
Katy and Robert have been close friends for years and a friend recently revealed he has been helping her to get over 'Who You Love' hitmaker John, 36.
The source told OK! magazine: "Right now, Rob has made her promise to count on him for support, like she did for him when he split from Kristen Stewart.
"They do have a wonderful friendship, and they trust each other. No matter how down she is, Rob can always make her laugh, and she loves that."

James Van Der Beek isn't surprised by Michelle Williams' success.
The 37-year-old actor claims he always knew his former 'Dawson's Creek' co-star, 33, who has been nominated for three Oscars, would eventually become one of the biggest stars in Hollywood because she is multi-talented.
The 'Friends with Better Lives' star said: "Michelle was always incredibly smart. I always joked that we'd all be asking Michelle for a job. I thought she would produce, she would write."
He also told the New York Post: "She was always a deep thinker, way beyond her years. She was the youngest of us, age-wise, and the oldest in every other way."
Meanwhile, James admits that he was "freaked" out by fame after starring in 'Varsity Blues' with Jon Voight in 1999, and can relate to Justin Bieber, 20.
He said: "It freaked me out. I remember signing my first autograph and hardly being recognised and two weeks later, making an appearance in Seattle, and [the promoters] said they were expecting 200 people. I said, 'No way are 200 people coming.' More than double that showed up. Screaming girls. Barricades. They shoved me into a car to get out of there. I am proud to say it was the first time I'd ever been shoved into the back of a cop car. I realised very quickly that this was something I had zero control over."
Asked if had any advice for the 'Baby' hitmaker, who has sparked controversy with his bad behaviour in recent months, he said: "You're able to make people very happy by doing something simple."

Ginnifer Goodwin and Josh Dallas got married on Saturday (12.04.14).
The 'Once Upon a Time' co-stars, who are expecting their first child in the near future, tied the knot in an intimate ceremony at sunset in Los Angeles in front of just 30 family members and friends.
An eyewitness told E! News that guests began arriving for the formal affair at 5.30pm and a cocktail reception kicked off immediately after the couple's nuptials at 7pm, with a Spanish guitar playing in a courtyard filled with cactuses and stone pathways.
The insider said: "Ginnifer and Josh seemed very relaxed and happy. They were surrounded by their nearest and dearest friends and kept it very intimate and simple."
The 35-year-old actress wore a custom-designed Monique Lhuillier gown.
Josh, who proposed to Ginnifer in October after more than a year of dating, previously admitted he was instantly attracted to the brunette beauty.
The 32-year-old actor said: "It hit me like a blinding light. I thought, 'I'm in trouble now.' "
An insider also said there was an "immediate connection" between the co-stars when they met for the first time in 2011, adding: "They were shooting in Canada together, and because they were both away from home, they inevitably started to socialise together off the set as well as on--and they got closer as friends.
"The relationship has been full-on since the moment it turned romantic. There was no reason to wait and take it slow--they fell in love, and it feels right."

Debbie Harry believes the material in her 80s solo albums has been "overlooked".
The 68-year-old singer - who co-founded Blondie in the 70s with Chris Stein - pursued a solo career following the band's split in 1982 and although she was still working, Chris became unwell, suffering from auto-immune condition pemphigus vulgaris, and she had to care for him.
She explained to Mojo magazine: "It was a very difficult time. All I can say is that I did move on in the mid 80s and I started doing a series of solo albums which Chris wrote on and helped me with. I did not five up my career. I had a lot of tours and I had some smaller hits. I really think that there's some great material on those solo albums that I feel to a degree has been overlooked."
She began using her full name - Deborah Harry - with her third solo album, 'Def, Dumb & Blonde', in 1989, to help form her own identity and break away from the image created in Blondie.
Debbie added: "That's my proper name and I was trying to, as you say, draw a line in the sand between the Blondie identification and me as a solo artist. I think I was often confronted by the record company saying, 'Why can't you use the name Blondie?' Well, I'd like to use the name Blondie, but it's not Blondie, it's me."

Sir Bruce Forsyth has admitted 'Strictly Come Dancing' made him ill.
The 86-year-old entertainer recently announced he was stepping down from co-hosting the ballroom show, and he has now revealed his exit has come after he was "getting the flu" because of his workload.
Speaking on 'The Michael McIntyre Chat Show', he explained: "You get to the stage where you think this is enough. And I do get tired doing it.
"Live television is very strenuous, especially when some shows are an hour and 40 minutes. I have to do all the announcements and run up the stairs to get out of the way.
"I probably do that 40 or 50 times. And I was getting the flu. I always got flu in studios. They were so full of germs."
The veteran star had previously missed shows in both 2009 and 2013 due to illness, and it is believed he battled through on other occasions.
While he admitted it will "miss it like made", he is confident he made the right decision.
Bruce added: "I will miss it like mad, but it is a decision I would rather do this year than wait another year because you never know."