By Maria Esteves

The 44th Chaplin Award Gala honoring ROBERT DE NIRO (Robert Anthony De Niro) was held at David H. Koch Theater in Lincoln Center, New York, Monday, May 8, 2017.

Presented by the Film Society of Lincoln Center (FSLC), the Chaplin Award Gala is an annual fundraising event that features the film industry’s most notable talents. This year’s gala honored the life and career of one of America’s greatest actor, film producer, director, and TriBeCa Film Institute co-founder, native New Yorker Robert De Niro. Event presenters and red carpet arrivals included Barry Levinson, Ben Stiller, Harvey Keitel, Martin Scorsese, Meryl Streep, Michael Douglas, Sean Penn, and Whoopi Goldberg.

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44th Chaplin Award Gala Red Carpet Arrivals:
Honoree Robert De Niro and American Philanthropist
Grace Hightower (De Niro’s spouse).

44th Chaplin Award Gala Red Carpet Arrivals:
Presenter, American Actor Ben Stiller.

44th Chaplin Award Gala Red Carpet Arrivals: Presenter,
American Director Barry Levinson.  

44th Chaplin Award Gala Red Carpet Arrivals:
Presenter, American Actor Michael Douglas.  

44th Chaplin Award Gala Red Carpet Arrivals:
Presenter, American Actor Harvey Keitel (L)
and Actress Daphna Kastner.  

Executive Director Lesli Klainberg; Chairman Ann Tenenbaum; and Deputy
Director Eugene Hernandez, FSLC.  

44th Chaplin Award Gala Red Carpet Arrivals:
American Actor John Turturro.  

44th Chaplin Award Gala Red Carpet Arrivals:
(L-R), American Designer Zac Posen (L) and TriBeCa
Film Institute co-founder Jane Rosenthal.  

44th Chaplin Award Gala Red Carpet Arrivals: (L-R), Actor
Bobby Conte Thornton and Actress Ariana DeBose.  

44th Chaplin Award Gala Red Carpet Arrivals:
Chairman Ann Tenenbaum, FSLC.  

44th Chaplin Award Gala Red Carpet Arrivals:
American Actress Gabriela Dias.  

44th Chaplin Award Gala Red Carpet Arrivals:
American Designer Zac Posen.  

44th Chaplin Award Gala Red Carpet Arrivals:
American Philanthropist Grace Hightower (De Niro’s spouse).  

44th Chaplin Award Gala Red Carpet Arrivals:
Actress Kiera Chaplin.  

44th Chaplin Award Gala Red Carpet Arrivals:
TriBeCa Film Institute co-founder Jane Rosenthal.  

44th Chaplin Award Gala Red Carpet Arrivals:
Actress Carla Gugino.