The 2023 LACMA Art + Film Gala took place on Saturday, Nov. 4, and the guest list was packed with A-listers and Oscar winners, including Leonardo DiCaprio, Jennifer Lopez, Billie Eilish and more, marking the starriest red carpet Hollywood has seen in some time, given the ongoing SAG-AFTRA strike.
DiCaprio, LACMA trustee Eva Chow, Gucci Creative Director Sabato De Samo and Gucci President and CEO Jean-François Palus co-chaired the event which was presented by Gucci. The star-studded guest list included Ben Affleck, Kim Kardashian, Keanu Reeves, Andrew Garfield, Jessica Chastain, Lee Jung-Jae, Ava DuVernay, Jodie Comer, Lupita Nyong’o, Ke Huy Quan, Celine Song, Laura Harrier, Colman Domingo, Quinta Brunson, Heidi Klum and Paris Hilton, among others. Lopez also introduced the night’s musical guest – Lenny Kravitz, who rocked the venue with a thrilling set.
At the event, Gucci introduced its Ancora Notte collection, the first eveningwear collection designed by Sabato De Sarno. Celebrities such as ASAP Rocky, Elliot Page, Garfield and Pedro Pascal revealed De Sarno’s first steps into formal menswear.
The gala took place at the LACMA exhibition “Painting in the River of Angels: Judy Baca and the Great Wall.” During the live experience, museum-goers can observe Baca painting murals that will be added to the original “Great Wall” mural at the L.A. River, which Baca and other community members painted from 1974 to 1984.
Proceeds from the annual Art+Film Gala go toward underwriting LACMA’s initiative to make film more central to the museum’s curatorial programming, while also funding LACMA’s broader mission including exhibitions, acquisitions and educational programming that explore the intersection of art and film.
See the photos from the LACMA Art + Film Gala below. (Pictured: Billie Eilish, Kim Kardashian, Andrew Garfield, Jennifer Lopez and Lenny Kravitz)
Leonardo DiCaprio and Lily Gladstone
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“Killers of the Flower Moon” stars Leonardo DiCaprio and Lily Gladstone at the LACMA Art + Film Gala.
Billie Eilish
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Billie Eilish arrives at the gala wearing Gucci.
Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez
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Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez stun in Gucci.
Lenny Kravitz
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Lenny Kravitz poses for photographers before taking the stage as the gala’s musical performer.
Laura Harrier, Ke Huy Quan and Lupita Nyong’o
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2022’s best supprting actor Oscar winner Ke Huy Quan poses with Laura Harrier and fellow Oscar winner Lupita Nyong’o.
Kim Kardashian
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Kim Kardashian strikes a pose in hot-pink Balenciaga couture gown at the gala.
Salma Hayek-Pinault and François-Henri Pinault
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Salma Hayek-Pinault and Kering CEO François-Henri Pinault look chic in Gucci, posing for photographers outside the gala.
Lupita Nyong’o
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Lupita Nyong’o, wearing Gucci, arrives in an Audi Q8 e-tron for the 12th annual event.
David Fincher and Judy Baca
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Filmmaker David Fincher and visual artist Judy Baca pose for photographers before accepting their honors.
Jesse Plemons and Kirsten Dunst
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Jesse Plemons and Kirsten Dunst couple up on the red carpet.
Jodie Turner-Smith
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Jodie Turner-Smith sparkles in Gucci in front of LACMA’s Urban Lights.
Eva Longoria
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Eva Longoria arrives at the gala to present Judy Baca’s award.
Quinta Brunson
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“Abbott Elementary” Emmy winner Quinta Brunson cuts a striking figure in a color-blocked gown.
Alexandra Grant and Keanu Reeves
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Keanu Reeves (right) and Alexandra Grant hold hands outside the gala.
Jodie Comer
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Jodie Comer, wearing Gucci, poses for photographers.
Lux Pascal and Pedro Pascal
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Siblings Lux Pascal and Pedro Pascal, both wearing Gucci, smile for photos.
Ava DuVernay
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“Origin” filmmaker Ava DuVernay attends the annual gala.
Yara Shahidi
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Yara Shahidi sparkles in Gucci.
A$AP Rocky, Elliot Page and Julia Garner
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A$AP Rocky, Elliot Page and Julia Garner, all wearing Gucci, attend the 2023 gala.
Da’Vine Joy Randolph
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Da’Vine Joy Randolph poses for photographers.
Arrivals 2023 LACMA Art+Film Gala, presented by Gucci
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Heidi Klum
Jon Hamm and Anna Osceola
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Jon Hamm and Anna Osceola attend the annual gala.
Greta Lee
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“Past Lives” star Greta Lee wears Gucci to the annual gala.
Celine Song
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“Past Lives” filmmaker Celine Song also attends.
Emma Chamberlain
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Emma Chamberlain wears Gucci to the gala.
Katherine Ross and LACMA’s Michael Govan
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LACMA CEO Michael Govan and Katherine Ross arrive to the annual gala.
Chloe Domont
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“Fair Play” filmmaker Chloe Domont attends the annual gala.
Gucci’s Jean-François Palus, Kering’s François-Henri Pinault, Salma Hayek-Pinault, Gucci’s Sabato De Sarno, Sofia Boutella and Andrew Garfield
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Gucci Creative Director Sabato De Sarno (center) poses on the red carpet with the Gucci Global CEO Jean-François Palus, Kering CEO François-Henri Pinault, Salma Hayek-Pinault, Sofia Boutella and Andrew Garfield.
Colman Domingo, Niecy Nash-Betts, Ava DuVernay and David Oyelowo
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Colman Domingo, Niecy Nash-Betts, Ava DuVernay and David Oyelowo have a “Selma” reunion during the cocktail hour.
Andrew Garfield and Quinta Brunson
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Andrew Garfield poses with Quinta Brunson
Peter Sarsgaard and Jessica Chastain
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“Memory” co-stars Peter Sarsgaard and Jessica Chastain, both wearing Gucci, pose for photographers.
Jane Fonda, Judy Baca and LACMA’s Michael Govan
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Judy Baca (center) smiles alongside Jane Fonda and LACMA CEO Michael Govan.
Lily Gladstone and Colman Domingo
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Lily Gladstone poses with “Rustin” star Colman Domingo on the red carpet.
Ke Huy Quan and Kim Kardashian
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Ke Huy Quan and Kim Kardashian take a selfie inside the gala.
Pedro Pascal, Jessica Chastain, Salma Hayek, Andrew Garfield
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Pedro Pascal, Jessica Chastain, Salma Hayek and Andrew Garfield pose for a photo at the LACMA Art + Film Gala.
Jennifer Lopez, LACMA Art + Film Gala Co-Chair Eva Chow and Lee Jung-jae
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LACMA Art + Film Gala Co-Chair Eva Chow (center) poses with Jennifer Lopez and Lee Jung-jae.
Kirsten Dunst and Billie Eilish
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Billie Eilish shows off her bling alongside Kirsten Dunst.
Daisy Edgar-Jones and Andrew Garfield
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“Under the Banner of Heaven” co-stars Daisy Edgar-Jones and Andrew Garfield reunite inside the event.
Billie Eilish and Odessa Adlon
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Billie Eilish and Odessa Adlon attend the LACMA Art + Film Gala.
Halle Bailey and DDG
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Halle Bailey and DDG at the LACMA Art + Film Gala.
Ke Huy Quan, Kirsten Dunst and Jesse Plemons
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Ke Huy Quan chats with Jesse Plemons and Kirsten Dunst.
David Oyelowo and Lupita Nyong’o
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David Oyelowo and Lupita Nyong’o at the LACMA Art + Film Gala.
Rosé
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Rosé attends the 2023 LACMA Art + Film Gala.
Judy Baca
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Honoree Judy Baca speaks onstage during the 2023 LACMA Art + Film Gala.
David Fincher
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Honoree David Fincher speaks onstage during the 2023 LACMA Art + Film Gala.
Lenny Kravitz
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Lenny Kravitz performs to close out the star-studded event.
LONDON (AP) — With a few daubs of a paintbrush, the Brontë sisters have got their dots back.
More than eight decades after it was installed, a memorial to the three 19th-century sibling novelists in London’s Westminster Abbey was amended Thursday to restore the diaereses – the two dots over the e in their surname.
The dots — which indicate that the name is pronounced “brontay” rather than “bront” — were omitted when the stone tablet commemorating Charlotte, Emily and Anne was erected in the abbey’s Poets’ Corner in October 1939, just after the outbreak of World War II.
They were restored after Brontë historian Sharon Wright, editor of the Brontë Society Gazette, raised the issue with Dean of Westminster David Hoyle. The abbey asked its stonemason to tap in the dots and its conservator to paint them.
“There’s no paper record for anyone complaining about this or mentioning this, so I just wanted to put it right, really,” Wright said. “These three Yorkshire women deserve their place here, but they also deserve to have their name spelled correctly.”
It’s believed the writers’ Irish father Patrick changed the spelling of his surname from Brunty or Prunty when he went to university in England.
Raised on the wild Yorkshire moors, all three sisters died before they were 40, leaving enduring novels including Charlotte’s “Jane Eyre,” Emily’s “Wuthering Heights” and Anne’s “The Tenant of Wildfell Hall.”
Rebecca Yorke, director of the Brontë Society, welcomed the restoration.
“As the Brontës and their work are loved and respected all over the world, it’s entirely appropriate that their name is spelled correctly on their memorial,” she said.
