4th Annual Academy Museum Gala red carpet: Hollywood stars celebrate Paul Mescal, Rita Moreno, Quentin Tarantino

The 4th Annual Academy Museum Gala was held October 19, 2024 in Los Angeles. The A-list event honored Oscar-nominated actor Paul Mescal, Oscar-winning actress, singer, and dancer Rita Moreno, and two-time Oscar-winning and six-time Academy Award-nominated writer and director Quentin Tarantino. See the red carpet arrivals in the gallery above.

The evening helped raise vital funds to support museum exhibitions, education initiatives, and public programming. Supported by Rolex, the official watch partner and founding supporter of the Academy Museum, the Gala was co-chaired by Academy Museum Trustee Dr. Eric Esrailian, Academy Award-nominated actress Salma Hayek Pinault, Academy Award-winning actress Nicole Kidman, Academy Museum Trustee Eva Longoria, and Academy Museum Founding Supporter, Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award winner, actor, filmmaker, and studio founder Tyler Perry.

The three awards presented at this year’s Academy Museum Gala reflect the museum’s continued mission to advance the understanding, celebration, and preservation of film and to contextualize and challenge dominant narratives around cinema. The awards presented at this year’s gala include:

• The Vantage Award, presented to “Gladiator II” star Paul Mescal, honoring an emerging artist or scholar who is helping to contextualize and challenge dominant narratives around cinema.
• The Icon Award, presented to Rita Moreno, celebrating an artist whose career has had a significant global cultural impact.
• The Luminary Award, presented to Quentin Tarantino, given to an artist whose singular contributions have expanded the creative possibilities of cinema.

The 2023 Academy Museum Gala honored Meryl Streep, Michael B. Jordan, Oprah Winfrey, and Sofia Coppola. The 2022 Academy Museum Gala honored Julia Roberts, Miky Lee, Sir Steve McQueen, and Tilda Swinton. The 2021 Academy Museum Opening Gala honored Haile Gerima and Sophia Loren as well as Academy Museum Campaign Leaders Annette Bening, Bob Iger, and Tom Hanks.