Natalie Portman to Be Honored at Deauville American Film Festival
variety.comLeo Barraclough International Features Editor Natalie Portman will be honored at the 49th edition of Deauville American Film Festival, which will bestow her with its Deauville Talent Award.
She will attend a screening of her new film, Todd Haynes’ sex scandal drama “May December,” at the festival, which runs from Sept.
1 to 10. Among her career highlights, the festival singles out her performance in Darren Aronofsky’s “Black Swan,” for which she won an Oscar in 2011.
She was also an Oscar nominee for Mike Nichols’ “Closer” in 2005 and Pablo Larraín’s “Jackie” in 2017. Other standout roles the festival pointed to were her performances in “Star Wars: Episode I — The Phantom Menace” in 1999, Anthony Minghella’s “Cold Mountain” in 2003, and Kar-Wai Wong’s “My Blueberry Nights” in 2007. “All of these roles are marked by her ambivalent presence, a blend of strength and fragility,” the festival commented.
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