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Red Carpet Royalty At LACMA's 10th Annual Art And Film Gala

Ava DuVernay, Niecy Nas, Lil Nas X, Jodie Turner-Smith, Bethann Hardison and more came out to celebrate artists Amy Sherald and Kehinde Wiley

Ava DuVernay and Niecy Nash Attend LACMA 10th Annual Art + Film Gala | Photo by Presley Ann/Getty Images for LACMA

By Regina R. Robertson · Updated November 17, 2021

On Saturday night, luminaries from the worlds of film, television, sports, business and of course, art, gathered at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) for the 10th Annual Art + Film Gala. The event—honoring painters Amy Sherald and Kehinde Wiley, along with filmmaker, Steven Spielberg—commemorated the much-anticipated west coast stop of The Obama Portraits Tour, which opened on Sunday.

Presented by Gucci, with additional support from Audi, Art + Film was co-chaired by Leonardo DiCaprio and Eva Chow. After D-Nice kicked off the festivities, guests including Lil Nas X, Serena Williams and Quavo, as well as Jodie Turner-Smith, Bethann Hardison and Tina Knowles Lawson, among them, milled about before the program began. Tracee Ellis Ross was on-hand to introduce Sherald, who created the painting, Michelle LaVaughn Robinson Obama and Ava DuVernay introduced Wiley, who painted Barack Obama.

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Below, all the melanated magic who attended the event.

Tracee Ellis Ross Attends the 10th Annual LACMA ART+FILM GALA

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Bethann Hardison Attends the 10th Annual LACMA ART+FILM GALA

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Serena Williams Attends the 10th Annual LACMA ART+FILM GALA

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Jodie Turner-Smith Attends the 10th Annual LACMA ART+FILM GALA

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Reign Judge and Tyler The Creator Attend 10th Annual LACMA ART+FILM GALA

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Amy Sherald Is Honored At The 10th Annual LACMA ART+FILM GALA (Guest Kevin Pemberton)

Kevin Pemberton and Amy Sherald attend the 10th Annual LACMA ART+FILM GALA honoring Amy Sherald, Kehinde Wiley, and Steven Spielberg presented by Gucci at Los Angeles County Museum of Art on November 06, 2021 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Rich Fury/Getty Images for LACMA)