Taylor Swift, Colman Domingo and Sabrina Carpenter bring couture to Academy Museum Gala
The sixth annual Los Angeles fundraiser paired a red carpet of custom designs with awards for Charlize Theron, John Carpenter and Domingo.
Taylor Swift, Colman Domingo and Sabrina Carpenter were among the stars on the red carpet at the sixth annual Academy Museum Gala on Saturday, October 17, at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures in Los Angeles. Their looks helped define a fundraiser that raised more than $14 million, according to Variety.
The Hollywood Reporter selected Swift in Dior, Domingo in Valentino and Carpenter in Giorgio Armani Privé among its standout looks. Its fashion assessment described a relaxed ease across many of the outfits at an event where the awards were decided in advance.
The looks on the Academy Museum Gala carpet
Domingo, who received the Vantage Award, wore a custom beaded Valentino jacket with a black tuxedo shirt and trousers. He left his bow tie undone and added Boucheron jewellery and an Omega watch, The Hollywood Reporter reported. The award recognises an artist who challenges dominant narratives around cinema.
Carpenter’s custom blue silk cady gown drew on Giorgio Armani Privé’s Spring/Summer 2026 collection. Its open back had tassels falling from the shoulders; she wore diamond and sapphire earrings by Chopard. Jessica Biel chose a feathered look from Tamara Ralph’s Fall 2026 couture collection, also pairing it with Chopard jewellery.
Cailee Spaeny appeared in a Valentino gown from Alessandro Michele’s Spring 2027 collection. Rhea Seehorn wore a Balenciaga Fall 2026 couture interpretation of a tuxedo by Pierpaolo Piccioli. Rufus Sewell’s Dunhill outfit included a brown cotton velvet double-breasted jacket, while Variety’s red-carpet gallery also pictured Inde Navarrette among the guests.
Awards and fundraising at the sixth annual gala
The evening honoured Charlize Theron with the Icon Award, John Carpenter with the Luminary Award and Domingo with the Vantage Award. Variety reported that Swift also performed during the event. The gala benefits the Academy Museum’s programmes and exhibitions.
Robert Rodriguez, Steven Spielberg and Kate Capshaw were gala co-chairs, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Variety also named Tom Ford as a co-chair. The Hollywood Reporter identified Demi Moore, Rami Malek, Greta Lee, Teyana Taylor and Kate Hudson among the host committee members.
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Sources and context
- The Best-Dressed Stars at the Academy Museum Gala, Including Inde Navarrette and Taylor SwiftThe Hollywood Reporter
- Academy Museum Gala 2026 Red Carpet: Taylor Swift, Inde Navarrette, Kate Hudson and MoreVariety
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