Los Angeles , California ( CNN ) -- The Chilean miners who were rescued last month after nearly 70 days underground were saluted with a standing ovation at the start of `` CNN Heroes : An All-Star Tribute . '' The 33 men appeared on stage , with five of their rescuers in the front row , at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles . CNN brought the group to the United States to attend the gala event , which recognizes the top 10 CNN Heroes of the year . `` For 69 days we were amazed by these 33 brave miners , '' CNN 's Anderson Cooper said in welcoming the miners onto the stage . `` Their ordeal was unthinkable ; their rescue , unbelievable . No one has ever been trapped underground so deep for so long and survived . `` They endured a nightmare , experienced a miracle , and in the end became each others ' brothers and heroes . '' After the miners sang the Chilean national anthem , two of them -- speaking through a translator and holding the Chilean flag -- expressed their appreciation . `` We want to thank the world , and we want to thank God for your prayers , '' Luis Urzua told the audience in Spanish . `` Our families suffered . Our children suffered , too . But thanks to the prayers of the whole world , we could come out of this difficulty , '' Mario Sepulveda added . `` Some of our rescuers are here with us tonight , '' Urzua said . `` Thank you for bringing us home . You are our heroes . '' The five rescuers were selected to represent the many thousands whose talent and effort led to the dramatic rescue . The tribute show , taped November 20 , premiered worldwide on Thanksgiving night . CNN Heroes -- everyday people who are changing the world for the better -- have been profiled weekly on the network since January . They were chosen from more than 10,000 nominations submitted by viewers in 100 countries . A blue-ribbon panel of judges , including Muhammad Ali , Sir Richard Branson and Yo-Yo Ma , selected the top 10 Heroes , who will each receive $ 25,000 for their cause . An additional $ 100,000 will go to CNN Hero of the Year Anuradha Koirala , who was revealed at the end of the tribute show Saturday night . The Hero of the Year was selected by the public in an eight-week online poll . Performing at the tribute show were Grammy Award-winning artists Bon Jovi , John Legend and Sugarland . Rock legends Bon Jovi perfomed `` What Do You Got ? '' a new song from their greatest hits album , which came out earlier this month . Legend performed `` Wake Up Everybody '' along with hip-hop artist Common and R & B singer Melanie Fiona . Sugarland performed `` Stand Up , '' a new song from their album `` The Incredible Machine , '' which made its debut in October . Joining the list of stars participating in the show were presenters Halle Berry , Demi Moore , Jessica Alba , Kid Rock , LL Cool J , Renee Zellweger , Gerard Butler , Kiefer Sutherland , Marisa Tomei , Aaron Eckhart and Holly Robinson Peete . Here are the 2010 top 10 CNN Heroes in alphabetical order : . Guadalupe Arizpe De La Vega founded a hospital in Juarez , Mexico , that cares for about 900 people daily -- regardless of their ability to pay . Despite the escalating violence in the city , the 74-year-old travels there several times a week to make sure residents get the care they need . Learn more about Guadalupe . Susan Burton was once caught in a cycle of addiction and incarceration . Today , her nonprofit A New Way of Life Reentry Project provides sober housing and other support services to formerly incarcerated women in California . Learn more about Susan . With her weight-loss challenge , Shape Up Vicksburg , Linda Fondren is helping her Mississippi hometown battle the bulge . Through free fitness activities and nutrition classes , residents have lost nearly 15,000 pounds to date . Learn more about Linda . Anuradha Koirala is fighting to prevent the trafficking and sexual exploitation of Nepal 's women and girls . Since 1993 , she and her group , Maiti Nepal , have helped rescue and rehabilitate more than 12,000 victims . Learn more about Anuradha . Narayanan Krishnan brings hot meals and dignity to India 's homeless and destitute -- 365 days per year -- through his nonprofit Akshaya Trust . Since 2002 , he has served more than 1.2 million meals . Learn more about Narayanan . Since 1992 , Magnus MacFarlane-Barrow has dedicated his life to helping people in need . Today , his program , Mary 's Meals -- run from a tin shed in the Scottish highlands -- provides free daily meals to more than 400,000 children around the world . Learn more about Magnus . Harmon Parker is using his masonry skills to save lives . Since 1997 he has helped build 45 footbridges over perilous rivers in Kenya , protecting people from flash floods and predatory animals . The bridges also connect isolated villagers to valuable resources . Learn more about Harmon . Aki Ra is helping to make his native Cambodia safer by clearing land mines -- many of which he planted years ago as a child soldier . Since 1993 , he and his Cambodian Self Help Demining organization have cleared about 50,000 mines and unexploded weapons . Learn more about Aki Ra . Evans Wadongo , 23 , invented a way for rural families in Kenya to replace smoky kerosene and firelight with solar power . Through his Use Solar , Save Lives program , he 's distributed an estimated 10,000 free solar lanterns . Learn more about Evans . Since 2005 , Texas home builder Dan Wallrath has given injured Iraq and Afghanistan veterans homes of their own -- mortgage-free . He and his Operation Finally Home team have five new custom homes under construction . Learn more about Dan .
The Top 10 CNN Heroes of 2010 were honored with a celebrity-studded tribute show . The show opened with a salute to the 33 Chilean miners who were trapped underground . Anderson Cooper hosted the show from the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles .