Naomi Watts to receive lifetime award at top Spain film fest

<span>Naomi Watts to receive lifetime award at top Spain film fest</span> <span><span>Estelle.Bronkhorst</span></span> <span><time datetime="2026-09-01T12:00:00+02:00" title="Tuesday, September 1, 2026 - 12:00">Tue, 09/01/2026 - 12:00</time> </span>

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<div class="text-long"><p>MADRID - Hollywood star actor and producer Naomi Watts will receive a lifetime achievement award at Spain's top film festival next month, organisers announced on Monday.</p><p>The San Sebastian Film Festival said the British-born Australian, a two-time Oscar nominee, would take the "Donostia" prize as "one of the most talented and recognised actresses of her generation".</p><p>Watts, 57, first made a name for herself in David Lynch's 2001 movie "Mulholland Drive" and has played versatile roles in both auteur cinema and big productions.</p><p>She earned Oscar nominations for her performances in "21 Grams" (2003) by Mexican director Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu and "The Impossible" (2012) under Spain's Juan Antonio Bayona. </p><p>Inarritu's "Birdman" (2014), "You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger" (2010) by Woody Allen and Michael Haneke's "Funny Games" (1997) feature among her other standout roles.</p><p>Watts was nominated for an Emmy Award for her work in Ryan Murphy's mini-series "Feud: Capote vs. The Swans", where she was also an executive producer.</p><p>Watts has also stood out in recent times for raising awareness about women's health and menopause.</p><p>The prize ceremony will take place on September 19 in the northern coastal city of San Sebastian, where the Spanish-speaking world's most prestigious film festival will run from September 18-26.</p><p>A showing of the new film "The Housewife" will follow, where Watts stars as the enigmatic wife of a suspected former Nazi official living in 1960s New York.</p><p>German director, scriptwriter, producer and actor Werner Herzog is also due to take home a Donostia award this year.</p><p>The illustrious list of previous winners includes Gregory Peck, Bette Davis, Lauren Bacall, Francis Ford Coppola, Woody Allen, Oliver Stone, Agnes Varda, Catherine Deneuve and Pedro Almodovar. </p><ul><li data-list-item-id="e270b0161cb608fb5cc585a8e462818d8">AFP</li></ul></div>

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