Anderson Cooper hosted last night’s 3rd Annual CNN Heroes:  An All-Star Tribute which honours the top 10 Heroes of 2009 voted for by online viewers of CNN.com.  The awards:

salutes everyday people whose extraordinary accomplishments are making a difference in their communities and beyond

Carrie Underwood, Leona Lewis and Maxwell all performed with appearances by:

• Dwayne Johnson
• Greg Kinnear
• AnnaLynne McCord
• Eva Mendes
• Jenna Fischder
• Debi Mazar
• Holly Robinson Peete
• Neil Patrick Harris
• Ricki Lake
• Masi Oka
• Laila Ali
• Deepak Chopra
• Rainn Wilson
• George Lopez

For the complete list of winners go here.

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