On Thursday, the Bay Space’s SFFILM introduced honorees for its annual SFFILM Awards Night time fundraising occasion: Oscar-winning actor and “One Battle After One other Star” Benicio Del Toro, offered by co-star Regina Corridor; “Sinners” star Wunmi Mosaku, offered by co-star Delroy Lindo; “The Chronology of Water” director Kristen Stewart, offered by her lead star Imogen Poots; and “Springsteen: Ship Me from Nowhere” director Scott Cooper.
Per the nonprofit group SFFILM, the occasion, set for Monday, December 8, “honors exemplary achievement in movie craft and is a fundraiser with proceeds from the occasion supporting SFFILM’s enduring mission to find, nurture, and showcase the following era of movie artists.” The occasion takes place at San Francisco’s Gateway Pavilion at Fort Mason Middle for Arts & Tradition.
Anne Lai, SFFILM director, mentioned in a press assertion, “The work of our honorees will resonate for years to return, and central to our mission at SFFILM is nurturing the following era of artists and audiences. Together with our Director of Programming Jessie Fairbanks, we couldn’t be extra thrilled to honor such notable abilities as Scott, Benicio, Wunmi, and Kristen for his or her stellar contributions to movie this 12 months.”
The awards are as follows:
Irving M. Levin Award for Movie Route: Scott Cooper
Previous recipients embody Denis Villeneuve (2024), Greta Gerwig (2023), Ryan Coogler (2022), Jane Campion (2021), Chloé Zhao (2020), Marielle Heller (2019), Steve McQueen (2018), Kathryn Bigelow (2017), Mira Nair (2016), Guillermo del Toro (2015), Richard Linklater (2014), Philip Kaufman (2013), Kenneth Branagh (2012), Oliver Stone (2011), Walter Salles (2010), Francis Ford Coppola (2009), Mike Leigh (2008), Spike Lee (2007), and Werner Herzog (2006), and extra.
Maria Manetti Shrem Award for Appearing: Benicio Del Toro
Previous recipients embody Demi Moore (2024), Nicolas Cage (2023), Margot Robbie (2022), Oscar Isaac (2021), Glenn Shut (2020), Adam Driver (2019), Amy Adams (2018), Kate Winslet (2017), Ellen Burstyn (2016), Richard Gere (2015), Jeremy Irons (2014), Harrison Ford (2013), Judy Davis (2012), Terence Stamp (2011), Robert Duvall (2010), and Robin Williams (2007), amongst others.
George Gund III Award for Virtuosity: Wunmi Mosaku
Previous honorees celebrated for his or her singular and virtuous work are director Malcolm Washington (“The Piano Lesson,” 2024), author/director Wire Jefferson (“American Fiction,” 2023), and actor Stephanie Hsu (“Every part In every single place All At As soon as,” 2022).
Nion McEvoy & Leslie Berriman Award for Storytelling: Kristen Stewart
Previous recipients embody Jason Reitman (2024), Roger Ross Williams (2023), Sarah Polley (2022), Maggie Gyllenhaal (2021), Aaron Sorkin (2020), Lulu Wang (2019), Boots Riley (2018), Emily V. Gordon and Kumail Nanjiani (2017), Tom McCarthy (2016), Paul Schrader (2015), Stephen Gaghan (2014), Eric Roth (2013), David Webb Peoples (2012), Frank Pierson (2011), and James Schamus (2010), amongst others.
