Register

    Venice Film Fest to give life achievement award to Roberto Benigni

    By SHOOTUpdated:No Comments1360 Views
    In this Sunday, Oct. 23, 2016 filer, Roberto Benigni poses for photographers as he arrives on the red carpet at the Rome Film Festival. The Venice Film Festival said Thursday, April 15, 2021 it will give its lifetime achievement award this year to Oscar-winning director and actor Roberto Benigni. The Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement is to be awarded at 78th edition of the world’s oldest film festival, scheduled for Sept. 1-11 on the Lido. Benigni wrote, directed and starred in “La Vita e Bella,” (“Life is Beautiful”), which won the Oscar for best foreign language film, best actor and best musical score in 1999. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia, File)
    ROME (AP) --

    The Venice Film Festival said Thursday it will give its lifetime achievement award this year to Oscar-winning director and actor Roberto Benigni.

    The Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement is to be awarded at the 78th edition of the world's oldest film festival, scheduled for Sept. 1-11 on the Lido. 

    Benigni wrote, directed and starred in "La Vita e Bella," ("Life is Beautiful"), which won the Oscar for best foreign language film, best actor and best musical score in 1999.

    In announcing the decision, Venice director Alberto Barbera called Benigni "one of the most extraordinary comedy actors in an admittedly rich gallery of Italian performers," and noted his more recent solo performances reading Dante's "Divine Comedy."

    Benigni, perhaps best remembered for climbing on top of the audience chair when he won the Oscar, was more restrained on Thursday. "My heart is full of joy and gratitude," he said in a statement.

    Venice was one of the few international film festivals to be held fully in-person last year amid the coronavirus pandemic, using reserved seating arrangements and extra screenings to ensure socially distanced viewing.

    Tags:Roberto BenigniVenice Film Festival



    Football Practice Preps Nikki Glaser For Hosting The Golden Globes

    Thursday, December 26, 2024
    Nikki Glaser stands on the field after NFL football game between the Los Angeles Chargers and the Denver Broncos, Thursday, Dec. 19, 2024, in Inglewood, Calif. (AP Photo/Eric Thayer)

    What do Tom Brady, Taylor Swift and comedy have to do with learning about football?

    In the case of Nikki Glaser, it is all intertwined.

    Glaser has become a familiar face to football fans this season. Her breakthrough performance at the Tom Brady Roast on May 5 paved the way for five appearances on Amazon Prime Video's "Thursday Night Football" postgame show.

    Before last Thursday's game between the Denver Broncos and Los Angeles Chargers, Glaser said doing her "Late Hits" segment was a no-brainer following her success at the Brady roast.

    "The football audience is kind of familiar with me already. It's one that is OK with me not knowing every detail about football or expecting me to be an expert about it because I was who I was on the Brady Roast. I kind of admitted to not really following football that much," Glaser said. "And I became a fan of Tom Brady and the sport in doing it through that process. So then I was like, 'Let me just keep learning about football through joking about it.' And that was kind of my goal."

    Glaser admits her knowledge of football is not all the way there yet. Still, it is further ahead than it was a year ago when she started casually watching Chiefs games due to Swift's relationship with Kansas City tight end Travis Kelce.

    And mostly then, it was to see when Swift appeared on screen.

    However, Glaser decided to start learning more about the game, which she compared to trying to learn a new language.

    "I went my whole life putting on blinders because I was just scared to look stupid if I tried to learn. I always thought football fans would be really judgmental and cruel about my lack of knowledge. But they're not," Glaser said. "They're eager for you to understand and... Read More

    MySHOOT Profiles


    Add A Comment