Sophia Loren To Receive Capri-Hollywood Award

The legend that actor Sophia Loren is, she will now be felicitated with a special award confirming the same. Loren is arguably the most iconic living star of the Italian entertainment industry and she will now be given the Capri Legend Award on Dec. 30 from Lina Wertmüller during the event dedicated to establishing a bridge between Hollywood and Italy’s film and showbiz communities.

Loren, who started her career in the 1950s, has appeared in more than 80 feature films, including Vittorio De Sica’s Two Women, for which she won an Oscar, and Marriage Italian Style and A Special Day, both alongside Marcello Mastroianni. She more recently appeared in the 2009 musical Nine alongside Daniel Day-Lewis, Nicole Kidman and Penelope Cruz.

Pascal Vicedomini, who is the event’s founder and chief, has also announced that Italian director Francesca Archibugi (“Vivere”) will chair a panel on gender equality in the international film industry, which will take its cue from Wertmüller’s honorary Oscar acceptance speech in October, during which she suggested changing the prize’s name from Oscar to Anna.