The George Eastman Museum will honor actor Goldie Hawn with the George Eastman Award for distinguished contribution to the art of cinema on Tuesday, October 22. Tickets for the benefit gala go on sale to Eastman Museum members on September 17, and any remaining tickets go on sale to the public on September 24. Tickets and other information for the gala and a related series of films at the Dryden Theatre are available at http://eastman.org/eastmanaward2024.
The George Eastman Award was established in 1955 as the first award to recognize the enduring artistic value of the oeuvre of a film actor, director, or cinematographer. In receiving the award, Hawn joins an elite group of film artists, including Lauren Bacall, Louise Brooks, Charlie Chaplin, Gary Cooper, Cecil B. DeMille, Michael Douglas, Greta Garbo, Lillian Gish, Audrey Hepburn, Michael Keaton, Gregory Peck, Mary Pickford, Julia Roberts, Martin Scorsese, James Stewart, Meryl Streep, Gloria Swanson, and, most recently, Jodie Foster.
Goldie Hawn is an Academy Award-winning actress, producer, director, best-selling author, and pioneering and passionate children’s advocate. She is the founder of The Goldie Hawn Foundation, a public charity with a mission to transform children’s lives by providing vital social and emotional learning programs to reduce stress and aggressive behavior, improve focus and academic performance, and increase resiliency for success in school and in life.
“Throughout her career, Goldie Hawn has brought a unique comic flair to motion pictures,” said Bruce Barnes, the Ron and Donna Fielding director of the George Eastman Museum. “Her screen personality in many of her films belies her savvy management of her career. We greatly admire that for more than two decades she has dedicated her efforts, intelligence, resources, and standing to improving emotional and social lives of children.”
Hawn will accept the George Eastman Award in a ceremony on Tuesday, October 22, at 8 p.m. in the Dryden Theatre at the George Eastman Museum. The ceremony will feature an appreciation of Hawn’s career by Peter Bagrov (Senior Curator, Moving Image Department), a compilation of highlights of her work, and a conversation with Hawn, to be followed by a gala in the museum.
The Dryden Theatre is screening a series of Hawn’s films leading up to and following the award ceremony. All screenings are at 7:30 p.m.
•Wednesday, October 2
Cactus Flower (1969)
•Tuesday, October 8
Private Benjamin (1980),
to be confirmed
•Thursday, October 10
Overboard (1987)
For more information and to purchase tickets, visit http://eastman.org/
eastmanaward2024.
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