Overview

• The fifth annual event at the Academy Museum in Los Angeles generated more than $12 million for exhibitions and programming, Vanity Fair reported.
• Bruce Springsteen accepted the new Legacy Award from Martin Scorsese and later performed “Streets of Philadelphia,” “Atlantic City,” and “Land of Hope and Dreams,” introduced by George Clooney.
• Additional honors went to Penélope Cruz (Icon Award), Walter Salles (Luminary Award), and Bowen Yang (Vantage Award).
• Gala leadership included co-chairs Jon M. Chu, Common, Viola Davis and Julius Tennon, Robert Downey Jr. and Susan Downey, Jennifer Hudson, and trustee Alejandro Ramírez Magaña.
• Coverage emphasized the gala’s fashion prominence, with widely noted appearances by Kim Kardashian, Sydney Sweeney, Hailey Bieber, Selena Gomez, and other high-profile attendees.