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The Museum of Modern Art’s 2024 Film Benefit, presented by Chanel, honored prolific actor Samuel L. Jackson last night at a splashy dinner within the Museum halls. Many of the actor’s friends and colleagues came out with supportive tributes, including Denzel Washington, Spike Lee, Walton Goggins, Kenny Leon, LaTanya Richardson Jackson, and MoMA’s Chief Curator of Film Rajendra Roy (along with pre-filmed well-wishes from Brie Larson and George Lucas).
Naturally, stars aplenty swanned around the event in Chanel attire, such as longtime Chanel collaborator Sofia Coppola. In her company were other notables like Amanda Seyfried, Meghann Fahy, Danielle Deadwyler, Natasha Lyonne, LL Cool J, Dianna Agron, Nicole Ari Parker, Andrew Rannells, Emily Mortimer, Iris Apatow, Lauren Santo Domingo, Phoebe Tonkin, David Alan Grier, Molly Ringwald, Peter Marino, Cleo Wade, Derek Blasberg, Barbara Bush, Dan Colen, Tamara Mellon, Thelma Golden, Rashid Johnson, and Sarah Arison, President of the MoMA Board of Trustees.
Samuel L. Jackson
Chanel’s long-standing relationship with both the Film Benefit and filmmakers and actresses over the years stems from Gabrielle Chanel’s first ties with early forms of cinema. She traveled to Hollywood at the invitation of American producer Samuel Goldwyn to dress Gloria Swanson and other actresses, having understood how fashion could use filmmaking to speak to women universally. The brand’s second creative director, Karl Lagerfeld, perpetuated this heritage by surrounding himself with actresses—who wore his creations in films and on red carpets over the decades. As an avid film buff, Lagerfeld frequently went behind the camera himself to tell the Chanel story on film, as well.
The Film Benefit, which Chanel has sponsored since 2021, enables the continued maintenance and growth of MoMA’s collection of over 30,000 films and 1.5 million film stills. Additionally, the evening also funds its virtual programming, scheduling of film series, premieres, festivals, and retrospectives. Grammy Award-winning singer TEMS—who was introduced by actress Danielle Deadwyler—closed the event with a smashing performance that will surely be one to remember.
Sofia Coppola, Natasha Lyonne
Molly Ringwald, Phoebe Tonkin
Amanda Seyfried
Iris Apatow
Lauren Santo Domingo
Sarah Arison, Roy Rajendra
Denzel Washington
Rashid Johnson, Thelma Golden
Simone Smith, LL Cool J
David Alan Grier
Anna Weyant
Walter Goggins, Amanda Seyfried
Alexander Smalls, Spike Lee, Samuel L. Jackson
Rebekah McCabe, Rashid Johnson
Danielle Deadwyler
Meghann Fahy
Sofia Coppola, Rebekah McCabe, Cleo Wade
David Alan Grier, Sade Lythcott, Barbara Bush
Samuel L. Jackson
Tamara Mellon, Michael Ovitz
LL Cool J, Jonathan Tisch, Simone Smith, Molly Ringwald, Lizzie Tisch
De’Ara Balenger, Natasha Lyonne, Derek Blasberg, Meghann Fahy
Dianna Agron
Samuel L. Jackson. LaTanya Richardson Jackson
Roy Rajendra, Alessandro Nivola, Emily Mortimer, Josh Siegel
David Alan Grier, Natasha Lyonne
TEMS
Images: Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images
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