LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - OCTOBER 18: Michelle Monaghan 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)
I LOVE. This might be one of my favorite things she's ever worn. It's so lush and luxe and dramatic and pretty. And her lipstick? Perfect.
Rachel Sennott
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - OCTOBER 18: Rachel Sennott 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)
I've noted this several times today but it's insane to me that the Academy Museum's step and repeat looks like a temporary tent somewhere. Anyway! This color is great on her. I actually think with one more button done up, this would be totally perfect.
Hilary Duff
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - OCTOBER 18: Hilary Duff 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)
It seems challenging to walk in a dress with that much front fabric -- there has to be a lint in there somewhere -- but this dress is a great color(s).
Viola Davis in Gucci
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - OCTOBER 18: Viola Davis 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)
Yes, always, forever.
Lucy Liu in Miss Sohee
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - OCTOBER 18: Lucy Liu 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)
She rarely misses on a ballgown occasion and in fact has not missed here. This is so good. And that necklace is MAJOR.
Carolyn Murphy
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - OCTOBER 18: Carolyn Murphy 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)
Uncomplicated but also perfect. My goodness.
Ben Stiller and Ella Stiller
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - OCTOBER 18: (L-R) Ben Stiller and Ella Stiller 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)
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - OCTOBER 18: Jared Harris 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)
It's always nice to see Jared Harris in a nice suit!
Ke Huy Quan
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - OCTOBER 18: Ke Huy Quan 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)
It's always nice to see Ke Huy Quan in a nice suit!
Chase Infiniti in custom Louis Vuitton
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - OCTOBER 18: Chase Infiniti 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)
This dress is GORGEOUS on her. The color is amazing and the detailing is just perfect. Sing a chorus of "LV knows what they're doing when they want to!"
Emily Ratajkowski in Jean Paul Gaultier
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - OCTOBER 18: Emily Ratajkowski 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)
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - OCTOBER 18: Damson Idris 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)
Please wind up the HANDSOME klaxon. (The Handsxon? No.)
Quinta Brunson in Carolina Herrera
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - OCTOBER 18: Quinta Brunson 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)
Simple and great on her. I told you this collection of looks was mostly very good!
Rachel Zegler in Tamara Ralph
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - OCTOBER 18: Rachel Zegler 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)
Apologies for how she looks a little green here -- I don't know what happened there. Especially because this dress is SO GOOD on her; it's a pleasure and a delight to see her out of the hands of Dior.
Leslie Bibb in Carolina Herrera
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - OCTOBER 18: Leslie Bibb 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)
The color is great; the cut leaves me a little cold. I'm not actively MAD or anything.
Elle Fanning in Balenciaga
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - OCTOBER 18: Elle Fanning 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)
I know this will be divisive. I love it. I get why people might not! This one is extremely subjective!
Elle Fanning in Balenciaga
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - OCTOBER 18: Elle Fanning 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)
I think the side is SO cool. As I noted on an earlier post today, a lot of this particular event felt a little predictable. This is, if nothing else, not that.
Zoey Deutch in Zac Posen
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - OCTOBER 18: Zoey Deutch 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)
In which Zac Posen reminds us that he's REALLY GOOD at ballgowns.
Jeremy Strong in custom Loro Piana
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - OCTOBER 18: Jeremy Strong 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)
I actually love this and also hope to God those are 3-D glasses.
Kristen Wiig in Chanel
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - OCTOBER 18: Kristen Wiig 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)
This is from the newest Chanel collection and honestly, I think she looks cool in it. I don't love the dropped waist but I get it and I don't have the energy to nitpick it. The color is fabulous.
Ava DuVernay in custom Louis Vuitton
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - OCTOBER 18: Ava DuVernay 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)
I mean. So good. She could teach a class. (On a lot of things, to be honest.)
Law Roach
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - OCTOBER 18: Law Roach 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)
I like this vibe. It's very Young Artist Studying in Europe in the 1800s. Can't you just see him brandishing a paintbrush?
Logan Lerman
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - OCTOBER 18: Logan Lerman 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)
"My stylist talked me into this but I am NOT SURE AT ALL about it."
Miles Caton
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - OCTOBER 18: Miles Caton 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)
But who can get upset about a cozy velvet blazer? Not I!
Demi Moore in Prada
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - OCTOBER 18: Demi Moore 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)
WOW. Sometimes Prada can really pull it together. This is FANTASTIC on her.
Kate Hudson in Stella McCartney
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - OCTOBER 18: Kate Hudson 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)
This! This, too, is great! What a pleasure!
Emilie Livingston in Prada and Jeff Goldblum in ELR
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - OCTOBER 18: (L-R) Emilie Livingston and Jeff Goldblum 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)
Jeff Goldblum may still be in character from Wicked. Is that a fake hand, or just a glove? Yes.
Tessa Thompson in Balenciaga
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - OCTOBER 18: Tessa Thompson 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)
This is SO GOOD. It's very springtime but it was warm enough in Los Angeles this week and also -- who cares? It's delightful. It also reminds me of an old-timey swim cap I once had and, again, this is very complimentary. She looks great.
Regina Hall in Cong Tri
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - OCTOBER 18: Regina Hall 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)
This color is so perfect and I don't even mind that it's lightly sheer on her. I DO mind that it needs a bit of a hoik.
Lauren Miller and Seth Rogen
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 Frazer Harrison/WireImage)
Seth looks, as ever, totally nice. Lauren looks, as ever, GREAT.
Archie Madekwe
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - OCTOBER 18: Archie Madekwe 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)
This is so perfectly jaunty! I want those shoes for myself.
Hailey Bieber in Schiaparelli
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - OCTOBER 18: Hailey Bieber 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)
I appreciate the swing but this feels like a miss. I'm also just not sure I can co-sign the midsection of this dress, which looks like a back brace.
Kodi Smit-McPhee
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - OCTOBER 18: Kodi Smit-McPhee 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)
He can ABSOLUTELY pull this off but! I question these shoes.
Zoe Kravitz in Valentino
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - OCTOBER 18: Zoë Kravitz 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)
Speaking of pulling something off, this is so gorgeous on her. (And I LOVE the haircut.) However. Almost EVERY photo from this event was from the side, and I think it's because she knows this dress is gorgeous from the side...
Zoe Kravitz in Valentino
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - OCTOBER 18: Zoë Kravitz 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)
...and overwhelming from the front. The front bit sort of looks like it was made from excess parachute fabric.
