LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – DECEMBER 03: Kaia Gerber attends the 3rd Annual Academy Museum Gala at Academy Museum of Motion Pictures on December 03, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Rodin Eckenroth/GA/The Hollywood Reporter via Getty Images)
The stars aren’t lining the footpath of Hollywood Boulevard in Los Angeles this evening. Instead, they’re a little further south on Wilshire, attending the third annual Academy Museum Gala.
The charity fundraiser, hosted by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, aims to raise funds for the curation of exhibitions and public programmes for the permanent space. However, given its colloquial appellation—‘The Met Gala of the West’—the gala has quickly become one of the most anticipated dates of the season. Especially for sartorialist adherents.
Given the historic SAG-AFTRA strike , this gala is momentous in two-fold. Not only is this many of the actors in attendance first opportunity to promote their work since Hollywood heavyweights swapped Oscar statues for picket lines. The gala also marks many of these theatrical mainstays’ return to the red carpet since the tentative agreement was wagered.
Naturally, this meant celebrity stylists and their high-profile clients were working overtime to ensure their glamorous ensembles rivalled the drama and entertainment of their respective bodies of work. They say all that glitters is gold, and never is that saying more true than in Hollywood.
Taking cues from the Golden Age of cinema were the likes of burgeoning actresses Kaia Gerber , Phoebe Tonkin and Nicola Peltz Beckham . Delicate lace also had its moments under the spotlight thanks to Dua Lipa and Lupita Nyong’o, who both opted for Chanel .
A picture says a thousand words, and with the dress code of the evening in honour of cinema, we’ll allow these images the privilege of doing all the talking. Ahead, the best-dressed celebrities on the red carpet at the 2023 Academy Museum Gala.
The Best Dressed At The 2023 Academy Museum Gala
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – DECEMBER 03: Saoirse Ronan attends the 3rd Annual Academy Museum Gala on December 03, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Rodin Eckenroth/GA/The Hollywood Reporter via Getty Images)
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – DECEMBER 03: Charles Melton attends the 3rd Annual Academy Museum Gala on December 03, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Rodin Eckenroth/GA/The Hollywood Reporter via Getty Images)
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – DECEMBER 03: Camille Rowe attends the 3rd Annual Academy Museum Gala on December 03, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Rodin Eckenroth/GA/The Hollywood Reporter via Getty Images)
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – DECEMBER 03: Zoë Kravitz attends the 3rd Annual Academy Museum Gala on December 03, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Rodin Eckenroth/GA/The Hollywood Reporter via Getty Images)
Tracee Ellis Ross at the 2023 Academy Museum Gala on December 3, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Michael Buckner/Variety via Getty Images)
Selena Gomez at the 2023 Academy Museum Gala on December 3, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Michael Buckner/Variety via Getty Images)
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – DECEMBER 03: Samara Weaving attends the 3rd Annual Academy Museum Gala on December 03, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Rodin Eckenroth/GA/The Hollywood Reporter via Getty Images)
Salma Hayek at the 2023 Academy Museum Gala on December 3, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Michael Buckner/Variety via Getty Images)
Rashida Jones at the 2023 Academy Museum Gala on December 3, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Michael Buckner/Variety via Getty Images)
Rachel Zegler at the 2023 Academy Museum Gala on December 3, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Michael Buckner/Variety via Getty Images)
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – DECEMBER 03: Rachel Sennott attends the 3rd Annual Academy Museum Gala on December 03, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Rodin Eckenroth/GA/The Hollywood Reporter via Getty Images)
Phoebe Tonkin at the 2023 Academy Museum Gala on December 3, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Michael Buckner/Variety via Getty Images)
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – DECEMBER 03: Phoebe Dynevor attends the 3rd Annual Academy Museum Gala on December 03, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Rodin Eckenroth/GA/The Hollywood Reporter via Getty Images)
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – DECEMBER 03: Olivia Wilde attends the 3rd Annual Academy Museum Gala on December 03, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Rodin Eckenroth/GA/The Hollywood Reporter via Getty Images)
Natalie Portman at the 2023 Academy Museum Gala held on December 3, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Michael Buckner/Variety via Getty Images)
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – DECEMBER 03: Michelle Williams attends the 3rd Annual Academy Museum Gala on December 03, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Rodin Eckenroth/GA/The Hollywood Reporter via Getty Images)
Meryl Streep at the 2023 Academy Museum Gala on December 3, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Michael Buckner/Variety via Getty Images)
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – DECEMBER 03: Meghann Fahy attends the 3rd Annual Academy Museum Gala on December 03, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Rodin Eckenroth/GA/The Hollywood Reporter via Getty Images)
Margaret Qualley at the 2023 Academy Museum Gala on December 3, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Michael Buckner/Variety via Getty Images)
Maggie Gyllenhaal at the 2023 Academy Museum Gala on December 3, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Michael Buckner/Variety via Getty Images)
Lupita Nyong’o at the 2023 Academy Museum Gala on December 3, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Michael Buckner/Variety via Getty Images)
Lily Gladstone at the 2023 Academy Museum Gala on December 3, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Michael Buckner/Variety via Getty Images)
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – DECEMBER 03: Leonardo DiCaprio attends the 3rd Annual Academy Museum Gala on December 03, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Rodin Eckenroth/GA/The Hollywood Reporter via Getty Images)
Laura Harrier at the 2023 Academy Museum Gala on December 3, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Michael Buckner/Variety via Getty Images)
Kendall Jenner at the 2023 Academy Museum Gala on December 3, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Michael Buckner/Variety via Getty Images)
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – DECEMBER 03: Karlie Kloss attends the 3rd Annual Academy Museum Gala on December 03, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Rodin Eckenroth/GA/The Hollywood Reporter via Getty Images)
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – DECEMBER 03: Kaia Gerber attends the 3rd Annual Academy Museum Gala on December 03, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images)
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – DECEMBER 03: Julianne Moore. (Photo by Rodin Eckenroth/GA/The Hollywood Reporter via Getty Images)
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – DECEMBER 03: Julia Garner. (Photo by Rodin Eckenroth/GA/The Hollywood Reporter via Getty Images)
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – DECEMBER 03: Hari Nef. (Photo by Michael Buckner/Variety via Getty Images)
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – DECEMBER 03: Hailey Bieber. (Photo by Michael Buckner/Variety via Getty Images)
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – DECEMBER 03: Greta Lee. (Photo by Michael Buckner/Variety via Getty Images)
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – DECEMBER 03: Grace Van Patten. (Photo by Michael Buckner/Variety via Getty Images)
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – DECEMBER 03: Gemma Chan. (Photo by Rodin Eckenroth/GA/The Hollywood Reporter via Getty Images)
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – DECEMBER 03: Eva Longoria. (Photo by Rodin Eckenroth/GA/The Hollywood Reporter via Getty Images)
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – DECEMBER 03: Dua Lipa. (Photo by Michael Buckner/Variety via Getty Images)
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – DECEMBER 03: Christina Ricci. (Photo by Michael Buckner/Variety via Getty Images)
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – DECEMBER 03: Chrissy Teigen and John Legend. (Photo by Michael Buckner/Variety via Getty Images)
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – DECEMBER 03: Chloë Grace Moretz. (Photo by Rodin Eckenroth/GA/The Hollywood Reporter via Getty Images)
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – DECEMBER 03: Cara Delevingne. (Photo by Rodin Eckenroth/GA/The Hollywood Reporter via Getty Images)
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – DECEMBER 03: Brooklyn Beckham and Nicola Peltz. (Photo by Michael Buckner/Variety via Getty Images)
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – DECEMBER 03: Billie Eilish. (Photo by Michael Buckner/Variety via Getty Images)
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – DECEMBER 03: Barry Keoghan. (Photo by Michael Buckner/Variety via Getty Images)
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – DECEMBER 03: America Ferrera. (Photo by Rodin Eckenroth/GA/The Hollywood Reporter via Getty Images)
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – DECEMBER 03: Addison Rae. (Photo by Rodin Eckenroth/GA/The Hollywood Reporter via Getty Images)