Ellen Burstyn to receive Gotham’s career acting honour
Ellen Burstyn will receive the Performer Tribute at the 36th Gotham Film Awards on November 30 in New York. Maggie Gyllenhaal, who directed her in the short film Flesh Impact, will present the honour at Cipriani Wall Street. The Gotham Film & Media Institute is recognising Burstyn’s work across film, television and theatre, together with her contribution to New York’s artistic community.
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Burstyn will receive the Performer Tribute
Ellen Burstyn will receive the Performer Tribute at the Gotham Film Awards in New York. The career honour recognises the actress’s work.[1], [2]
The Gotham Film & Media Institute, the organisation behind the awards, has scheduled its 36th annual ceremony for November 30 at Cipriani Wall Street. Maggie Gyllenhaal will present the tribute. The institute connects its choice with Burstyn’s contributions to cinema, television and theatre, as well as her place in New York’s artistic community.[1]
The presenter recently directed Burstyn
Gyllenhaal wrote and directed Flesh Impact, a short film in which Burstyn appears alongside Dakota Johnson. Burstyn portrays an imagined Marilyn Monroe at the age of 100. The film premiered in Venice this year. Gyllenhaal’s role as presenter follows that collaboration with the actress on the short.[1]
Burstyn also received the Venice Film Festival’s Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement. She has served for many years as a leader of the Actors Studio, the organisation for actors, and wrote the book Poetry Says It Better. These activities accompany the screen and stage career being recognised by Gotham.[1]
Her awards span cinema, stage and television
In 1975 Burstyn won an Academy Award for Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore and a Tony Award for Same Time, Next Year. Her film work has earned six Oscar nominations. The Last Picture Show, The Exorcist, Resurrection and Requiem for a Dream are among the performances for which she received nominations.[1]
Her television performances brought two Emmy Awards, for Law & Order: SVU and Political Animals. Other screen credits include Interstellar, Pieces of a Woman, The First Lady and Law & Order: Organized Crime. The institute that is honouring her also operates programmes supporting filmmakers working on shorts and feature films.[1]
