The Academy Museum Gala might be lacking in relative gravitas; it was not lacking in star power
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - OCTOBER 18: Jeff Goldblum attends the 2025 Academy Museum Gala at Academy Museum of Motion Pictures on October 18, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Taylor Hill/FilmMagic)
Try as it may, the Academy Museum Gala — dubiously mantled “The Met Gala of the West” — is not part of the official awards circuit. But hey, the stars showed up anyway. After all, what superstar doesn’t love a little red cornflower carpet action? (Oh, er, and supporting the arts. That too.)
The annual event, thrown by Los Angeles’ Academy Museum of Motion Pictures, is no stranger to the limelight. Even within its brief (albeit illustrious!) half-decade of exisistance, the Academy Museum Gala has become a early-season chance for Oscar contenders and A-list big shots to peacock.
With an invite list that included names like Jacob Elordi, Jeremy Allen White and Dwyane Johnson, this year’s festivities continued the trend. Hollywood’s best and brightest showed out in a host of excellent menswear from all corners of the luxury design word, and we’ve rounded up the best of it for you below. Scroll on.
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – OCTOBER 18: Jacob Elordi attends the 5th Annual Academy Museum Gala at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures on October 18, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Monica Schipper/GA/The Hollywood Reporter via Getty Images)
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Jacob Elordi in Bottega Veneta
It’s almost alarming how consistently good Elordi looks in New Bottega. Leave some for the rest of us, dude.
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – OCTOBER 18: Jeremy Strong attends the 2025 Academy Museum Gala at Academy Museum of Motion Pictures on October 18, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Taylor Hill/FilmMagic)
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Jeremy Strong in Loro Piana
Another red carpet, another massive Jeremy Strong ‘fit. He’s iterating too — the sad Brooklyn raver sunglasses are entirely new.
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – OCTOBER 18: (FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY) Jeremy Allen White attends the Academy Museum 5th Annual Gala in Partnership with Rolex at Academy Museum of Motion Pictures on October 18, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Emma McIntyre/Oscars/Getty Images for Academy Museum of Motion Pictures)
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Jeremy Allen White in Louis Vuitton
There’s beauty in simplicity. (There’s also beauty in Jeremy Allen White’s handsome mug.)
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – OCTOBER 18: Bowen Yang attends the 5th Annual Academy Museum Gala at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures on October 18, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/WireImage)
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Bowen Yang in Denzil Patrick
Given my predilections for a classic tuxedo, I want to hate this…but, unfortunately, it’s the perfect amount of loud on an otherwise mostly uneventful carpet.
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – OCTOBER 18: Jeff Goldblum attends the 5th Annual Academy Museum Gala at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures on October 18, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/WireImage)
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Jeff Goldblum in ERL
I said mostly uneventful. Plus, is Goldblum in a swagged out ERL puffer, tuxedo regalia and wrap-around shades even news these days? (Answer: yes.)
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – OCTOBER 18: Dwayne Johnson attends the 2025 Academy Museum Gala at Academy Museum of Motion Pictures on October 18, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Taylor Hill/FilmMagic)
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Dwayne Johnson in Armani
The Rock doing his best Central Cee impression.
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – OCTOBER 18: (FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY) Logan Lerman attends the Academy Museum 5th Annual Gala in Partnership with Rolex at Academy Museum of Motion Pictures on October 18, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Emma McIntyre/Oscars/Getty Images for Academy Museum of Motion Pictures)
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Logan Lerman in Saint Laurent
From the runway to the red carpet.
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – OCTOBER 18: Tyriq Withers attends the 5th Annual Academy Museum Gala at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures on October 18, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/WireImage)
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Tyriq Withers in Armani
At 6’5″, Tyriq Withers is a big guy, but this Armani joint still manages to nail that classic sprezzatura drape.
US actor Colman Domingo attends the Academy Museum Gala at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures in Los Angeles on October 18, 2025. (Photo by VALERIE MACON / AFP) (Photo by VALERIE MACON/AFP via Getty Images)
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Colman Domingo in Valentino
Call him Gold-man Domingo from now on.
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – OCTOBER 18: Channing Tatum attends the 5th Annual Academy Museum Gala at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures on October 18, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Amy Sussman/Getty Images)
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Channing Tatum in Fendi
Conservative menswear fuddy-duddys will tell you this blazer is far too short — I think this might just be the best look of the night.
Damson Idris at Fifth Annual Academy Museum Gala at Academy Museum of Motion Pictures on October 18, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Michael Buckner/WWD via Getty Images)
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Damson Idris in Prada
There is probably a carpet-drapes pun to be made here, but the powder blue Prada is too clean to disrespect like that.
US actor Will Arnett attends the Academy Museum Gala at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures in Los Angeles on October 18, 2025. (Photo by VALERIE MACON / AFP) (Photo by VALERIE MACON/AFP via Getty Images)
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – OCTOBER 18: LaKeith Stanfield attends the 5th Annual Academy Museum Gala at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures on October 18, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Amy Sussman/Getty Images)
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LaKeith Stanfield in Dior
Waiter-core.
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – OCTOBER 18: Archie Madekwe attends the 2025 Academy Museum Gala at Academy Museum of Motion Pictures on October 18, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Taylor Hill/FilmMagic)
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Archie Madekwe in Valentino
Props to Lurker star Archie Madekwe for having the gall to try something completely different. Props to Valentino for those print loafers.
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – OCTOBER 18: (L-R) Lauren Miller Rogen and Seth Rogen attend the 5th Annual Academy Museum Gala at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures on October 18, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Amy Sussman/Getty Images)
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Seth Rogen in Brunello Cucinelli
If the word “louche” was a suit.
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – OCTOBER 18: (FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY) Simu Liu attends the Academy Museum 5th Annual Gala in Partnership with Rolex at Academy Museum of Motion Pictures on October 18, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Stefanie Keenan/Oscars/Getty Images for Academy Museum of Motion Pictures)
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – OCTOBER 18: Charlie Hunnam attends the 5th Annual Academy Museum Gala at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures on October 18, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/WireImage)
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Charlie Hunnam in Saint Laurent
Wait…are we witnessing the great double-breasted suit revival?
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – OCTOBER 18: Dwyane Wade attends the 5th Annual Academy Museum Gala at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures on October 18, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Amy Sussman/Getty Images)
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Dwyane Wade in Amiri
You just know this guy is sweaty as hell. Leather blazer looks great, though.
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – OCTOBER 18: (L-R) Martin Scorsese and Bruce Springsteen attend the 5th Annual Academy Museum Gala at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures on October 18, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Monica Schipper/GA/The Hollywood Reporter via Getty Images)
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Martin Scorsese and Bruce Springsteen
Siri, play Thin Lizzy’s “The Boys Are Back in Town.”
