Celebrities attend fifth annual Albie Awards at London's Natural History Museum

Right · 2The fifth annual Albie Awards, a fundraiser run by the Clooney Foundation for Justice, took place at the Natural History Museum in London, with the Daily Mail dating it to Friday night. 1 2 Right · 2Amal and George Clooney hosted the event, and Graham Norton presented the ceremony; the US musicians Jackson Browne and Vic Mensa performed, according to Arab News. 2 1 Right · 2The awards are named after Albie Sachs, the South African anti-apartheid figure and former Constitutional Court justice, who received a lifetime achievement award at the inaugural ceremony. 1 2

Right · 2This year's honourees were the Kyrgyz journalists Bolot Temirov and Makhabat Tazhibek Kyzy, the Malawian girls' rights advocate Vanessa Mwangala, the photojournalist Lynsey Addario, the Congolese organisation Justice Plus, and Microsoft Vice Chair and President Brad Smith. 2 1 Right · 2Amal Clooney wore a gold, off-the-shoulder fringed Gucci gown; Gucci is a partner of the event, and Arab News describes it as this year's fashion partner, saying George Clooney wore a black Gucci suit, while the Daily Mail describes a tux and bow tie. 1 2 Right · 2Guests named by the outlets included Brad Pitt and his partner Ines de Ramon, Emma Thompson, Hannah Waddingham, Isla Fisher, Laura Dern, Hugh Bonneville and Marisa Abela, with Arab News also listing Felicity Jones, Emily Ratajkowski, Anna Wintour, Donatella Versace, Bono, The Edge, Dominic West, Joel Edgerton and Ncuti Gatwa. 2 1

Right · 1The Daily Mail focused on Hannah Waddingham's green dress and her evening with Emma Thompson and Isla Fisher, who wore a red Rebeca Vallance gown, and quoted Charlotte Tilbury, an official partner for five years, on supporting the Clooneys' work. 2 Right · 1Arab News added background on the event and on Amal Clooney, a barrister at Doughty Street Chambers born in Beirut: the Albies launched in New York in 2022 and have been held in London since last year. 1