Robert De Niro to Be Honored With 'Hollywood Comedy Award' at 20th HOLLYWOOD FILM AWARDS

dick clark productions announced today that two-time Academy Award-winning actor Robert De Niro will be honored with the "Hollywood Comedy Award" for his film "The Comedian" at the 20th Annual "Hollywood Film Awards Presented by Virginia Black."

The awards ceremony, celebrating its 20th anniversary as the official launch of the awards season, will be hosted by actor and comedian James Corden, and will take place at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, on November 6, 2016. The HOLLYWOOD FILM AWARDS honors some of the most acclaimed films and actors, as well as previews highly anticipated films and talent for the upcoming year. Additional artists are also honored in the categories of Cinematography, Visual Effects, Film Composing, Costume Design, Editing, Production Design, Sound and Makeup & Hairstyling. Its honorees over the past 20 years have included the world's biggest stars and more than 110 have gone on to garner Oscar nominations and/or wins.

Past honorees of the "Hollywood Comedy Award" include Judd Apatow, Bradley Cooper, Zach Galifianakis, Amy Schumer and Ben Stiller.

In the film, "The Comedian," De Niro plays an aging comic icon who develops a strong bond with the daughter of a sleazy real estate mogul. De Niro plays opposite Leslie Mann and Harvey Keitel in this dark comedy by Sony Pictures Classics.

Robert De Niro launched his prolific motion picture career in Brian De Palma's "The Wedding Party" in 1969. In 1974, De Niro won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his portrayal of the young Vito Corleone in "The Godfather, Part II." In 1980, he won his second Oscar, as Best Actor, for his extraordinary portrayal of Jake La Motta in Scorsese's "Raging Bull." De Niro has earned Academy Award nominations for his work in five additional films: as Travis Bickle in Scorsese's acclaimed "Taxi Driver;" as a Vietnam vet in Michael Cimino's "The Deer Hunter," as a catatonic patient brought to life in Penny Marshall's "Awakenings," in 1992 as Max Cady, an ex-con looking for revenge, in Scorsese's remake of the 1962 classic "Cape Fear" and as a father to a bi-polar son in David O. Russell's "Silver Linings Playbook." In 2009, De Niro received the coveted KENNEDY Center Honor for his distinguished acting. He also received the Hollywood Actor Award from the Hollywood Film Festival, which he won again in 2012, and the Stanley Kubrick Award from the BAFTA Britannia Awards. In addition, AARP The Magazine gave De Niro the 2010 Movies for Grownups Lifetime Achievement Award. De Niro was honored with the Cecil B. DeMille Award at the 2011 Golden Globe Awards. He also served as the jury president of the 64th Cannes Film Festival.

Previously announced honorees for this year's show include: "Hollywood Career Achievement Award," Eddie Murphy; "Hollywood Actor Award," Tom Hanks; "Hollywood Supporting Actor Award," Hugh Grant; "Hollywood Actress Award," Natalie Portman; "Hollywood Supporting Actress Award," Nicole Kidman; "Hollywood Breakout Actress Award," Naomie Harris; "New Hollywood Award," Lily Collins; "Spotlight Award," Janelle Monáe; "Hollywood Ensemble Award," "Gold;" "Hollywood Song Award," Justin Timberlake; "Hollywood Blockbuster Award," "The Jungle Book"; "Hollywood Animation Award," "Zootopia"; "Hollywood Director Award," Mel Gibson; "Hollywood BREAKTHROUGH Director Award," Tom Ford; "Hollywood Producer Award," Marc Platt; "Hollywood Screenwriter Award," Kenneth Lonergan; "Hollywood Cinematography Award," Linus Sandgren; "Hollywood Film Composer Award," Mychael Danna; "Hollywood Editor Award," John Gilbert; "Hollywood Visual Effects Award," Stephane Ceretti and Richard Bluff; "Hollywood Sound Award," Christopher Boyes and Frank Eulner; "Hollywood Costume Design Award," Albert Wolsky; "Hollywood Make Up & Hair Styling Award," Shane Thomas, Angela Conte, Bec Taylor and Noriko Waztanabe; and "Hollywood Production Design Award," Wynn Thomas.

Additional honorees for the 20th Annual HOLLYWOOD FILM AWARDS will be announced in the coming weeks.

The 20th Annual HOLLYWOOD FILM AWARDS are presented by Virginia Black. Virginia Black. Rich. Decadent. Smooth. Whiskey redefined.

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ABOUT THE HOLLYWOOD FILM AWARDS The Hollywood Film Awards, founded in 1997, were created to celebrate Hollywood and launch the awards season. The recipients of the awards are selected by an Advisory Team for their body of work and/or a film(s) that is to be released during the calendar year. For additional information, visit www.hollywoodawards.com.

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