Some of Hollywood’s most prominent names descended on London on Friday night to attend the Albie Awards, Amal and George Clooney’s black-tie, celebrity-laden event that celebrates those who have devoted their lives to justice.
For the first time in the event’s four-year run, the guests — Meryl Streep, Emma Thompson and Jacinda Ardern, to name a few of the 400 who attended — walked a red carpet leading into the Natural History Museum in London. In prior years, the Albies were held at the New York Public Library.
Moving the event to England was mostly a result of good timing, Mr. Clooney said. The couple was scheduled to be in Britain already, because Ms. Clooney is introducing a partnership at Oxford University that focuses on using artificial intelligence to enhance access to justice, accountability and the advancement of international law, according to the Blavatnik School of Government.
And because the Clooney Foundation for Justice, which the Clooneys founded, is an international organization, London seemed like a good place for the benefit, Mr. Clooney said.
Looking at the very polite press line along the red carpet, Mr. Clooney concluded that there was at least one difference compared with New York City: “England is a little less raucous.”
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