Scottish actor Ewan McGregor and Oscar-winning US actor Tommy Lee Jones will be honoured with an award in tribute to their careers at the San Sebastian film festival in Spain next month.
McGregor, the 41-year-old “Star Wars” star, will receive the festival’s Donostia Award, “awarded to a great film personality in recognition for their work and career”, at a ceremony on September 27, they said in a statement.
“Often hailed as one of the finest actors of his generation, Ewan McGregor consistently captivates audiences with a diverse line-up of roles across a multitude of genres, styles and scope,” it said.
“McGregor’s career has been highlighted by a continuous string of bold and daring performances, from his breakthrough role as the heroin-addicted Mark Renton in Irvine Welsh’s Trainspotting, to the legendary Obi-Wan Kenobi in Star Wars saga, to starring opposite Nicole Kidman in the musical Moulin Rouge.”
The actor’s latest film “The Impossible”, a drama based on a true story of a family’s fight to survive during the 2004 tsunami, will have its European premiere at the festival after the ceremony to award McGregor the prize.
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