The 86-year-old Loren, currently seen in her screen return in The Life Ahead directed by son Edoardo Ponti, is no stranger to awards, having received the Best Actress Oscar for 1961’s Two Women, as well as an Honorary Oscar presented to her in 1991. We are deeply grateful to our gala co-chairs and our sponsors for their extraordinary leadership and support of this inaugural event.” Loren Academy Museum It is such an honor to be able to recognize both Haile Gerima and Sophia Loren for their impactful and inspirational artistry and to acknowledge the incredible work of our campaign committee. Morgan.īob Iger, Annette Bening and Tom Hanks will also be recognized for their leadership in bringing to completion the $388 million campaign for the decades-in-the-making dream of an Academy-sponsored museum in the heart of the motion picture industry.īill Kramer, director and president of the Academy Museum, said: “The Academy Museum is committed to celebrating and championing the work of film artists, scholars and professionals-through our exhibitions, screenings, programs, collection and now, through our annual gala. Both awards are presented by Rolex, the official watch partner and founding supporting of the Academy Museum that is also serving as presenting partner of the opening gala, with leadership support from J.P. Ethiopian independent filmmaker, professor and author Haile Gerima will receive the Vantage Award, honoring an artist or scholar who has helped to contextualize and challenge dominant narratives around cinema. Film legend Sophia Loren will receive the inaugural Visionary Award, honoring an artist or scholar whose extensive body of work has advanced the art of cinema. The museum has also announced the establishment of two new annual awards that will be presented for the first time at the gala. Murphy and Blum are both Museum Trustees, while DuVernay is an Academy governor who has also been lending her consultation on the upcoming 2022 exhibition Regeneration: Black Cinema 1898-1971. Inaugural attractions will include an exhibit celebrating legendary Japanese animator Hayao Miyazaki and a 25-foot-long fiberglass shark crafted from the “Jaws” mold.Ava DuVernay, Ryan Murphy and Jason Blum will be spearheading plans for the gala opening on Septemas part of a weeklong program of celebrations leading to its official unveiling for the public September 30. It was designed by architect Renzo Piano. The Academy Museum of Motion Pictures is located at the corner of Wilshire Boulevard and Fairfax Avenue in the historic Saban Building, formerly the May Co. “We are deeply grateful to our gala co-chairs and our sponsors for the extraordinary leadership and support of this inaugural event. “It is such an honor to be able to recognize both Haile Gerima and Sophia Loren for their impactful and inspirational artistry and to acknowledge the incredible work of our campaign committee,” Kramer said. Morgan.īill Kramer, the director and president of the Academy Museum, said in a statement that the museum is committed to celebrating and championing the work of film artists, scholars and professions through their exhibitions, screenings, programs, collections and annual gala. Gerima is acclaimed for portraits of Black life in films like “Bush Mama” and “Ashes & Embers.” Both awards are presented by Rolex, the official watch partner and founding supporter of the Academy Museum, with leadership support from J.P. Best known for her roles in “A Special Day” and “Two Women,” Loren recently starred in “The Life Ahead.”Įthiopian independent filmmaker Haile Gerima will receive the Vantage Award, which honors an artist or scholar who has helped contextualize and challenge dominant narratives around cinema. Italian film legend Sophia Loren will be the first recipient of the Visionary Award, which honors an artist or scholar whose extensive body of work advanced the art of cinema. The museum also revealed the introduction of two annual awards that will be presented for the first time at the gala.
Tom Hanks, Annette Bening and Bob Iger will also be recognized for helping the long-delayed museum raise $388 million. Murphy and Blum both serve as museum trustees, while DuVernay is an Academy governor who serves as an advisor on the upcoming exhibition “Regeneration: Black Cinema 1898-1971,” which will open in 2022. 30.Īva DuVernay, Ryan Murphy and Jason Blum will serve as co-chairs at the upcoming gala. The event will commence a week of celebrations leading up to the Los Angeles museum’s opening to the public on Sept.
The Academy Museum of Motion Pictures has announced details regarding its opening gala, which will be held on Sept.
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