Brian Damage
02-12-2010, 12:43 AM
Robert Redford tonight will receive the USC School of Theatre's inaugural Robert Redford Award for Engaged Artists, honoring not only the actor's career but his social activism.
"The Robert Redford Award for Engaged Artists honors an individual who has used his or her fame to increase public awareness of issues that are of vital importance to us all," said Madeline Puzo, dean of the USC School of Theatre.
"Robert Redford truly embodies all that an `engaged artist' represents," she said. "He is a distinguished actor, an Academy Award-winning director, and ardent conservationist, philanthropist and environmentalist, a man who stands for social responsibility and political involvement and an artist and businessman who is a staunch supporter of uncompromised creative expression."
The award will be presented at a gala event at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel. Among those expected to attend are Sally Field, Rene Russo, Tom Skerritt, Alfre Woodard, Robin Wright, Olivia Munn, director Richard Donner and producer Sid Ganis.
Redford won an Oscar in 1980 for directing "Ordinary People." He was nominated for directing "Quiz Show" and for his lead acting role in "The Sting." The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences presented him with a lifetime achievement award in 2002.
He was presented with the Hollywood Foreign Press Association's Cecil B. DeMille Award in 1994.
Redford is a longtime political and environmental activist, and his Sundance Film Festival has become a major force in launching the careers of young actors and filmmakers and bringing independent films to the attention of major distributors.
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"The Robert Redford Award for Engaged Artists honors an individual who has used his or her fame to increase public awareness of issues that are of vital importance to us all," said Madeline Puzo, dean of the USC School of Theatre.
"Robert Redford truly embodies all that an `engaged artist' represents," she said. "He is a distinguished actor, an Academy Award-winning director, and ardent conservationist, philanthropist and environmentalist, a man who stands for social responsibility and political involvement and an artist and businessman who is a staunch supporter of uncompromised creative expression."
The award will be presented at a gala event at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel. Among those expected to attend are Sally Field, Rene Russo, Tom Skerritt, Alfre Woodard, Robin Wright, Olivia Munn, director Richard Donner and producer Sid Ganis.
Redford won an Oscar in 1980 for directing "Ordinary People." He was nominated for directing "Quiz Show" and for his lead acting role in "The Sting." The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences presented him with a lifetime achievement award in 2002.
He was presented with the Hollywood Foreign Press Association's Cecil B. DeMille Award in 1994.
Redford is a longtime political and environmental activist, and his Sundance Film Festival has become a major force in launching the careers of young actors and filmmakers and bringing independent films to the attention of major distributors.
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