Today the Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA) announced one of Australia’s most loved and respected actors Jacki Weaver will be the next recipient of the AACTA Raymond Longford Award.

First presented in 1968 and named in honour of the great Australian film pioneer Raymond Longford, the AACTA Raymond Longford Award is the highest recognition the Australian Academy can bestow on an individual who has made a truly outstanding contribution to the enrichment of Australia’s screen environment and culture.

Jacki will be presented the AACTA Raymond Longford Award in tribute to her extraordinary career at the 3^rdAACTA Awards Ceremony on Thursday 30 January in Sydney. Presented by a raft of screen professionals living and working in Australian and abroad, the tribute will showcase great moments of time across her 50 year career, including 60s bandstand footage, her iconic and classic 70s cinema roles and her recent power-packed performances that have got the whole world watching. The tribute will be broadcast that evening on Network TEN.

The 3^rd AACTA Awards will be broadcast on Network Ten on Thursday 30 January at 8.30pm and again on Foxtel’s Arena on Saturday 1 February at 7.30pm, followed by a backstage special at 9.30pm.

You can read the complete article at http://www.aacta.org