MICHAEL Douglas will receive a lifetime achievement award from the Producers Guild of America during the group’s annual bash at the Hollywood Palladium in January 2009. The Oscar-winning producer of One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest will be given the David O Selznick Achievement Award in Theatrical Motion Pictures. Previous honorees include Dino De Laurentiis and Spider-Man producer Laura Ziskin.Douglas (64) whose other producing credits include The China Syndrome and Romancing the Stone, said in a statement that he felt “privileged to be so honoured by my producing peers”.The PGA hailed Douglas for often making “important statements about our life and times”. – Reuters
Michael Douglas To Be Honoured By Movie Producers
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By The Standard | Nov. 7, 2008
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