Emily Watson receives the Donostia Award and celebrates “the privilege of playing interesting lives”

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• The San Sebastián International Film Festival wishes to acknowledge the successful film career of the British actress.
• During the gala have been screened several videos with images some of their actions. ‘Breaking the Waves’, ‘Angela’s Ashes’ or ‘Anna Karenina’
• Dressed in a simple long navy blue dress, Watson has received the award from Festival director Jose Luis Rebordinos.

Emily Watson received Friday the Donostia Award 2015 with the San Sebastián International Film Festival want to acknowledge the successful film career of the British actress.

Dressed in a simple long navy blue dress, and after passing through the red carpet travels the road to the entrance of the Kursaal, Watson has received from the Director of the festival, Jose Luis Rebordinos, the famous award, which thanked both English and Basque.

“I’ve spent my career trying to be someone else and being here is very difficult and I feel naked just being, but I assure you thank sincerely the honor,” he said at the beginning of his words, after the warm applause that have provided more than a thousand people have gathered in this gala. Watson pointed out that “making a film is an act of collaboration”, which has indicated that could never be in San Sebastian if not for all the people I worked with.

“It seems like yesterday when I got to the set of a movie, many hours of collaboration come and meet in the eerie silence, as if it were a magic carpet,” said the interpreter. “To all those colleagues I want to thank you from the bottom of my heart the company for the privilege that has meant playing many interesting roles, whose lives were more interesting than mine. I am vulnerable and could not have done it without help, protected by my husband and my agent for 20 years, “concluded

During the gala. have been screened several videos with images of some of his most memorable performances, among which ‘Breaking the Waves’, ‘Angela’s Ashes’, ‘War Horse’ or ‘Anna Karenina’, and many others.

Bette Davis, Anthony Perkins, Lana Turner, Catherine Deneuve Susan Sarandon, Jeremy Irons, John Malkovich, Robert de Niro, Francisco Rabal, Julie Andrews, Jessica Lange, Robert Duvall, Annette Bening, Willem Dafoe, Matt Dillon, Richard Gere, Meryl Streep, Julia Roberts, Glenn Close, Oliver Stone, Ewan McGregor, Hugh Jackman and Benicio del Toro are some actors who have won this award.

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