Hollywood, CA (PRWEB) September 16, 2008
The 12th Annual Hollywood Film Festival and Hollywood Awards, co-chaired by Paul Haggis and presented by Starz, are pleased to announce honorees who will be recognized for their outstanding achievements at the festival’s Hollywood Awards Gala Ceremony.
Actor James Franco will receive the “Hollywood Breakthrough Actor of the Year Award,” actress Sally Hawkins will be honored with the “Hollywood Breakthrough Actress of the Year Award,” director John Patrick Shanley will receive the “Hollywood Breakthrough Director of the Year Award,” screenwriter Dustin Lance Black will be honored with the “Hollywood Breakthrough Screenwriter of the Year Award,” Disney/Pixar’s “WALL-E,” directed by Academy Award-winning director Andrew Stanton, will get the “Hollywood Animation of the Year Award,” and Paramount Pictures’ “Iron Man” and visual effects supervisors John Nelson and Ben Snow will receive the “Hollywood Visual Effects of the Year Award.”
The gala ceremony will take place at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills on October 27, 2008.
The announcement was made today by Carlos de Abreu, Founder and Executive Director of the Hollywood Film Festival. “This year’s breakthrough honorees have been steadily laying the groundwork of choice projects upon which to build their Hollywood careers, and this was their year to really stand out,” said Mr. de Abreu.