Washington: Another feather in her cap! Actor Kate Winslet will receive the Tribute Actor Award during the 2020 Toronto Film Festival on September 15.
The Oscar-winning actor will receive the honour during the virtual gala following her latest film Francis Lee's Ammonite.
In the flick, she played fossil hunter Mary Anning alongside Saoirse Ronan and is booked for Toronto's reimagined 43rd edition in September.
"Kate's brilliant and compelling onscreen presence continues to captivate, entertain and inspire audiences and actors alike," a news portal cited statement of Joana Vicente, executive director and co-head of the Toronto festival.
Last year, the inaugural TIFF Tribute Gala honoured Meryl Streep, Taika Waititi, Mati Diop and Joaquin Phoenix.
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In the coming weeks, the festival organisers will further unveil other 2020 TIFF Tribute Award honorees and how audiences can experience the virtual ceremony.
In other news, during her trip to India, Kate was brimming with emotions after being recognised as Rose from Titanic, by an elderly from the Himalayas.
"Titanic was everywhere. A couple of years after it came out, I went to India. I was walking in the foothills of the Himalayas, just me with my backpack on my back and a man came towards me with a walking stick - he must have been 85 and was blind in one eye. He looked at me and said, 'You - 'Titanic'. I said yes and he just put his hand on his heart and said, 'Thank you'. I burst into tears. It really helped me understand how much that film had given to so many people," told Kate.
With inputs from ANI
