Pedro Almodóvar is the next winner of the prestigious Chaplin Award of Film at Lincoln Center.
The Oscar-winning director and screenwriter will be celebrated at a gala event featuring excerpts from his work and appearances from co-stars, friends and colleagues at Lincoln Center on April 28, 2025.
The announcement was made ahead of the American premiere and gala screening of Almodóvar's first English-language feature film at the New York Film Festival The next roomwith Julianne Moore and Tilda Swinton.
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One of Spain's most celebrated directors, Almodóvar's feature films include Women on the verge of a nervous breakdown (1988); Tie me up! Tie me up! (1989); All about my mother (1999), winner of the Oscar for best foreign language film; Talk to her (2002), which earned Almodóvar the Oscar for best original screenplay; Volver (2006); AND Pain and Glory (2019). He also made the acclaimed short film 2023 Strange way to livewith Ethan Hawke and Pedro Pascal.
“Pedro Almodóvar is a master storyteller whose artistry, creativity and exceptional talent have captivated audiences and filmmakers alike,” said Film at Lincoln Center President Lesli Klainberg. “From his earliest films, he has immersed us in emotionally rich, vibrant, complex and compassionate worlds. A firm believer in cinema's ability to entertain and enlighten the human experience, Pedro had touched the hearts of film lovers around the world. Film at Lincoln Center is proud to honor Pedro Almodóvar with the 50th Chaplin Award.”
Wendy Keys, secretary of the Film at Lincoln Center Board of Directors, added, “Pedro came into our lives in 1985 with the premiere of his irreverent and darkly humorous film. What did I do to deserve this? a New directors/New films. That evening I threw a suitably lively party in my apartment, and that's when I fell in love. Over the years, he has presented 15 films at the New York Film Festival and also helped launch the Walter Reade Theater with a raucous screening of High heels in 1991. We all love his lively characters, gorgeous colors, and mischievous sense of fun, but his films also affirm his deep love of women and a deep understanding of the human condition. We couldn't be happier to name Pedro as the recipient of the 50th Chaplin Prize.”
The next roomreleased by Sony Pictures Classics, it is Almodóvar's fifteenth selection at the New York Film Festival, with a record nine choices receiving gala presentations. Almodóvar's past festival films include Women on the verge of a nervous breakdown, All about my mother, Bad education, Volver, Living flesh, Talk to her, Broken hugs, Parallel mothers, The flower of my secret, The skin I live in, Julieta, Pain and glory , The human voice AND Strange way to live.