Tuesday, September 24, 2024
Year : 2, Issue: 38
Entertainment Desk: Cate Blanchett, the face of this year’s San Sebastian Film Festival, received a touching surprise from fellow actor George Clooney as she accepted the prestigious Donostia Award on Saturday night. Blanchett, an Austalian icon renowned for her performances in films like “The Aviator”, “The Lord of the Rings” trilogy, and her Oscar-nominated role in “Tár”, was honoured for her outstanding contributions to cinema during a ceremony at the festival’s Kursaal Theatre on the Spanish coast.
Clooney, in a video message, praised her, saying, “I want to say that there’s acting as a profession, and then there’s acting as an art, and we recognise that art.”
George Clooney was unable to attend the event due to commitments in Venice, praising Blanchett in his heartfelt video.
cepted the award from Alfonso Cuarón, her director in “Disclaimer”, and reflected on her career, saying, “As an Australian working abroad, I’ve had the great privilege of transcending many bodies. And my work has taken me to central Asia, to Europe, the Americas, to China, it has taken me all over the world and here now in Basque country, at this extraordinarily vibrant festival… I’m so very honoured to receive this award. Thank you San Sebastian. Thank you.”
