Actor and filmmaker Jodie Foster will be in Rochester to receive George Eastman Award
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Actor and filmmaker Jodie Foster is coming to Rochester.
The George Eastman Museum will honor her with the George Eastman Award for distinguished contribution to the art of cinema at 8 p.m. Thursday, May 25, in the Dryden Theatre at George Eastman Museum, 900 East Ave.
Tickets for the event ($150 to $400) go on sale to museum members April 25. Any remaining tickets will go on sale to the public May 2.
The event will feature a reel highlighting Foster’s work, a conversation with her and a gala in the museum.
All price levels include valet parking, admission and reserved seating for the ceremony. Prices are determined by seat location.
More information is available at eastman.org/eastmanaward2023.
The George Eastman Award was established in 1955. Previous recipients include Lauren Bacall, Louise Brooks, Charlie Chaplin, Gary Cooper, Cecil B. DeMille, Michael Douglas, Greta Garbo, Lillian Gish, Audrey Hepburn, Gregory Peck, Mary Pickford, Martin Scorsese, James Stewart, Meryl Streep, Gloria Swanson, Michael Keaton and most recently, Julia Roberts in 2019.
With a career spanning 45 years, Foster has received four Oscar nominations, winning for best actress in 1989 for “The Accused” and 1992 for “The Silence of the Lambs.” She’s been nominated for 11 Golden Globe awards and won four times. In 2012, she was presented with the Cecil B. DeMille Award for outstanding contributions to the world of entertainment.
“We are thrilled to salute Jodie Foster for her extraordinary contribution to the art of cinema,” said Bruce Barnes, the Ron and Donna Fielding Director of the George Eastman Museum. “Throughout her career, she has compellingly portrayed strong women who have bravely and cannily confronted and overcome circumstances from challenging to harrowing. Though she disappears into each role, her intelligence and sensitivity are always apparent.”
Foster made her film debut at the age of 8 in Walt Disney’s “Napoleon and Samantha” (1972). She garnered attention for her work in “Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore” (1975) before delivering a powerful portrayal of a teenage prostitute in “Taxi Driver” (1976), which won her acclaim and her first Oscar nomination.
A 1985 Yale University graduate, she’s appeared in more than 40 films and made her directorial debut in 1991 with “Little Man Tate,” in which she also starred. She also directed “Home for the Holidays” (1995), “The Beaver” (2011) and “Money Monster” (2016).
Most recently, she starred with Benedict Cumberbatch and Shailene Woodley in “The Mauritanian” (2021). Later this year, she will appear with Annette Benning in the Netflix film “Nyad” (2023) and star in HBO’s coming season of “True Detective: Night Country.”
The Dryden will show a series of Foster’s films leading up to and following the award ceremony.
Tickets ($5 to $11) go on sale at 10 a.m. Tuesday, April 11, at eastman.org/dryden-theatre. All screenings start at 7:30 p.m.:
∎ “The Accused”: Friday, May 5.
∎ “Taxi Driver”: Saturday, May 6.
∎ “Little Man Tate”: Tuesday, May 9.
∎ “Nell”: Wednesday, May 10.
∎ “The Mauritanian”: Wednesday, May 17.
∎ “Contact”: Friday, May 19.
∎ “Panic Room”: Friday, May 26.
Reporter Marcia Greenwood covers general assignments. Send story tips to mgreenwo@rocheste.gannett.com. Follow her on Twitter @MarciaGreenwood.
This article originally appeared on Rochester Democrat and Chronicle: Jodie Foster to receive George Eastman Award in Rochester NY
