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Oprah, Meryl Streep, Michael B. Jordan to be honoured at Academy Museum Gala

This combination of photos show, from left, Sofia Coppola, Michael B. Jordan, Meryl Streep and Oprah Winfrey, who will be honored by The Academy Museum of Motion Pictures at its annual fundraising gala on Oct. 14. (AP Photo)
This combination of photos show, from left, Sofia Coppola, Michael B. Jordan, Meryl Streep and Oprah Winfrey, who will be honored by The Academy Museum of Motion Pictures at its annual fundraising gala on Oct. 14. (AP Photo)
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The Academy Museum of Motion Pictures will pay tribute to Meryl Streep, Oprah Winfrey, Michael B. Jordan and Sofia Coppola in its annual fundraising gala on Oct. 14, the museum announced Tuesday.

The Academy Museum Gala has become a key fundraising event for the Los Angeles movie museum since its opening in 2021. This year's event, the third such gala, received a greenlight from the striking actors and writers guilds. SAG-AFTRA and the Writers Guild have limited what promotion activities their members can do during the ongoing work stoppages.

Streep, Winfrey, Jordan and Coppola will each be given awards celebrating their careers at the gala, which is being co-chaired by Ava DuVernay, Ryan Murphy, Halle Berry and museum trustee Eric Esrailian.

"We are excited to gather again at our third annual Academy Museum Gala to celebrate the power, global impact, and indelible importance of cinema," said Jacqueline Stewart, director and president of the Academy Museum, in a statement.

After years of delays, the US$484 million, Renzo Piano-designed Academy Museum has established itself as a cultural mainstay in Los Angeles, attracting as many as 700,00 visitors a year.

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