Damon To Accept Lifetime Achievement Award

October 5th, 2009 LA TOYA JACKSON struggled to accept a lifetime achievement award in honour of her brother MICHAEL at a British music ceremony last month (Sep09) - because she was still struggling to come to terms with his death. The star attended the Music Of Black Origin (MOBO) Awards in Glasgow, Scotland with sibling Jermaine to accept the King Of Pop's posthumous honour.

September 30th, 2009 Novelist Leonard to receive PEN USA awardLOS ANGELES — Novelist Elmore Leonard will receive PEN USA's lifetime achievement award at a December ceremony. Leonard, 83, has written over 40 westerns, crime novels and mysteries, including "The Bounty Hunters," ''Road Dogs" and "Cuba Libre." Many of his books — notably "Out of Sight," ''Get Shorty" and "Be Cool" — have been made into films.

September 24th, 2009 SIR IAN MCKELLEN was handed a a lifetime achievement award for his illustrious acting career at a film festival in Spain on Wednesday evening (23Sep09). The veteran star was guest of honour at the San Sebastian International Film Festival, picking up the Donostia Award to mark his 40 years in Hollywood.

September 22nd, 2009 Acclaimed singer/songwriter BUDDY MILLER pulled off a near-clean sweep at the eighth Americana Music Association Honors & Awards show in Nashville, Tennessee last week (17Sep09). Miller took home trophies in almost every category for which he was nominated, including Artist of the Year, Album of the Year for Written In Chalk, Duo/Group of the Year and Song of the Year for Chalk, which he performed with Patty Griffin.

September 17th, 2009 Miller, Fogerty honored at Americana Music AwardsNASHVILLE, Tenn. — Buddy Miller won four awards and veteran John Fogerty received a special honor Thursday night at the eighth annual Americana Music Association Honors and Awards Show.

September 9th, 2009 Salsa singer MARC ANTHONY will have a birthday to remember this year (09) - he will be honoured by the Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute for his career achievements on the day he turns 41. Jennifer Lopez's husband, who is of Puerto Rican heritage, will spend the evening of 16 September (09) in the company of the Latin community in Washington, D.C.

August 31st, 2009 LONDON - Oscar winning actor Matt Damon is all set to receive an honour for his contribution to the world of cinema. According to Variety, the actor will be presented the American Cinematheque Award at a ceremony next March, reports the Daily Express.

August 19th, 2009 Buzz Aldrin to accept Emmy for NASA moon broadcastLOS ANGELES — Apollo 11 astronaut Buzz Aldrin is taking a trip to the Emmys. The TV academy said Tuesday that Aldrin, part of the 1969 moon mission, will accept the Philo T.

August 6th, 2009 Star of 'McHale's Navy' honored at RI festivalPROVIDENCE, R.I. — Actor Ernest Borgnine will receive a lifetime achievement award from the Rhode Island International Film Festival.

August 3rd, 2009 Award-winning American composer MARVIN HAMLISCH is to be honoured with the Lifetime Achievement Award at Belgium's Ghent Film Festival, marking his outstanding career. Hamlisch shares the rare honour of being awarded an Emmy, a Grammy, an Oscar, a Tony and a Pulitzer Prize with late American composer Richard Rodgers - and will be handed his latest accolade during the festival's 17 October (09) World Soundtrack Awards.

June 22nd, 2009 Historian wins $100,000 military prizeNEW YORK — Historian Gerhard L. Weinberg has received a $100,000 lifetime achievement prize for excellence in military writing.

June 14th, 2009 LONDON - Hollywood star Michael Douglas was honoured with a Lifetime Achievement Award by the American Film Institute in a star-studded ceremony in California. The "Fatal Attraction" actor was presented with the prize by veteran actor Jack Nicholson at Sony Studios in Culver City, California, June 11, reported contactmusic.com.

June 13th, 2009 LONDON - Welsh actress Catherine Zeta-Jones paid tribute to her husband Michael Douglas by reprising her role as Velma Kelly in 'Chicago', after he received the annual AFI Lifetime Achievement Award. Douglas, 64, who has starred in films like One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, Fatal Attraction and Wall Street, received his lifetime achievement award from actor Jack Nicholson, reports the Sun.

May 5th, 2009 Cormac McCarthy receives PEN awardNEW YORK — Pulitzer Prize winner Cormac McCarthy has received another literary honor. The author of "The Road," ''All the Pretty Horses" and several other novels was named the winner Monday of the PEN/Saul Bellow Award for lifetime achievement in American fiction.

May 4th, 2009 Composer Jerry Herman set for a special Tony AwardNEW YORK — Jerry Herman is set for a special Tony Award. The Tony administration committee says the composer of "Hello, Dolly!" and "Mame" will receive a special lifetime-achievement prize during the awards ceremony June 7 at Radio City Music Hall.