The George Eastman Museum presented Goldie Hawn with the George Eastman Award for distinguished contribution to the art of cinema on Tuesday, October 22. 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 life.
In receiving the award, Hawn joined 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. 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.
Ceremony and Gala
Black Tie Optional
Tuesday, October 22
8-11 p.m.
The Award Ceremony in the Dryden Theatre begins at 8 p.m. in 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. The Ceremony will be followed by the Gala in the George Eastman Museum, featuring desserts, wine and champagne, and live music from The Side Doors.
Sponsorship
The Eastman Museum is deeply grateful of Nocon & Associates, a private wealth advisory practice of Ameriprise Financial Services, LLC, the lead sponsor of the George Eastman Award events, and to presenting sponsor Pike Construction Services.
Special Event - Screening of The First Wives Club with conversation with Goldie Hawn prior to the screening
When asked to select a film to introduce at the Dryden Theatre on the evening before she receives the George Eastman Award, Goldie Hawn selected The First Wives Club (1996). Hawn, Diane Keaton, and Bette Midler star as college friends who reunite around the purpose of ruining the lives of the husbands who left them for other women, learning along the way that friendships need just as much cultivation as marriages.
Film Series
The Dryden Theatre will screen a series of Hawn's films leading up to the award ceremony.
| Wednesday, October 2 | Cactus Flower (1969) |
| Tuesday, October 8 | Swing Shift (1984) |
| Thursday, October 10 | Overboard (1987) |
Visit eastman.org/dryden-theatre for more information and to purchase tickets.