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Venice Film Festival to Honor Julie Andrews – Brandy McDonnell reports

March 25, 2019March 27, 2019 Brandy McDonnell 0 Comments golden lion award, JULIE ANDREWS, lifetime achievement, Venice InternationalFilm Festival

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The Venice International Film Festival will honor Academy Award-winning actor Julie Andrews with the 2019 Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement during the 76th festival, scheduled for Aug. 28-Sept. 7.

“I am so honored to have been selected as this year’s recipient of the Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement,” Andrews said in a statement. “The Venice Film Festival has long been recognized as one of the world’s most esteemed International Film Festivals. I thank La Biennale for this acknowledgement of my work and I look forward to being in that beautiful city in September for this very special occasion.” Read more on THE WEEK IN WOMEN.

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Brandy McDonnell

Brandy McDonnell is the longtime features writer covering arts and entertainment for The Oklahoman and Oklahoman.com, part of the USA Today Network. In 2025, she garnered a Rabkin Prize, which recognizes the nation’s top visual arts writers. An approved critic for RottenTomatoes.com, she is a member of the Oklahoma Film Critics Circle and of the Alliance of Wome\n Film Journalists, for which she writes The Week in Women news blog.