Kristen Stewart And Riley Keough At The Academy Women's Luncheon

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, in partnership with Chanel, hosted the Academy Women’s Luncheon in Los Angeles today, bringing together women from all facets of the filmmaking community to celebrate the Academy Gold Fellowship for Women, which is the Academy’s program to support emerging women filmmakers.

The luncheon at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures was attended by Academy governors and leaders and women from across the film industry. The crowd included Pam Abdy, Stephanie Allain, Debbie Allen, Maude Apatow, Colleen Atwood, Odessa A’Zion, Stacey Battat, Lucy Bevan, Thora Birch, Janicza Bravo, Mary Bronstein, Alice Brooks, Patricia Cardoso, Ruth E. Carter, Kerry Condon, Embeth Davidtz, Zoey Deutch, Kaitlyn Dever, Amelia Dimoldenberg, Barbie Ferreira, Claire Foy, Amy Homma, Lynette Howell Taylor, Kate Hudson, Patty Jenkins, Felicity Jones, Laura Karpman, Riley Keough, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Emma Mackey, Leslie Mann, Allison McGourty, Dylan Meyer, Indya Moore, Tig Notaro, Katy O’Brian, Sarah Paulson, Arianne Phillips, Alicia Silverstone, Kristen Stewart, Kim Taylor-Coleman, Tessa Thompson, Nancy Nugent Title, Diane Warren and Janet Yang.

The afternoon featured opening remarks by Academy President Lynette Howell Taylor, followed by costume designer Ruth E. Carter, who presented this year’s Gold Fellowships for Women to recipients Alina Simone (U.S. fellow) and Marlén Viñayo (non-U.S. fellow). Kristen Stewart delivered a keynote presentation.

Academy Women’s Luncheon

Kristen Stewart speaks at The Academy Museum Of Motion Pictures (Photo by Stefanie Keenan/WireImage)

Academy Women’s Luncheon

Dylan Meyer and Kristen Stewart (Photo by Stefanie Keenan/WireImage)

Academy Women’s Luncheon

Riley Keough

Academy Women’s Luncheon

Riley Keough and Dree Hemingway attend the Academy Women’s Luncheon Presented by CHANEL at The Academy Museum Of Motion Pictures on November 04, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Stefanie Keenan/WireImage)

Academy Women’s Luncheon

Maude Apatow and Leslie Mann

Academy Women’s Luncheon

Kaitlyn Dever (Photo by Stefanie Keenan/WireImage)

Academy Women’s Luncheon

Kate Hudson (Photo by Jon Kopaloff/WireImage)

Academy Women’s Luncheon

Dree Hemingway and Harley Viera-Newton (Photo by Stefanie Keenan/WireImage)

Academy Women’s Luncheon

Barbie Ferreira

Academy Women’s Luncheon

Justine Ciarrocchi

Academy Women’s Luncheon

Riley Keough, Kate Hudson and Leslie Mann

Academy Women’s Luncheon

Zoey Deutch at the Academy Women’s Luncheon Presented by CHANEL hosted by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences on Tuesday, November 4, 2025.

Academy Women’s Luncheon

Academy President Lynette Howell Taylor

Academy Women’s Luncheon

Zoey Deutch and Kaitlyn Dever

Academy Women’s Luncheon

Maude Apatow

Academy Women’s Luncheon

Maude Apatow and Odessa A’zion (Photo by Stefanie Keenan/WireImage)

Academy Women’s Luncheon

Leslie Mann

Academy Women’s Luncheon

Academy President Lynette Howell Taylor at the Academy Women’s Luncheon Presented by CHANEL hosted by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences on Tuesday, November 4, 2025.

Academy Women’s Luncheon

Tessa Thompson at the Academy Women’s Luncheon Presented by CHANEL hosted by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences on Tuesday, November 4, 2025.

Academy Women’s Luncheon

Felicity Jones

Academy Women’s Luncheon

Felicity Jones and Kerry Condon

Academy Women’s Luncheon

Alicia Silverstone

Academy Women’s Luncheon

Maude Apatow and Leslie Mann

Academy Women’s Luncheon

Laura Karpman

Academy Women’s Luncheon

Patty Jenkins

Academy Women’s Luncheon

Sarah Paulson at the Academy Women’s Luncheon Presented by CHANEL hosted by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences on Tuesday, November 4, 2025.

Academy Women’s Luncheon

Diane Warren at the Academy Women’s Luncheon Presented by CHANEL hosted by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences on Tuesday, November 4, 2025.

Academy Women’s Luncheon

Dree Hemingway

Academy Women’s Luncheon

Tessa Thompson and Odessa A’zion (Photo by Stefanie Keenan/WireImage)

Academy Women’s Luncheon

Zoey Deutch, Kaitlyn Dever and Odessa A’zion

Academy Women’s Luncheon

Indya Moore

Academy Women’s Luncheon

Academy President Lynette Howell Taylor, Alina Simone, Marlén Viñayo and Kim Taylor-Coleman

Academy Women’s Luncheon

Kristen Stewart (Photo by Stefanie Keenan/WireImage)

Academy Women’s Luncheon

Rebekah McCabe (Photo by Stefanie Keenan/WireImage)

Academy Women’s Luncheon

Riley Keough and Kristen Stewart (Photo by Stefanie Keenan/WireImage)

Academy Women’s Luncheon

Katy O’Brian and Indya Moore (Photo by Stefanie Keenan/WireImage)

Academy Women’s Luncheon

Odessa A’zion

Academy Women’s Luncheon

Kerry Condon and Tessa Thompson (Photo by Stefanie Keenan/WireImage)

Academy Women’s Luncheon

Alina Simone and Marlén Viñayo

Academy Women’s Luncheon

Julia Louis-Dreyfus and Dana Stevens

Academy Women’s Luncheon

Sarah Paulson and Janicza Bravo

Academy Women’s Luncheon

Tessa Thompson, Sarah Paulson and Alicia Silverztone

Academy Women’s Luncheon Presented by CHANEL

Maha Dakhil at the Academy Women’s Luncheon Presented by CHANEL hosted by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences on Tuesday, November 4, 2025.

Academy Women’s Luncheon