Sarandon Lands Lifetime Achievement AwardNovember 24th, 2009 Oscar winner SUSAN SARANDON was the toast of the Stockholm International Film Festival in Sweden on Saturday (21Nov09) when she was honoured for her longrunning movie career. The Hollywood actress, 63, was presented with the lifetime achievement prize, a bronze horse statuette weighing a hefty 15 pounds (7.3 kilograms), by Swedish actor Gustaf Hammarsten.
Helen Mirren to be given lifetime achievement awardNovember 16th, 2009 LONDON - Veteran actress Helen Mirren is to be conferred with a lifetime achievement award for her contribution to cinema. The Oscar-winner will be presented with the trophy at the 19th annual Women in Film and Television Awards here next month, reports imdb.com.
Toy Story creator to receive life awardOctober 23rd, 2009 LONDON - Hollywood animation stalwart John Lasseter is all set to get a lifetime achievement from the Producers Guild of America. The creator and director of 'Toy Story' will become the first animator to receive the David O Selznick honour.
Actress Susan Sarandon and French director Luc Besson win Stockholm film festival awardsOctober 21st, 2009 Besson and Sarandon win Stockholm film prizesSTOCKHOLM, Sweden — Organizers say French director Luc Besson and American actress Susan Sarandon will be honored at the Stockholm film festival. They say Sarandon will receive the festival's lifetime achievement award for her "reflection, seduction and rebellion" through which she has portrayed many "multifaceted female characters."
Sarandon's most famous roles include rebellious waitress Louise in 1991 "Thelma and Louise" and Sister Helen in 1995 "Dead Man Walking," for which she won an Oscar.
Susan Sarandon had no qualms about her daughter playing nude roleOctober 13th, 2009 LONDON - American actress Susan Sarandon is said to have had no qualms about her daughter playing a nude role and even encouraged her to take the part in raunchy TV drama 'Californication'. Eva Amurri, 24, Sarandon's daughter with Italian director Franco Amurri, played the part of Jackie, a woman who studied during the day and worked as a stripper by night, on a recent episode of David Duchovny's hit TV series.
Director Mike Nichols graduates to American Film Institute life-achievement honorOctober 11th, 2009 Filmmaker Nichols graduates to AFI lifetime honorLOS ANGELES — Director Mike Nichols has been chosen to receive the 38th American Film Institute's life-achievement award. Nichols, whose films include "The Graduate," ''Working Girl," ''Silkwood" and "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?", will receive the AFI honor at a ceremony next summer.
Novelist Elmore Leonard to receive lifetime achievement award from PEN USASeptember 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.
Pixar directors win Venice Film Festival's lifetime achievement awardSeptember 8th, 2009 LONDON - Directors of Pixar Animation Studios in the US have been awarded the Venice Film Festival's lifetime achievement award, making them the first team to bag the honour. Pixar has made 10 films, four of which have won best animation Oscars, with chief creative officer John Lasseter, 52, and other directors helming hits like 'Finding Nemo' and 'Toy Story'.
Star of 'McHale's Navy' receives lifetime achievement award from Rhode Island film festivalAugust 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.
Tito Jackson accepts Lifetime Achievement Award on behalf of MJJuly 28th, 2009 LONDON - American singer Tito Jackson recently accepted a Lifetime Achievement Award on behalf of his brother late King of Pop Michael Jackson. Tito had performed with The Funk Brothers band as part of the 17th annual Reggae Sumfest in Montego Bay, Jamaica, over the weekend before he accepted the award, reports the Daily Star.
Michael Douglas conferred Lifetime Achievement AwardJune 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.
Distraught Susan Boyle shifted to 'safe house'May 30th, 2009 LONDON - Susan Boyle has reportedly been shifted to a safe house as she prepares to perform in the Britain's Got Talent finals. Judge Piers Morgan revealed the Scottish church singer, 48, had thought of packing her bags and quitting the talent show following excessive media criticism.
Susan Boyle to defy pressure, fight it out in Britain's Got Talent finalMay 30th, 2009 LONDON - Susan Boyle is determined to beat the pressure and perform in the finals of Britain's Got Talent, insisting she would not let go of her dream to bag the title. Susan had been struggling to handle the attention after turning into an overnight celebrity with her jaw-dropping performance of the song 'I Dreamed a Dream' on the talent show, followed by her stunning version of Andrew Lloyd Webber's Cats song Memory in the semi-finals.
Susan Sarandon to start table tennis barMay 13th, 2009 LONDON - She loves acting and is also passionate about sports. Now Oscar-winning actress Susan Sarandon is set to open a table tennis bar in New York.
'Coronation Street' star Michelle Keegan bags Sexiest Female in Soap gongMay 10th, 2009 LONDON - 'Coronation Street' star Michelle Keegan has bagged the award for the Sexiest Female in soap. The 21-year-old, who plays Tina McIntyre, won the award at the 11th British Soap Awards.
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