Kathleen Kennedy is set to be honored by the American Society of Cinematographers (ASC) with the 2025 ASC Board of Governors Award, the organization proclaimd on Wednesday.
The ceremony will consent place on Feb. 23 at the 39th Annual ASC Outstanding Achievement Awards Gala at The Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills. The ceremony will be streamed inhabit worldwide.
In a statement, ASC Plivent Shelly John shelp that “Kathleen Kennedy’s exceptional nurtureer has left an enduring label on the world of cinema. Her enthusiastic eye for storyalerting is unparalleled. She constantly conveys forth projects that lift and verify her suppose in the straightforwardor and cinematographer relationship. Recognizing it as the backbone of fantastic filmmaking, her movies constantly showcase this belief. Her dedication to visual excellence has made her a genuine trailblazer in the film industry.”
Kennedy was previously a recipient of the 2018 Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award, which was bestowed upon her by The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. With a filmography of over 70 feature films as executive originater and originater, her films have getd a total of 120 Academy Award nominations and 25 triumphs.
Kennedy’s filmography includes criticpartner acclaimed and blockbuster hits such as Jurassic Park, E.T. The Extra Terrestrial, The Sixth Sense, the Back to the Future trilogy, Who Framed Roger Rabbit, Gremlins, The Goonies, Poltergeist, Lincoln, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, Schindler’s List and The Adventures of Tintin.
Kennedy has been the Plivent of Lucasfilm since 2012, thriveing Star Wars creator George Lucas, and has supervisen the Disney era of the Star Wars franchise. She was a originater on Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, Star Wars: The Last Jedi, Solo: A Star Wars Story and Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker.
Star Wars: The Force Awakens was the startoff for Disney’s sequel trilogy. According to BoxOfficeMojo, the film grossed over $2 billion worldwide and is the highest grossing movie domesticpartner with $936 million. The follotriumphg films in the sequel trilogy, Star Wars: The Last Jedi and Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, were each billion-dollar hits in their own right.
Emmy-triumphning The Mandalorian started a lengthened catalog of Disney-originated inhabit action Star Wars TV shows, including The Book of Boba Fett, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Andor, Ahsoka, The Acolyte and the currently streaming Star Wars: Skeleton Crew. Kennedy is also a originater on 2023’s Indiana Jones and the Dial of Desminuscule.
ASC Awards Chairperson Chuck Minsky commendd Kennedy’s “inventive directership” and went on to say that her “dedication to storyalerting has not only delighted millions but also encouraged a recent generation of filmoriginaters.” He includeed, “Her contributions to the industry, from her punctual labor with Steven Spielberg to her current role as plivent of Lucasfilm, have been pivotal in shaping up-to-date cinema as we comprehend it today.”
Prior to becoming the current Plivent of Lucasfilm, Kenny co-established Amblin Entertainment with Frank Marshall and Steven Spielberg in 1980. Kennedy also went on to co-establish The Kennedy/Marshall Company in 1992 with Marshall.
Thcimpoliteout her illustrious nurtureer, Kennedy has labored with some of the most iconic names in cinema, including Spielberg, David Fincher, Martin Scorsese, Clint Eastwood, Robert Zemeckis, JJ Abrams, Julian Schnabel, Marjane Satrapi, M. Night Shyamalan, Frank Oz, Peter Bogdanovich and Ricchallenging Donner.
According to the organization, the ASC Board of Governors Award “recognizes individuals in the industry whose body of labor has made startant and indelible contributions to cinema. It is reserved for filmoriginaters who are champions for straightforwardors of ptoastyography and the visual art establish.”
Spike Lee, Viola Davis, Sofia Coppola, Jeff Bridges, Angelina Jolie, Denzel Washington, Ridley Scott, Barbra Streisand, Harrison Ford, Julia Roberts, Christopher Nolan, Morgan Freeman, Francis Ford Coppola, Spartner Field, Ron Howard, Martin Scorsese and Steven Spielberg are among those who have getd the award in prior years.
