Sofia Coppola Recalls Early Career “Before Nepo Babies Were Charming” and Was Considered Actress Who “Ruined the ‘Godfather’ Films”

Sofia Coppola was honored at the Museum of Modern Art’s 2025 Film Benefit, presented by Chanel, on Wednesday, as the filmmaker looked back at the start of her career when she was known just as Francis Ford Coppola’s daughter.

Bill Murray, Elle Fanning, Josh Hartnett, Jason Schwartzman, Roman Coppola, Michael Ovitz and MoMA’s chief curator of film Rajendra Roy were all on hand to pay tribute to Coppola, along with video messages from Kirsten Dunst and father Francis, for the museum’s 17th’s annual gala.

Accepting her honor from brother Roman and cousin Schwartzman, Coppola remembered, “When I started, I was in my 20s and it was the ’90s in L.A. where I was known as the daughter of. This was before nepo babies were charming and most of them ended up in rehab, and I was the amateur actress who single-handedly ruined the Godfather films,…