Selena Gomez and Demi Lovato were honoured at the Unite4 Humanity Gala in Los Angeles, California last night (February 27).

Gomez took home the Young Visionary Award at the bash, with her Rudderless director and co-star William H. Macy on hand to present the star with the accolade.

According to E! Online, the 21-year old appeared choked when referencing pal Demi in her speech, stating: "I'm thankful for you. You inspire me everyday. I hope together we can inspire people to focus on what's really important."

Macy also praised Sel's work with charity UNICEF, telling the crowd: "Selena has maturity and grace, she's been working for UNICEF for almost five years, which is epic time in teenage years.

"She's raised a lot of money and awareness. Selena is the real deal."

Gomez later took to Instagram to share a snap of herself posing with her trophy, writing: "By far the coolest award I've received -Young humanitarian award! Beyond proud to represent UNICEF since I was 17."

"@JordanRenou1: So beautiful ! @EvaLongoria and @ddlovato at the #Unite4Humanity pic.twitter.com/BgRzPa132C" my sweet Demi!!

— Eva Longoria (@EvaLongoria) February 28, 2014

Actress Eva Longoria presented Lovato with the Young Luminary Award, with the Heart Attack singer telling the 600-strong crowd how she celebrated her 21st birthday on a humanitarian trip to Africa.

She revealed: "I was struggling a lot with personal issues. I had to celebrate differently than a lot of other people. It was better than poisoning myself for a good night out."

As well as taking home the accolade, Demi also performed her hits Skyscraper and Warrior - which E! claims 'she said was by inspired by unnamed incident that led to her private struggles'.

The likes of Alicia Keys, Robert De Niro and director Martin Scorsese were also among the winners.