The Film Society of Lincoln Center announced today that Cate Blanchett and Ralph Fiennes will be the subjects of this year’s NYFF Gala Tributes. The Gala Tribute to Cate Blanchett will take place on Wednesday, October 2, and the Gala Tribute to Ralph Fiennes will take place on Wednesday, October 9 in conjunction with the screening of his film THE INVISIBLE WOMAN, which was previously announced as a Main Slate Official Selection.
The NYFF Gala Tributes celebrate the work of individuals working in film who have made significant artistic contributions to film culture in the past and will continue to do so in the future. Past honorees include Pedro Almodóvar, David Cronenberg, Nicole Kidman and Richard Peña. As part of the Gala Tributes, Film Society hosts intimate Gala Dinners following the tributes/screenings with attendees including that evening’s honorees and other VIP guests
Regarding the Gala Tribute honoring Cate Blanchett, FSLC’s Executive Director, Rose Kuo said, “In the year that many critics are hailing her most recent – and perhaps greatest – performance (in BLUE JASMINE), the Film Society is delighted to celebrate the career of Cate Blanchett. Since her breakthrough in OSCAR AND LUCINDA in 1997, Ms. Blanchett has consistently mesmerized audiences with some of the boldest screen performances of the past twenty years, with roles as diverse as Queen Elizabeth I and Bob Dylan.” Regarding Ralph Fiennes, she added, “In just his third screen role, Ralph Fiennes’s performance as the monstrous Amon Goeth in Steven Spielberg’s SCHINDLER’S LIST terrified audiences with its personification of evil. Since then, Mr. Fiennes has brilliantly embodied the larger-than-life creations of writers such as Shakespeare, Dickens, and Graham Greene, among others, and given us an extraordinary body of work to celebrate. The Film Society is excited to honor him at this year’s New York Film Festival not only as an actor, but as the director of THE INVISIBLE WOMAN, truly one of the noteworthy films of the year.”