Nicolas Cage to Be Honored at Miami Movie Pageant With Selection’s Legends and Groundbreakers Award

Selection will current Nicolas Cage with the Selection Legend & Groundbreaker Award on the Miami Movie Pageant on March 5. Earlier recipients of the distinguished award embody Francis Ford Coppola, Hans Zimmer and Ron Howard.

“12 months after yr, Nicolas Cage proves to be an actor of nice vary, exhibiting dramatic energy and nice comedic verve, making his work shocking, pleasant and transferring,” stated Steven Gaydos, Selection EVP world content material & govt editor. “We’re excited to see the Oscar-winner’s flip in Common Photos’ ‘Renfield’ this yr and have a good time his complete profession on the Miami Movie Pageant.”

“Nicolas Cage is the very definition of a legend. An Academy Award-winning actor, a worldwide famous person, and a cult icon, everybody the world over is acquainted with his inimitable persona and bigger than life presence,” stated Lauren Cohen, Miami Movie Pageant Director of Programming. “He’s really one in every of a sort — the very essence of what we’re celebrating at our milestone fortieth version.”

Altering his final title early in his profession to make his personal manner in showbiz, Cage broke out in 1983’s “Valley Lady” and went on to star in plenty of romantic blockbusters equivalent to “Peggy Sue Received Married” and “Moonstruck” earlier than transferring on to motion movies together with “The Rock,” “Con Air” and “Face/Off.” Cage gained the Oscar for “Leaving Las Vegas” and was nominated for “Adaptation.”

Cage will be a part of beforehand introduced honorees Diego Luna (Selection Virtuoso Award) and Nicholas Britell (Artwork of Gentle Composer Award, introduced by Alacran Group). The Miami Movie Pageant’s fortieth version will run from March 3 by means of March 12. The entire program is offered at miamifilmfestival.com.