The 2026 MET Gala may still be several months away, but Hollywood’s biggest stars have another fashion playground.
On Saturday (Oct. 18), some of the biggest names across film and television descended upon Los Angeles for the fifth annual Academy Museum Gala, which has been nicknamed the Met Gala of the West. Held every year since 2021 to raise funds for the academy initiatives and display objects tied to key cinematic history, the 2025 Academy Museum Gala honored I’m Still Here director Walter Salles, Vantage Award recipient Bowen Yang, and Oscar winners Penélope Cruz and Bruce Springsteen. Notably, the Boss is the subject of one of this year’s best picture hopefuls, Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere, which stars Emmy winner Jeremy Allen White as the titular music icon. This year’s co-chairs included Jon M. Chu, Common, Viola Davis and Julius Tennon, Robert Downey Jr. and Susan Downey, Jennifer Hudson and Alejandro Ramírez Magaña.
Naturally, the Academy Museum Gala red carpet featured some of music’s buzziest stars, including Charli xcx, Addison Rae, Haim, Olivia Rodrigo, Selena Gomez and Benny Blanco, and Riley Keough. Charli xcx, who’s currently working alongside Jack Antonoff on the soundtrack for Emerald Fennell’s forthcoming Wuthering Heights adaptation while readying her own Kylie Jenner-starring Moment film, wore a dramatic all-black leather and lace gown that drove home her now-trademark Brat fashion aesthetic. Newlyweds Selena Gomez and Benny Blanco opted for matching blazers, Grammy-nominated sister trio Haim reached for classy, floral-accented neutrals and Hilary Duff, who recently signed a new deal with Atlantic Records, delivered a pop of color with a ravishing bright purple gown.
Check out the full gallery for photos of all the musicians at the 2025 Academy Museum Gala.
The post “Academy Museum Gala 2025: Best Photos of Musicians on the Red Carpet” by Amanda Retotar was published on 10/20/2025 by www.billboard.com