J. Lo gets love from Women in Film

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CENTURY CITY, Calif. {ndash} "I love you." Those were the words a teary-eyed Jennifer Lopez chose to cap her acceptance speech at Tuesday's Women in Film Crystal/Lucy Awards. Honoree Lopez was gazing down at husband Marc Anthony, whom she thanked for getting her through the hard times.

Moments earlier, Anthony had his arm clasped around her as they watched clips from nearly all her films. Not included: Gigli and Jersey Girl, the two films Lopez starred in with ex-fiance Ben Affleck. During an earlier salute to songwriter Diane Warren, Affleck did make a brief appearance on the screen via a Pearl Harbor clip, but neither Lopez nor Anthony reacted.

Outfitted in a black MaxMara gown, Lopez credited her glow to "five days of rest, which is rare for me," and sidestepped questions about pregnancy reports.

"I told her I wanted to punch her in the face (because) she looks so pretty," cracked friend Leah Remini (King of Queens).

Lopez addressed reports that she has been cast as Sue Ellen Ewing in the upcoming Dallas film. "Sue Ellen was a Texas beauty queen, so I think I can kind of fit into that," said Lopez, who raised her hand in the air, miming the character's love for the bottle. "I'll have a little crystal glass. But nothing's set in stone. I talked to John Travolta (who'll be playing J.R.) and he said, 'Are you going to do it?' And I said, 'I think so.'"

Lopez received the Crystal Award for her charity work and strong portrayals of women. Of her trophy, Lopez said, "I already have a love affair with diamonds -- and now with crystal as well."

Also honored: Maria Bello, who won the MaxMara award, and Geena Davis, who received a Lucy Award (named after Lucille Ball) from ABC president Steve McPherson, who canceled her drama, Commander in Chief. But the two remain tight, and Davis is hopeful he'll allow her to shoot a Commander wrap-up movie. "I obviously would have liked to get a couple of terms out of the role," she said.

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