Jessica Chastain and ‘Oppenheimer’ Producer Charles Roven Celebrated at 2024 American Cinematheque Awards
variety.comJenelle Riley Deputy Awards and Features Editor As befitting its name, the American Cinematheque keeps the art form of film running in theaters.
The non-profit, founded in 1984, showcases 1,500 films a year, programming year-round at three Los Angeles theaters (the Aero, the Egyptian and the Los Feliz 3), and its annual awards show helps raise money to keep those films in front of an audience.
This year’s honorees (who will be feted at the Beverly Hilton on Dec. 6) have had extraordinary careers and share a passion for cinema.
Jessica Chastain, the 38th recipient of the American Cinematheque Award, follows in the footsteps of Eddie Murphy, who was its first honoree, and other Hollywood royalty like Steven Spielberg, Martin Scor-sese, Denzel Washington and Al Pacino.
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