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The gala, which raised over $14 million for the Academy Museum’s exhibitions, screenings and education programs, also tapped one of the biggest entertainers in the world to perform: Taylor Swift.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 19, 2026

Rosé will perform at the gala, a fundraiser that seeks to draw the previously more siloed visual art and movie worlds in Los Angeles closer together.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026

Nvidia Chief Jensen Huang doesn’t buy into the idea of AI doomerism, nor does he buy into AI Pollyannaism, he told attendees at The Korea Society’s annual gala on Monday evening in New York City.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026

Cruise took the hand of Catherine, Princess of Wales, as they talked and laughed on a black carpet - instead of the traditional red - before the royal gala screening of Digger in Leicester Square.

From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026

I’d forgotten that dancing was to follow the gala dinner.

From "Secrets at Sea" by Richard Peck

In a year chock-full of museum galas, the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures’ Saturday night soiree was especially star-studded.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 19, 2026

Trump and Sean “Diddy” Combs have been known acquaintances for years—or whatever it’s called when two rich and famous dudes in entertainment are often invited to the same charity events, galas, and afterparties.

From Slate ● Jun. 11, 2026

The two became friends, sometimes going to dinner and galas together.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 25, 2025

Following the galas, Salonen began the first regular L.A.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 29, 2025

I saw so many children suffering still—why should I be enjoying galas and ceremonies?

From "Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World" by Malala Yousafzai