The co-chairs of the 2026 Met Gala have been announced which means the countdown for the May 4 event is on.
The 2026 Met Gala co-chairs are Nicole Kidman, Beyoncé and Venus Williams. The stars will join Anna Wintour atop the Met steps to greet stars at a celebration of the Costume Institute’s spring exhibit which is titled “Costume Art.”
While we await details about the dress code for the upcoming gala, we’re looking back at all of the celebrity co-chairs of the Met Gala from 2005 to 2025.
2026: Nicole Kidman, Beyoncé & Venus Williams
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Nicole Kidman, Beyoncé and Venus Williams will co-chair the 2026 Met Gala alongside Anna Wintour, Vogue confirmed on a Dec. 10.
The 2026 Met Gala will take place on May 4 and will celebrate the Costume Institute’s spring exhibit, titled “Costume Art.” The details of the dress code have yet to be announced.
2025: Colman Domingo, Lewis Hamilton, A$AP Rocky, & Pharrell Williams
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Colman Domingo, Lewis Hamilton, A$AP Rocky, and Pharrell Williams co-chaired the 2025 Met Gala alongside Anna Wintour. LeBron James was initially announced as honorary chair but he was unable to attend the May 5 event due to a knee injury.
The 2025 Met Gala was themed “Superfine: Tailoring Black Style.” Met Gala attendees followed the dress code, “Tailored for You.”
2024: Chris Hemsworth, Jennifer Lopez, Bad Bunny & Zendaya
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The 2024 co-chairs were quite a varied group. Jennifer Lopez, Bad Bunny, Zendaya and Chris Hemsworth all joined Anna Wintour is hosting the occasion.
2023: Michaela Coel, Dua Lipa, Roger Federer & Penélope Cruz
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In 2023, Wintour was joined by actress Michaela Coel, singer Dua Lipa, Tennis superstar Roger Federer and actress Penélope Cruz.
The theme for the evening was “Karl Lagerfeld: A Line of Beauty” and honored the late Chanel creative director.
2022: Blake Lively, Ryan Reynolds & Lin-Manuel Miranda
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Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds made it a date night while joining Wintour and Hamilton creator Lin-Manuel Miranda. The 2022 theme was “In America: An Anthology of Fashion.”
Designer Tom Ford and Instagram head Adam Mosseri were honorary co-chairs.
Regina King was initially named as a co-chair but didn’t attend the evening. The actress’s son died earlier that year, leading fans to send their love after she skipped the fashion event.
2021: Naomi Osaka, Billie Eilish, Amanda Gorman & Timothée Chalamet
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The Met Gala returned after a 2020 hiatus with Mosseri, Ford and Wintour serving as honorary chairs in 2021. Singer Billie Eilish, poet Amanda Gorman, actor Timothée Chalamet, and tennis star Naomi Osaka were on co-chair duties.
The theme for the evening was “In America: A Lexicon Of Fashion.”
2019: Serena Williams, Harry Styles, Alessandro Michele & Lady Gaga
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Wintour co-chaired in 2019 for the iconic “Camp: Notes on Fashion” theme. She was joined by co-hosts Harry Styles, Serena Williams, Gucci designer Alessandro Michele and Lady Gaga.
2018: Donatella Versace, Rihanna & Amal Clooney
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Donatella Versace, Rihanna and Amal Clooney joined Anna Wintour to greet guests dress on theme for “Heavenly Bodies: Fashion & The Catholic Imagination” in 2018.
Billionaires Stephen Schwarzman and Christine Schwarzman served as honorary co-chairs.
2017: Katy Perry, Pharrell Williams, Tom Brady & Gisele Bündchen
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2017 was a celebration of Japenese designer Rei Kawakubo and her work at Comme des Garçons titled “Rei Kawakubo/Comme des Garçons: Art of the In-Between.”
Power couple Tom Brady and Gisele Bündchen co-chaired alongside Katy Perry and Pharrell, and Wintour, of course.
2016: Jonathan Ive, Idris Elba & Taylor Swift
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Apple Chief Development Officer Jonathan Ives was fittingly named a co-chair for the 2016 event which was sponsored by Apple and themed “Manus x Machina: Fashion in an Age of Technology.”
But, of course, Wintour also implored the help of celebrity co-chairs Idris Elba and Taylor Swift.
2015: Gong Li & Jennifer Lawrence
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Chinese actress Gong Li joined Jennifer Lawrence as a celebrity co-chair in 2015, when the theme was “China: Through the Looking Glass.”
The two stars were also joined by Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer and entrepreneur Wendi Murdoch as well as Anna Wintour. Businessman Silas Chou acted as honorary chair.
2014: Bradley Cooper & Sarah Jessica Parker
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In 2014, “Charles James: Beyond Fashion” was the theme for the night and Met Gala veteran Sarah Jessica Parker joined Bradley Cooper and fellow co-chairs, Oscar de la Renta, and Lizzie and Jonathan Tisch to host the event.
2013: Rooney Mara, Lauren Santo Domingo & Riccardo Tisci
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Actress Rooney Mara, entrepreneur Lauren Santo Domingo and designer Riccardo Tisci co-chaired in 2013 when the theme was “Punk: Chaos to Couture.”
Beyoncé attended as an honorary co-chair.
2012: Miuccia Prada & Carey Mulligan
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“Schiaparelli and Prada: Impossible Conversations” was the theme of 2012’s Met Gala, which was co-chaired by actress Carey Mulligan, designer Miuccia Prada and Wintour.
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos served as honorary co-chair.
2011: Stella McCartney & Colin Firth
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2011 co-chairs Stella McCartney and Colin Firth got some A-list support from honorary co-chairs Salma Hayek and her billionaire husband Francois-Henri Pinault.
The theme for the evening was “Alexander McQueen: Savage Beauty.”
2010: Patrick Robinson & Oprah Winfrey
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Gap fashion designer Patrick Robinson was a logical choice as co-chair when his brand was sponsoring the 2010 event, which was themed “American Woman: Fashioning a New Identity.” Wintour also invited Oprah Winfrey to co-chair.
2009: Kate Moss & Justin Timberlake
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Alongside Wintour and Justin Timberlake, supermodel extraordinaire Kate Moss co-chaired the 2009 event when “The Model as Muse: Embodying Fashion” was the theme.
Designer Marc Jacobs, who designed Moss’s dress, was the evening’s honorary co-chair.
2008: Julia Roberts & George Clooney
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A-list besties Julia Roberts and George Clooney co-chaired the 2008 “Superheroes: Fashion and Fantasy” themed event with designer Giorgio Armani as co-chair.
2007: Cate Blanchett & Nicolas Ghesquière
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Cate Blanchett co-chaired with Louis Vuitton creative director Nicolas Ghesquière during 2007’s theme, “Poiret: King of Fashion.”
2006: Sienna Miller & Christopher Bailey
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To celebrate the theme “AngloMania: Tradition and Transgression in British Fashion,” Wintour enlisted the help of actress Sienna Miller and former Burberry creative director Christopher Bailey.
Rose Marie Bravo and Peregrine Cavendish, Duke of Devonshire acted as honorary co-chairs.
2005: Nicole Kidman & Karl Lagerfeld
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Nicole Kidman co-chaired for the second time in 2005 with Chanel creative director Karl Lagerfeld and Anna Wintour. The theme was “The House of Chanel.”
She had previously hosted in 2003 with designer Tom Ford.
Kidman was the first actress to hold the position of co-chair; fashion designers were the only ones selected in the years since the Met Gala began.