“So many polka dots,” exclaimed Ariana Grande, reaching out her hand to embrace Carrie Coon. They had been twinning in white ’50s-style clothes with black polka dots. Grande’s was a strapless quantity by Balmain. Coon had on a halter by Patou.
“You look superb. You look fabulous,” Grande instructed her as they interlocked fingers and shared a cheek-to-cheek kiss. “And it’s so good to satisfy you.”
They had been on the pink carpet on the Academy Museum of Movement Photos’ annual Academy Museum Gala in Los Angeles, a black-tie affair that’s now in its fourth yr.
“Ariana received my textual content, Eddie received my textual content,” Coon joked seconds later.
Eddie Redmayne, that’s, who was steps away additionally donning black-and-white polka dots — a swimsuit by Valentino.
“It’s clearly a factor,” he laughed. His was black with white dots as an alternative. “I simply realized, it’s inverted matching.”
Los Angeles hasn’t seen such a starry evening in a very long time, significantly with such celebrated actors, the film stars of a distinct period: Tom Hanks, John Travolta, Uma Thurman, Meg Ryan, Nicole Kidman, Demi Moore — one after the other, they made their method down the carpet and into the occasion, which has shortly develop into a glamorous one. Honoring figures in cinema whereas amassing funds for exhibitions and public programming, greater than $11 million was raised this yr, whereas placing the highlight on Rita Moreno, Quentin Tarantino and Paul Mescal.
“They’re all epic,” Redmayne mentioned of the honorees. “I’m a large fan of the three of them. Like the remainder of the world throughout the lockdown, I watched Paul Mescal’s efficiency in ‘Regular Folks.’ I’ve by no means seen an actor who’s simply arrived so absolutely fashioned. Tarantino, I grew up on his movies. They’re form of within the DNA of who I’m. And Rita Moreno is only a goddess.”
Moreno, the 92-year-old actress and dancer — who had her breakout function as Anita within the 1961 musical drama “West Aspect Story” — has been honored time and time once more, however this one got here as a shock.
“I used to be astonished,” Moreno mentioned of the popularity. “I used to be completely astonished. It’s the very last thing I ever anticipated. You realize, I assumed I’d received the whole lot, nearly, with out in any method bragging,” she smiled. “And instantly this one comes alongside.”
Moreno, a recognized activist, was one of many few to brazenly talk about the upcoming presidential election. She stored it easy: “What actually bothers me is when folks vote towards their very own pursuits.”
All three honorees are recognized for his or her candor. Mescal, the 28-year-old Irish actor, touched on the state of Hollywood, which has been struggling each financially and critically with the rise of streaming and YouTube within the age of social media.
“If we’re being trustworthy, the trade has wanted a shot within the arm for the final couple of years, and something that can deliver our consideration to it and assist us remind ourselves of why all of us collectively love this, I’m tremendous blissful to be part of,” Mescal mentioned of the gala.
“I used to be deeply stunned by it initially,” he went on, of being honored. “After which, it took me a second to acknowledge what it truly meant. It’s not one thing that I used to be anticipating. And it’s one which I put on with nice delight.”