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Charlize Theron lands indie film honour
Written by . Published: January 09 2012
Charlize Theron fought back tears on Sunday (08Jan12) as she was honoured for her independent movie work at the Palm Springs Film Festival in California.
The Oscar-winning actress was the guest of honour at a star-studded gala held at The Parker Hotel, where she received the Variety Indie Impact Award.
Charlize Theron, who has appeared in low-budget pictures such as
North Country, In the Valley of Elah and The Burning Plain, was
handed the prize by Patton Oswalt, her co-star in new movie Young
Adult.
Accepting the award, she gushed, "I never feel worthy of these
things, so thank you to Variety, thank you."
Previous recipients of the prize include Philip Seymour Hoffman and
Mark Wahlberg.