The Academy Museum of Motion Pictures hosted its fifth annual gala at the Academy Museum in Los Angeles last night to support the museum’s educational initiatives, public programming and future exhibitions. This year’s gala raised more than $12 million in donations for the general public and the local Los Angeles community.
The gala was presented in partnership with Rolex, founding patron and official watchmaking partner of the Academy Museum. The gala was co-chaired by Jon M. Chu, Common, Viola Davis, Julius Tennon, Robert Downey Jr., Susan Downey, Jennifer Hudson and Academy Museum Administrator Alejandro Ramírez Magaña.
The event honored four important voices in the entertainment industry for their contributions to film, past and present. The first presenter of the evening was Wim Wenders, who presented director Walter Salles with the Luminary Award. The Vantage Award was presented by Jon M. Chu to actor and comedian Bowen Yang, alongside Zoe Saldaña, who presented the Icon Award to actress Penélope Cruz in the evening. The final prize, the first Legacy Award, was presented by Martin Scorsese to musician Bruce Springsteen.
George Clooney introduced a musical performance by Bruce Springsteen, where he closed the event singing “Streets of Philadelphia”, “Atlantic City” and “Land of Hope and Dreams”.
The Icon, Legacy, Luminary and Vantage awards were designed by the Haas Brothers and manufactured by UAP. The awards are solid cast bronze, hand polished, hand stamped and triple plated in nickel, copper and 24k gold.
Event design was created by Keith Baptista, with talent relations overseen by Special Projects.
Discover the best looks from the 2025 Academy gala below.
