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
Dylan Meyer
Academy Women’s Luncheon
Madeline Sharafian, Domee Shi and Mary Alice Drumm
Academy Women’s Luncheon
Emma Mackey and Dree Hemingway (Photo by Stefanie Keenan/WireImage)
Academy Women’s Luncheon
Ruth E. Carter, Rebekah McCabe and Tessa Thompson (Photo by Stefanie Keenan/WireImage)
Academy Women’s Luncheon
Alicia Silverstone
Academy Women’s Luncheon
Ruth E. Carter and Tessa Thompson (Photo by Stefanie Keenan/WireImage)
Academy Women’s Luncheon
Sarah Paulson and Julia Louis-Dreyfus (Photo by Stefanie Keenan/WireImage)
Academy Women’s Luncheon
Tig Notaro (Photo by Jon Kopaloff/WireImage)
Academy Women’s Luncheon
Julia Louis-Dreyfus and Leslie Mann (Photo by Stefanie Keenan/WireImage)
Academy Women’s Luncheon
Tessa Thompson, Sarah Paulson and Alicia Silverstone (Photo by Stefanie Keenan/WireImage)
Academy Women’s Luncheon
Tessa Thompson and Janicza Bravo (Photo by Stefanie Keenan/WireImage)