Naomi Watts to Be Honored at San Sebastián Film Festival

British star Naomi Watts will receive the San Sebastián Film Festival’s prestigious Donostia Award during its 74th edition in September. She joins legendary German director Werner Herzog whose Donostia Award was announced early August. Watts will pick up her Award on Saturday, Sept. 19 and screen “The Housewife, directorial debut of Canadian Ben Shirinian.”

The top 3

  1. Breakthrough in Mulholland Drive: Watts achieved international recognition for her dual role as Betty Elms/Diane Selwyn in David Lynch's surreal psychological thriller *Mulholland Drive* (2001), earning numerous critics' awards for Best Actress.
  2. First Oscar Nod for 21 Grams: Watts received her first Academy Award nomination for Best Actress for her portrayal of a grief-stricken mother, Cristina Peck, in Alejandro González Iñárritu's 2003 crime thriller *21 Grams*.
  3. Second Oscar Nod for The Impossible: Watts earned her second Academy Award nomination for Best Actress for her powerful portrayal of Maria Bennett, a mother caught in the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, in the 2012 disaster film *The Impossible*.

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