The Academy Museum Gala took over Los Angeles on Saturday, Oct. 17, and the music world showed up in force. Taylor Swift performed“The Fate of Ophelia”live for the first time ever, then followed it with“Blank Space,”“Love Story”and“I Knew It, I Knew You,”her song from Toy Story 5 that’s already generating best original song Oscar buzz. With the gala landing just ahead of Oscar voting season, the timing couldn’t be more perfect.
Sabrina Carpenter also made headlines, arriving in cobalt blue as she prepares to play Ginger Rogers in Sony’s Fred Astaire biopic starring Tom Holland. The guest list read like a festival lineup: ROSÉ, Tinashe, Clairo, Camila Cabello, Slash, John Legend and Questlove all joined the film crowd, while Charlize Theron, Colman Domingo and filmmaker-composer John Carpenter were honored.
A film-industry gala with a pop soundtrack and Oscar buzz in the air — awards season is officially awake. Which performance would you have wanted a front-row seat for?
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