The 2026 MoMA Film Benefit, Presented by Chanel, Will Honor Steven Spielberg

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EGOT winner Steven Spielberg is adding another honor to his list of lifetime achievements: The iconic filmmaker has been named the honoree for the 2026 MoMA Film Benefit, presented by lead sponsor Chanel.

The annual event celebrates the most influential figures working in cinema while raising support for the museum’s film collection and programming. This year’s benefit, set for Nov. 12, is sure to pack the room with Hollywood’s biggest names. The evening will include tributes from Spielberg’s collaborators and industry friends alongside clips from his extensive filmography, followed by a black-tie dinner.

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Chanel has supported the benefit since 2011 and served as the museum’s lead sponsor of film since 2021.

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“MoMA’s support of Steven Spielberg extends back over a half-century, beginning when we helped introduce him to audiences as part of New Directors/New Films in 1974,” said Rajendra Roy, MoMA’s Celeste Bartos chief curator of film, in a statement about the event. “Since then, he has repeatedly demonstrated that being an artist and an entertainer can be simultaneous aspirations, though few have mastered the combination as expertly as he has.”

Past honorees include Sofia Coppola, honored in 2025, as well as Samuel L. Jackson, Guillermo del Toro, Penélope Cruz, George Clooney, Laura Dern, Martin Scorsese, Julianne Moore, Tom Hanks, Cate Blanchett, Alfonso Cuarón, Tilda Swinton, Quentin Tarantino, Pedro Almodóvar, Kathryn Bigelow, Tim Burton and Baz Luhrmann.

Spielberg released his latest film, “Disclosure Day,” earlier this summer, and also served as an executive producer for the recent Apple TV+ series “Cape Fear.”

Steven Spielberg at the MoMA Film Benefit honoring Tom Hanks Presented by Chanel in 2016.Jillian Sollazzo/ WWD