Save this story Save Story Save this story There’s no party quite like a GQ party. Who else could bring together Andrew Garfield, Robby Hoffman, Future, and Angel Reese under one roof? But that’s exactly what we did on Thursday night at Los Angeles’s famed Chateau Marmont for our 31st Men of the Year party, presented by Johnnie Walker Blue Label.
Following a dinner honoring our trio of cover stars— Matt Damon , Chris Rock , and Garfield —the real fun began when all three of them, along with nearly every other celebrity in town, descended on the Chateau’s garden to mix it up to the sounds of DJ Yung Tada (plus a late-night set from GQ Breakouts electro-pop duo Fcukers).
I caught Damon at the entrance to the party looking to continue our conversation from his cover story, but our reunion was cut short when Inde Navarette pulled up to say hi and exchange contacts. If the 25-year-old Obsession newcomer was starstruck by the 56-year-old Hollywood hero, the feeling seemed mutual.
Future and Travis Scott rolled up nearly at the same time; Travis, who performed the end-credits track for The Odyssey , told me he was ready to hit the Oscars campaign trail.
In every corner was a cluster of stars from different Hollywood galaxies. Abbott Elementary’s Tyler James Williams and Chris Perfetti made the rounds together, looking nothing like the harried teachers they play on TV. GQ Breakout Owen Thiele and his longtime friend Cazzie David (who gave Owen his first acting gig on her web series years ago) ignored our red carpet instructions to bless us with photogenic poses they’d pre-planned long in advance. When I asked broadcaster Taylor Rooks for an on-the-fly NBA Cup prediction, she gushed about the Celtics and the Lakers. And there was something fun about seeing Anderson .Paak and Diplo chop it up, too.
The friendly embrace shared by Austin Abrams and Skyler Gisondo, noted Good Dudes, is the unscripted team-up the internet goes nuts for. The Resident Evil and Primetime actors later shared that they’d just been on the phone together while getting ready for the party, neither realizing they’d be seeing each other shortly. When I brought up James Gunn and his recent departure from DC Studios , Gisondo called it a “bummer”—he just wrapped the “Jimmy Olsen vs. Gorilla Grodd” series, he said, and hopes that it’ll still come out (and that Gunn continues to write and direct even if he’s not in executive mode anymore).
In other unlikely but endearing encounters: Ayo Edebiri and Thiele excitedly nabbed IShowSpeed for a photo, and Lamorne Morris stopped Anthony Ippolito to give him props for I Play Rocky , counseling him to take it all in. Ippolito told me he’s headed off to Europe soon to continue promoting the film; a certified foodie, he was hunting for Paris recs (I had to put him on to HolyBelly, for the pancakes). I also caught GQ ’s Director of the Year Denis Villeneuve , whose eyes lit up when I mentioned his woefully underrated Jake Gyllenhaal thriller Enemy .
Midway through the night I spotted Andrew Garfield and Monica Barbaro, who were considering an Irish exit. Garfield’s forthcoming Artificial (out December 25) is the movie on everybody’s lips, but he told me he’s looking forward to spending the holidays in New York and taking a brief break before what will probably be a busy campaign season for the Man of the Year.
No one captured the evening as succinctly as Robby Hoffman, who described her upcoming TV show as “ Curb [ Your Enthusiasm ] for poor people.” When the conversation turned back to GQ , Hoffman rued the decline of magazine paper quality. But this latest issue got her seal of approval: appropriately glossy, well-considered, and elite to the touch. Though she might have just been describing the party’s guest list.
But even if you didn’t make the cut, you can see how GQ ’s Men of the Year 2026 party looked from the inside. ✦
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