Film academy to honour Charlize

Actors Charlize Theron, Colman Domingo and filmmaker John Carpenter are set to be honoured at the Academy Museum Gala this fall.

The red carpet for the annual fundraising event, now in its sixth year, has become a reliably starry and glamorous affair — a West Coast rival to New York’s Met Gala. This year’s edition will take place on the evening of October 17 in LA.

Academy museum director and president Amy Homma said that the honorees, “extraordinary careers exemplify the creativity, innovation, and excellence that continues to move the industry forward.” The event’s host committee includes Questlove, Judd Apatow, Teyana Taylor, Ludwig Göransson, Seth Rogen and Demi Moore. Co-chairs are Robert Rodriguez, Steven Spielberg and Kate Capshaw.

The gala raises money to support the museum, from its exhibitions to its public screenings. Theron and Carpenter will be participating in several of those public programs.