Jessica Lange to Receive Vision Award at Sun Valley Film Festival — SkimNews
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- Jessica Lange will receive the Vision Award at the 2026 Sun Valley Film Festival, recognizing her contributions across film, television, and theater, with the award presented by Deadline during a live conversation.
- Sun Valley Film Festival will screen Jonathan Kent’s Long Day’s Journey Into Night, featuring Lange reprising her Tony-winning role as Mary Tyrone opposite Ed Harris, Ben Foster, and Derek Carroll.
- Jessica Lange returns to American Horror Story for its 13th season and recently earned a Critics Choice nomination for her lead role in The Great Lillian Hall.
- Jessica Lange has a distinguished stage career, beginning on Broadway in 1992 as Blanche DuBois and including Tony-nominated performances in 2016 and 2024 for Long Day’s Journey Into Night and Mother Play.
- Past recipients of the Vision Award include Annette Bening, Clint Eastwood, Geena Davis, and Gwyneth Paltrow, placing Lange among a roster of acclaimed actors and filmmakers honored by the festival.
Why it matters: The festival gains cultural prestige by aligning with a multi-award-winning artist still actively contributing to major projects, while audiences gain rare access to a career-spanning dialogue with Lange—highlighting her ongoing influence across mediums at a moment when few actors maintain such cross-platform relevance.
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