Carey Mulligan to Receive Honor at Hollywood Film Awards

The 15th annual Hollywood Film Festival and Hollywood Film Awards, presented by Starz Entertainment, will honor Academy Award nominee Carey Mulligan with its 2011 Hollywood Supporting Actress Award. Mulligan is being recognized for her performance as an emotionally disturbed young woman who moves in with her sex-addicted brother in "Shame," as well as for her portrayal of a young mother in need of protection in "Drive." Additionally, Bérénice Bejo ("The Artist"), Jean Dujardin ("The Artist"), Elle Fanning ("Super 8"), Amber Heard ("The Rum Diary"), Andrea Riseborough ("W.E."), Shailene Woodley ("The Descendants"), and Anton Yelchin ("Like Crazy") will be the recipients of this year's Hollywood Spotlight Award, which recognizes young up-and-comers for breakthrough performances. All of the aforementioned honorees will collect their statuettes at the Hollywood Awards Gala Ceremony, which will take place at the Beverly Hilton on Oct. 24, 2011.

Carlos de Abreu, founder and executive director of the event, told me, "It is a privilege to honor Carey Mulligan, Bérénice Bejo, Jean Dujardin, Elle Fanning, Amber Heard, Andrea Riseborough,  Shaileen Woodley and Anton Yelchin for their great talent."

In recent weeks, de Abreu revealed the recipients of a number of other prizes, as well: the cast of "The Help" for the Hollywood Ensemble Award; Oscar nominee Michelle Williams ("My Week with Marilyn," "Meek's Cutoff," "Take This Waltz") for the Hollywood Actress Award; Oscar nominee Christopher Plummer ("Beginners") for the Hollywood Supporting Actor Award; Oscar winner Diablo Cody ("Young Adult") for the Hollywood Screenwriter Award; "Rango" for the Hollywood Animation Award; Letty Aronson ("Midnight in Paris") for the Hollywood Producer Award; Oscar nominee Emmanuel Lubezki ("The Tree of Life") for the Hollywood Cinematographer Award; Oscar winner Stephen Mirrione ("The Ides of March") with the Hollywood Editor Award; Oscar nominee Alberto Iglesias ("The Skin I Live In," "Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy") for the Hollywood Film Composer Award; Oscar nominee James Murakami ("J. Edgar") for the Hollywood Production Designer Award; Oscar winner Scott Farrar ("Transformers: Dark of the Moon") for the Hollywood Visual Effects Award; Michel Hazanavicius ("The Artist") for the Hollywood Breakthrough Director Award; Joseph Gordon-Levitt ("50/50") for the Hollywood Breakthrough Actor Award; Jessica Chastain ("Coriolanus," "The Debt," "The Help," "Take Shelter," and "The Tree of Life") for the Hollywood Breakthrough Actress Award; Felicity Jones ("Like Crazy") for the New Hollywood Award; and Oscar nominee Glenn Close ("Albert Nobbs") for the Hollywood Career Achievement Award. "Captain America: The First Avenger," "Cowboys & Aliens," "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows -- Part 2," "The Help," "Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides," "Rango," "Rise of the Planet of the Apes," "Super 8," "Transformers: Dark Side of the Moon," and "X-Men: First Class."

He also announced that the nominees for this year's Hollywood Film Award, which will be determined by the public through voting on the Yahoo! Movies website, are "Captain America: The First Avenger," "Cowboys & Aliens," "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows -- Part 2," "The Help," "Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides," "Rango," "Rise of the Planet of the Apes," "Super 8," "Transformers: Dark Side of the Moon," and "X-Men: First Class."

He will announce the recipients of the Hollywood Director and Hollywood Actor honors later this week.

– The Hollywood Reporter