Night at the Museum
The Academy Museum of Motion Pictures held its annual gala Oct. 19, this year honoring Paul Mescal, Rita Moreno and Quentin Tarantino — who during his speech announced he was donating his first handwritten draft of the Pulp Fiction script to the museum — while raising more than $11 million to support its exhibitions and education initiatives. The event, one of Hollywood’s starriest nights, was co-chaired by Dr. Eric Esrailian, Salma Hayek Pinault, Nicole Kidman, Eva Longoria and Tyler Perry, with a guest list that included Tom Hanks, Steven Spielberg, Meg Ryan, Joaquin Phoenix, Ariana Grande, Selena Gomez, Kim Kardashian and Cynthia Erivo, who closed out the night with a showstopping performance of “Purple Rain.”…