2025 George Eastman Award Ceremony and Gala

Schedule

Wed Oct 29 2025 at 08:00 pm to 11:00 pm

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Location

Dryden Theatre | Rochester, NY

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The George Eastman Museum will present Rita Moreno with the George Eastman Award on Wednesday October 29, 2025.
About this Event

The George Eastman Museum will honor actress Rita Moreno for her distinguished contribution to the art of cinema.

Moreno received an Academy Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role for her performance as Anita in West Side Story (1961). In 1977, she became the third artist to have received competitive Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony awards (EGOT). Moreno has received the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the highest civilian award in the United States, from President George W. Bush; the National Medal of Arts from President Barack Obama; the Screen Actors Lifetime Achievement Award; the Kennedy Center Honor for her lifetime contributions to American culture; and the Peabody Career Achievement Award.

In accepting the George Eastman Award, Rita Moreno rightfully joins the company of legends who have received the award since 1955, such as Lauren Bacall, Charlie Chaplin, Gary Cooper, Joan Crawford, Cecil B. DeMille, Michael Douglas, Jodie Foster, Greta Garbo, Audrey Hepburn, Michael Keaton, Gregory Peck, Mary Pickford, Julia Roberts, Martin Scorsese, James Stewart, Meryl Streep, Gloria Swanson, and most recently, Goldie Hawn.



MEMBER PRE-SALE Wednesday, September 10, 10 a.m.

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TICKETS ON SALE TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC Wednesday, September 17, 10 a.m.

Any tickets remaining after the member pre-sale will be released to the public.



TICKET INFORMATION

All ticket levels include reserved seating for the ceremony, admittance to the gala featuring dancing, dessert, an open bar, and valet parking. Ticket prices are determined by seat location for the ceremony in the Dryden Theatre.

Patron tickets: $400

Supporter tickets: $250

Friend tickets: $175



Photo of Rita Moreno by Bernardo Doral.
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Dryden Theatre, 900 East Avenue, Rochester, United States

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