BOB MACKIE To Receive The 5th Margaret O'Brien Legend Award (MOLA)

COMING SOON to The Palm Springs Cultural Center on SUNDAY, DECEMBER 7th, 2025:

The Filmmakers' Gallery Proudly Presents The 2025 Margaret O'Brien Legend Award(MOLA) Ceremony to honor their 5th recipient, the iconic costume and fashion designer BOB MACKIE, for his career achievement in film, television and theater.

BOB MACKIE - Is a nine-time Emmy Award winner, Geoffrey Beene CFDA Lifetime Achievement Award recipient, and has three Academy Award nominations. Most recently he received a 2019 Tony Award, Drama Desk Award, and Outer Critics Circle Award for his work on THE CHER SHOW. His Broadway credits include MOON OVER BUFFALO and PUTTING IT TOGETHER, starring Carol Burnett, THE BEST LITTLE WHOREHOUSE GOES PUBLIC, MINNELLI ON MINNELLI, LORELEI with Carol Channing, and ON THE TOWN with Bernadette Peters and Phyllis Newman. Broadway on television: ONCE UPON A MATTRESS starring Carol Burnett, GYPSY starring Bette Midler, CAROUSEL, BRIGADOON, OF THEE I SING, and KISMET. Mr. Mackie's Oscar nominations for Best Costume Design were for LADY SINGS THE BLUES (1972), FUNNY LADY (1975), and PENNIES FROM HEAVEN (1981). His inventive and memorable designs have helped raise entertainers like Tina Turner, Diana Ross, Elton John, Ann-Margret, Bernadette Peters, Mitzi Gaynor, Carol Burnett, Bette Midler, Pink, and Cher to iconic status both onscreen and off.

GUEST MODERATOR: TBA

OTHER SPECIAL "SURPRISE" GUESTS: TBA

A SPECIAL 50TH ANNIVERSARY SCREENING OF "FUNNY LADY" (1975-2025)

IMPORTANT: BEFORE PURCHASING YOUR TICKETS...

**PLEASE NOTE, THERE ARE 2 TIERS OF TICKETS TO ATTEND THIS EVENT!

TICKET TIER #1:

11:00AM - 12:30PM: VIP CHAMPAGNE BRUNCH TICKET. (ONLY 60 Tickets Available). Includes an exclusive Champagne Brunch with our 2025 MOLA Award Recipient, the legendary costume and fashion designer BOB MACKIE. His gorgeous Academy Award-nominated costume designs are featured in the 5-time nominated musical masterpiece FUNNY LADY (The continuation of the Academy Award-winning FUNNY GIRL; which will screen immediately following our award ceremony presentation and A Conversation With: BOB MACKIE, - Moderator TBA.

VIP ADMISSION PRICE: $75.00

INCLUDES: VIP Champagne Brunch, Preferred Reserved Seating in Theater 1, Award Presentation to BOB MACKIE, "A Conversation With"... Bob Mackie and our Guest Moderator (TBA), and the screening of FUNNY LADY.

TICKET TIER #2:

12:30PM: GENERAL ADMISSION TICKET - Includes the MOLA AWARDS CEREMONY in Theater 1 with honoree BOB MACKIE, "A Conversation With"... Bob Mackie and our Guest Moderator (TBA), and the screening of FUNNY LADY.

GENERAL ADMISSION PRICE: $25.00

THE FILMMAKERS GALLERY is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization, whose mission is to entertain, educate and inspire diverse cultures and communities through the universal language of Film, Television and Theatre. EIN#: 88-1343294

This Event is Presented/Hosted & Produced by The Filmmakers' Gallery Founders/Producers, Paul Belsito and Steven Roche.

BOARD OF DIRECTORS:

Steven Roche - President & Director of Development

Paul Belsito - Vice President & Executive Director

James Richardson - Treasurer

Dan Waters - Secretary

Jana Barnett

Alan Carvalho

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