2024’s Cinemacon Honorees

Dan Stevens

Recipient of the Award of Excellence in Acting, Stevens will next reunite with “The Guest” helmer Adam Wingard for “Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire.”

Geena Davis

The “Thelma & Louise” star is receiving the Viola Davis Trailblazer Award. Not only honored for more than 40 years of memorable screen performances, Davis will be recognized for her advocacy work through the Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media.

Dennis Quaid

Quaid will receive the Cinema Icon Award, which recognizes performers with diverse careers. His work, which spans almost five decades, includes “The Right Stuff” (1983), “Any Given Sunday” (1999) and “Midway” (2019).

Joseph Quinn

The English actor will receive Cinemacon’s Breakthrough Performer of the Year Award in conjunction with two big releases in 2023: Michael Sarnoski’s “A Quiet Place: Day One” and Ridley Scott’s “Gladiator 2.”

Lupita Nyong’o

For her role in “A Quiet Place: Day One,” Nyong’o will receive the Star of the Year Award. She has appeared in both “Black Panther” films and Jordan Peele’s “Us,” and has done voice-over work reprising her role as Maz Kanata from “Star Wars: The Force Awakens.”

Amy Poehler

Cinemacon will honor Poehler with the Vanguard Award, which recognizes her versatility across television and film. She appeared in the original “Mean Girls” (2004) and will reprise her voice role as Joy in “Inside Out 2” this summer.

Shawn Levy

For his more than 25 years in filmmaking, Levy will receive the Director of the Year Award. His latest film, “Deadpool & Wolverine,” starring Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman, is set for release July 26.

Ariana Greenblatt

Cinemacon will honor Greenblatt as its Rising Star of 2024. She had two big roles in 2023 — in “65” and “Barbie” — and will next appear in Eli Roth's sci-fi comedy “Borderlands.”