The American Cinematheque Award annually honors "an extraordinary artist in the entertainment industry who is fully engaged in his or her work and is committed to making a significant contribution to the art of the motion pictures". [1] These are organised by American Cinematheque, an independent, non-profit cultural organization in Los Angeles dedicated exclusively to the public presentation of the moving image in all its forms.
Recipient | Year | Age |
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Eddie Murphy | 1986 | 25 |
Bette Midler | 1987 | 42 |
Robin Williams | 1988 | 37 |
Steven Spielberg | 1989 | 43 |
Ron Howard | 1990 | 36 |
Martin Scorsese | 1991 | 49 |
Sean Connery | 1992 | 62 |
Michael Douglas | 1993 | 49 |
Rob Reiner | 1994 | 47 |
Mel Gibson | 1995 | 39 |
Tom Cruise | 1996 | 34 |
John Travolta | 1997 | 43 |
Arnold Schwarzenegger | 1998 | 51 |
Jodie Foster | 1999 | 36 |
Bruce Willis | 2000 | 45 |
Nicolas Cage | 2001 | 37 |
Denzel Washington | 2002 | 48 |
Nicole Kidman | 2003 | 36 |
Steve Martin | 2004 | 59 |
Al Pacino | 2005 | 65 |
George Clooney | 2006 | 45 |
Julia Roberts | 2007 | 40 |
Samuel L. Jackson | 2008 | 60 |
Matt Damon | 2010 | 40 |
Robert Downey Jr. | 2011 | 46 |
Ben Stiller | 2012 | 47 |
Jerry Bruckheimer | 2013 | 56 |
Matthew McConaughey | 2014 | 45 |
Reese Witherspoon | 2015 | 39 |
Ridley Scott | 2016 | 79 |
Amy Adams | 2017 | 43 |
Bradley Cooper | 2018 | 43 |
Charlize Theron | 2019 | 44 |
Spike Lee | 2020 | 63 |
Scarlett Johansson | 2021 | 37 |
Ryan Reynolds | 2022 | 46 |
Helen Mirren | 2023 | 78 |
The American Cinematheque's Sid Grauman Award annually honors "an individual who has made a significant contribution to the Hollywood film industry in the continuing advancement of theatrical exhibition". [2]
Recipient | Year | Ref. |
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Jeffrey Katzenberg | 2015 | |
Sue Kroll | 2016 | [3] [4] |
IMAX | 2017 | [5] |
Dolby Laboratories | 2018 | [6] |
AMC Theatres | 2019 |
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