Overview
- George Clooney, honored Monday with Film at Lincoln Center’s 51st Chaplin Award at Alice Tully Hall, used his acceptance speech to denounce recent attacks in Washington, D.C., and Minnesota.
- He called on “left, right and center” to work together, saying citizens can heal wounds and, in his words, “make America great again” through shared civic effort.
- He quoted journalist Edward R. Murrow’s warning against fear and unreason, a line he has lived with while portraying Murrow on Broadway in Good Night, and Good Luck.
- Coverage tied his remarks to Saturday’s evacuation of the White House Correspondents’ Dinner after a shooting attempt, with President Donald Trump later blaming Democrats and turning a brief pause into renewed partisan anger.
- The tribute mixed gravitas with industry humor, featuring Stephen Colbert, Sam Rockwell, Julianna Margulies, John Turturro, a Matt Damon video, and a Clooney joke nodding to the pending Warner–Paramount merger.