(MENAFN- Khaleej Times) Kate Winslet will receive The Variety Award at the Moet British Independent Film Awards ceremony, which takes place on December 6.
The award recognises a director, actor, writer or producer who has made a global impact and helped to focus the international spotlight on the U.K.
Previous recipients include Benedict Cumberbatch, Daniel Craig and Helen Mirren.
Winslet said: "I am thrilled to be receiving this award, and to be in the company of a whole host of brilliant filmmakers and actors, many of whom I'm lucky enough to call friends and colleagues. It's an honor to be flying the flag for British filmmaking."
Winslet won both the Academy Award and BAFTA for her portrayal as Hanna Schmitz in The Reader in 2008.
She also won two Golden Globes that same year for her performance in The Reader and in Revolutionary Road, alongside Leonardo DiCaprio.
Some of her most memorable roles have been in Titanic, Sense and Sensibility, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind and Little Children.
She also won an Emmy for her role in HBO's Mildred Pierce in 2010.
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