Stars Describe How They Lost It At The Movies As NATO Hands Out Big Screen Achievement Awards CinemaCon – Deadline

With Cinemacon coming to a close tonight with their annual Big Screen Achievement Awards, many attendees were finding it difficult to get out of town as a major sand storm grounded planes and caused Las Vegas city officials to send out Do Not Travel advisories on cell phones. For those driving, visibility in some areas was almost non-existent. At tonights awards, the closing act of Cinemacon 2017, there was one star casuality asGet Outdirector Jordan Peele literally could not GET OUT of Los Angeles to get to Vegas due to grounded planes because of the weather. Organizers quickly arranged a live satellite appearance so he could accept his Director Of The Year honor.

The other 13 honorees did manage to get to Vegas, or at least stay in Vegas from earlier appearances either today or this week. The prevailing tone of the show and the acceptance speeches was a love of cinema and movie theaters as recipient after recipient recounted their first experiences at the movies.

Although these awards are negotiated with CinemaCon and its chief honcho Mitch Neuhauser and the studios, usually for stars in movies expected in the next few weeks, it was a warm and entertaining affair led off by the irrepressible Goldie Hawn, star of 20th Century Foxs Mothers Day

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After recounting her adventures in Vegas as a dancer some 50 years ago, Hawn flashed forward to tell what this all means at this point. I think when you look at what makes an icon, you look back on this journey. And this journey was one of uncertainty, of tenacity, of fearlessness, and a journey that taught me you cant always go it alone. There are people if your are open and trusting that can help you get exactly where you need to go. And that is exactly what we do. And thats why the people that put us in front of the cameras, the directors, the writers, and also those who see movies like you that have movie houses that allow us to be other people, to be able to play in a field and everyone who is lucky enough to be blessed enough to express ourselves in our greatest way. So I say that if you are fearless, you are trusting, that you have tenacity, and if you like people and if you work in unison with others you too can be an icon.

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And with that another CinemaCon is over and these theater owners are ready for Summer.

HERE ARE THE WINNERS:

Cinema Icon Award: Goldie Hawn

Breakthrough Performer Of The Year: Brenton Thwaites

Producer of the Year: Chris Meledandri

Rising Star Of The Year: Isabela Moner

Director Of the Year: Jordan Peele

Distinguished Decade of Achievement Of Film: Naomi Watts

International Achievement In Comedy: Eugenio Derbrez

Action Star of the Year: Jon Cena

Male Star Of Tomorrow: Ansel Elgort

Female Star Of Tomorrow:Sofia Boutella

Comedy Star of the Year: Kumail Nanjiani

CinemaCon Vanguard Award: Salma Hayek

Male Star Of the Year: Charlie Hunnam

Female Star Of The Year: Jessica Chastain

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