Tom Cruise will present Jerry Bruckheimer with the Motion Picture Sound Editors’ Award on February 26.
Cruz and Bruckheimer’s working relationship dates back more than three decades, to the original Top Gun, the highest-grossing film of 1986.
“Tom Cruise is the perfect presenter as we honor Jerry Bruckheimer and his incredible contributions to the world of film and television,” said Mark A. Lanza, President, MPSE. “We are thrilled to host these two screen legends as we celebrate the Platinum Anniversary of the Golden Reel Awards.”
The Tom Cruise appearance is just one of many special features planned for this year’s Golden Reel Awards. For the first time in three years, the awards ceremony will be held live and at a new venue, the historic Wilshire Appel Theatre.
Patton Oswalt has been chosen as the host for tonight.
Gale Ann Hurd receives a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Visual Effects Society
The Visual Effects Society has named producer-screenwriter Gale Ann Hurd a VES Lifetime Achievement Award recipient.
“Jill Anne Hurd is one of the most respected and influential film and television producers of our generation,” VES President Lisa Cook said in a statement. “By focusing on gritty materials, championing technological innovations, and being a shrewd hands-on collaborator, she has carved out a pioneering position in the previously male-dominated world of blockbuster films and has become a recognized creator of cultural hotspots. Gale is a driving force in our global industry and a role model. and we are very honored to present her with the VES Lifetime Achievement Award.”
Heard has acted in films such as Aliens, Terminator 2: Judgment Day, Armageddon, The Ghost and the Darkness, The Incredible Hulk, and The Terminator. She served as an executive producer on AMC’s “The Walking Dead,” along with its spin-off “Fear the Walking Dead.” Additional credits on TV include Talking Dead, Tales of the Walking Dead, Lore, Falling Water, and Hunters.
Heard has been awarded the David O. Selznick Award for Achievement in Motion Pictures by the Producers Guild, has been inducted into the International Women’s Forum Hall of Fame and has received a star from the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
The award will be presented at the 21st Annual VES Awards on February 15 at the Beverly Hilton Hotel.
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