Quentin Tarantino, Paul Mescal, and Rita Moreno to Be Honored at 2024 Academy Museum Gala
Samantha Bergeson
The 2024 Academy Museum Gala is set to honor a pair of Hollywood icons and one rising star.
Quentin Tarantino, Paul Mescal, and Rita Moreno will be feted for the fourth-annual awards ceremony, taking place October 19. The annual fundraising gala benefits the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures and raises funds to support museum exhibitions, education initiatives, and public programming, including screenings, K–12 programs, and access initiatives in service of the public and the local community of Los Angeles.
“Gladiator 2” star Mescal will be celebrated with the Vantage Award, which honors an emerging artist or scholar who is helping to contextualize and challenge dominant narratives around cinema. Oscar winner Tarantino is set to receive the Luminary Award, which is given to an artist whose singular contributions have expanded the creative possibilities of cinema. “West Side Story” actress Moreno will be awarded the Icon Award, celebrating an artist whose career has had a significant global cultural impact.
The Gala is being co-chaired by Nicole Kidman, Salma Hayek Pinault, Eva Longoria, Tyler Perry, and Academy Museum Trustee physician, producer, philanthropist, and entrepreneur Dr. Eric Esrailian. The ceremony is supported by Rolex, the official watch partner and founding supporter of the Academy Museum.
“The Academy Museum Gala celebrates the power, global impact, and indelible importance of cinema, and I am thrilled we can gather for a fourth year and honor these three amazing artists — Rita Moreno, Quentin Tarantino, and Paul Mescal — whose groundbreaking achievements, filmmaking influence, and demonstrated versatility will continue to inspire generations of artists and filmmakers,” incoming Academy Museum Director and President Amy Homma said in a statement. “We are profoundly grateful to Rolex for their continued support of the museum and cinema worldwide, our co-chairs Dr. Eric Esrailian, Salma Hayek Pinault, Nicole Kidman, Eva Longoria, and Tyler Perry for hosting this special evening.”
The 2024 Academy Gala Host Committee, also announced today, includes Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Amy Adams & Darren Le Gallo, Jon Bernthal, Orlando Bloom, Sterling K. Brown, Ruth E. Carter, Jon M. Chu, Kieran Culkin, Willem Dafoe, Ariana DeBose, Colman Domingo, Winston Duke, Kirsten Dunst & Jesse Plemons, Cynthia Erivo, Emerald Fennell, Sally Field, Nicholas Galitzine, Jennifer Garner, Ariana Grande, Ludwig Göransson, Regina Hall, Tom Hanks & Rita Wilson, Goldie Hawn, Kurt Russell, Brian Tyree Henry, Cord Jefferson, Dwayne Johnson, Rashida Jones, Regina King, Zoë Kravitz, Jessica Lange, Jude Law, Jennifer Lawrence, Greta Lee, Demi Moore, Niecy Nash-Betts, Josh O’Connor, Ke Huy Quan, Questlove, Da’Vine Joy Randolph, Eddie Redmayne, Saoirse Ronan, Meg Ryan, Celine Song, Denis Villeneuve, Lulu Wang, Jeffrey Wright, Letitia Wright, Steven Yeun, and Hans Zimmer.
Last year, the 2023 Academy Museum Gala honored Meryl Streep, Michael B. Jordan, Oprah Winfrey, and Sofia Coppola. Additional past honorees include Julia Roberts, Miky Lee, Sir Steve McQueen, Tilda Swinton, Haile Gerima, Sophia Loren, Annette Bening, Bob Iger, and Tom Hanks.
