Black Stars’ Best Red Carpet Looks at the 2024 Academy Museum Gala

The Academy Museum of Motion Pictures held its fourth annual Academy Museum Gala on Saturday (Oct. 19), and the biggest stars in Hollywood showed up and showed out. The event is a fundraiser for the museum, which features exhibits, props, costumes and screenings celebrating the history of cinema. If you’re in the Los Angeles area and love movie history, it’s absolutely worth a visit. Of course, you won’t have to break out your best designer fare…unless you want to.

The gala’s red carpet was a who’s who of Oscar winners, blockbuster stars and Hollywood power brokers. While celebs like Colman Domingo and Jaden Smith brought their unique individuality to the red carpet, actresses like Kerry Washington and Sheryl Lee Ralph shut down the event with their classic style.

Everywhere you looked, there was black excellence on display. Take a few moments away from a mundane workday and enjoy the best Black red carpet looks from the 2024 Academy Museum Gala.

Colman Domingo

Kerry Washington

Jessica Williams

Danielle Deadwyler

Damson Idris

Regé-Jean Page

Winston Duke

Rashida Jones

H.E.R.

Ariana DeBose

Ryan Michelle Bathe and Sterling K. Brown

Michaela Jaé Rodriguez

Brian Tyree Henry

Andra Day

Da’Vine Joy Randolph

Lee Daniels

Nicole Richie

Zoe Saldaña

Gabrielle Union and Dwyane Wade

Cynthia Erivo

Ayo Edebiri

Lamorne Morris

Quinta Brunson

John Legend and Chrissy Teigen

Sheryl Lee Ralph

Jaden Smith

Taraji P. Henson

Robert Townsend

Niecy Nash-Betts

Jurnee Smollett

Laura Harrier

Tyler Perry

Ava DuVernay