Academy Museum Gala Raises About $12 Million for Preservation

The Academy Museum of Motion Pictures held its fifth annual gala on Saturday evening in Los Angeles, honoring Penélope Cruz, Walter Salles, Bowen Yang and Bruce Springsteen and raising funds for the museum. The blue-grey carpet event drew a wide array of actors, directors, musicians and fashion figures and, according to the museum, raised about $12 million to support its preservation and exhibition work.

The gala combined formal presentations with a high-profile fashion moment. Attendees included Kim Kardashian, Hailey Bieber, Kendall Jenner, Sydney Sweeney, Zoë Kravitz, Olivia Rodrigo, George Clooney, Dwayne Johnson, Jeremy Allen White and Jacob Elordi, among others. Bieber wore a brown Schiaparelli gown constructed from vintage moiré ribbons and closed with an antique rhinestone brooch, and her brown cateye manicure was noted as a deliberate nod to the museum’s current exhibit related to Steven Spielberg’s 1975 film Jaws. Kardashian appeared in a corseted Maison Margiela look that included a full face covering. Several couples attended together, including Selena Gomez and Benny Blanco, Macaulay Culkin and Brenda Song, and Robert and Susan Downey Jr.