Martin Scorsese to receive inaugural Robert Osborne Award at TCM fest
Turner Classic Movies announced that it will present the inaugural Robert Osborne Award to filmmaker Martin Scorsese at the TCM Classic Film Festival on April 26. The award, honoring the network’s longtime host who died in 2017, will be given annually to “an individual who has significantly contributed to preserving the cultural heritage of classic films.”
Scorsese, best known for such films as “Taxi Driver,” “Raging Bull” and “Goodfellas,” established the Film Foundation, a nonprofit collaboration with studios and archives, in 1990. The organization has restored over 800 films from around the world and and conducts a free educational curriculum for young people on the language and history of film.
“I am truly honored to be the first recipient of the Robert Osborne Award,” Scorsese said in a statement. “I started the Film Foundation 28 years ago in order to preserve and share cinema’s history with audiences of the present and the future. Bob and TCM have always been trusted allies in this mission. Bob was a true believer in the cinema, so to receive this award in his name means a great deal to me.”
The 2018 festival is scheduled for April 26-29 in Hollywood.
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