Taylor Swift will close the sixth annual Academy Museum Gala in Los Angeles with a special performance, the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures announced on 8 October. The appearance puts one of music’s biggest names at the centre of a major film-industry evening.
The gala will also honour filmmaker John Carpenter, actor Colman Domingo and actress Charlize Theron. Swift’s closing set adds a music headline to a night built around those three figures and their work in cinema.
The timing gives the performance an awards-season edge. Swift’s “I Knew It, I Knew You”, written for “Toy Story 5”, is eligible for Best Original Song at the 2027 Oscars, with Academy preliminary voting scheduled to begin in early December 2026.
The Academy’s shortlists are due on 15 December, followed by the nominations announcement on 21 January 2027. A gala performance is no guarantee of recognition, but it arrives as voters prepare to narrow the field.
Swift has never received an Oscar nomination. Her earlier film songs include “Carolina” from “Where the Crawdads Sing”, “Beautiful Ghosts” from “Cats” and “I Don’t Wanna Live Forever” from “Fifty Shades Darker” — a film catalogue that now has a fresh contender entering awards season.