Past Met Gala hosts, co-chairs: A list of every celebrity enlisted by Anna Wintour since 1995

• The Met Gala takes place on the first Monday in May each year.
• Anna Wintour has tapped celebrities to co-chair since taking over the event in 1995.
• Co-chairs help promote the event and plan its theme, dinner, and performances.

Being invited to the Met Gala is one thing, but being named a co-chair of the annual event is an even bigger honor.

In 1995, then-Vogue editor in chief Anna Wintour began cohosting the event alongside fellow editors, socialites, and even European royalty. In more recent years, she's passed the job on to designers, actors, musicians, and even athletes.

But what do the Met Gala co-chairs do, and who's previously held the title?

While Wintour has never revealed their exact role, it's rumored that co-chairs help plan the event's dress code, dinner, and performances.

They're also among the first stars to arrive on the red carpet each year, helping exemplify the night's dress code, and their names are used to promote the annual event in the months leading up to it.

The 2026 Met Gala co-chairs are Beyoncé, Nicole Kidman, Venus Williams, Wintour, and honorary co-chairs Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez Bezos.

Here's a look back at who's held the honor in the past.

2025: Pharrell Williams, Colman Domingo, Lewis Hamilton, and ASAP Rocky

LeBron James was named an honorary co-chair, but he was unable to attend the Met Gala due to a knee injury.

The theme was "Superfine: Tailoring Black Style," with a dress code of "Tailored for You."

2024: Jennifer Lopez, Zendaya, Chris Hemsworth, and Bad Bunny

The theme of 2024's celebration was "Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion," which brought back vintage looks and styles that hadn't been seen in years.

2023: Michaela Coel, Dua Lipa, Roger Federer, and Penélope Cruz

The theme honored Chanel icon Karl Lagerfeld, who died in 2019, with "Karl Lagerfeld: A Line of Beauty."

2022: Blake Lively, Ryan Reynolds, Lin-Manuel Miranda, and Regina King

The 2021/2022 Met Gala was a two-part event, with the first part held in September 2021 and the second in May 2022.

In 2022, the Met Gala returned for the culmination of the American-themed two-part celebration.

Lin-Manuel Miranda, who missed out on the chance to co-chair in 2020, helmed the event alongside husband-and-wife duo Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds and overall icon Regina King, who didn't walk the carpet at the big event.

2021: Billie Eilish, Amanda Gorman, Timothée Chalamet, and Naomi Osaka

Part one of the two-part Met Gala, which was held in September 2021, was sponsored by Instagram and themed "In America: A Lexicon of Fashion."

2020: Meryl Streep, Nicolas Ghesquière, Emma Stone, and Lin-Manuel Miranda

The 2020 Met Gala was, of course, canceled due to the pandemic. But had it taken place as scheduled on May 4, the theme would've been "About Time: Fashion and Duration," sponsored by Ghesquière's Louis Vuitton.

2019: Serena Williams, Harry Styles, then-Gucci creative director Alessandro Michele, and Lady Gaga

2019's theme was "Camp: Notes on Fashion," and it was sponsored by Gucci. It was another legendary Met Gala, with many iconic looks still referenced today — and at least a few memes we still use.

2018: Donatella Versace, Amal Clooney, and Rihanna

Rihanna's Met Gala looks had long earned her the title of "Queen of the Met Gala," and in 2018, she added the title of co-chair. The year's theme was a bold one: "Heavenly Bodies: Fashion and the Catholic Imagination." It was sponsored by Versace and Christine and Stephen Schwarzman, who also served as co-chairs.

Stephen Schwarzman is a cofounder and CEO of The Blackstone Group, a private equity firm that has a stake in Versace.

2017: Tom Brady, Gisele Bündchen, Pharrell Williams, and Katy Perry

The 2017 theme was "Rei Kawakubo/Comme des Garçons: Art of the In-Between," celebrating the Japanese brand, and was a joint sponsorship between Apple, Condé Nast, Farfetch, H&M, and Maison Valentino.

2016: Idris Elba and Taylor Swift

The event, fittingly sponsored by Apple, was themed "Manus x Machina: Fashion in an Age of Technology."

The evening's honorary hosts were returnees Nicolas Ghesquière, Karl Lagerfeld, and Miuccia Prada.

It's believed that Taylor Swift and Joe Alwyn met at the 2016 Met Gala. A lyric in Swift's song "Dress" describes each of their looks from the event. Swift and Alwyn's relationship would last for six years.

2015: Jennifer Lawrence and Gong Li

In addition to the actresses, then-CEO of Yahoo, Marissa Mayer, and entrepreneur/movie producer/third wife of Rupert Murdoch, Wendi Murdoch, also hosted the event, plus honorary chair and Hong Kong billionaire Silas Chou.

2014: Bradley Cooper and Sarah Jessica Parker

The other hosts for the "Charles James: Beyond Fashion"-themed night were Lizzie and Jonathan Tisch, Aerin Lauder, and Oscar de la Renta.

2013: Former Givenchy creative director Riccardo Tisci, Rooney Mara, and Vogue editor Lauren Santo Domingo

This year's theme, "Punk: Chaos to Couture," remains one of the most iconic Met Gala themes. In addition to these four, Beyoncé was an honorary co-chair.

2012: Carey Mulligan

"Schiaparelli and Prada: Impossible Conversations" was the theme of 2012's Met Gala, which was also chaired by Miuccia Prada.

2011: Colin Firth and Stella McCartney

That year's theme was "Alexander McQueen: Savage Beauty" to honor McQueen after his death in February 2010.

2010: Former Gap Vice President Patrick Robinson and Oprah Winfrey

The night, which was sponsored by Gap, was themed "American Woman: Fashioning a National Identity."

2009: Justin Timberlake and Kate Moss

The 2009 Met Ball was themed "The Model As Muse: Embodying Fashion."

2008: Julia Roberts and George Clooney

The gala's theme was "Superheroes: Fashion and Fantasy."

2007: Cate Blanchett and Nicolas Ghesquière, Balenciaga's creative director

The evening was themed "Poiret: King of Fashion," dedicated to legendary designer Paul Poiret.

2006: Burberry design legend Christopher Bailey and Sienna Miller

Fittingly, the Burberry and British-heavy night was themed "AngloMania: Tradition and Transgression in British Fashion."

2005: Nicole Kidman and Karl Lagerfeld

Of course, as the night's theme was "House of Chanel," no one but Lagerfeld could've been a chair.

2004: No co-chairs

The 2004 Met Gala had no co-chairs beyond Wintour. The year's theme was "Dangerous Liaisons: Fashion and Furniture in the 18th Century."

2003: Tom Ford and Nicole Kidman

The evening's theme was "Goddess: The Classical Mode."

2001: Oscar de la Renta and his wife, Annette, and designer Carolina Herrera

L'Oréal CEO Lindsay Owen-Jones and his wife, Cristina, also chaired the "Jacqueline Kennedy: The White House Years"-themed event, as L'Oréal was the night's sponsor.

The Met Gala was canceled in 2002 in the wake of 9/11, and next occurred in 2003.

1999: Estée Lauder's style-and-image director, Aerin Lauder, and Tommy Hilfiger

The last Met Gala of the 20th century was themed "Rock Style." There was no Met Gala in 2000, so the first Met Gala of the 21st century wasn't held until 2001.

1998: Designer Miuccia Prada and socialite Pia Getty.

The theme was "Cubism and Fashion," and it was sponsored by Prada, the brand.

1997: Socialite Julia Koch and W and Women's Wear Daily editorial director Patrick McCarthy

That year's theme was "Gianni Versace," dedicated to the designer after his death in July 1997.

1996: Harper's Bazaar editor in chief Elizabeth Tilberis, Marie-Chantal, the Crown Princess of Greece, and philanthropist and socialite Helene David-Weill

The theme of the 1996 Met Gala was simply "Christian Dior."

1995: Annette de la Renta and Clarissa Bronfman

The first Met Gala that was chaired by Anna Wintour occurred on December 4, 1995. Legendary designers Gianni Versace and Karl Lagerfeld were honorary chairs that year, and the theme was "Haute Couture."

Annette de la Renta was the wife of designer Oscar de La Renta (who died in 2014), while Bronfman is the wife of Edgar Bronfman Jr., a legendary businessman, producer, and former CEO of Warner Music Group.

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