Julia Roberts is about to be honored in an exceptional way as she is set to Receive the Academy Museum Gala Icon Award at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures’ second-annual gala in October 2022.
As Academy Museum Director and President Jacqueline Stewart said in a statement release that, the Oscar winner, 54 ;
“Over the course of her expansive and renowned career, has been an embodiment of iconic characters and memorable roles.”
“We are thrilled to be honoring her continued excellence in the industry and contribution to the arts,” Stewart added.
Aside from Roberts, Other honorees include
- Steve McQueen (the Vantage Award),
- Tilda Swinton (the Visionary Award)
- Miky Lee (the Pillar Award).
According to the schedule, this year’s event will be presented by Rolex, and will be held on Oct. 15 with feature co-chairs Halle Berry, Jason Blum, Ryan Murphy and Lupita Nyong’o.
The extensive, star-studded host committee also includes;
- Adrien Brody,
- Amanda Seyfried,
- Thomas Sadoski,
- Ariana DeBose,
- Awkwafina,
- Billie Lourd,
- Bryce Dallas Howard,
- Chloë Sevigny,
- Colman Domingo,
- Cynthia Erivo,
- Dakota Johnson,
- Darren Criss,
- Eddie Redmayne,
- Eiza González,
- Elle Fanning,
- Emma Roberts,
- George C. Wolfe,
- Glenn Close,
- Gwyneth Paltrow,
- Jamie Lee Curtis,
- Jennifer Garner,
- Jessica Alba,
- Joe Jonas,
- Sophie Turner and Jon Hamm.
Rounding out the list are;
- Jonathan Majors,
- Judd Apatow,
- Leslie Mann,
- Kate Hudson,
- Kathryn Hahn,
- Keke Palmer,
- Kid Cudi,
- Kirsten Dunst,
- Leonardo DiCaprio,
- Letitia Wright,
- Lily Collins,
- Lucy Liu,
- Natasha Lyonne,
- Orlando Bloom,
- Regina Hall,
- Renée Zellweger,
- Riley Keough,
- Robert Duvall,
- Ron Howard, Ruth Negga, Selma Blair and more.
Roberts’ film career successfully began in the late 1980s with films like Mystic Pizza and Steel Magnolias, and she is well known for her romantic-comedy royalty roles over the decades.