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Michael Govan, CEO of LACMA, wearing Gucci, speaks onstage during the 2025 LACMA Art+Film Gala.<\/p>\n
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When Govan returned to the stage to begin the well-deserved tributes to the artist and filmmaker of the hour, the game had been won, the effusive cheering had died down, and the phones had been respectfully put away.<\/p>\n
\u201cGo Dodgers!\u201d Govan said, before joking that LACMA had engineered the win for this special evening. The room was juiced. <\/p>\n
It made Los Angeles feel like the center of the universe for a few hours and was fitting for an event that famously brings together the city\u2019s twin cultural bedrocks of art and cinema, creating a rarefied space where the two worlds mix and mingle in support of a shared vision of recognizing L.A.\u2019s immeasurable contributions to the global cultural conversation.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis is a celebration that can only happen in L.A. \u2014 where art, film and creativity are deeply intertwined,\u201d Govan said. \u201cI always say this is the most creative place on Earth.\u201d<\/p>\n
The event raised a record $6.5 million in support of the museum and its programs. Co-chairs Leonardo DiCaprio and LACMA trustee Eva Chow hosted a cocktail party and dinner that drew celebrities including Dustin Hoffman, Cynthia Erivo, Cindy Crawford, Queen Latifah, Angela Bassett, Lorde, Demi Moore, Hannah Einbinder, Charlie Hunnam and Elle Fanning alongside local elected officials and appointees including U.S. Rep. Sydney Kamlager-Dove (D-Los Angeles); L.A. County Supervisors Holly Mitchell and Lindsey Horvath; L.A. Councilmember Katy Yaroslavsky; West Hollywood Councilmember John M. Erickson, and Kristin Sakoda, director of the Los Angeles County Department of Arts and Culture.<\/p>\n
Sakoda said she thoroughly enjoyed the festivities \u201cas representative of the incredibly diverse culture of Los Angeles and how that speaks to our entire nation.\u201d<\/p>\n
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1. George Lucas arrives at the LACMA Art + Film Gala on Saturday. (Jordan Strauss \/ Invision via Associated Press) 2. Elle Fanning arrives at the LACMA Art + Film Gala on Saturday. (Jordan Strauss \/ Invision via Associated Press) 3. Angela Bassett arrives at the LACMA Art + Film Gala on Saturday. (Jordan Strauss \/ Invision via Associated Press) <\/p>\n
A special nod of gratitude went to previous gala honorees in attendance including artists Mark Bradford, James Turrell, Catherine Opie, Betye Saar, Judy Baca, George Lucas and Park Chan-Wook. Leaders from many other local arts institutions also showed up including the Hammer Museum\u2019s director, Zoe Ryan; California African American Museum Director Cameron Shaw; and MOCA\u2019s interim Director Ann Goldstein.<\/p>\n