The Sundance Institute said on Thursday that it would award the film critic Roger Ebert with its second Vanguard Leadership award, in recognition of his advocacy of independent cinema. The award is the centerpiece of the institute's next Celebrate Sundance benefit, to be held in Los Angeles in June.
Mr. Ebert's film column has appeared in The Chicago Sun-Times since 1967, and his reviews are syndicated in more than 200 newspapers worldwide. He is equally known for his long-running TV movie criticism program and has written 15 books. “When I started Sundance in 1980, and when few would support us, Roger was there,†Robert Redford, president of the Sundance Institute, said in a statement. Mr. Ebert i s the second recipient of the Vanguard Leadership award, with the first going earlier this year to George Gund, the philanthropist and Sundance trustee.
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