Oscar-winning actress Sofia Coppola will be celebrated at the 2025 Film Benefit event at the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in New York City, as reported by Variety on November 12.
MoMA’s Film Benefit is an annual event that supports the museum’s film department, particularly its extensive collection of over 30,000 films and 1.5 million film stills, along with its screenings, premieres, festivals, and retrospectives.
This event honors actors, writers, and directors who have significantly impacted the art of filmmaking.
Sofia Coppola is a fitting honoree, having acted from a young age and written and directed nine feature films. Five of her films are in MoMA’s collection: The Virgin Suicides (1999), Lost in Translation (2003), Marie Antoinette (2006), Somewhere (2010), and The Bling Ring (2013).
She won an Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay for Lost In Translation and received nominations for Best Director and Best Picture.
“Building long-term relationships with artists is a vital role for an institution like MoMA. Sofia Coppola has been a part of our artistic community since she emerged as a celebrated director over 25 years ago,” said Rajendra Roy, MoMA’s Celeste Bartos Chief Curator of Film, as quoted by Variety.
“We honored her in 2004 during our Work in Progress series, and we are excited to welcome her back as a leading icon in the field.”
In conjunction with the Film Benefit, MoMA will screen all nine of Coppola’s feature films, plus her 1998 short film Lick The Star.
The series, titled Sofia Coppola: A Tribute, will be hosted at the museum’s Roy and Niuta Titus Theatres from October 30 to November 16.
