PHILADELPHIA — As the 34th Philadelphia Film Festival wraps up on Sunday, organizers have a parting gift.

On Friday, the Philadelphia Film Society, which is the parent organization for the festival, announced that Emmy-winning actor and West Philly’s very own Colman Domingo is the recipient of the society’s 2025 Lumière Award.

The award honors Domingo’s “extraordinary contributions” as an actor, writer, and director, as well as his deep ties to Philadelphia, according to a press statement.

“[Domingo’s] impressive ability to channel raw emotion, compassion, conviction, intensity, humor, and charisma into each of his roles is truly remarkable,” Andrew Greenblatt, CEO of the Philadelphia Film Society, said in the statement. “I couldn’t be more excited to honor Colman Domingo with our 2025 Lumière Award.”

Domingo grew up in the city with his stepfather, Clarence Bowles, who sanded hardwood floors, and his mother, Edith Bowles, worked in a bank. He attended Temple University, where he studied journalism before dropping out at age 21 to make headlines of his own as a stage actor.

In the years since, he’s emerged as a transformative talent on the Broadway stage and in Hollywood. He starred as Billy Flynn in the Broadway revival of "Chicago" in 2010, and was nominated for a Tony for his work on the musical "The Scottsboro Boys," the following year.

His starring roles in films such as the 2023 biopic "Rustin" and the 2024 drama "Sing Sing" earned him consecutive Academy Award best actor nominations.

Domingo joins M. Night Shyamalan, Bruce Willis, Adam McKay, and Lee Daniels, former Lumière Award honorees, who were all recognized for their cinematic achievements and meaningful contribution to the City of Brotherly Love.

Along with Domingo’s honor, PFS presented its Audrey Evans Impact Award for Social Change to boxer Christy Salters and the film "Christy."

The award is named after Evans, a pioneering pediatric oncologist and the Ronald McDonald House co-founder, who worked for decades at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia.

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