Ellen Burstyn and Al Pacino, perhaps the most famous graduate of the Actors' Sutdio, spoke in honor of Lee Strasberg at the Feb. 11 gala at the Minskoff Theatre. At the gala, the creation of the Lee Strasberg Artistic Award was announced. The prize will be given annually "to an outstanding colleague in the entertainment community." The first winner of the new prize will be named April 29.