Kathleen Kennedy is set to be honored by the American Society of Cinematographers (ASC) with the 2025 ASC Board of Governors Award, the organization declared 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 worldexpansive.
In a statement, ASC Pdwellnt Shelly John shelp that “Kathleen Kennedy’s extraordinary atsoft has left an enduring label on the world of cinema. Her willing eye for storyincreateing is unparalleled. She reliablely conveys forth projects that lift and verify her count on in the straightforwardor and cinematographer relationship. Recognizing it as the backbone of wonderful filmmaking, her movies reliablely 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 producer and producer, her films have getd a total of 120 Academy Award nominations and 25 triumphs.
Kennedy’s filmography comprises 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 Pdwellnt of Lucasfilm since 2012, flourishing Star Wars creator George Lucas, and has handlen the Disney era of the Star Wars franchise. She was a producer 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 worldexpansive 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 begined a extfinished enumerate of Disney-produced 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 producer on 2023’s Indiana Jones and the Dial of Desminuscule.
ASC Awards Chairperson Chuck Minsky pelevated Kennedy’s “inventive directership” and went on to say that her “dedication to storyincreateing has not only delighted millions but also encouraged a new generation of filmproducers.” He compriseed, “Her contributions to the industry, from her timely toil with Steven Spielberg to her current role as pdwellnt of Lucasfilm, have been pivotal in shaping up-to-date cinema as we comprehend it today.”
Prior to becoming the current Pdwellnt of Lucasfilm, Kenny co-set uped Amblin Entertainment with Frank Marshall and Steven Spielberg in 1980. Kennedy also went on to co-set up The Kennedy/Marshall Company in 1992 with Marshall.
Thrawout her illustrious atsoft, Kennedy has toiled 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 Ricdifficult Donner.
According to the organization, the ASC Board of Governors Award “determines individuals in the industry whose body of toil has made meaningful and indelible contributions to cinema. It is reserved for filmproducers who are champions for straightforwardors of photography and the visual art create.”
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.
