Film at Lincoln Center

Film at Lincoln Center (FLC), previously known as the Film Society of Lincoln Center (FSLC) until 2019,^[1] is a nonprofit organization based in New York City, New York. Founded in 1969 by three Lincoln Center executives—William F. May, Martin E. Segal and Schuyler G. Chapin^[2]—the organization presents film festivals, retrospectives, new releases, restorations, and talks.^[3] Film at Lincoln Center is one of the eleven resident organizations at the Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts.

Film at Lincoln Center

The Elinor Bunin Munroe Film Center
Abbreviation	FLC
Established	1969; 56 years ago (1969)
Type	Nonprofit organization
Legal status	Foundation
Focus	Film
Headquarters	Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts
Location	New York City, New York
Publication	Film Comment
Website	www.filmlinc.org

Beginnings

David Geffen Hall, where FLC has held its Chaplin Award Gala Tribute.

Buildings of Lincoln Center

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Buildings and structures in Lincoln Center:

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Samuel B. and David Rose Building (includes Walter Reade Theater)

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Juilliard School

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Alice Tully Hall

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Vivian Beaumont Theater (includes Mitzi E. Newhouse Theater and Claire Tow Theater)

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Elinor Bunin Monroe Film Center

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David Geffen Hall

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New York Public Library for the Performing Arts (includes Bruno Walter Auditorium)

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Metropolitan Opera House

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Josie Robertson Plaza with Revson Fountain

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Damrosch Park

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David H. Koch Theater

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David Rubenstein Atrium

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Jazz at Lincoln Center

Over the last four decades, Film at Lincoln Center has introduced to American audiences the works of many of the world's most acclaimed filmmakers, including François Truffaut, Rainer Werner Fassbinder, Jean-Luc Godard, Pedro Almodóvar and Martin Scorsese.

Each year the organization presents its annual Chaplin Award Gala, honoring legendary stars and industry leaders at Lincoln Center's Alice Tully Hall.

Film at Lincoln Center also hosts the annual New York Film Festival and is a co-presenter (with the Museum of Modern Art) of the New Directors/New Films Festival. The organization also publishes the film journal Film Comment.

Organizers

Lesli Klainberg is president of Film at Lincoln Center,^[4] past executives include Rose Kuo,^[5] Mara Manus,^[6] Claudia Bonn and Joanne Koch who served as executive director from 1971 to 2003.^[7] Dennis Lim is the artistic director of New York Film Festival.^[8]

Past honorees of Gala Tribute

1970s

Year	Honoree	Profession	Presenter (s)	Ref.
1972	Charlie Chaplin	Filmmaker and comedian
1973	Fred Astaire	Actor and dancer
1974	Alfred Hitchcock	Filmmaker
1975	Joanne Woodward and Paul Newman	Actors
1978	George Cukor	Filmmaker
1979	Bob Hope	Actor and comedian

1980s

Year	Honoree	Profession	Presenter (s)	Ref.
1980	John Huston	Filmmaker
1981	Barbara Stanwyck	Actress
1982	Billy Wilder	Filmmaker
1983	Laurence Olivier	Filmmaker and actor
1984	Claudette Colbert	Actress
1985	Federico Fellini	Filmmaker
1986	Elizabeth Taylor	Actress
1987	Alec Guinness	Actor
1988	Yves Montand	Actor and singer
1989	Bette Davis	Actress

1990s

Year	Honoree	Profession	Presenter (s)	Ref.
1990	James Stewart	Actor
1991	Audrey Hepburn	Actress
1992	Gregory Peck	Actor
1993	Jack Lemmon	Actor
1994	Robert Altman	Filmmaker
1995	Shirley MacLaine	Actress
1996	Clint Eastwood	Filmmaker and actor
1997	Sean Connery	Actor
1998	Martin Scorsese	Filmmaker
1999	Mike Nichols	Filmmaker

2000s

Year	Honoree	Profession	Presenter (s)	Ref.
2000	Al Pacino	Actor
2001	Jane Fonda	Actress
2002	Francis Ford Coppola	Filmmaker
2003	Susan Sarandon	Actress
2004	Michael Caine	Actor
2005	Dustin Hoffman	Actor
2006	Jessica Lange	Actress
2007	Diane Keaton	Actress
2008	Meryl Streep	Actress
2009	Tom Hanks	Actor and producer

2010s

Year	Honoree	Profession	Presenter (s)	Ref.
2010	Michael Douglas	Actor
2011	Sidney Poitier	Actor
2012	Catherine Deneuve	Actress
2013	Barbra Streisand	Filmmaker and actress
2014	Rob Reiner	Filmmaker
2015	Robert Redford	Filmmaker and actor
2016	Morgan Freeman	Actor
2017	Robert De Niro	Actor
2018	Helen Mirren	Actress
2019	50th Anniversary Gala

2020s

Year	Honoree	Profession	Presenter (s)	Ref.
2020	Not awarded due to Covid-19
2021	Spike Lee	Filmmaker
2022	Cate Blanchett	Actress	Todd Haynes and Bradley Cooper were set to present but had to back out due to both contracting Covid-19	[9]
2023	Viola Davis	Actress	Steve McQueen presented the award with Meryl Streep and Jessica Chastain honoring Davis	[10]
2024	Jeff Bridges	Actor	Sharon Stone presented the award with Chris Pine, Cynthia Erivo, and Rosie Perez honoring Bridges	[11]