Wave Staff and Wire Report
LOS ANGELES — Emmy award-winning actor Colman Domingo will receive the film academy’s prestigious Vantage Award on Oct. 17 for his role in helping to challenge dominant narratives around cinema, the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures announced.
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.
Domingo’s latest honor comes during a particularly active stretch in the career of the Tony award and the two-time Oscar award nominee, TheGrio reported.
In July, he earned two 2026 Emmy nominations: outstanding supporting actor in a comedy series for NetFlix’s “The Four Seasons” and outstanding guest actor in a drama series for HBO’s “Euphoria.”
In 2023, he was nominated for a Tony Award for Best Play as a producer for the Pulitzer Prize winning play “Fat Ham.” He also won a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor Drama for his role as Ali in the HBO series “Euphoria.”
He also has starred in some of the most profound films in recent years such as Barry Jenkins’ “If Beale Street Could Talk,” Steven Spielbergs’ “Lincoln,” Lee Daniel’s “The Butler,” Ava DuVernay’s “Selma,” Nia DaCosta’s “Candyman” and Janicza Bravo’s “Zola.”
Also to be honored at the red-carpet gala are actress Charlize Theron and filmmaker John Carpenter. Theron will receive the Icon Award, which celebrates an artist whose career has had a significant global impact. Carpenter will receive the Luminary Award, given to an artist whose contributions have expanded the creative possibilities of filmmaking.
Academy Museum Director and President Amy Homma said 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 — Theron for a conversation with the museum’s teen council and a screening of “Mad Max: Fury Road,” and Carpenter for three nights of screenings of his films, including “Halloween,” which ties into the museum’s new exhibition entitled The Horror Show.
Last year’s edition honoring Bruce Springsteen, Penélope Cruz, Bowen Yang and filmmaker Walter Salles raised over $12 million.
Lindsey Bahr of the Associated Press contributed to this report.
