Helen Mirren honored with the Douglas Sirk Award at the Hamburg Film Festival

HAMBURG, September 29 /ATSH-DPA/ — British actress and Oscar winner Helen Mirren was honored today with the Douglas Sirk Award at the 34th edition of the Hamburg Film Festival.

Mirren received the award on the stage of the CinemaxX cinema in Hamburg, during the German premiere of her new film “A Talent for Murder”.

The Douglas Sirk Award has been given since 1995 to personalities who have made an outstanding contribution to cinema and the film industry.

According to the festival, Mirren is honored for her career of more than six decades in theatre, television and cinema.

During her career, Mirren has played many roles, among which stands out that of Queen Elizabeth II in the 2006 film “The Queen”, for which she won the Oscar for Best Actress.

She also became widely known for the role of detective Jane Tennison in the British series “Prime Suspect”, which she played from 1991 to 2006.

In the new film “A Talent for Murder”, directed by Anton Corbijn, Mirren plays the well-known American crime novelist Patricia Highsmith. The film is based on Highsmith’s story and her famous character Tom Ripley.

The Hamburg Film Festival runs from September 24 to October 3 and this year presents more than 120 films from countries around the world.