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TEXAS FILM AWARDS
HONOR BEVY OF STARS
Stars from Texas and beyond filled the hangar at Austin Studios
for the Austin Film Society's glamorous annual fundraiser.
Presenters like Nick Kroll, Michael Shannon, Robert Rodriguez,
Henry Cisneros, and AFS founder Richard Linklater honored
documentary filmmaker Hector Galan, producer Sarah Green
(Loving, Song to Song, Tree of Life), director/writer Jeff Nichols
(Mud, Loving, Midnight Special), Rising Star Tye Sheridan, and
the legendary
Shirley MacLaine as well as her classic Texas film,
Terms of Endearment. The poignant and moving ceremony also
included tributes to Debbie Reynolds and Bill Paxton, who were
honored in taped segments by Kevin Bacon and Tom Cruise.
The live auction
Hector Galan and Henry Cisneros
Missy and Jeff Nichols
Jesse Plemons
Shirley MacLaine and
Richard Linklater
Sarah Green and Nick Kroll
Tye Sheridan
Michael Shannon, Kirsten Dunst, and Jeff Nichols
