“AMERICAN FICTION,” “AMERICAN SYMPHONY,” “ANSELM,” “BARBIE,” “JOHN WICK: CHAPTER 4,” “KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON,” “MAESTRO,” “OPPENHEIMER,” “POOR THINGS,” “STILL: A MICHAEL J. FOX MOVIE,” “THE COLOR PURPLE,” “THE CREATOR,” AND “THE MISSION” TO BE HONORED AT AMERICAN CINEMATHEQUE’S 3RD ANNUAL TRIBUTE TO THE CRAFTS
KEVIN O’CONNELL TO RECEIVE THE CAREER ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Friday, January 19, 2024 in Hollywood
| (Los Angeles, CA, – December 14, 2023) – The American Cinematheque announced today the honorees for the 3rd annual Tribute to the Crafts, which will take place on Friday, January 19, 2024 at the newly-renovated Egyptian Theatre in Hollywood. Tribute to The Crafts honors those who are at the very heart of filmmaking and have exhibited extraordinary work behind the camera, over the past year. The evening will celebrate individuals in 15 categories covering all aspects of filmmaking and will showcase clips from each of their respective films. Academy Award-winning sound mixer Kevin O’Connell (Hacksaw Ridge) will also receive the Career Achievement Award for his extraordinary career spanning 270 film credits over 30 years. This year alone, O’Connell worked on projects including Oppenheimer, Barbie, Gran Turismo, Are You There God? It’s Me Margaret., and Cocaine Bear. The honorees were selected by a prestigious jury of cinephiles, film historians and journalists from the most respected outlets across the country. The event will be co-hosted by producers and American Cinematheque Board Members, Franklin Leonard (Founder & CEO, The Black List) & Paula Wagner (Marshall, Mission Impossible 1,2,3, The Last Samurai, Vanilla Sky). “Celebrating the artisans and craftspeople’s essential contributions to film is one of the cornerstones of our mission at American Cinematheque. This year the jury had over 170 feature films and documentaries to choose from, which speaks to what an incredible year this has been for moviegoing,” said Grant Moninger, American Cinematheque’s Artistic Director. The Tribute to the Crafts honorees are: Feature Film Casting: American Fiction (Jennifer Euston) – Orion Pictures / Amazon MGM Studios Choreography: The Color Purple (Fatima Robinson) – Warner Bros. Pictures Cinematography: Oppenheimer (Hoyte van Hoytema) – Universal Pictures Costume Design: Poor Things (Holly Waddington) – Searchlight Pictures Editing: Oppenheimer (Jennifer Lame) – Universal PicturesHair & Makeup: Maestro (Kazu Hiro, Siân Grigg, Kay Georgiou & Lori McCoy-Bell) – Netflix Production Design/Set Decoration: Barbie (Sarah Greenwood & Katie Spencer) – Warner Bros. Pictures Score: Killers of the Flower Moon (Robbie Robertson) – Apple Original Films Song: Barbie – “I’m Just Ken” (Mark Ronson & Andrew Wyatt) – Warner Bros. Pictures Sound: Maestro (Steven Morrow, Tom Ozanich, Dean A. Zupancic, Richard King & Jason Ruder) – Netflix Stunts: John Wick: Chapter 4 (Scott Rogers, Stephen Dunlevy & Jeremy Marinas) – Lionsgate Visual Effects: The Creator (Jay Cooper, Ian Comley, Andrew Roberts & Neil Corbould) – 20th Century Studios / New Regency Documentary Cinematography: Anselm (Franz Lustig) – Sideshow & Janus Films & The Mission (Thorsten Thielow) – National Geographic Documentary Films Editing: Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie (Michael Harte, ACE) – Apple Original Films Score: American Symphony (Jon Batiste) – Netflix |
| Sponsors and event partners include Astek, Dell Technologies, National Geographic Documentary Films and William Grant & Sons. The event is being produced by Madelyn Hammond & Javier Infante, Madelyn Hammond & Associates. Sponsorship is managed by Diane Salerno, Six Degrees Global. Event Production is handled by Gina Wade Creative. |
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