Sigourney Weaver is being given the Golden Lion for lifetime achievement by the Venice International Film Festival following her blazing the “trail for powerful female actors”. The 74-year-old American actress – known for the science fiction film series Alien, Dian Fossey biopic Gorillas In The Mist and epic movie Avatar across her five-decade career – will be formally presented with the honour at the 81st edition of the annual event later this year. Susan Sarandon and Sigourney Weaver (Ian West/PA) “I proudly accept this award in celebration of all who have helped bring these films to life.
” She follows famous faces including Dame Julie Andrews, Sir Charlie Chaplin, Jamie Lee Curtis and Tilda Swinton in being named for the prestigious prize. Festival director Alberto Barbera said Weaver “has few rivals” and became “an emblematic figure of the 1980s” following her Academy Award-nominated role as the tough Ellen Ripley, who fights off the aggressive aliens across four films in the franchise. #BiennaleCinema2024 The Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement of #Venezia81 goes to iconic American actress and three-time Academy Award nominee #SigourneyWeaver .
“To be gifted this award is a privilege I share with all the filmmakers and collaborators I have worked with...
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