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Academy Museum Gala: The best looks from the red carpet

Academy Museum Gala: The best looks from the red carpet

The Academy of Motion Picture Museum held its star-studded fifth annual fundraising gala Saturday at its Wilshire Boulevard campus.

An unrecognizable Kim Kardashian, Selena Gomez, Demi Moore and Elle and Dakota Fanning were among the celebrities invited to the event, which debuted in 2021 with the long-awaited opening of the film museum. The gala raises funds for museum exhibitions, educational initiatives and public programming. The Academy Museum raised more than $12 million from the event.

Honorees at this year's gala included actress Penelope Cruz, director Walter Salles, comedian Bowen Yang and musician Bruce Springsteen, who was presented the inaugural Legacy Award by Martin Scorsese and performed live at the ceremony. A biopic about the rock legend, starring Jeremy Allen White of “The Bear,” hits theaters October 24.

Springsteen and Cruz, this year's Icon Award winner, are both Academy Award winners, the former for his original song “Streets of Philadelphia,” which he wrote for Tom Hanks' 1993 legal drama “Philadelphia,” and the latter for her role in “Vicky Cristina Barcelona” (2008).

Salles, who was awarded the Luminary Award for innovative cinema by Wim Wenders, last year gave Brazil its first Academy Award for an international film with his moving family drama “I'm Still Here.” Fernanda Torres was also nominated for her role as the matriarch of the Paiva family in the 2024 film.

Yang received the Vantage Award from Jon M. Chu, “in honor of an artist or scholar who has helped contextualize and challenge dominant narratives around cinema.” The “SNL” darling and “Las Culturistas” podcast host will return as Glinda's sidekick Pfannee in “Wicked: For Good,” hitting theaters Nov. 21.

The gala was co-chaired by Jon M. Chu, Common, Viola Davis and Julius Tennon, Robert Downey Jr. and Susan Downey, Jennifer Hudson and Academy Museum Trustee Alejandro Ramírez Magaña.

Gala attendees spared no expense with their donations or their outfits, with Jenna Ortega wearing a futuristic Grace Ling top, Rachel Zegler channeling Old Hollywood in Tamara Ralph Couture, Olivia Rodrigo wearing a vintage Giorgio Armani Privé and Eva Longoria wearing Elie Saab.

Here are the best looks, captured by Times photographer Eric Thayer.