Dolphin’s Special Projects announces talent for Academy Museum Gala

Special Projects oversees talent relations for The Academy Museum of Motion Pictures’ gala for the fourth year in a row. The Special Projects team secured Oscar-winning actress Penelope Cruz, Director Walter Salles, Oscar-winning musician Bruce Springsteen and actor and comedian Bowen Yang as the honorees of its annual fundraising gala on October 18, 2025. Bruce Springsteen is a longtime client of Shore Fire Media, another Dolphin subsidiary. Springsteen will receive the museum’s inaugural Legacy Award and is also set for a live performance at the event. The inaugural Legacy Award honors an artist whose body of work has inspired generations of storytellers and deeply influenced our culture.