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Celebrity Couples Shine Spotlight on Science at 12th Annual Breakthrough Prize Ceremony
Santa Monica, CA – The 12th annual Breakthrough Prize ceremony brought together an impressive lineup of celebrity couples and solo stars on Saturday to honor groundbreaking achievements in science. The event, held in Santa Monica, celebrated the innovators whose work is shaping the future.
Among the couples gracing the red carpet were Maroon 5 frontman Adam Levine with model Behati Prinsloo, singer Christina Aguilera alongside Matthew Rutler, actress Zoe Saldana with Marco Perego, and socialite Paris Hilton accompanied by Carter Reum. Also in attendance were actor Robert Downey Jr. and producer Susan Downey, actress Salma Hayek with businessman Francois-Henri Pinault, model Miranda Kerr paired with Reddit co-founder Evan Spiegel, and actors Naomi Watts and Billy Crudup.
Solo celebrities added star power to the evening as well, including actors Ben Affleck, Orlando Bloom, Oscar Isaac, and actresses Anne Hathaway, Olivia Wilde, Michelle Yeoh, Gal Gadot, Lily Collins, as well as supermodel Gigi Hadid.
The Breakthrough Prize is renowned for its generous awards, with six prizes granting $3 million each and an additional $750,000 distributed among nine other honorees. This year’s awards recognized extraordinary contributions across multiple scientific disciplines.
Notably, Jean Bennett, Katherine A. High, and Albert Maguire received the Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences for their pioneering work on the first FDA-approved gene replacement therapy. In the field of mathematics, Frank Merle was honored for his significant research on nonlinear evolution equations.
The ceremony underscored the vital role that science and innovation play in advancing society, with Hollywood’s brightest lending their support to celebrate these remarkable achievements.