From stars like Zendaya, Andrew Garfield and Taika Waititi to Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy, 2022’s Time100 honorees came together at a NYC gala on Wednesday to celebrate their place on the list of the most influential people in the world
Miranda Lambert and Mary J. Blige performed, and over the course of the evening, guests were treated to playful bits from host Simu Liu, as well as Quinta Brunson, Dwayne Wade and Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson and more. Honorees like Ariana DeBose, Karuna Nundy and President Zelenskyy — who sent in a 10-minute video — gave powerful toasts that touched on things like fighting tyranny, the importance of teachers and a reminder to the LGBTQIA+ community that they are loved.
“As the world grows, more information is out there, more exposure and experience is out there. We shouldn’t stay where we are. We should always want to move forward,” the retired NBA star said. “I don’t like the conversation of closing a book on a community. I don’t understand how that is reasonable as a human being.”
Dwyane Wade greets Andrew Garfield at the 2022 Time 100 Gala at Frederick P. Rose Hall, Jazz at Lincoln Center on June 08, 2022 in New York City.Nadine Smith, Time 100 2022 honoree and the executive director of Equality Florida, which has been fighting the “Don’t Say Gay” bill, says her proudest achievement of the last year is getting people involved in politics who never really considered themselves “political.”The Hollywood Reporter.
Though the Time 100 list always highlights the most influential people in the world, every year is different, and the list evolves to meet the news moment, explains Dan Macsai, the editorial director of the annual issue.