Last year's Costume Institute Gala took place in NYC on May 2, and the event's theme — Manus x Machina: Fashion in an Age of Technology — inspired lots of creative and interesting looks [1] while also bringing out many of Hollywood's hottest and most stylish stars. From Beyoncé's solo outing [2] and the pregnant beauties [3] on the red carpet to the bevy of hot guys [4] and crop of cute couples [5] that hit the scene, it was definitely an evening to remember. Keep reading for 69 of the most stunning photos you need to see from the night, then check out the funniest Met Gala memes [6].
Pictured: Beyonce Knowles, Will I Am, and Aziz Ansari
Pictured: Alicia Vikander
Pictured: Lady GaGa [8]
Pictured: Kate Hudson [9]
Pictured: Sarah Jessica Parker [10], Andy Cohen, and Andrew Rannells
Pictured: Beyonce Knowles and Taylor Swift [11]
Pictured: Beyonce Knowles and Amy Schumer
Pictured: Kim Kardashian [12] and Kanye West [13]
Pictured: Madonna [14]
Pictured: Beyonce Knowles and Taylor Swift [15]
Pictured: Beyonce Knowles and The Weeknd
Pictured: Katy Perry [16] and Orlando Bloom [17]
Pictured: Gigi Hadid, Amy Schumer, and Bella Hadid
Pictured: Kendall Jenner and Hailey Baldwin
Pictured: Rose Byrne and Bobby Cannavale
Pictured: Robert Pattinson [18] and Fka Twigs
Pictured: Emma Watson [19]
Pictured: Jaden Smith and Willow Smith
Pictured: Beyonce Knowles and Ben Hanisch
Pictured: Robert Pattinson [20], Fka Twigs, and Rami Malek
Pictured: Karolina Kurkova
Pictured: lena Dunham and Brie Larson
Pictured: Taylor Swift [21]
Pictured: Olivia Wilde [22] and Emily Blunt [23]
Pictured: Madonna [24] and Riccardo Tisci
Pictured: Danai Gurira and Lupita Nyong'o
Pictured: Taylor Swift [25] and Karlie Kloss
Pictured: Kerry Washington [26] and Nnamdi Asomugha
Pictured: Naomie Harris
Pictured: Kate Hudson [27] and Lady GaGa [28]
Pictured: Beyonce Knowles, Madonna [29], and Riccardo Tisci
Pictured: Solange Knowles
Pictured: Kristen Stewart [30]
Pictured: Gigi Hadid and Bella Hadid
Pictured: Blake Lively [31], Karlie Kloss, and Gigi Hadid
Pictured: Mindy Kaling and Common
Pictured: Emma Stone [32] and Brie Larson
Pictured: Kate Upton
Pictured: Miranda Kerr [33]
Pictured: Zoe Saldana and Marco Perego
Pictured: Kim Kardashian [34] and Kanye West [35]
Pictured: Blake Lively [36] and Amy Schumer
Pictured: Beyonce Knowles and Idris Elba
Pictured: Kim Kardashian [37] and Kanye West [38]
Pictured: Kim Kardashian [39], Kanye West [40], and Kylie Jenner
Pictured: Karlie Kloss, Kendall Jenner, and Gigi Hadid
Pictured: Bella Hadid and The Weeknd
Pictured: Beyonce Knowles
Pictured: Robert Pattinson [41] and Fka Twigs
Pictured: Solange Knowles and Zoe Kravitz
Pictured: Kendall Jenner and Kylie Jenner
Pictured: Nicole Kidman [42] and Keith Urban [43]
Pictured: Naomi Campbell [44] and Beyonce Knowles
Pictured: Zoe Kravitz and Miles Teller
Pictured: Sarah Jessica Parker [45] and Andy Cohen
Pictured: Beyonce Knowles, Madonna [46], and Riccardo Tisci
Pictured: Nina Dobrev [47]
Pictured: Taylor Swift [48], Florence Welch, Ansel Elgort, and Lorde [49]
Pictured: Cindy Crawford [50], Karlie Kloss, and Ansel Elgort
Pictured: Emma Watson [51] and Taylor Swift [52]
Pictured: Solange Knowles and Beyonce Knowles
Pictured: Taylor Swift [53] and Idris Elba
Pictured: Dakota Fanning [54] and Elle Fanning
Pictured: Beyonce Knowles and Joan Smalls
Pictured: Jaden Smith and Willow Smith
Pictured: Zoe Kravitz, Alexander Wang, and Ansel Elgort
Pictured: Madonna [55], Diplo, and The Weeknd
Pictured: Marc Jacobs and Bette Midler
Pictured: Jenna Lyons, lena Dunham, and Jenni Konner