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Donostia Award

Film award

Summary

Film award

FieldValue
nameDonostia Award
image
image_upright0.8
awarded_forTo honor artists' achievements and contributions to cinema
image_captionThe 2025 recipients: Jennifer Lawrence and Esther García
countrySpain
firstawarded1986
presenterSan Sebastián International Film Festival

The Donostia Award (; ) is an honorary award created in 1986 which is given every year to a number of actors and filmmakers in the San Sebastián International Film Festival. It derives its name from Donostia, the Basque name of San Sebastián.

Recipients

Yearen}} Donostia Awards, sansebastianfestival.com.ProfessionNationalityNotes
1986Gregory PeckActorUnited States
Gene TierneyActressUnited StatesThe award to Tierney was announced prior to the festival, but was not handed as Tierney did not eventually travel to San Sebastián.
1987Glenn FordActorCanada / United States
1988Vittorio GassmanActor, filmmaker and screenwriterItaly
1989Bette DavisActressUnited States
1990Claudette ColbertActressUnited States
1991Anthony PerkinsActorUnited States
1992Lauren BacallActressUnited States
1993Robert MitchumActorUnited States
1994Lana TurnerActressUnited States
1995Susan SarandonActressUnited States
Catherine DeneuveActressFrance
1996Al PacinoActorUnited States
1997Michael DouglasActor and producerUnited States
Jeremy IronsActorUnited Kingdom
1998Jeanne MoreauActress and filmmakerFrance
Anthony HopkinsActor, filmmaker and producerUnited Kingdom
John MalkovichActorUnited States
1999Anjelica HustonActressUnited States
Fernando Fernán GómezActor, screenwriter and filmmakerSpain
Vanessa RedgraveActressUnited Kingdom
2000Michael CaineActorUnited Kingdom
Robert De NiroActorUnited States
2001Julie AndrewsActress and singerUnited Kingdomlast1=Burgueñofirst1=Anaurl=https://www.noticiasdegipuzkoa.eus/cultura/2010/09/13/modelo-festival-resistiria-recortes-4536682.htmltitle="Este modelo de festival no resistiría más recortes"website=noticiasdegipuzkoa.eusdate=2010-09-10language=es-ESaccess-date=2023-09-09}}
Warren BeattyActor and filmmakerUnited StatesThe award was announced prior to the festival, but was not handed in person as Beatty cancelled his trip to San Sebastián in the aftermath of the September 11 attacks.
Francisco RabalActorSpainRabal died weeks before the festival, and the award was handed posthumously to his grandson .
2002Jessica LangeActressUnited States
Bob HoskinsActor and filmmakerUnited Kingdom
Dennis HopperActor and filmmakerUnited States
Francis Ford CoppolaFilmmaker, producer and screenwriterUnited States
2003Robert DuvallActor and filmmakerUnited States
Sean PennActor and filmmakerUnited States
Isabelle HuppertActressFrance
2004Annette BeningActressUnited States
Jeff BridgesActorUnited States
Woody AllenActor, filmmaker and screenwriterUnited States
2005Willem DafoeActorUnited States
Ben GazzaraActorUnited States
2006Max von SydowActorSweden / France
Matt DillonActorUnited States
2007Liv UllmannActress and filmmakerNorway
Richard GereActorUnited States
2008Meryl StreepActressUnited States
Antonio BanderasActor and filmmakerSpain
2009Ian McKellenActorUnited Kingdom
2010Julia RobertsActressUnited States
2011Glenn CloseActressUnited States
2012Oliver StoneFilmmaker, producer and screenwriterUnited States
Ewan McGregorActorUnited Kingdom
Tommy Lee JonesActorUnited States
John TravoltaActorUnited States
Dustin HoffmanActorUnited States
2013Carmen MauraActressSpain
Hugh JackmanActorAustralia
2014Denzel WashingtonActor, producer and filmmakerUnited States
Benicio del ToroActorPuerto Rico
2015Emily WatsonActressUnited Kingdom
2016Sigourney WeaverActressUnited States
Ethan HawkeActor, filmmaker and screenwriterUnited States
2017Ricardo DarínActor and producerArgentina
Monica BellucciActressItaly
Agnès VardaFilmmaker, screenwriter and artistFrance
2018Hirokazu Kore-edaFilmmaker, producer, screenwriter and editorJapan
Danny DeVitoActor and filmmakerUnited States
Judi DenchActressUnited Kingdom
2019Penélope CruzActressSpain
Costa-GavrasFilmmaker, producer and screenwriterGreece / France
Donald SutherlandActorCanada
2020Viggo MortensenActorUnited States / Denmark
2021Johnny DeppActorUnited States
Marion CotillardActressFrance
2022Juliette BinocheActressFrance
David CronenbergFilmmaker, screenwriter and actorCanada
2023Javier BardemActorSpainThe award to Bardem was announced for the 2023 edition, but the award event was later postponed for the 2024 edition due to the 2023 SAG-AFTRA strike.
Víctor EriceFilmmaker and screenwriterSpain
Hayao MiyazakiAnimator and filmmakerJapanMiyazaki was handed the award virtually from Tokyo.{{Cite weburl=https://www.deia.eus/cultura/2023/09/08/hayao-miyazaki-recibira-premio-donostia-7231728.htmltitle=Hayao Miyazaki recibirá el Premio Donostia de forma virtualdate=2023-09-08language=es-ESaccess-date=2023-09-09}}
2024Cate BlanchettActressAustraliaurl=https://variety.com/2024/awards/global/cate-blanchett-donostia-award-san-sebastian-1235997019/title= Cate Blanchett to Receive San Sebastian's 2024 Donostia Career Achievement Awardauthor= Jamie Langwork= Varietydate= May 9, 2024access-date= August 10, 2024language=en}}
Pedro AlmodóvarFilmmaker and screenwriterSpain
2025Esther GarcíaProducerSpainurl=https://kinotico.es/actualidad/2025-07-30/productora-esther-garcia-recibira-premio-donostia-73-festival-san-sebastiantitle= La productora Esther García recibirá el Premio Donostia en el 73 Festival de San Sebastiánauthor= Mariajo Ariaswork= Kinóticodate= July 30, 2025access-date= July 30, 2025language=es}}
Jennifer LawrenceActressUnited StatesLawrence became the youngest recipient of the award ever.

Notes

References

References

  1. "San Sebastian Film Festival".
  2. {{in lang. es ''[http://www.euskomedia.org/aunamendi/36359/144019 «Donostia-San Sebastián: Onomástica»]'', ''Auñamendi Eusko Entziklopedia''.
  3. {{in lang. en ''[https://www.sansebastianfestival.com/donostia_awards/2/in Donostia Awards]'', sansebastianfestival.com.
  4. (2016-09-14). "Diego Galán: "Hace treinta años había que empezar de cero y explicar dónde estaba San Sebastián"".
  5. (2010-09-10). ""Este modelo de festival no resistiría más recortes"".
  6. (2001-09-25). "Paco Rabal recibe un emocionado homenaje en el Festival de San Sebastián".
  7. (2023-09-08). "La entrega del Premio Donostia 2023 a Javier Bardem se pospone hasta el Zinemaldia de 2024".
  8. Jamie Lang. (May 9, 2024). "Cate Blanchett to Receive San Sebastian's 2024 Donostia Career Achievement Award". [[Variety (magazine).
  9. Jamie Lang. (August 14, 2024). "Pedro Almodóvar to Receive 2024 San Sebastian Donostia Career Achievement Award". [[Variety (magazine).
  10. Mariajo Arias. (July 30, 2025). "La productora Esther García recibirá el Premio Donostia en el 73 Festival de San Sebastián". Kinótico.
  11. John Hopewell. (August 26, 2025). "Jennifer Lawrence to Receive San Sebastián’s Highest Honor". [[Variety (magazine).
  12. (September 26, 2025). "Jennifer Lawrence Says “Maybe We’re All More Connected Than It Seems” as She Becomes San Sebastian’s Youngest Donostia Award Recipient".
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