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Heather Graham honored with the Bahamas Career Achievement AwardThe Bahamas International Film Festival (BIFF) announced today that actress Heather Graham (Boogie Nights, Drugstore Cowboy, Austin Powers) will be honored with the prestigious Career Achievement Award at this year's Film Festival, taking place December 1-4 in Nassau.
The Career Achievement Tribute ceremony featuring Graham will take place at the Atlantis Theater on the evening of Friday, December 2nd. Jeffrey Lyons, host of the TV show "Lyons Den", will be moderating the evening's conversation. Details of the event and its participants were revealed today by BIFF Founder and Executive Director Leslie Vanderpool.
Heather Graham discovered her passion for acting at an early age and caught the attention of filmmakers with her breakout role in Gus Van Sant's Drugstore Cowboy, for which she received an Independent Spirit Award nomination. Graham went on to score unforgettable roles in the 1997 classic Boogie Nights, for which she received the MTV Movie Award for Best Breakthrough Performance, and 1999's Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me. Also in 1999, Graham was named ShoWest Female Star of Tomorrow.
Up next, Graham will star in Cherry opposite James Franco and Heartland opposite Dennis Quaid and Zac Efron.
Most recently, she starred in Judy Moody and the Not Bummer Summer, 5 Days of War, Scream4 (2011) and opposite Bradley Cooper, Ed Helms and Zach Galifinakis in The Hangover (2010). She also starred with a stellar ensemble in Emilio Estevez's Bobby, about the assassination of Robert F. Kennedy, which premiered at the 2006 AFI Film Festival.
Throughout her career, Graham has worked with some of the industry's most respected actors and directors. Her performances include that of a doe-eyed girl in Swingers, with Jon Favreau and Vince Vaughn; an ambitious young actress in Frank Oz's Bowfinger with Steve Martin and Eddie Murphy; and the tragic Mary Kelly in Albert and Allen Hughes' From Hell opposite Johnny Depp, as well as roles in The Guru with Marisa Tomei; Hope Springs opposite Colin Firth; Committed with Luke Wilson; Ed Burns' ensemble Sidewalks of New York; James Toback's Two Girls and a Guy with Robert Downey Jr.; Lost in Space with Gary Oldman and William Hurt; and Six Degrees of Separation starring Will Smith. Her upcoming film projects include Baby on Board opposite Jerry O'Connell and John Corbett, and Boogie Woogie alongside Stellan Skarsgard and Gillian Anderson (for director Duncan Ward).
Graham executive produced and starred in the feature film Cake, a romantic comedy also starring Sandra Oh and Cheryl Hines. In 2004-2005, she received rave reviews for her guest starring stint on NBC's critically acclaimed series "Scrubs." On stage, Graham made her theatrical debut off-Broadway in Playwrights Horizons' "Recent Tragic Events."
BIFF's Career Achievement Tribute honors an actor or actress whose work has had a major impact and advanced the frontiers of cinematic artistry around the world. Past recipients include Academy Award® winner Alan Arkin, multiple Academy Award® nominee Johnny Depp, Academy Award® winner Nicolas Cage, Academy Award® nominee Laurence Fishburne, critically acclaimed actress Daryl Hannah and the esteemed Roger Corman.
BIFF 2011 begins Thursday, December 1st in Nassau and runs through Sunday, December 4th. For additional information please visit http://www.bintlfilmfest.com/.
About the Bahamas International Film Festival
The Bahamas International Film Festival (BIFF) is a nonprofit organization committed to providing the local community and international festival-goers with a diverse presentation of films from the Bahamas and around the world. In addition to showcasing films that might not otherwise be released theatrically, BIFF provides unique cultural experiences, educational programs, and forums for exploring the past, present and future of cinema. BIFF aims to raise the level of filmmaking, participation and education throughout the Bahamas and the world.
Major Sponsors of the 2011 BIFF are; Ministry of Tourism, Atlantis, RBC Royal Bank,, The Nature Conservancy, Dolphin Encounters, Galleria Cinemas, The Tribune, Bahamas Weekly and CheapCaribbean.com 01.12.2011 | Editor's blog Cat. : Academy Award actor actress actress in Frank Oz Alan Arkin Albert Hughes Allen Hughes American film directors Arts Austin Powers Bahamas Bahamas International Film Festival Bahamas Weekly Biff Bradley Cooper Breakaway Candidate Position CheapCaribbean.com Cheryl Hines Cinema of the United States Colin Firth Contact Details Daryl Hannah Dennis Quaid Director Drugstore Cowboy Duncan Ward Ed Helms Eddie Murphy Emilio Estevez Entertainment Entertainment executive Executive Director Frank Oz Galleria Cinemas Gary Oldman Gillian Anderson GK Films Gus Van Sant Gus Van Sant Heather Graham Heather Graham http://www.bintlfilmfest.com Human Interest Human Interest Independent Spirit Award James Franco James Toback Jeffrey Lyons Jerry O'Connell John Corbett Johnny Depp Johnny Depp Jon Favreau Laurence Fishburne Leslie Vanderpool Luke Wilson Lyons Den Major Marisa Tomei Mary Kelly MTV Nassau NBC New York Nicolas Cage Person Career Robert Downey Jr. Robert F. Kennedy Roger Corman Royal Bank Sandra Oh Scrubs Spy Stellan Skarsgard Steve Martin the 2006 AFI Film Festival the Bahamas International Film Festival the MTV Movie Award The Rum Diary The Tribune The Tribune Vince Vaughn Will Smith William Hurt Zac Efron Zach Galifinakis AWARDS
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