The SCAD Savannah Movie Pageant has added to the lengthy listing of luminaries who will go to the pageant this October, together with Oscar Issac, Tessa Thompson, Rose Byrne, Dylan O’Brien, Mark Hamill, and Benny Safdie.

The university-run pageant has change into one of the vital in style award season stops, nevertheless it’s totally different from most: Slightly than making an attempt to attraction Oscar voters, honorees at SCAD Savannah assist the following technology of filmmakers by sharing their insights with SCAD Savannah college students.

SCAD is one in every of MovieMaker‘s Greatest Movie Faculties within the U.S. and Canada, and the pageant is one in every of our 50 Movie Festivals Well worth the Entry Charge.

The brand new honorees be part of beforehand introduced friends Hannah Beachler, Craig Brewer, Jon M. Chu, Rian Johnson, Jennifer Lopez, and Miles Teller. They embrace:

• Will Arnett (Luminary Award, Is This Factor On?)
• Rose Byrne (Luminary Award, If I Had Legs I’d Kick You)
• Miles Caton (Rising Star Award, Sinners)
• Zoey Deutch (Breakthrough Efficiency Award, Nouvelle Obscure)
• Joel Edgerton (Vanguard Award, Practice Goals)
• Mark Hamill (Lifetime Achievement Award, The Lifetime of Chuck)
• Oscar Isaac (Icon Award, Frankenstein)
• Dylan O’Brien (Lumiere Award, Twinless)
• Benny Safdie (Maverick Director Award, The Smashing Machine)
• Tessa Thompson (Distinguished Efficiency Award, Hedda)

“The 2025 SCAD Savannah Movie Pageant brings collectively a constellation of cinematic luminaries whose work has captivated audiences and formed the cultural panorama,” mentioned Christina Routhier, Senior Govt Director of the SCAD Savannah Movie Pageant, in a press release.

“From visionary administrators to essentially the most compelling performances of the season, these honorees exemplify the artistry that outline immediately’s moviemaking. For our college students, this pageant is greater than a celebration — it’s an unparalleled alternative to interact with and be taught from the very creators whose work conjures up them. The presence of those people in Savannah affords a uncommon glimpse into the artistic course of and serves as a catalyst for the following technology of storytellers from our college.”

Foremost picture: Oscar winner Twine Jefferson at a previous version of the SCAD Savannah Movie Pageant. Courtesy of SCAD.