Jessica Lange To Receive Vision Award At Sun Valley Film Festival
Jessica Lange will receive the Vision Award at the 2026 Sun Valley Film Festival, recognising her work across film, television and theatre. The presentation will accompany a conversation with Lange, giving festival-goers a chance to hear about her career and creative process.
The festival will also screen *Long Day’s Journey Into Night*, in which Lange reprises her Tony-winning Broadway role as Mary Tyrone, opposite Ed Harris. Lange is a two-time Oscar winner, with further Emmy-winning work and a Tony nomination for *Mother Play* in 2024. The festival runs from 2 to 6 December in Sun Valley, Idaho.
In short
- Jessica Lange will receive the festival’s Vision Award.
- The award presentation includes a conversation with Lange.
- The festival runs from 2 to 6 December in Idaho.
Explained simply
The Sun Valley Film Festival is an annual event in Idaho that brings together film screenings and conversations with people working in the arts. Its awards recognise contributions to film and related creative fields.
Jessica Lange is an American actor whose career spans film, television and theatre. She has won two Academy Awards and Emmy Awards, and received a Tony Award for her stage performance as Mary Tyrone in Eugene O’Neill’s play Long Day’s Journey Into Night.
The Vision Award is a festival honour for an artist’s creative work. Lange’s recognition connects her screen career with her work on stage, where she has also taken on roles in contemporary theatre.
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