Julia Roberts to Receive Icon Award at 2022 Academy Museum Gala

Mar. 15, 2025

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Julia Robertsis being honored in a big way.

TheOscarwinner, 54, is set to receive the Academy Museum Gala Icon Award at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures' second-annual gala this October.

As Academy Museum Director and President Jacqueline Stewart said in a release, “Over the course of her expansive and renowned career, Julia has embodied iconic characters and memorable roles.”

“We are thrilled to be honoring her continued excellence in the industry and contribution to the arts,” Stewart added.

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Aside from Roberts, honorees includeSteve McQueen(the Vantage Award),Tilda Swinton(the Visionary Award) and Miky Lee (the Pillar Award).

The extensive, star-studded host committee also includes Adrien Brody, Amanda Seyfried, Thomas Sadoski, Ariana DeBose, Awkwafina, Billie Lourd, Bryce Dallas Howard, Chloë Sevigny, Colman Domingo, Cynthia Erivo, Dakota Johnson, Darren Criss, Eddie Redmayne, Eiza González, Elle Fanning, Emma Roberts, George C. Wolfe, Glenn Close, Gwyneth Paltrow, Jamie Lee Curtis,Jennifer Garner,Jessica Alba,Joe Jonas, Sophie Turner and Jon Hamm.

Rounding out the list is are Jonathan Majors, Judd Apatow, Leslie Mann, Kate Hudson, Kathryn Hahn, Keke Palmer, Kid Cudi, Kirsten Dunst,Leonardo DiCaprio, Letitia Wright, Lily Collins, Lucy Liu, Natasha Lyonne, Orlando Bloom, Regina Hall, Renée Zellweger, Riley Keough, Robert Duvall, Ron Howard, Ruth Negga, Selma Blair and more.

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Roberts' film career launched in the late 1980s with films likeMystic PizzaandSteel Magnolias, and she is known for becoming romantic-comedy royalty over the decades.

Pretty Womanlaunched Roberts into superstardom in 1990, and she would later go on to appear in beloved films likeHook,My Best Friend’s Wedding,Stepmom,Notting Hill,Runaway Bride,Ocean’s Eleven,Mona Lisa Smile,Closer,Eat Pray Loveand more. Roberts won her first Academy Award for 2000’sErin Brockovich.

Recently, the actress — who will appear later this year inOl Parker’sTicket to Paradise, alongside herOcean’scostarGeorge Clooney— toldThe New York Times Magazinethat she wouldn’t be opposed to doing another romantic comedy, but she hasn’t found anything “good enough.”

source: people.com