Susan Sarandon: Lifetime Achievement Award at Stockholm Festival

Susan Sarandon will be the recipient of the Stockholm Lifetime Achievement Award 2009 to be presented at the 20th Stockholm International Film Festival, which runs Nov. 18-29. Sarandon will be accepting the honor in person.
As per the Stockholm Film Festival’s press release, "the Stockholm Lifetime Achievement Award is presented annually to honor and acknowledge a longstanding career and an outstanding achievement in cinema. The prestigious award, in the shape of a 16 lb Bronze Horse (the heaviest film award in the world), is a paraphrase on the Swedish Dala horse, designed by designer Fredrik Swärd."
Previous recipients of the Stockholm Lifetime Achievement Award include Lauren Bacall, Charlotte Rampling, David Lynch, Oliver Stone, Jean-Luc Godard, Erland Josephson, and Paul Schrader.
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by Andre Soares | October 22, 2009   
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2006 Goya Award Winners

The Spanish Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has announced the winners of the 2006 Goya Awards. Not surprisingly, the best picture winner was front-runner La Vida secreta de las palabras / The Secret Life of Words, the story of a young woman who takes care of a man blinded by a work-related accident. The English-language psychological drama stars Tim Robbins, Sarah Polley, Javier Cámara, and Julie Christie, and was directed by Isabel Coixet, winner of the best director and best original screenplay Goyas.
The best actor winner was Óscar Jaenada for Camarón, a biopic of the renowned flamenco singer, while the best actress was Candela Peña for Princesas, a dark tale about two prostitutes.
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by Andre Soares | January 10, 2006   
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