Charlize Theron has been named the winner of Variety’s Indie Impact Award which recognizes the “performer and filmmaker for her outstanding contributions to the art and business of cinema.” The award will be presented to Theron on January 8, 2012 during the Palm Springs International Film Festival. Previous Indie Impact Award winners include Mark Wahlberg and Philip Seymour Hoffman.
“Charlize Theron continues to make an impact by committing herself to films that exemplify the best in independent cinema,” stated Variety Executive Editor Steven Gaydos in the press release announcing the honor. “She notably won an Academy Award, Golden Globe Award, SAG Award and Independent Spirit Award for the independent film Monster, and contributed unforgettable performances to films such as The Burning Plain, In the Valley of Elah and North Country. Her recent acclaimed work in Young Adult, for which she was recently nominated for a Golden Globe® Award, demonstrates Theron’s characteristic edge and verve.”
Young Adult will also be picking up an award for the best ensemble at the PSIFF’s Awards Gala.
