
Noah Baumbach will receive the Gotham Director Tribute at the 35th Annual Gotham Film Awards Ceremony for his work on Jay Kelly, a heartbreaking comedy starring George Clooney and Adam Sandler.

Guillermo del Toro’s Frankenstein will receive the Gotham Vanguard Tribute at the 35th Annual Gotham Film Awards.

Penelope Milford, nominated for the Best Supporting Actress Oscar for her role in Hal Ashby’s Coming Home, has died at the age of 77.

Diane Keaton, the Oscar-winning actress known for starring in Annie Hall and The Godfather, has died in California at the age of 79, according to a family spokesperson.

Actress Teyana Taylor, known for her recent role in One Battle After Another, will be recognized as Power 100 Entertainer of the year at the 2025 EBONY Power 100 Gala.

Norwegian actress and filmmaker Liv Ullmann will be presented with the European Lifetime Achievement award at the 38th European Film Awards for “her outstanding body of work as an actress, director and screenwriter.”

James ‘Jim’ Mitchum, known formally as James Robin Spence Mitchum, the eldest son of Hollywood legend Robert Mitchum, has died. He passed away on September 20, 2025, at his ranch in Skull Valley, Arizona, after a long illness. He was 84.

Dame Patricia Routledge, best known for her portrayal of Hyacinth Bucket in the BBC sitcom Keeping Up Appearances, has died at age 96.

Jane Goodall, renowned chimpanzee researcher and activist, has died of natural causes while on a speaking tour in the US at the age of 91.

Filmmakers Alina Simone and Marlén Viñayo have been selected as the recipients of the 2025 Academy Gold Fellowship for Women.

Robert Redford, actor, director, environmentalist, and founder of the Sundance Institute, has died at his home near Provo, Utah, at the age of 89.

Filmmaker Jon M. Chu will be honored at the 2025 SCAD Savannah Film Festival with the Vanguard Director Award “in recognition of his visionary storytelling”.