US actor Matt Damon to receive Stanley Kubrick Britannia Award

Oscar-winning actor and screenwriter Matt Damon has been selected to receive the prestigious Stanley Kubrick Britannia Award.

A recent media report said the multi-talented movie star/writer/producer will join the esteemed list of previous Britannia award winners, including Meryl Streep, George Clooney, Tom Cruise, Robert De Niro, Steven Spielberg and Denzel Washington.

Damon has been selected to receive the Stanley Kubrick Britannia Award for Excellence in Film from the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) Los Angeles.

Damon is “undoubtedly one of the most talented and respected actors working in film today... Having made a remarkable impact at a young age with ‘Good Will Hunting’, he has developed a phenomenal career,” said BAFTA LA chairman Kieran Breen.

“As a favorite of some of the top contemporary directors in our industry, it seems particularly fitting that we are honoring his career with an award bearing the name of the legendary Stanley Kubrick,” Breen continued.

Other recipients of the Britannia award include as Jodie Foster, Robert Downey Jr., and Tom Hanks, among others.

The awards event will take place at a venue in the US state of California on October 27.

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